Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 19, Part II, Section 2, 25 May 2011
The Government of Tamil Nadu published this issue of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 25 May 2011, containing notifications from the Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, Home Department, and Labour and Employment Department. It consolidates stamp duty for specified Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited debentures, appoints Special Judges for corruption cases, republishes police medal awards, and refers several industrial disputes for adjudication. The supplied text does not change land ownership, land use, patta, property registration or stamp duty on property transactions.
What the Gazette covers
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 19, Part II, Section 2, dated 25 May 2011, publishes government notifications of interest to sections of the public. Its provisions concern a specific debenture issue, Special Judges, police medals and individual industrial disputes rather than land or property rights.
Stamp duty notification
The Commercial Taxes and Registration Department issued G.O. Rt. No. 229, Commercial Taxes and Registration (J1), dated 5 May 2011. The notification:
- provides for consolidated stamp duty of Rs. 12,50,000 for debentures issued by Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited;
- applies to debentures bearing serial numbers 1 to 500;
- is made under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899.
The notification is limited to that identified debenture issue. It does not state any change to stamp duty for land sales, leases, mortgages or other property documents.
Special Judges for corruption cases
The Home Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 254, Home (Courts II), dated 3 May 2011. Four notifications appoint Special Judges to try cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 that were investigated by the State Police, including the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption.
The appointments cover:
- the Chennai Metropolitan Sessions Division;
- Coimbatore, Erode and the Nilgiris Sessions Divisions;
- Tiruchirappalli, Karur, Thanjavur and Nagapattinam Sessions Divisions;
- Madurai, Dindigul, Theni and Virudhunagar Sessions Divisions.
The Home Department also republished Government of India notifications dated 26 January 2011 concerning the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service and the Police Medal for Meritorious Service.
Industrial dispute referrals
The Labour and Employment Department issued several referral orders, including G.O. (D) Nos. 129, 136, 138, 140, 141 and 142, dated between 26 April 2011 and 28 April 2011. The referrals include:
- a bonus and ex gratia dispute involving the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board;
- an employee promotion and demotion dispute involving a primary agricultural cooperative bank;
- wage deduction and temporary suspension disputes involving DCW Limited at Sahupuram;
- a dispute involving Tamil Nadu Industrial Explosives Limited at Vellore.
The disputes were sent to the Industrial Tribunal or the relevant Labour Court for adjudication. These referrals directly concern the named employers, workers and unions.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette change stamp duty on buying land or a house?
No such change appears in the supplied text. The stamp duty notification applies only to Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited debentures bearing serial numbers 1 to 500.
Does this Gazette affect patta, land title or land use approval?
The supplied text contains no provision about patta, land ownership, land use approval or property registration.
Which districts are covered by the Special Judge appointments?
The appointments cover Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, the Nilgiris, Tiruchirappalli, Karur, Thanjavur, Nagapattinam, Madurai, Dindigul, Theni and Virudhunagar Sessions Divisions.
Who is directly affected by the industrial dispute notifications?
They directly concern the named employers, workers and trade unions, including the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board, DCW Limited and Tamil Nadu Industrial Explosives Limited.
