4. In the aforesaid decisions, it has been made clear that a mere proposal for land acquisition will not prohibit the registration department from registering any document. The law is now well settled by various decisions rendered by this Court, which includes the decisions relied upon by the learned counsel for the petitioner that a mere proposal to acquire lands will not prohibit the registration department from registering documents. The petitioner categorically contends before this Court that no notification has been issued for acquisition of the petitioner’s lands as per the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997 and as on date, there is only a proposal to acquire the petitioner’s lands. If the statement of the petitioner is found to be true on enquiry by the registration department, the petitioner’s interest to save his properties from acquisition cannot be defeated. The communication placed on record by the learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondents from the land acquisition officer to the registration department also does not reveal that the lands of the petitioner has been acquired and possession has been taken from the petitioner.
