What land is being acquired and where
The land is being taken for widening the Thuraiyur to Perambalur Road, a State Highway numbered SH-142. This is a state road project, so the acquisition runs under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001 and not under the National Highways Act.
In all, 140 survey numbers in 7 villages are listed. The villages fall in Thuraiyur taluk of Thiruchirappalli district, and in Perambalur and Alathur taluks of Perambalur district.
Most of the affected survey numbers lie at the Thuraiyur end of the road. Muthiyamalpalauam village alone accounts for 93 of the 140 survey numbers.
The notices and their stage
Seven notifications have been published in the State Gazette under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001. The first is dated 21 March 2020 and the latest is dated 2 February 2021. The other notices are dated 14 July 2020, 23 July 2020, 3 August 2020, 21 August 2020 and 13 January 2021.
The notice of 21 March 2020 covers 3 villages and the notice of 2 February 2021 covers 2 villages. Each of the remaining five notices covers 1 village. Some villages therefore appear in more than one notice.
None of the 7 notices has been withdrawn, and none is recorded as having been corrected later. No survey number in any of the 7 villages is recorded as withdrawn.
A notice under section 15(1) of the Highways Act is the Government's published statement that the listed lands are required for the highway. The Act then provides for owners to be heard, for the land to vest in the Government, and for compensation to be determined by the competent authority. These records show the notices only. They do not show whether compensation has been fixed or paid, or whether possession has been taken. Confirm that with the land acquisition officer for this project through the District Collectorate.
Villages covered
Thuraiyur taluk, Thiruchirappalli district: Muthiyamalpalauam (93 survey numbers), Nagalapuram (19 survey numbers) and Thuraiyur (13 survey numbers).
Perambalur taluk, Perambalur district: Aranarai(N) (7 survey numbers) and Kurumbalur(N) (1 survey number).
Alathur taluk, Perambalur district: Nakkasalem (5 survey numbers) and Siruvayalur (2 survey numbers).
These 7 villages are the complete list for this project in the notices on record.
What to do if your land is listed
First, check the exact survey number and subdivision against the Gazette notice for your village. Often only a strip along the road is taken, so the notice may cover only part of a survey number. Compare the extent shown in the notice with your patta and the FMB sketch.
If your land is listed, collect your title documents, patta, chitta, adangal and encumbrance certificate. Approach the land acquisition officer for the project through the District Collectorate, or the Taluk office, to find out the present stage and the compensation process for your land.
If you are buying land in any of these villages, ask the seller for the survey number and subdivision, and check them against all 7 notices before you pay an advance. Land under an acquisition notice should not be bought on the assumption that the road will stop short of it. Have the documents checked by a lawyer before registration.