What land is being acquired for NH 844 and where
The land is being taken for NH 844, a national highway. The acquisition falls in two districts, Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri.
Within these districts, the notices cover seven taluks as named in the gazette: Denkanikotta, Dharmapuri, Hosur, Krishnagiri, Palacode, Palakkodu and Shoolagiri. In all, 4861 survey numbers in 45 villages are listed.
Each notice identifies the land by village and survey number, and usually by subdivision and extent. A listed survey number may be taken in full or only in part. The schedule to the notice is the document that settles exactly how much of your land is affected.
The notices and their stage
The acquisition is being done under the National Highways Act 1956. Two kinds of notice have been published in the central gazette: 13 notifications under section 3A and 16 declarations under section 3D. That makes 29 notices in total.
A section 3A notification is a notice of intention. It states that the Central Government proposes to acquire the land described for the highway. Once it is published, any person interested in the land may file objections under section 3C before the competent authority within 21 days of publication. The competent authority hears the objections and decides them.
A section 3D declaration comes after that. When a 3D declaration is published, the land described in it vests absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances. After vesting, the competent authority can require the land to be handed over.
The first notice was a 3A notification dated 2 August 2018. Further 3A notifications followed on 13 September 2018, 4 January 2019, 12 February 2019, 7 March 2019, 23 August 2019, 10 June 2020, 27 July 2021, 8 October 2021, 23 August 2022, 5 March 2024, 29 August 2024 and 12 May 2026.
The 3D declarations are dated 29 November 2018, 7 January 2019 (two declarations), 12 February 2019, 3 July 2019, 4 July 2019, 26 February 2020, 22 May 2020, 16 February 2021, 9 April 2021, 22 February 2022, 11 March 2022, 3 June 2022, 7 November 2022, 13 March 2025 and 22 July 2026.
The most recent notices are a 3A notification of 12 May 2026 covering 2 villages and a 3D declaration of 22 July 2026 covering 2 villages. No notice in this set has been withdrawn, and none is recorded as corrected later. Whether a particular survey number has reached the 3D stage must be checked against the schedule of each notice.
Villages covered by NH 844 land acquisition
Village names are given below as spelt in the gazette, with the number of survey numbers listed in each. Spellings in revenue records can differ, so search for close variants of your village name as well.
Dharmapuri district, Palacode taluk: Jittandahalli (318), Velakalahalli (207), Erranahalli (170), Karagadhahalli (157), Pulikkarai (150), Chelliyampatti (149), P.Gollahalli (116), Jakkasamudram (113), Jertalav (113), P.Settihalli (110), Chudanur (77), Papanaickanahalli (44), Settihalli (26), Mahendramangalam (10), Giddanahalli (2) and Sanganbasuvantalav (1).
Dharmapuri district, Palakkodu taluk: Selliyampatti (3).
Dharmapuri district, Dharmapuri taluk: Papinayakanahalli (207), Virupakshipuram (180), Kadagattur (133), A.Reddihalli (73) and Vellekavundanpalaiyam (26).
Krishnagiri district, Hosur taluk: Mathigiri (303), Onnalavadi (241), Achettipalli (180), Kothakondapalli (151), Thorapalli Agraharam (141) and Uddanapalli (17).
Krishnagiri district, Shoolagiri taluk: Uddanapalli (234), Sanamavu (149), Halekotta (97), Thiyarana Durgam (93), Ayarnapalli (81) and Thuppuganapalli (39).
Krishnagiri district, Denkanikotta taluk: Karukkanahalli (174), Odayandahalli (132), Billariagharam (112), Echanahalli (94), Muthanahalli (60), T.Gollahalli (57), Royakotta (28), Muthnahalli (16), Nallur (3) and Biramangalam (1).
Krishnagiri district, Krishnagiri taluk: Nallur (73).
Note that Uddanapalli appears in both Hosur and Shoolagiri taluks, and Nallur appears in both Denkanikotta and Krishnagiri taluks. Check the taluk as well as the village before concluding that your land is or is not listed.
What to do if your land is listed
First, obtain the gazette notice for your village and match the survey number and subdivision exactly with your patta, chitta and FMB sketch. Note the extent shown against your survey number, since only part of it may be affected.
Second, find out which stage applies to your land. If only a 3A notification has been published and the 21 day period is still open, you may file written objections before the competent authority. If a 3D declaration has been published, the land has already vested in the Central Government and the question that remains is compensation.
Third, keep your title papers ready: parent documents, sale deeds, patta, encumbrance certificate and legal heir papers where the owner has died. Compensation is paid to the persons the competent authority finds entitled, so gaps in title can delay payment.
For buyers: do not buy a listed survey number without checking the notices. Once a 3D declaration is published, the seller can no longer pass title to the acquired portion. If only part of a survey number is affected, insist on a subdivision sketch showing the land that remains.