G.O. Ms. No. 165, Amendment to Appointment of Commission of Inquiry into the Thoothukudi Firing, 2022
The Tamil Nadu Public Department (Law and Order-F), through G.O. Ms. No. 165 dated 22 February 2022, amends the notification appointing the Commission of Inquiry into the firing that caused deaths and injuries at Thoothukudi on 22 May 2018. It replaces the commission period of forty five months with forty eight months and does not contain any provision concerning land or property.
What the notification does
The Tamil Nadu Public Department (Law and Order-F) issued G.O. Ms. No. 165 on 22 February 2022 to amend the notification appointing the Commission of Inquiry into the causes and circumstances leading to the firing at Thoothukudi on 22 May 2018. The firing resulted in deaths and injuries. The amendment changes the stated period for the commission from forty five months to forty eight months.
What it governs
G.O. Ms. No. 165 concerns the duration stated in the notification for the Commission of Inquiry. The commission was appointed under the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952 to inquire into the causes and circumstances of the Thoothukudi firing.
The notification being amended was issued by the Public Department (Law and Order-F) and published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 23 May 2018. The source also notes that the 2018 notification had subsequently been amended before this amendment.
Key provision
G.O. Ms. No. 165 makes one stated change:
- In paragraph 4 of the earlier notification, the words “forty five months” are replaced with “forty eight months”.
- No other wording or function of the Commission of Inquiry is changed in the supplied notification.
- The amendment was made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu using powers under the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952.
Who may be affected
G.O. Ms. No. 165 directly concerns the Commission of Inquiry and the period stated for its work. It may also be relevant to people involved in, affected by, or following the inquiry into the deaths and injuries caused by the firing at Thoothukudi on 22 May 2018.
Relevance to land and property
G.O. Ms. No. 165 does not mention land ownership, land use, planning permission, registration, patta, acquisition, building approval or property transactions. Based on the supplied text, it does not create any requirement for Tamil Nadu property buyers, owners or land professionals.
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Common questions
Does this notification change any land or property rule in Tamil Nadu?
No. The notification only changes the stated period of the Commission of Inquiry from forty five months to forty eight months.
Which inquiry does G.O. Ms. No. 165 concern?
It concerns the Commission of Inquiry into the causes and circumstances leading to the firing at Thoothukudi on 22 May 2018, which resulted in deaths and injuries.
Which earlier notification was amended?
G.O. Ms. No. 165 amends Public Department (Law and Order-F) Notification No. II(2)/PULO/481(c)/2018, published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 23 May 2018.
What exact change was made to the commission period?
In paragraph 4 of the earlier notification, “forty five months” was replaced with “forty eight months”.
