Office Order No. 12/2015
The Administration Division of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority issued Office Order No. 12/2015, dated 3 June 2015, adopting revised gift deed formats for land surrendered by owners for road widening, street alignment, link roads and OSR areas. The revised formats took immediate effect and apply when the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority takes over such land.
What the order governs
Office Order No. 12/2015 of the Administration Division of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority sets out revised gift deed formats for land surrendered by a landowner. It covers land taken over for:
- Road widening.
- Street alignment.
- Link roads.
- OSR areas.
The order directs that the revised formats must be adopted for gift deeds executed for these purposes. It took immediate effect on 3 June 2015.
Who it affects
Office Order No. 12/2015 is relevant to landowners who surrender land to the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority for road widening, street alignment, a link road or an OSR area. The enclosed forms also refer to owners who have submitted development proposals for uses such as residential, commercial or industrial development, including special buildings, group development and multi-storeyed buildings.
The order was circulated to planning staff in the Area Plans Unit, Regularisation Unit, Metro Rail, and Road and Rail divisions of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority.
Revised OSR gift deed
The OSR gift deed records the landowner as the donor and the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, represented by its Member-Secretary, as the donee. Its main provisions are:
- The donor states that they are the absolute owner of the property identified by survey number.
- The donor gives, grants, conveys and assigns the identified OSR land in the public interest.
- The transferred land must be described in a property schedule.
- The schedule records the area, survey number, village, boundaries, sub-registration district and registration district.
- The OSR land is marked in green on the enclosed OSR sketch.
- The donor, donee and witnesses sign the deed.
Road and link road gift deed
The separate gift deed format applies to road widening, street alignment and link road land. It requires:
- Details of the donor's ownership and development proposal.
- The type and use of the proposed development.
- The area and location of the transferred land.
- Survey or town survey details, village, block, taluk, district and boundaries.
- The sub-registration district and registration district.
- An enclosed sketch in which the land is marked in brown.
- Signatures from the donor, donee and witnesses.
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Common questions
When did the revised gift deed formats take effect?
Office Order No. 12/2015 is dated 3 June 2015 and states that it takes immediate effect.
Which types of surrendered land are covered?
The revised formats cover land surrendered for road widening, street alignment, link roads and OSR areas.
Who receives the gifted land under these formats?
The donee is the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, represented by its Member-Secretary.
What property information must the gift deed contain?
The formats provide for the land area, survey details, location, boundaries, sub-registration district and registration district. An enclosed sketch identifies the land in green for OSR areas and brown for road widening, street alignment or link road land.
