G.O. Ms. No. 187, Acquisition of Lands, 29th July 2010
The Government of Tamil Nadu Transport Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 187, Transport (I.1), dated 29th July 2010, directing the acquisition of 0.82.5 hectare of land in Kadapparai Village, Karur Taluk, Karur District. The land is required for the Salem-Karur New Broad Gauge Railway Line, including approach roads and road over bridges or road under bridges at existing village road crossings, and the urgency provisions exclude the process under Section 5-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.
Purpose and legal effect
G.O. Ms. No. 187, Transport (I.1), dated 29th July 2010, was issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu Transport Department under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. It declares that specified land in No. 17 Kadapparai Village is needed for a public purpose and directs acquisition using the urgency provisions of the Act.
The public purpose is the formation of the Salem-Karur New Broad Gauge Railway Line, specifically to form approach roads and road over bridges or road under bridges for existing village road crossings.
Key provisions are:
- Immediate possession of the scheduled land is considered necessary.
- The Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition), Salem-Karur New Broad Gauge Railway Line Scheme, Karur, together with staff and workmen, is authorised to exercise the powers under sub-section (2) of Section 4.
- The Special Tahsildar is appointed to perform the functions of the Collector under the Act.
- Because of urgency, Section 5-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, does not apply to the case.
Land covered
G.O. Ms. No. 187 covers Government, dry land in Karur District, Karur Taluk, No. 17 Kadapparai Village. The schedule identifies the recorded owners, boundaries and extent of each parcel.
The listed survey numbers and extents are:
- Survey Nos. 153-1A, 0.07.0 hectare, and 153-3A2, 0.12.0 hectare.
- Survey Nos. 153-6A2, 0.04.5 hectare, 153-7A2, 0.00.5 hectare, and 153-11B1, 0.00.5 hectare.
- Survey Nos. 154-1C2, 0.02.0 hectare, 154-2A, 0.03.5 hectare, 154-3A, 0.03.5 hectare, and 154-4C2, 0.03.0 hectare.
- Survey Nos. 154-7B, 0.02.5 hectare, 154-8B, 0.06.5 hectare, and 154-9A, 0.03.5 hectare.
- Survey No. 156-2, 0.11.5 hectare.
- Survey Nos. 157-1B, 0.12.5 hectare, and 157-2B, 0.09.5 hectare.
The total scheduled extent is 0.82.5 hectare.
Who is affected
G.O. Ms. No. 187 directly affects the people named as owners of the scheduled parcels. Buyers, owners and professionals dealing with the listed survey numbers in Kadapparai Village should compare the survey number, subdivision, extent and boundaries with the schedule, because the acquisition applies only to the specifically described land.
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Common questions
Does the acquisition cover all land in Kadapparai Village?
No. G.O. Ms. No. 187 covers only the survey numbers, subdivisions, extents and boundaries listed in its schedule, totalling 0.82.5 hectare.
Why is the land being acquired?
The land is required for the Salem-Karur New Broad Gauge Railway Line, including approach roads and road over bridges or road under bridges for existing village road crossings.
Does the Section 5-A process apply to these parcels?
No. The Governor of Tamil Nadu directed that Section 5-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, would not apply because of the urgency of the case.
Which officer performs the Collector's functions for this acquisition?
The Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition), Salem-Karur New Broad Gauge Railway Line Scheme, Karur, is appointed to perform the functions of the Collector under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.
