What land is being acquired and where
The land is being acquired for the expansion of the SIPCOT industrial park in Virudhunagar district. All of it lies in Sattur taluk.
The notifications cover 275 survey numbers spread over 2 villages. Kumaralingapuram.E accounts for 183 survey numbers and Mettamalai for 92.
A survey number appearing in a notification does not always mean the whole survey number is taken. Notifications often list subdivisions or part extents, so the exact extent must be read from the Gazette schedule against your own patta and FMB sketch.
The notices and their stage
The acquisition is under the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997. This is a State law used for acquiring land for industrial purposes, including industrial parks developed by SIPCOT.
Three notifications have been published in the State Gazette: on 4 June 2024, 3 July 2024 and 22 July 2024. Each of them covers both villages. None has been withdrawn and none is recorded as corrected later.
Under this Act, the main notice is the section 3(1) notice, by which the Government acquires land it needs for an industrial purpose. Before that notice, the owner is to be given an opportunity to show cause against the acquisition. On publication of the section 3(1) notice, the land vests in the Government free from encumbrances.
The records available here describe the three documents as notifications without stating the section under which each was issued. Check the Gazette text of each one to see whether it is a section 3(1) notice. If it is, the acquisition stage has passed and the question that remains for the owner is compensation.
Compensation under this Act is determined by the authority appointed under it after an enquiry, and an owner who disputes the amount has a remedy under the Act. No compensation figure or land rate is available in these records. Confirm the amount and the award status with the Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition) handling this project or the District Collectorate, Virudhunagar.
Villages covered
Kumaralingapuram.E, Sattur taluk, Virudhunagar district: 183 survey numbers, none withdrawn.
Mettamalai, Sattur taluk, Virudhunagar district: 92 survey numbers, none withdrawn.
No other villages are covered by these notifications.
What to do if your land is listed
Get a copy of each of the three Gazette notifications and match the survey number, subdivision and extent with your patta, chitta and FMB sketch. Read the schedule line by line, as subdivision numbers are easy to misread.
If you are the owner, collect your title documents, encumbrance certificate and patta in one file. You will need them to claim compensation and to prove your share if the land is jointly held.
Keep track of any notice of enquiry from the Land Acquisition office and attend it. If you think the extent is wrong or the land is wrongly described, raise it in writing with that office and keep the acknowledgement.
If you are buying land in Kumaralingapuram.E or Mettamalai, check every survey number in the deal against these notifications before paying any advance. Land that has vested in the Government cannot be validly sold by the former owner, and a registered sale deed does not cure that.