Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2, No. 1 (1 II 2)
The Government of Tamil Nadu published this Gazette issue on 6 January 2010, containing notifications from the Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, the Environment and Forests Department, and the Highways and Minor Ports Department. Under G.O. Ms. No. 68, Environment and Forests (FR 14), dated 30 June 2009, it supersedes the earlier 1995 notification and declares Varappur West Block in Pudukkottai and Alangudi taluks as Reserved Forest from 5 July 2010. It also records a hospital tax exemption under G.O. Ms. No. 178, dated 21 December 2009, and publishes a land acquisition notice for a railway over bridge near Valadi under G.O. Ms. No. 239, dated 18 December 2009.
What the Gazette issue covers
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2, No. 1, published by the Government of Tamil Nadu on 6 January 2010, contains several separate government notifications. For landowners and buyers, the main items are the Reserved Forest declaration for Varappur West Block and the acquisition notice for land required for a railway over bridge near Valadi.
Varappur West Block Reserved Forest
G.O. Ms. No. 68, Environment and Forests (FR 14), issued by the Environment and Forests Department on 30 June 2009, supersedes Environment and Forests Department notification No. II(2)/EF/2315/95 published on 28 June 1995.
Key provisions are:
- Varappur West Block is declared Reserved Forest from 5 July 2010.
- The block covers 298.93.5 hectares, or 738.66 acres, in Pudukkottai and Alangudi taluks of Pudukkottai district.
- The notified villages are Therkutheru, Sammattividuthi, Pulavankadu and Manaividuthi.
- The schedule identifies survey fields and gives detailed northern, eastern, southern and western boundaries.
- Survey Field Number 538/1 in Sammattividuthi and Survey Field Number 7/2 in Therkutheru are patta lands treated as enclosures.
- Existing communal and customary public usages listed in the notification are allowed and admitted within the forest.
Owners or buyers dealing with land in the listed villages should compare the property survey number and location with the schedule and boundary description.
Railway over bridge land acquisition
G.O. Ms. No. 239, Highways and Minor Ports (HP2), issued by the Highways and Minor Ports Department on 18 December 2009, publishes a notice for acquisition of lands needed to construct a railway over bridge near Valadi.
- The stated purpose is construction of the railway over bridge.
- Compensation is to be paid from funds controlled or managed by the Highways Department.
- The notice states that causes shown by owners or other interested persons were considered.
The supplied text does not include the acquisition schedule identifying the affected lands.
Child Jesus Hospital tax exemption
G.O. Ms. No. 178, Commercial Taxes and Registration (B2), issued by the Commercial Taxes and Registration Department on 21 December 2009, exempts Child Jesus Hospital, Tiruchirappalli, from tax on purchases of drugs and medicines from 1 January 2010 through 31 December 2014. The seller must submit the hospital's signed declaration with the monthly return, and the goods must be used only for running the hospital.
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Common questions
Does the Reserved Forest declaration affect all land in the four listed villages?
The declaration applies to the survey fields and area within the scheduled boundaries of Varappur West Block. It does not state that every property in Therkutheru, Sammattividuthi, Pulavankadu and Manaividuthi is included.
When did Varappur West Block become Reserved Forest?
G.O. Ms. No. 68, Environment and Forests (FR 14), dated 30 June 2009, declares the block Reserved Forest from 5 July 2010.
Are any patta lands treated separately within the forest?
Yes. Survey Field Number 538/1 in Sammattividuthi and Survey Field Number 7/2 in Therkutheru are identified as patta lands treated as enclosures.
Which properties are affected by the railway over bridge acquisition near Valadi?
G.O. Ms. No. 239, Highways and Minor Ports (HP2), dated 18 December 2009, says that lands listed in its schedule are required. The supplied source text does not contain that schedule, so the affected survey numbers cannot be identified from it.
