Removal of Chairman of Peranamallur Panchayat Union Council, Thiruvannamalai District under Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, through G.O. Ms. No. 3, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (P.R.IV), dated 11 January 2010, notified the Governor of Tamil Nadu's removal of Thirumathi V. Vellachi from the office of Chairman of the Peranamallur Panchayat Union Council, Thiruvannamalai District, with immediate effect. The removal followed a want of confidence motion supported by fifteen of the council's sanctioned strength of sixteen members.
What the notification does
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 3, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (P.R.IV), dated 11 January 2010. Acting under the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994, the Governor of Tamil Nadu removed Thirumathi V. Vellachi from the office of Chairman of the Peranamallur Panchayat Union Council in Thiruvannamalai District with immediate effect.
The notification is published as No. II(2)/RDPR/15(g)/2010 in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary.
Why the Chairman was removed
The removal followed a formal want of confidence process involving members of the Peranamallur Panchayat Union Council:
- Fifteen members signed a written notice stating their intention to move a want of confidence motion against the Chairman.
- The council had a sanctioned strength of sixteen members.
- The fifteen members personally delivered the notice, proposed motion and written statement of charges to the Revenue Divisional Officer, Cheyyar.
- The Revenue Divisional Officer provided the Chairman with copies of the charges and motion notice.
- Thirumathi V. Vellachi submitted a reply to the charges.
- The Revenue Divisional Officer convened a council meeting on 14 July 2009.
- Fifteen of the sixteen sanctioned members supported the want of confidence motion at that meeting.
The notification states that the procedures specified in Section 212 of the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994 were followed. The Governor exercised the power under sub-section (13) of Section 212 to order the removal.
Who is affected
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department notification directly affects Thirumathi V. Vellachi and the administration of the Peranamallur Panchayat Union Council. It ends her tenure as Chairman from the immediate effect of the removal.
For property buyers, owners and land professionals, the notification contains no change to land ownership, land classification, planning permission, development control or property registration. Its subject is the removal of an elected local council Chairman following a want of confidence motion.
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Common questions
Does this notification change any land rights or property rules in Peranamallur?
No land rights or property rules are changed in the text. The notification concerns only the removal of the Chairman of the Peranamallur Panchayat Union Council.
Who was removed from office?
Thirumathi V. Vellachi was removed from the office of Chairman of the Peranamallur Panchayat Union Council, Thiruvannamalai District.
How many council members supported the want of confidence motion?
Fifteen members supported the motion. The council's sanctioned strength was sixteen members.
When did the removal take effect?
G.O. Ms. No. 3, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (P.R.IV), dated 11 January 2010, states that the removal took effect immediately.
