G.O. Ms. No. 508, Amendment to Appointment of Commission of Inquiry, 2012
The Governor of Tamil Nadu, through G.O. Ms. No. 508, Public (Buildings), dated 20 June 2012, amended an earlier Public (Buildings) Department notification appointing a Commission of Inquiry into alleged irregularities in constructing the New Secretariat Complex at Omandurar Government Estate, Chennai. The amendment replaces the period stated as twelve months with fifteen months.
What the notification does
G.O. Ms. No. 508, Public (Buildings), dated 20 June 2012, is a Government of Tamil Nadu Gazette notification amending the terms of a Commission of Inquiry. The Commission was appointed to inquire into allegations concerning construction of the New Secretariat Complex at Omandurar Government Estate, Chennai.
The allegations identified in the Gazette concern excess expenditure, loss caused to the public exchequer and deficiencies in construction standards.
Change made
The Public (Buildings) Department amendment changes paragraph 4 of Notification No. II(2)/PUBG/286/(c)/2011, dated 22 June 2011. It makes one stated substitution:
- The expression "twelve months" is replaced with "fifteen months".
The amendment does not reproduce or alter any other term of the earlier notification in the supplied text.
Legal and publication details
The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the amendment using the power under sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952, identified in the Gazette as Central Act LX of 1952.
Key publication details are:
- The amendment appeared in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary.
- It was published on 20 June 2012 in Part II, Section 2.
- The Gazette identifies the amendment as Notification No. II(2)/PUBG/318(a)/2012.
- The earlier notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 22 June 2011.
Who is affected
G.O. Ms. No. 508 directly concerns the Commission of Inquiry and the inquiry into the New Secretariat Complex construction allegations. It does not contain provisions about private land ownership, property registration, planning permission, land classification or development rights. Based on the supplied text, a Tamil Nadu property buyer or owner does not need to take any property-related action because of this amendment.
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Common questions
Does this notification change any land or property rights in Tamil Nadu?
No land or property rights are changed in the supplied text. The notification only replaces "twelve months" with "fifteen months" in the earlier Commission of Inquiry notification.
What was the Commission of Inquiry appointed to investigate?
It was appointed to inquire into allegations of excess expenditure, loss to the exchequer and deficiencies in construction standards relating to the New Secretariat Complex at Omandurar Government Estate, Chennai.
Which earlier notification was amended?
G.O. Ms. No. 508 amended Public (Buildings) Department Notification No. II(2)/PUBG/286/(c)/2011, dated 22 June 2011.
What exact change did G.O. Ms. No. 508 make?
In paragraph 4 of the earlier notification, it substituted the expression "fifteen months" for "twelve months".
