Notification No. VI(1)/7(b)/2026
The Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, through Commissioner P. N. Sridhar, issued Notification No. VI(1)/7(b)/2026 under proceedings Na.Ka.No.1649589/2025/R1 dated 6 January 2026, inviting objections and comments on a proposed exchange of religious institution land and private land in Kattur Village, Tiruvarur District. Objections or comments must reach the Commissioner at the department's Nungambakkam office in Chennai by 13 February 2026, and the notification does not itself approve the exchange.
What the notification does
Notification No. VI(1)/7(b)/2026 from the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department gives public notice of a proposed property exchange involving land belonging to institutions connected with Dharmapuram Adheenam. The proposal was submitted under the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959, and objections had previously been invited through a local newspaper under proceedings dated 18 September 2025.
The present invitation is based on the Alienation of Immovable Property of the Religious Institutional Rules, 2025, referred to in Government Order (Standing) No. 478 of the Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments Department dated 1 December 2025.
Religious institution land proposed for exchange
The religious institution side of the proposed exchange consists of:
- Survey No. 74/7, Kattur Village, Tiruvarur Taluk and District, measuring 0.01.50 hectare, patta No. 57, classified as dry land.
- Survey No. 81/14 in the same village, taluk and district, measuring 0.02.50 hectare, patta No. 140, classified as wet land.
- The properties are associated with the Arulmigu Thiagarajaswami Rajan Kattalai, Tiruvarur, and the Kumarakattalai Arulmigu Subramaniaswami Devasthanam belonging to Dharmapuram Adheenam.
The notification records guideline values of Rs. 494,500 per hectare for Survey No. 74/7 and Rs. 803,500 per hectare for Survey No. 81/14.
Private land proposed in return
The private property belongs to V. Nagalakshmi, wife of Vadivel, and V. Archana, daughter of Vadivel. The proposed exchange covers 0.12.00 hectare of wet land in Survey No. 76/3, Kattur Village, under patta No. 1141. The full survey extent is recorded as 0.23.50 hectare, while only 0.12.00 hectare is included in the proposal.
The guideline value recorded for the private land is Rs. 803,500 per hectare. The notification states that there is no encumbrance.
Who may be affected
Owners, buyers, occupiers and professionals dealing with Survey Nos. 74/7, 81/14 or 76/3, or with adjoining survey fields listed in the boundaries, may wish to review the proposal. Any objection or comment must be sent by 13 February 2026 to the Commissioner, Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Door No. 119, Uthamar Gandhi Salai, Nungambakkam, Chennai 600034.
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Common questions
Has the proposed land exchange already been approved?
No approval is recorded in the notification. It invites objections and comments on the proposed exchange.
What is the deadline for objecting to the exchange?
Objections or comments must be submitted to the Commissioner of the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department by 13 February 2026.
Which survey numbers are involved?
The religious institution properties are in Survey Nos. 74/7 and 81/14. The private property proposed in return is 0.12.00 hectare in Survey No. 76/3.
Does the notification report any encumbrance on the properties?
The notification states that there is no encumbrance.
