Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 12, Part VI, Section 1 (2026)
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 12, Part VI, Section 1, dated 25 March 2026, containing public notifications from the Pudukkottai District Collector, the Fourth Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet, and the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority. The notifications correct a land acquisition area in Sembattur, provide for destruction of specified old court records, and amend land use classifications under master plans for Koyambedu, Sirukalathur, Kuthambakkam and the Salem Local Planning Area.
What the gazette covers
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 12, Part VI, Section 1, dated 25 March 2026, publishes several separate notifications affecting land acquisition records, court documents and planning classifications. Property owners and buyers should check the survey number, village, taluk and planning authority before relying on any change.
Sembattur land acquisition correction
The Pudukkottai District Collector issued Notification No. VI(1)/179/2026 under proceeding R.C. No. 317/2022/A2/CVG, dated 18 February 2026. It corrects the final declaration for land acquisition for the Cauvery Vaigai Gundar Link Canal Scheme in Sembattur Village, Pudukkottai Taluk and District.
Key details are:
- The correction applies only to Survey No. 268/9, listed as serial number 202.
- The acquisition area is corrected from 0.08.50 hectares to 0.11.00 hectares.
- The land remains classified as wet land.
- The pattadar is Malliga, wife of Krishna Moorthy.
Old records at Saidapet courts
The Fourth Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet, Chennai, issued Notification No. VI(1)/180/2026 under Dis. No. 471/2026, dated 19 February 2026. Specified old case records and filed documents will be destroyed after one month from publication unless claimed earlier.
The notice covers:
- Certain CC and STC case records from 1985 to 2019.
- All petty case records from 1999 to 2021.
- Documents, account books and other materials filed in those cases.
Concerned parties may inspect the case number lists at the Saidapet court complex and apply to the Chief Clerk for return of documents within the stated period.
Chennai Metropolitan Area land use changes
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, through its Principal Secretary and Member-Secretary, published variations to the Second Master Plan for Chennai Metropolitan Area 2026:
- Town Survey No. 128, Block No. 74, Plot No. 43 in Koyambedu Village is reclassified from Primary Residential Use Zone to Commercial Use Zone.
- Survey Nos. 416/1 and 416/2 in Sirukalathur Village are reclassified from Agricultural Use Zone to Commercial Use Zone, subject to compliance with Water Resources Department remarks during development.
- Survey Nos. 400/2A1 and 400/2C1A in Kuthambakkam Village are reclassified from Primary Residential Use Zone to Industrial Use Zone. Development must comply with Water Resources Department conditions, and remarks from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board must be obtained.
Salem planning variation
Notification No. VI(1)/184/2026, Roc. No. 4692/2025/SD-1, records a conversion from Agricultural Use Zone to Residential Use Zone ordered by the Housing and Urban Development Department through G.O.(2D) No. 26, dated 28 January 2026. It directs corresponding entries for Survey Field No. 295 in Muthunayakkanpatti Village under the approved Salem Master Plan.
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Common questions
Does the Sembattur correction change the land being acquired?
Yes. Notification No. VI(1)/179/2026 corrects the acquisition area for Survey No. 268/9 from 0.08.50 hectares to 0.11.00 hectares. The classification remains wet land.
How can I recover documents filed in an old Saidapet court case?
Notification No. VI(1)/180/2026 says concerned parties must apply to the Chief Clerk of the Saidapet court complex within one month from publication. Otherwise, the documents may be destroyed with the case records.
Can the Kuthambakkam land now be used for industry without further conditions?
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority reclassified Survey Nos. 400/2A1 and 400/2C1A as Industrial Use Zone, but development must comply with Water Resources Department conditions and obtain remarks from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board.
Which Koyambedu property was changed to commercial use?
Town Survey No. 128, Block No. 74, Plot No. 43, forming part of DTP Approved Layout No. 11/1971 in Koyambedu Village, was reclassified from Primary Residential Use Zone to Commercial Use Zone.
