What land is being acquired and where
The acquisition is for an industrial project, the TNPL Paper Board Plant at Mondipatty. The land lies in Mondipatty village, Manapparai taluk, Thiruchirappalli district.
According to the records, 125 survey numbers are covered. All of them are in Mondipatty village. No other village appears in the notices.
The law used is the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997. This is a state law for acquiring land for industrial purposes. It is separate from the central Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, and from the highway acquisition laws.
The notices and their stage
Two notifications were published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. The first is dated 26 December 2013 and the second is dated 27 December 2013. Each covers Mondipatty village.
According to the records, neither notification has been withdrawn, and neither has been corrected later.
Under the 1997 Act, the Government acquires land by publishing a notice under section 3(1) in the Gazette. Before doing so, it is required to give the owner and other interested persons an opportunity to show cause against the acquisition. Once a section 3(1) notice is published, the Act provides that the land vests in the Government free from encumbrances.
The records describe these documents as notifications under the 1997 Act. They do not state the section under which each was issued. Read the Gazette text to see which section each one invokes. The records also do not give the present position on possession or payment of compensation. Confirm both with the office of the District Collector, Thiruchirappalli, or the land acquisition officer handling this project.
Villages covered
Only one village is covered: Mondipatty, in Manapparai taluk, Thiruchirappalli district, with 125 survey numbers. The records show no withdrawal for this village.
If your land is near Mondipatty but in a neighbouring village, these notices do not name it. You should still check the schedule in the Gazette against your own survey and subdivision numbers.
What to do if your land is listed
First, obtain a copy of both Gazette notifications and the schedule of lands. Match your survey number and subdivision number exactly. A notice may cover only part of a survey number, so check the extent stated.
Next, collect your title documents, patta, chitta and the encumbrance certificate. These are needed to prove your interest and to claim compensation.
Under the 1997 Act, compensation is settled by agreement or, failing that, determined by an officer appointed under the Act. The Act sets out how the amount is to be worked out, and an owner who does not accept the amount has a route to challenge it. Ask the land acquisition office whether an award has been passed for your survey number, whether compensation has been deposited, and what the deadline is for any claim or reference.
If you plan to buy land in Mondipatty, do not rely on the seller's word alone. Check the survey number against the Gazette schedules. Ask the Collectorate in writing whether the land is under acquisition. A sale deed does not defeat an acquisition, and land that has vested in the Government cannot be validly sold by a private owner.