Denotification of land is the cancellation of a notification of intent to acquire land. Notification and denotification is generally issued by governments, particularly in India. It is when a court has cancelled the acquisition of land to builders by an Indian state government.
A perfect case of denotification of land is, the land notified for chennai airport expansion in Tamil Nadu. In May 2007 1066.99 acres of land was notified from five villages namely Manapakkam, Kolapakkam, Gerugambakkam, Tharapakkam and Kovur (land identified for displacement) for construction of parallel runway . The local residents formed a forum called United People's Forum for Survival and protested this acquisition as it was affecting their livelihood and causing environmental damage. Ministry of Environment and Forest cleared acquisition of only 130 acres and more importantly the International Civil Aviation Organisation also stated in their report that there is no further scope for expansion in the present Chennai Airport. Accordingly, the Airports Authority of India informed the Government of Tamil Nadu on November 2011 that they do not require the land and that it can be released. Subsequently Tamil Nadu Government issued a GO denotifying 852.88 acres of land in the villages mentioned above on January 2014
A notable case regarding the denotification of land is when the Karnataka High Court granted conditional bail to the former Chief Minister, B.S. Yeddyurappa. The bail was over denotificated land in Geddalahalli, Devarachikkanahalli and Arakere.