Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 17, Part II, Section 2 (17 II 2 v3)
The Government of Tamil Nadu published two departmental notifications in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 24 April 2019. Government Order (Ms.) No. 318, Higher Education Department (D2), dated 21 December 2018, vests a Rs. 25,000 charitable endowment and establishes its administration at Government Arts College, Melur, while Government Order (D) No. 187, Labour and Employment Department (A2), dated 29 March 2019, refers a dispute involving Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Limited and its employees union to the Chennai Industrial Tribunal.
What the Gazette contains
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 24 April 2019 contains separate notifications from the Higher Education Department and the Labour and Employment Department. One concerns a charitable fund at Government Arts College, Melur, Madurai District. The other sends an employment dispute at an industrial establishment in Kanchipuram District to the Chennai Industrial Tribunal.
Charitable endowment at Government Arts College, Melur
Government Order (Ms.) No. 318, Higher Education Department (D2), dated 21 December 2018, deals with The Shri N.K. Narayanasamy Pancharathinam Charitable Endowment Fund.
Key provisions are:
- The endowment property is Rs. 25,000.
- The money is vested in the Treasurer of Charitable Endowments, Chennai.
- The Endowment Committee of Government Arts College, Melur, Madurai District, must administer the fund.
- The annual interest must fund a prize for the top ranking student from the current batch completing the Bachelor of Arts English Literature course at the college.
- If two or more students receive the same marks, the prize must be divided equally.
- The administration may decide how the interest amount is given to the student.
- Unused interest may be added to the fund's corpus.
- The administrator's decision is final on matters concerning administration of the fund.
- The fund must be vested and reinvested in Government securities.
- The scheme operates from the date the notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
The property covered by this notification is the Rs. 25,000 fund. The notification does not identify or transfer any land.
Industrial dispute referred for adjudication
Government Order (D) No. 187, Labour and Employment Department (A2), dated 29 March 2019, concerns Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Limited at Alathur SIPCOT Industrial Estate, Kanchipuram District, and the Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Employees Union.
The dispute referred to the Chennai Industrial Tribunal asks whether the union's demand for approximately 750 employees is justified. The demand concerns a 20 percent bonus for 2014 to 2015 and an ex gratia payment of Rs. 50,000 for each employee. If the demand is justified, the Tribunal is to issue appropriate orders. The Tribunal is requested to give its decision within three months after receiving the order.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette notification affect ownership of private land?
No private land is identified or transferred. The property vested under the Higher Education Department notification is a charitable fund of Rs. 25,000.
Who can receive the prize from the charitable endowment?
The prize is for the top ranking student from the current batch completing the Bachelor of Arts English Literature course at Government Arts College, Melur. Students with equal marks must share the prize equally.
Who manages The Shri N.K. Narayanasamy Pancharathinam Charitable Endowment Fund?
The Endowment Committee of Government Arts College, Melur, Madurai District, administers the fund. The money is vested in the Treasurer of Charitable Endowments, Chennai.
What employment claim was sent to the Chennai Industrial Tribunal?
The Tribunal must decide whether the union's demand for a 20 percent bonus for 2014 to 2015 and Rs. 50,000 as ex gratia for each of approximately 750 employees of Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Limited is justified.