Section 21 — Notice to Persons Interested

Purpose of Section 21

Section 21 ensures due process before award: the Collector must mark out the land, measure it, and issue public notice calling upon every person interested (owners, tenants, mortgagees, easement holders) to appear and state their claims for compensation.

Steps

1. Marking out on ground

   Boundaries pegged as per approved plan — often with engineering team.

2. Measurement

   Area verified against survey records; discrepancies noted.

3. Public notice

   Published at tehsil, village, and newspapers — date fixed for claims.

4. Claims & enquiry

   Collector records claims, conducts enquiry into title and interests.

5. Reference for award

   Verified schedule passed to award proceedings u/s 23.

Who may appear?

Landowners, co-sharers, tenants with protected rights, those with registered mortgages, and in LARR — affected families including livelihood losers who may claim R&R under Schedule I.