Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 1, No. 18 (18 II 1 v3)

What the Gazette issue covers

The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 6 May 2015 contains two Revenue Department measures relevant to land and revenue administration. One replaces the land schedule in an earlier surplus land notification. The other creates Senthamangalam Taluk in Namakkal District, with effect from 20 April 2015.

Surplus land holdings of Thiru S. Vasudevan

Government Order (Ms.) No. 162, Revenue [LR.I(1)], dated 10 April 2015, was issued under the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961. It modifies Revenue Department Notification No. II(1)REV/915/75, published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 26 November 1975.

Key provisions are:

• The earlier schedule is replaced by a new schedule.
• The schedule identifies Thiru S. Vasudevan, son of Srinivasa Iyengar, as the holder of the surplus land.
• It lists 19 government dry land entries in Marudhur South Village, Kulithalai Taluk.
• The listed survey numbers include 606/1, 607/1, 600/2, 601, 602, 603/2, 539/1B, 540/1, 597/1, 597/4, 599/1J, 599/2A, 415/2D, 415/3A3, 580/4, 580/6, 413/3, 418/2A and 579.
• The schedule records a total of 60.41, equivalent to 15.106 standard acres.
• Lands at serial numbers 1 to 6 had already been assigned to eligible persons.

Buyers dealing with any listed survey number should note that the land appears in a statutory surplus land schedule and that some parcels were already assigned.

Creation of Senthamangalam Taluk

Government Order (Ms.) No. 178, Revenue [R.A.1(1)] Department, dated 20 April 2015, divides Namakkal Taluk and creates Senthamangalam Taluk in Namakkal District.

The administrative changes include:

• Creation of Senthamangalam Taluk from part of Namakkal Taluk.
• Creation of Keerambur firka, headquartered at Keerambur, from 12 villages in Nallipalayam firka, and its inclusion in Namakkal Taluk.
• Creation of Mettupatti firka, headquartered at Mettupatti, from part of Erumapatti firka, and its inclusion in Senthamangalam Taluk.
• Approval of 53 posts for the new taluk, including revenue, social security, supply, special scheme and land survey functions.

Property owners may need to use the appropriate taluk and firka offices following this territorial reorganisation.