G.O. Ms. No. 117, Acquisition of Lands, 2011

What the notification does

G.O. Ms. No. 117, issued by the Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Department on 21 July 2011, declares that listed lands in Periyakudal Village are needed for the Chennai Metro Rail Project. The Governor of Tamil Nadu directs acquisition under Section 17(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 because immediate possession is considered necessary.

The notification covers a total of 2,736.5 square metres, stated as 29,455.686 square feet.

Acquisition procedure

G.O. Ms. No. 117 authorises the Special Tahsildar, Land Acquisition, Chennai Metro Rail Limited, Chennai Unit-II, Harini Towers, Conran Smith Road, Gopalapuram, Chennai-86, together with staff and workmen, to exercise the powers available under Section 4(2) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.

Key directions are:

• The Special Tahsildar is appointed to perform the functions of the Collector under Section 3(c).
• Immediate possession of the scheduled lands is required.
• Section 5A will not apply because of the stated urgency.

Land and people affected

G.O. Ms. No. 117 affects scheduled land in Blocks 1, 2, 13 and 14. The listed survey numbers and new numbers include:

• Block 1, T.S. Nos. 81 and 120/2, new Nos. 81/2 and 120/6.
• Block 2, T.S. Nos. 10/1, 10/2 and 11, new Nos. 10/3, 10/4 and 11/2.
• Block 13, T.S. Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 43/1, with corresponding new numbers stated in the schedule.
• Block 14, T.S. No. 5/1, new Nos. 5/36 and 5/37.

Registered holders include the Tamil Nadu State Housing Board, Founder, Valliammal College Trust, S. Sivaraman, S. Pattabiraman, S. Jaikrishnan, P. Vimala, V.G. Lakshmipathi, M.S. Sampath, P. Suryaprakash and P. Ravichandran. The schedule also names interested persons for some parcels and describes affected buildings, compound walls, gates, parking areas, trees, shops, residential areas and other structures.