G.O. Ms. No. 74, Acquisition of Land, 2011
The Transport Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, issued G.O. Ms. No. 74, Transport (I.1), dated 13 June 2011, to acquire approximately 0.31.0 hectare in Keeranur Village, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District, for dumping excavated soil from the Salem-Karur Broad Gauge Railway Line Project. The notification treats the acquisition as urgent, excludes the application of Section 5-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, and appoints the Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition), Unit-I, for the project to perform the Collector's functions.
What the notification does
The Transport Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, published Notification No. II(2)/TRA/253(d)/2011 under G.O. Ms. No. 74, Transport (I.1), dated 13 June 2011. It notifies the acquisition of a specific parcel of land for a public purpose connected with the Salem-Karur Broad Gauge Railway Line Project.
The stated purpose is to dump excavated cut soil resulting from the formation of the railway line. The acquisition is made under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, following the transfer of relevant Central Government functions to the Government of Tamil Nadu.
Land covered
The Schedule identifies the affected property as follows:
- District: Namakkal District.
- Taluk: Rasipuram Taluk.
- Village: No. 14, Keeranur Village.
- Land classification: Ryotwari dry land.
- Survey number: S. No. 52/4A.
- Patta number: 235.
- Approximate extent: 0.31.0 hectare of arable land.
- Northern boundary: S. No. 52/1.
- Eastern boundary: S. Nos. 52/2, 52/3, 52/4B and 52/4C.
- Southern and western boundaries: S. No. 52/1.
The Schedule names Athiyannan alias Selvaraj, son of Sengoda Gounder, and Kandasamy, son of Sengoda Gounder, with guardian mother Athayee, in connection with the land.
Urgency and administration
G.O. Ms. No. 74 states that immediate possession of the scheduled land has become necessary. The Governor of Tamil Nadu directs that the urgency provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, apply and that Section 5-A of that Act will not apply to this case.
The notification authorises the Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition), Unit-I, Salem-Karur Broad Gauge Railway Line Project, Namakkal, together with staff and workmen, to exercise the specified statutory powers. It also appoints the Special Tahsildar to perform the functions of the Collector under the Act.
Who should check this notification
Owners, pattadars, occupiers, buyers and professionals dealing with S. No. 52/4A in Keeranur Village should compare their title and revenue records with the Schedule. The notification concerns the identified parcel and its stated boundaries, rather than every property in Keeranur Village.
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Common questions
Which land is being acquired?
The notification covers approximately 0.31.0 hectare of ryotwari dry, arable land in S. No. 52/4A, Patta No. 235, in Keeranur Village, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District.
Why does the Government need this land?
The stated public purpose is dumping excavated cut soil produced by the formation of the Salem-Karur Broad Gauge Railway Line Project.
Does Section 5-A of the Land Acquisition Act apply to this acquisition?
No. The Governor of Tamil Nadu directed that Section 5-A would not apply because of the urgency of the case.
Does the notification affect all property in Keeranur Village?
No. The Schedule identifies a particular parcel, S. No. 52/4A, with an approximate extent of 0.31.0 hectare and specified boundaries.
