Removal of Chairman of Thiruppananthal Panchayat Union Council, Thanjavur District under Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, through G.O. Ms. No. 36, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (P.R.IV), dated 8th April 2010, notified the Governor of Tamil Nadu's immediate removal of Thiru G. Alayamani from the office of Chairman of the Thiruppananthal Panchayat Union Council in Thanjavur District. The notification concerns the leadership of that council and does not state any change to land ownership, property rights or land use.
What the notification does
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 36, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (P.R.IV), dated 8th April 2010. Acting under the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994, the Governor of Tamil Nadu removed Thiru G. Alayamani from the office of Chairman of the Thiruppananthal Panchayat Union Council in Thanjavur District with immediate effect.
The notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 8th April 2010. K. Ashok Vardhan Shetty is identified as the Principal Secretary to Government.
How the removal occurred
The removal followed a motion expressing want of confidence in the Chairman. The notification records that:
- Fourteen members signed the written notice, out of a sanctioned council strength of seventeen members.
- The fourteen members personally delivered the notice, proposed motion and written statement of charges to the Revenue Divisional Officer, Kumbakonam.
- The Revenue Divisional Officer delivered copies of the charges and motion notice to Thiru G. Alayamani.
- Thiru G. Alayamani submitted a reply to the charges.
- The Revenue Divisional Officer convened a council meeting on 4th December 2009.
- Fourteen of the seventeen members supported the motion.
- The Revenue Divisional Officer forwarded the carried motion to the Government.
The Governor exercised the power stated in sub-section (13) of Section 212 of the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994 to remove the Chairman.
Who is affected
G.O. Ms. No. 36 directly affects Thiru G. Alayamani and the administration of the Thiruppananthal Panchayat Union Council. Council members and residents dealing with that local body may also need to know that he ceased to hold the office of Chairman with immediate effect.
Relevance to property and land
G.O. Ms. No. 36 does not announce any change to land classification, ownership, planning permission, property boundaries, taxes or registration. A property buyer or owner would not need to treat the notification as a land title or land use document. Its stated purpose is limited to removing the named Chairman from office.
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Common questions
Does this notification change ownership or land use in Thiruppananthal?
No land ownership or land use change is stated. The notification removes the Chairman of the Thiruppananthal Panchayat Union Council from office.
Who was removed from office?
The Governor of Tamil Nadu removed Thiru G. Alayamani from the office of Chairman of the Thiruppananthal Panchayat Union Council, Thanjavur District.
When did the removal take effect?
The notification states that the removal took effect immediately. G.O. Ms. No. 36 is dated 8th April 2010.
How many council members supported the motion?
Fourteen members supported the motion, out of the council's sanctioned strength of seventeen members.
