G.O. Ms. No. 107, Amendment to Commission of Inquiry Notification, 2021
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Public Department (Law and Order-F), issued G.O. Ms. No. 107 on 17 February 2021 to amend the notification appointing the Commission of Inquiry into the firing at Thoothukudi on 22 May 2018. The amendment replaces the period of thirty three months in paragraph 4 of the earlier notification with thirty nine months.
What the notification does
G.O. Ms. No. 107 of the Government of Tamil Nadu, Public Department (Law and Order-F), dated 17 February 2021, changes one expression in the notification concerning the Commission of Inquiry into the Thoothukudi firing. The Commission was appointed to inquire into the causes and circumstances that led to the opening of fire on 22 May 2018, resulting in deaths and injuries.
The amendment was made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu under the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952. It was published as Notification No. II(2)/PULO/108(b)/2021 in Part II, Section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary.
The specific change
The Public Department (Law and Order-F) notification makes only the following stated change:
- In paragraph 4 of the earlier notification, the expression “thirty three months” is replaced with “thirty nine months”.
- The earlier notification was Notification No. II(2)/PULO/481(c)/2018, published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 23 May 2018.
- The source states that the 2018 notification had also been subsequently amended.
The text supplied does not reproduce paragraph 4 or the other provisions of the original notification. It therefore does not provide further details about the duties, procedure or findings of the Commission of Inquiry.
Who is affected
G.O. Ms. No. 107 is relevant to the Commission of Inquiry and to people concerned with the inquiry into the events at Thoothukudi on 22 May 2018. Its practical effect is limited to changing the period written in paragraph 4 from thirty three months to thirty nine months.
Relevance to land and property
G.O. Ms. No. 107 does not contain provisions about land ownership, registration, planning permission, land use, building approval or property transactions. Based on the published text, it does not create any stated requirement for a Tamil Nadu property buyer, owner or land professional.
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Common questions
Does G.O. Ms. No. 107 affect my land or property transaction?
The notification contains no provision about land, registration, planning, building approval or property transactions. It only amends the period stated in paragraph 4 of a Commission of Inquiry notification.
What period was changed by the amendment?
The expression “thirty three months” in paragraph 4 of the earlier notification was replaced with “thirty nine months”.
What is the Commission of Inquiry investigating?
The Commission is to inquire into the causes and circumstances leading to the opening of fire at Thoothukudi on 22 May 2018, which resulted in deaths and injuries.
Which earlier notification was amended?
The amendment applies to Public Department (Law and Order-F) Notification No. II(2)/PULO/481(c)/2018, published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 23 May 2018, as subsequently amended.
