What land is covered and where
This file does not concern new land being taken. It concerns land that the State had earlier proposed to acquire for industrial purposes and has now withdrawn from acquisition.
The withdrawals cover 30 survey numbers spread over 4 villages in 4 taluks: Dindigul East in Dindigul district, Sriperumbudur in Kancheepuram district, and Srirangam and Manapparai in Tiruchirappalli district.
All four notices were issued under the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997 and published in the State Gazette.
The notices and their stage
Under the 1997 Act, the Government acquires land for industrial use by publishing a notice under section 3(1). Once such a notice is published, the land is treated as under acquisition, and owners usually find it hard to sell, mortgage or develop it.
A withdrawal notice works the other way. It releases the listed survey numbers from those acquisition proceedings, so the land stays with its owner.
Four withdrawal notices were published, dated 16 June 2022, 21 September 2022, 16 June 2023 and 28 July 2023. Each covers one village. None of the four has been cancelled or corrected by a later notice, so on the published record each withdrawal still stands.
Villages in the withdrawal notices
Balakrishnapuram, Dindigul East taluk, Dindigul district: 24 survey numbers.
Kolathur, Srirangam taluk, Tiruchirappalli district: 4 survey numbers.
Vallam A, Sriperumbudur taluk, Kancheepuram district: 1 survey number.
Pudukottai, Manapparai taluk, Tiruchirappalli district: 1 survey number.
These four are the only villages covered. Inclusion of a village does not mean every survey number in it is affected. Only the survey numbers named in the gazette notice are released.
What to do if your land is listed
Obtain a copy of the gazette notice for your village and check your survey number and subdivision against it. The Collectorate or the Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition) office for the district can give you the notice.
Then make sure the land records reflect the release. Check the Patta, Chitta and A Register, and the encumbrance certificate from the Sub Registrar office, for any acquisition entry or bar on registration that still remains.
If an old acquisition remark continues, apply to the Tahsildar with the gazette reference to have it removed. Buyers and lenders should ask the seller for the withdrawal notice and a current revenue extract before completing any transaction.