Form-C, Notice under Section 15(1) of Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001

What the notification does

Notification number LA-VI(1)-3808387-2022, issued by the Commissioner of Land Administration, Chepauk, Chennai, on 13 January 2023, records the Governor of Tamil Nadu's acquisition of the lands listed in its schedule. The acquisition is under Section 15(1) of the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, read with the Tamil Nadu Land Acquisition Laws (Revival of Operation, Amendment and Validation) Act, 2019.

The land is required to form the Western By-pass Road from National Highway 7 in Tharuvai Village of Palayamkottai Taluk, Tirunelveli District.

Land covered

The schedule identifies approximately 77,595 square metres of land in Tharuvai Village. It provides, for each listed property:

• The land acquisition survey number.
• The property's total extent and the area being acquired.
• Whether the land is wet or dry.
• Structures, trees and other features on the acquired area.
• The recorded owners or interested persons.

The listed survey fields include numbers from 432/30 through 1060/1. The schedule covers vacant land as well as land containing buildings, sheds, fences, wells, borewells, electrical poles, electrical lines, trees and plantations. The exact acquired area differs for each survey field.

Who may be affected

Notification number LA-VI(1)-3808387-2022 directly affects the owners and interested persons named in the schedule. It is also relevant to buyers, lenders and property professionals dealing with land in the listed survey numbers, because only specified portions of some larger properties are acquired.

A person checking a property should compare its village, taluk and survey number with the schedule and confirm the exact acquired extent from the official plan.

Compensation and plan inspection

The Government of Tamil Nadu decided that compensation for the acquired land will be paid from funds controlled or managed by the Divisional Engineer, Highways Department.

The land plans may be inspected during office hours at:

• The Office of the Special District Revenue Officer (Land Acquisition), Chennai-Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor Project, Door No. B-39, 19th Cross Street, Maharaja Nagar, Palayamkottai, 627 011.
• The Office of the Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition), Chennai-Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor Project, located upstairs in the Highways Assistant Divisional Engineer Office, A.R. Line Road, Tirunelveli.