G.O. Ms. No. 127, Acquisition of Lands, 2012
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Department, issued G.O. Ms. No. 127 on 26 September 2012 to acquire 2,306 square metres of land at St. Thomas Mount (Cantonment), Alandur Taluk, Kancheepuram District, for the Ashok Nagar to St. Thomas Mount track of the Chennai Metro Rail Project. The notification requires immediate possession, applies the urgency provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, and directs that Section 5A of that Act will not apply.
What the notification governs
G.O. Ms. No. 127 of the Government of Tamil Nadu, Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Department, dated 26 September 2012, gives notice that specified land is needed for a public purpose. The stated purpose is formation of the Ashok Nagar to St. Thomas Mount track for the Chennai Metro Rail Project.
The acquisition covers land in St. Thomas Mount (Cantonment), Alandur Taluk, Kancheepuram District. It invokes the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, and states that immediate possession is necessary.
Land covered
The schedule identifies the property as:
- St. Thomas Mount (Cantonment) Village, Block 7.
- Survey No. 405 part, with new subdivision No. 405/7.
- Government poramboke land recorded in the 1912 Revision Survey and Resettlement Register.
- A total area of 2,306 square metres, or 24,822 square feet.
- Land bounded by Survey No. 392 part on the north, Survey No. 405 part on the east, National Highways Road and Survey No. 405/6 on the south, and Survey No. 421 part on the west.
The schedule names Empee Educational and Charitable Trust, associated with National Matriculation Higher Secondary School, as the holder or interested person in the Village Adangal and Defence Land Register.
Key provisions
G.O. Ms. No. 127 provides that:
- The scheduled land is to be acquired using the immediate possession provision under Section 17(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.
- Because of the stated urgency, Section 5A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, will not apply.
- The Special Tahsildar, Land Acquisition, Kancheepuram Unit, Chennai Metro Rail Project, and the officer's staff and workmen are authorised to exercise the powers under Section 4(2).
- The same Special Tahsildar is appointed to perform the functions of the Collector under the Act.
Who may be affected
The acquisition notification directly concerns the named holder or interested person and anyone claiming an interest in the scheduled portion of Survey No. 405. The schedule also records buildings, toilets, a well, bore, motor, sump, drainage works, compound features, gates, trees and a school name board on the land.
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Common questions
Why is the land being acquired?
The land is required to form the Ashok Nagar to St. Thomas Mount track for the Chennai Metro Rail Project.
How much land does the notification cover?
The scheduled area is 2,306 square metres, or 24,822 square feet, in Survey No. 405 part, new subdivision No. 405/7.
Does Section 5A of the Land Acquisition Act apply to this acquisition?
No. The Governor of Tamil Nadu directed that Section 5A would not apply because of the urgency stated in the notification.
Who is named as the holder or interested person?
The schedule names Empee Educational and Charitable Trust, associated with National Matriculation Higher Secondary School, as the holder or interested person.
