Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2, No. 16
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2, No. 16 on 19 April 2023, containing notifications from several Secretariat departments. For property readers, the key measure is G.O. Ms. No. 38, Housing and Urban Development Department [UD4(2)], dated 17 March 2023, which amends an earlier planning notification by adding four revenue villages to the Chinnamanur Local Planning Area. The issue also establishes a District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court at Ponnamaravathy and publishes education, welfare, employment dispute and reserved forest notifications.
Land planning change
The Housing and Urban Development Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 38, Housing and Urban Development Department [UD4(2)], dated 17 March 2023. Acting under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971, the Governor of Tamil Nadu included the following revenue villages in the Chinnamanur Local Planning Area:
- Pulanandapuram
- Muthulapuram
- Uthamapalayam
- Markayankottai
The notification replaces the table in Housing and Urban Development Department Notification No. II(2)/HOU/2010/85, published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 24 April 1985. It records that the intention to make the inclusion had been published previously.
Property buyers, owners and professionals dealing with land in any of these four villages should note that the village is now included within the named local planning area. The source does not describe any specific change to ownership, building approval requirements or land use classification for individual properties.
Court established at Ponnamaravathy
The Home Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 134, Home (Courts-III), dated 23 March 2023, concerning a District Munsif Court at Ponnamaravathy in Pudukkottai District. The notifications:
- Increase the number of District Munsifs for Pudukkottai District to eleven when the new District Munsif assumes charge.
- Fix one District Munsif for the Ponnamaravathy court.
- Place the Ponnamaravathy court under the original jurisdiction of the Subordinate Judge's Court at Pudukkottai, in addition to that court's existing jurisdiction.
The Home Department also issued G.O. Ms. No. 135, Home (Courts-III), dated 23 March 2023, establishing a Judicial Magistrate Court at Ponnamaravathy after consultation with the High Court, Madras.
Other notifications in the issue
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2, No. 16 also contains:
- Nomination of Thiru V. Chockalingam to the Syndicate of Anna University.
- Republication of Correctional Service Medal awards.
- Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Unorganised Drivers and Automobile Workshop Workers Social Security and Welfare Scheme, 2006.
- Referrals of employment disputes to Labour Courts.
- Reconstitution of the Academic Council of Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Music and Fine Arts University.
- A declaration concerning Melappidavur Forest Block in Manamadurai Taluk, Sivagangai District.
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Common questions
Which villages were added to the Chinnamanur Local Planning Area?
Pulanandapuram, Muthulapuram, Uthamapalayam and Markayankottai were included.
Does the Chinnamanur notification change ownership of land in these villages?
The source only includes the four villages in the Chinnamanur Local Planning Area. It does not state that ownership of any property changes.
Did the Government publish its intention before adding the villages?
Yes. G.O. Ms. No. 38, Housing and Urban Development Department [UD4(2)], dated 17 March 2023, records that the intention had been published previously.
What court arrangements were made for Ponnamaravathy?
The Home Department notifications provide for one District Munsif at Ponnamaravathy, place that court under the original jurisdiction of the Subordinate Judge's Court at Pudukkottai, and establish a Judicial Magistrate Court at Ponnamaravathy.
