G.O. (D) No. 277, Acquisition of Lands, 2020
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Highways and Minor Ports Department, issued Government Order (D) Number 277, Highways and Minor Ports (EAP-II), dated 22 September 2020, withdrawing 827 square metres in Survey Number 8/2B from acquisition because the Government had not taken actual possession. The withdrawal changes the acquisition notified through Government Order (3D) Number 3, Highways and Minor Ports (HS1) Department, dated 7 March 2019, and the related Gazette notification.
What the notification does
Government Order (D) Number 277, Highways and Minor Ports (EAP-II), dated 22 September 2020, withdraws part of a specified parcel from acquisition under subsection (1) of section 16 of the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001. The Government records that actual possession of the withdrawn land had not been taken by or on behalf of the Government.
The withdrawal relates to the acquisition notice published by the Highways and Minor Ports Department on 7 March 2019. That earlier action was connected with Government Order (3D) Number 3, Highways and Minor Ports (HS1) Department, dated 7 March 2019, and Notification Number II(2)/HWMP/212(e-1)/2019 in Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary Number 108.
Land covered
The schedule identifies the affected property as follows:
- Survey Number and new subdivision number: 8/2B.
- Total extent recorded in the schedule: 5.06.50 hectares.
- Extent originally awarded: 950 square metres.
- Revised acquisition extent: 123 square metres.
- Extent covered by the withdrawal: 827 square metres.
- Patta number: 1843.
- Landowner named in the schedule: A.M. Subramaniam, son of Mallaiah.
The schedule also records a square well, bore well, tank, motor room and tiled shed. It lists 17 coconut trees, one tamarind tree, one lemon tree and two neem trees.
Who may be affected
Government Order (D) Number 277 directly concerns the named landowner and anyone dealing with Survey Number 8/2B or Patta Number 1843. Buyers, owners, lenders and property professionals checking this parcel should note that the whole 950 square metre awarded extent was not withdrawn. The schedule shows 827 square metres under withdrawal and 123 square metres as the revised acquisition extent.
Practical significance
The Highways and Minor Ports Department has stopped the acquisition only for the 827 square metres identified in the schedule. The notification does not state that the remaining 123 square metres has been released. It also does not provide a general withdrawal for other survey numbers or properties.
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Common questions
Was all of the acquired land in Survey Number 8/2B released?
No. The schedule records an original awarded extent of 950 square metres, a withdrawal of 827 square metres and a revised acquisition extent of 123 square metres.
Why was the 827 square metre extent withdrawn from acquisition?
The Government states that actual possession had not been taken by or on behalf of the Government.
Whose land is identified in the notification?
The schedule names A.M. Subramaniam, son of Mallaiah, and gives Patta Number 1843 for Survey Number 8/2B.
Does the notification apply to other survey numbers?
The schedule lists only Survey Number 8/2B, also shown as the new subdivision number. No other survey number is identified.
