What land is being acquired for NH 785E and where
The acquisition is for the National Highway numbered NH 785E. It is being done under the National Highways Act 1956, and the notices are published in the central gazette.
The land lies in two taluks. In Dindigul district, the affected taluk is Natham. In Thiruchirappalli district, the affected taluk is Marungapuri.
In all, 1264 survey numbers across 7 villages appear in the notices. No survey number in any village is recorded as withdrawn.
The notices and their stage
The first notices are dated 11 October 2018. These, and two more dated 28 December 2018, are notifications under section 3A. A section 3A notification states the Central Government's intention to acquire the listed land for the highway.
After a section 3A notification, any person interested in the land may file objections under section 3C within 21 days of its publication. The competent authority hears the objections and decides them.
Declarations under section 3D followed, two dated 7 January 2019 and two dated 2 July 2019. A section 3D declaration is the final step in the notice process. Once it is published, the land vests absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances.
So, on the record available, the process has moved past the stage of intention and into final declarations. None of the 8 notices has been withdrawn, and none is recorded as corrected later.
Villages covered by NH 785E land acquisition
Natham taluk, Dindigul district: Nadumandalam (314 survey numbers), Sethur (265), Velampatty (196) and Sirangattupatty (188).
Marungapuri taluk, Thiruchirappalli district: Akkiampatty (184 survey numbers), Alagapuri (100) and Thuvarankuruchi (17).
These are all the villages in the notices. A village appearing here does not mean every survey number in it is affected. Only the survey numbers and subdivisions printed in the notice are covered, and often only part of a survey number is taken.
What to do if your land is listed
First, check the exact survey number and subdivision against the gazette schedule, not only the village name. Note the extent shown against your number, because the notice may take only a strip of it.
Second, approach the office of the competent authority for land acquisition for this highway, which is usually a revenue officer appointed for the purpose. Ask whether a section 3D declaration covers your land and whether compensation has been determined or deposited.
Third, keep your title documents, patta, chitta and encumbrance certificate ready. Compensation is paid to the persons shown as interested in the land, so the revenue records should reflect the correct owner.
If you are buying, treat land shown in a section 3D declaration as land that already belongs to the Central Government. The seller cannot pass good title to that portion. For an unaffected balance portion, insist on a measured sketch showing where the acquired strip ends.