Form IV, Preliminary Notification by Land Acquisition Officer, District Revenue Officer, Dharmapuri
The Commissioner of Land Administration and the District Collector, through the Land Acquisition Officer and District Revenue Officer, Dharmapuri, issued Notification No. VI(1)/55(c)/2025 dated 10 January 2025, preliminarily notifying the acquisition of 2.89.81 hectares, or 7.15 acres, in Sunjalnatham Village, Pennagaram Taluk, Dharmapuri District, for construction of Eriyur Government Arts and Science College. Published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 24 January 2025, the notification restricts transactions and encumbrances affecting the listed land without prior approval from the District Collector and allows interested persons to object within 60 days of publication.
What the notification covers
Notification No. VI(1)/55(c)/2025, issued by the Land Acquisition Officer and District Revenue Officer, Dharmapuri, covers dry land in Sunjalnatham Village, Pennagaram Taluk, Dharmapuri District. The Government has given administrative sanction to acquire the land for construction of Eriyur Government Arts and Science College.
The notified acquisition totals 2.89.81 hectares, or 7.15 acres. The notification states that all the acquisition lands belong to the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department and identifies temple interests in the land records.
Land included
The acquisition schedule lists these portions:
- Survey No. 571/1, 0.50.60 hectares, associated with Sunjalnatham Sri Muniyappan Swamy Temple, Patta No. 675.
- Survey No. 575, 1.38.00 hectares, associated with Sunjalnatham Thimmaraya Swamy Temple, Patta No. 388.
- Survey No. 576, 1.01.21 hectares, associated with Arulmigu Mariyamman Temple, Patta No. 206 and New Patta No. 7263.
The schedule also records houses, sheds, bathrooms, wells, a water tank and various trees on the land. It provides survey boundaries for each parcel.
Effect on owners, buyers and other interested persons
The preliminary notification was published under Section 11(1) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.
Key effects are:
- No sale, purchase, other land transaction or new encumbrance may be made over the notified land from the Gazette publication date without prior approval from the District Collector.
- The Higher Education Department and its staff are authorised to enter the survey land, take levels, dig or bore into the subsoil and carry out work needed for the project.
- An interested person may submit objections to the District Collector within 60 days from publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
- Rehabilitation and resettlement for affected persons will be handled separately under the 2013 land acquisition law and the 2017 rules.
Checking the plan
The land plan may be inspected on any working day during working hours at the office of the Collector, Dharmapuri, or the office of the Land Acquisition Officer and District Revenue Officer, Dharmapuri.
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Common questions
Can I buy or register an interest in one of these survey lands?
A sale, purchase, other transaction or encumbrance affecting the notified land cannot be made from 24 January 2025 without prior approval from the District Collector.
How long do I have to object to the acquisition?
An interested person may file an objection before the District Collector within 60 days from publication of the notification in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Where can I inspect the acquisition plan?
The plan may be inspected during working hours on any working day at the office of the Collector, Dharmapuri, or the office of the Land Acquisition Officer and District Revenue Officer, Dharmapuri.
Does the notification provide rehabilitation or resettlement?
It states that affected persons will be rehabilitated under the 2013 land acquisition law and the 2017 rules. This will be handled through separate action.
