G.O. Ms. No. 396, Public (Military), 26th April 2012
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Public Department (Military), issued Government Order G.O. Ms. No. 396, Public (Military), dated 26th April 2012, identifying 23.00 acres in Survey No. 344 at Naduvattam Village, Udhagai Taluk, The Nilgiris District, as needed for establishing a Mountain Training Wing for the Defence authorities. The notification authorises the Revenue Divisional Officer, Coonoor, together with his staff and workmen, to exercise the specified land acquisition powers.
What the notification does
Government Order G.O. Ms. No. 396, Public (Military), dated 26th April 2012, is a Government of Tamil Nadu land acquisition notification for a Defence purpose. It declares that the land listed in its Schedule is needed for establishing a Mountain Training Wing by the Defence authorities.
Key actions in the notification are:
- Identification of the scheduled land as required for a public purpose.
- Identification of the proposed use as a Mountain Training Wing.
- Authorisation of the Revenue Divisional Officer, Coonoor, his staff and workmen to exercise the powers identified in the notification under sub-section (27) of Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.
Land covered
Government Order G.O. Ms. No. 396 applies to land in Naduvattam Village, Udhagai Taluk, The Nilgiris District. The Schedule provides these details:
- Survey number: Survey No. 344.
- Recorded owner: Mahavir Plantations Ltd.
- Extent proposed for acquisition: 23.00 acres.
- Northern boundary: Survey No. 344.
- Eastern boundary: Survey No. 332/2.
- Southern boundary: Survey No. 344.
- Western boundary: Survey Nos. 345, 347 and 350.
The notification concerns the specified extent and boundaries within Survey No. 344, rather than stating that every surrounding survey number is being acquired.
Who may be affected
The land acquisition notification directly identifies Mahavir Plantations Ltd. as the owner of the scheduled land. Owners, buyers and professionals examining Survey No. 344 in Naduvattam Village should account for the notification because it records that 23.00 acres are needed for the Defence project and are to be acquired.
The adjoining survey numbers listed in the Schedule are given as boundaries. The notification does not separately declare those adjoining survey numbers to be acquired.
Authority and publication
The Government of Tamil Nadu states that the President of India had entrusted the State Government with Central Government functions under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, for acquisition of land for Union purposes in Tamil Nadu. The notification was published in Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 111 on 28th April 2012, under Part II, Section 2.
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Common questions
Which land is proposed to be acquired?
The notification identifies 23.00 acres in Survey No. 344, Naduvattam Village, Udhagai Taluk, The Nilgiris District.
Who is shown as the owner of the land?
The Schedule states that Survey No. 344 belongs to Mahavir Plantations Ltd.
What will the acquired land be used for?
The stated public purpose is the establishment of a Mountain Training Wing by the Defence authorities.
Are the neighbouring survey numbers also being acquired?
The notification lists Survey Nos. 332/2, 345, 347 and 350 only as boundaries. It identifies 23.00 acres in Survey No. 344 as the land to be acquired.
