What land is being acquired for NH 744A and where
The land is being acquired for the national highway numbered NH 744A. All of it lies in Madurai district.
The notices cover 30 villages in three taluks: Madurai East, Madurai North and Vadipatti. Together they list 1019 survey numbers.
The acquisition is carried out under the National Highways Act 1956, not the general land acquisition law. The notices are published in the central gazette because the Central Government acquires land for national highways.
The notices and their stage
There are 7 notices in this project. The first is dated 20 June 2018 and the latest is dated 25 August 2022. None has been withdrawn and none has been marked as corrected later.
Notifications under section 3A were published on 20 June 2018 (6 villages), 6 September 2018 (18 villages), 20 May 2020 (27 villages) and 25 January 2022 (25 villages). A section 3A notification states the Central Government's intention to acquire the land described in it. Once it is published, anyone interested in that land may file objections with the competent authority within 21 days under section 3C.
Declarations under section 3D were published on 6 August 2019 (12 villages), 24 September 2020 (23 villages) and 25 August 2022 (24 villages). A section 3D declaration is the final step in acquisition. When it is published, the land covered by it vests absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances.
After a 3D declaration, the competent authority determines the amount payable to owners and other interested persons under section 3G. If a person does not accept that amount, the law allows the matter to be referred to an arbitrator appointed by the Central Government. The compensation fixed for any survey number, and whether it has been paid, is not part of these notices. Confirm it with the competent authority for land acquisition for this highway in Madurai.
NH 744A land acquisition villages list
Vadipatti taluk: Chinnamanaickanpatti (134 survey numbers), Kallivelippatti (97), Sinna Ilanthaikulam (62), Thandalai (55), Periya Ilanthaikulam (53), Katchaikatti (49), Ilavankulam (37), Pannaikudi (19), Achampatti (11), Kondayampatti (11), Thathampatti (7), Kallanai (5) and T.Andipatti (1).
Madurai East taluk: Thamaraipatti Bit 2 (105 survey numbers), Arumbanur Bit 1 (37), Thamaraipatti Bit 1 (19), Thuyyaneri (17), Ayilangudi (12), Settikulam-Velliyankundram-3 (12), Pilluseri-Velliyankundram-7 (8), Arumbanur Bit 2 (5) and Appantirupathi Vellnkundram-6 (3).
Madurai North taluk: Manthikulam (101 survey numbers), Iraniyam (44), Karuvanur (37), Usilampatti (36), Siruvalai Chellanakoundanpatty (21), Kodimangalam (11), Poonaari (8) and Kulamangalam Bit 1 (2).
No survey number in any of these villages has been withdrawn from acquisition. A village appearing in this list does not mean every survey number in it is affected. Only the survey numbers and subdivisions printed in the notices are covered.
What to do if your land is listed
Check your exact survey number and subdivision against the notice for your village. Match the village name and taluk as well, since some names here are split into bits.
Find out whether your survey number appears only in a section 3A notification or also in a section 3D declaration. Not every village in a 3A notification is necessarily covered by a later 3D declaration, so read both.
If your land is in a 3D declaration, it has vested in the Central Government. Keep your title deeds, patta, encumbrance certificate and any lease or mortgage papers ready, and approach the competent authority for land acquisition for NH 744A in Madurai about the award and payment.
If you are buying land in any of these villages, check the survey number against all 7 notices before you pay an advance. Land covered by a 3D declaration cannot pass to you free of the acquisition. Ask the seller for written confirmation, and verify it independently at the taluk office.