Acquisition of Lands, D.Dis. M3/22853/09

What the notification does

Notification No. VI(1)/24(a)/2010, issued by the Principal Secretary and Commissioner of Land Administration, Chepauk, Chennai, is a declaration under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. It declares that three areas of dry land in Panangudi Village are needed for the public purpose of forming a Southern Railway broad gauge line from Nagore to Karaikal.

The Government of Tamil Nadu states that the entire compensation for the acquisition will be paid from public funds. The total declared extent is 0.91.5 hectare, a little more or less.

Land and owners identified

The acquisition schedule covers land in Panangudi Village, Nagapattinam Taluk, Nagapattinam District:

• R.S. No. 270-1B, total extent 0.36.5 hectare. The schedule attributes 0.08.5 hectare to Arulmigu Viswanatha Swamy Devasthanam and 0.28.0 hectare to R. Ravikumar, son of Ramanujam.
• R.S. No. 270-2B, extent 0.08.5 hectare, attributed to Umamaheswari, wife of Ravikumar.
• R.S. No. 270-3B2, total extent 0.46.5 hectare. The schedule attributes 0.37.5 hectare to Viswanatha Swamy Devasthanam and 0.09.0 hectare to R. Ravikumar, son of Ramanujam.

The schedule also gives the adjoining survey numbers and boundaries. These include Puducherry State, Karaikal District, to the north of R.S. No. 270-1B, and Nagore Village to the south of R.S. No. 270-3B2.

Who should check the notification

Notification No. VI(1)/24(a)/2010 directly concerns the named owners and the listed survey numbers. A buyer, owner or professional dealing with land in Panangudi Village should check whether the property falls within R.S. Nos. 270-1B, 270-2B or 270-3B2 and compare its boundaries with the acquisition schedule.

A plan of the land is kept at the office of the Land Acquisition Officer and Revenue Divisional Officer, Nagapattinam. The notification states that the plan may be inspected at any time during office hours.