G.O. Ms. No. 85, Acquisition of Lands, 2011
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Department, issued G.O. Ms. No. 85 dated 31 March 2011 to acquire specified land in Puliyur Village, Egmore-Nungambakkam Taluk, Chennai District, for the Chennai Metro Rail Project. The notification requires immediate possession, applies the urgency procedure under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, and states that the Section 5A process will not apply.
What the notification does
G.O. Ms. No. 85 dated 31 March 2011, issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu, Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Department, gives notice that specified lands in Puliyur Village are needed for the Chennai Metro Rail Project. The Governor of Tamil Nadu directs that the lands be acquired under Section 17(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 because immediate possession is considered necessary.
The Governor also directs that Section 5A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 will not apply because of the urgency of the case.
Authority responsible
G.O. Ms. No. 85 authorises the Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition), Chennai Metro Rail Limited, Chennai Unit-II, and the officer's staff and workmen to exercise the powers provided under Section 4(2) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.
The Special Tahsildar is also appointed to perform the functions of the Collector under the Act. The office address given is No. 2, Alwarpet Street, Alwarpet, Chennai-18.
Land covered
G.O. Ms. No. 85 covers six Ryotwari manai portions in Block I of Puliyur Village, Egmore-Nungambakkam Taluk, Chennai District:
- T.S. No. 13-1, new No. 13-14, registered to Ganesan, Parthasarathy, Ramachandran and Viswanathan, 52 square feet.
- T.S. No. 13-9, new No. 13-15, registered to K. Nelson, 187 square feet.
- T.S. No. 88-1, new No. 88-5, registered to S.K. Narayana Naicker, 118 square feet.
- T.S. No. 88-1, new No. 88-7, registered to S.K. Narayana Naicker, 15 square feet.
- T.S. No. 88-3, new No. 88-9, registered to K. Meera Bai, 204 square feet.
- T.S. No. 88-4, new No. 88-11, registered to Periyapiratti, 227 square feet.
The total notified area is 803 square feet. The schedule also records boundaries and existing features such as buildings, staircases, vacant land, a compound wall and road frontage.
Who should check it
G.O. Ms. No. 85 directly concerns the named registered holders and anyone with an interest in the listed survey numbers. A buyer or owner dealing with land in these survey numbers should compare the survey number, new survey number, extent and boundaries with their property records.
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Common questions
Why is the land being acquired?
The land is required for the implementation of the Chennai Metro Rail Project.
Where are the affected properties?
They are in Block I of Puliyur Village, Egmore-Nungambakkam Taluk, Chennai District.
How much land is covered by the notification?
The six listed portions have a combined area of 803 square feet.
Will the Section 5A process apply to these lands?
No. The Governor of Tamil Nadu directed that Section 5A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 would not apply because of the urgency of the case.
