What land is being acquired for NH 85 and where
The acquisition is for NH 85, a national highway project. All the land covered falls in Usilampatti taluk of Madurai district.
The notice lists 842 survey numbers spread across 4 villages. A survey number appearing in the notice may be taken in full or only in part. The schedule to the notice states the extent for each survey number or subdivision.
The law used is the National Highways Act 1956. The notice was published in the central gazette, because land for national highways is acquired by the Central Government.
The notice and its stage
There is one notice on record. It is a notification under section 3A of the National Highways Act 1956, dated 24 May 2019, and it covers all 4 villages. It has not been withdrawn, and no later correction to it appears in these records.
A section 3A notification is a notice of intention to acquire. It does not by itself transfer ownership. It tells owners that the Central Government proposes to acquire the listed land for the highway, and it allows officials to enter the land to survey and measure it.
Under section 3C, any person interested in the land could object within 21 days of the 3A notification. For this notice, that period ended long ago.
The next statutory step is a declaration under section 3D. Once it is published, the land vests in the Central Government free from encumbrances. The records here show no section 3D declaration for NH 85.
Section 3D also provides that if no declaration is made within one year of the 3A notification, the notification ceases to have effect. Any period during which the proceedings were stayed by a court is excluded from that year. These records only show no 3D declaration. They do not prove that none exists, so confirm the present position with the competent authority before you treat the land as free.
NH 85 land acquisition villages list
Usilampatti village, Usilampatti taluk, Madurai district: 276 survey numbers, none withdrawn.
Dottappanaickanur village, Usilampatti taluk, Madurai district: 252 survey numbers, none withdrawn.
Nakkalapatti village, Usilampatti taluk, Madurai district: 241 survey numbers, none withdrawn.
Pottulupatti village, Usilampatti taluk, Madurai district: 73 survey numbers, none withdrawn.
These 4 villages are the complete list for this notice. No other village is covered by it.
What to do if your land is listed
Match your exact survey number and subdivision against the schedule to the 24 May 2019 notification. Use your patta, chitta and field measurement sketch. A matching survey number does not always mean your subdivision is affected.
Check the extent shown against your survey number. If only a part is listed, find out which portion, because it affects both the value and the use of the remaining land.
Ask the competent authority for land acquisition for NH 85 whether a section 3D declaration was issued, and on what date. That answer decides whether the acquisition went ahead or the 3A notification lapsed.
If you are buying land in these villages, do not rely on the patta alone. Check the survey number against this notice, ask the seller for anything received from the competent authority, and get the acquisition position in writing before you pay an advance.