What land is being acquired and where
The project is an industrial park promoted under the SIPCOT name at Mannur. The land is being taken for industrial purposes, not for a road or highway.
All the land covered by the notice we hold lies in Mannur village, Sriperumbudur taluk, Kancheepuram district. The notice lists 238 survey numbers in that village.
A survey number being listed does not always mean the whole survey number is affected. Notices often cover part of a survey number or particular subdivisions, so the extent shown against each number matters.
The notice and its stage
There is one notification on record, dated 20 July 2015, issued under the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997 and published in the state gazette. It is both the first and the latest notice we hold for this project.
Under the 1997 Act, the Government first issues a notice under section 3(1) to the owner and other interested persons, asking them to show cause why the land should not be acquired. After considering their replies, the Government may pass an order acquiring the land, and that order is published in the gazette. On publication, the land vests in the Government free from encumbrances. Compensation is then determined under the Act.
Our records show that this notification has not been withdrawn, in whole or in part, and has not been corrected later. They do not show whether possession has been taken or whether compensation has been paid. Those points must be confirmed from the land acquisition office and the revenue records.
Villages covered
Only one village is covered: Mannur, in Sriperumbudur taluk, Kancheepuram district, with 238 survey numbers listed. No village has been withdrawn from the notice.
No other villages are listed for this project in the records we hold.
What to do if your land is listed
First, compare your survey number and subdivision against the gazette notification itself, not a summary. Check the extent listed against your number, since only part of your holding may be affected.
Next, check the current revenue records for the land, including the patta, chitta and A register, and obtain an encumbrance certificate from the Sub Registrar office. See whether the acquisition is already reflected in them.
For the stage of the acquisition and compensation, approach the Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition) handling SIPCOT projects, or the Sriperumbudur taluk office. Ask whether an acquisition order has been published, whether an award has been passed, and whether compensation has been paid or deposited.
If you are buying land in Mannur, ask the seller for these documents and confirm the survey number is not listed before you pay any advance. Land that has vested in the Government under the Act cannot be validly sold by the former owner. Take independent legal advice on the specific survey number.