Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
G.O. (Ms.) No. 122, Withdrawal of Tamil Nadu Housing Board Land Acquisition Proceedings, 2025
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Housing and Urban Development [LA-2(2)] Department, issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 122 dated 13 August 2025, withdrawing Tamil Nadu Housing Board land acquisition proceedings covering 685.75 acres in the Chennai and Salem Circles. The withdrawal applies to the lands identified in the annexure after a Special Committee found that the proceedings had reached legal finality and the lands were not required for further Tamil Nadu Housing Board projects.
What the government order does
G.O. (Ms.) No. 122 of the Government of Tamil Nadu, Housing and Urban Development [LA-2(2)] Department, dated 13 August 2025, accepts the Special Committee's recommendation and withdraws land acquisition proceedings over 685.75 acres in the Chennai and Salem Circles. The Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu Housing Board must take further action accordingly.
The identified lands are in villages including Mogappair, Padi, Ramapuram, Maduravoyal, Porur, Nerkundram, Nesapakkam, Sholinganallur Phase I, Sholinganallur Phase II, Kottivakkam, Keelkattalai, Upplipalayam, Ganapathy, Krishnarayapuram, Vilankurichi and Kavundampalayam. The annexure identifies individual survey field numbers and extents.
Why the proceedings were withdrawn
The Government of Tamil Nadu formed a Special Committee chaired by the Commissioner for Land Administration. Its members included officials from the Commissionerate of Land Administration, Tamil Nadu Housing Board and the Government's Legal Affairs function.
District officials conducted joint field inspections with Revenue Department and Tamil Nadu Housing Board officials. The District Collectors then submitted records and proposals concerning the acquisition cases.
The review covered cases where:
- an initial acquisition notice had been issued but the process did not continue;
- a draft declaration had been issued but no further action was taken;
- courts had quashed the proceedings and no further appeal was filed;
- no award was passed within the time limit described in the document;
- legal finality had been reached; and
- the land was not required for further Tamil Nadu Housing Board projects.
The Special Committee considered the District Collectors' reports, connected records and court orders at its meeting on 16 July 2025.
Who may be affected
G.O. (Ms.) No. 122 may affect owners, buyers and professionals dealing with land covered by the survey field numbers in its annexure. The withdrawal is not expressed as applying to every property in each named village. Its scope is limited to the identified lands that together measure 685.75 acres.
The review arose from the Mudhalvarin Munneduppu Thittam petition process. Petition boxes at the Tamil Nadu Housing Board head office and 15 division offices received 5,386 petitions up to 15 August 2023 concerning no objection certificates, reconveyance, land acquisition and other Tamil Nadu Housing Board matters.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 122 release every property in the listed villages?
No. The withdrawal applies to the lands identified in the annexure, which lists survey field numbers and extents totaling 685.75 acres.
Which Tamil Nadu Housing Board circles are covered?
The withdrawn land acquisition proceedings relate to the Chennai and Salem Circles.
Why did the government withdraw these acquisition proceedings?
The Special Committee recommended withdrawal where legal finality had been reached and the land was not required for further Tamil Nadu Housing Board projects. The review also included stalled, quashed and lapsed acquisition cases.
Does the government order itself grant reconveyance of every affected land?
The document withdraws the specified land acquisition proceedings and directs the Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu Housing Board to act accordingly. It does not state that every affected land is automatically reconveyed.
