Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 19, Part II, Section 2 (19 II 2 v8)
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 19, Part II, Section 2 on 11 May 2016, containing notifications from the Home Department, Labour and Employment Department and Public Works Department. The notifications grant vehicle tax and registration fee exemptions, establish and reorganise courts, correct a minimum wage notification and exempt specified industrial equipment from parts of the Boilers Act. Home Department G.O. Ms. No. 362, dated 22 April 2016, supersedes an earlier Home Department notification dated 21 July 2010.
What the gazette covers
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 19, Part II, Section 2, published by the Government of Tamil Nadu on 11 May 2016, contains several unrelated government notifications. It does not announce a land acquisition, change of land use, planning scheme or property registration requirement.
Home Department notifications
The Home Department notifications provide that:
- G.O. Ms. No. 357, Home (Tr.I), dated 20 April 2016, exempts a specified multi utility van belonging to the Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority, Chennai, from life time tax. A separate notification under the same government order exempts that vehicle from its registration fee. The chassis and engine numbers are stated in the gazette.
- G.O. Ms. No. 362, Home (Courts-II), dated 22 April 2016, establishes a Court of Judicial Magistrate, described as a Fast Track Court of Madras at Magisterial Level, at Eraniel in Kanniyakumari District. It supersedes Home Department Notification No. II(2)/HO/450/2010, published on 21 July 2010.
- G.O. Ms. No. 365, Home (Courts-III), dated 22 April 2016, creates a separate District Munsif Court at Omalur by bifurcating the District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court, Omalur. It appoints one District Munsif to the new court.
- Further notifications under G.O. Ms. No. 365 place the Omalur District Munsif Court under the original jurisdiction of the Subordinate Judge's Court, Mettur, and fix the number of District Munsifs for Salem District as seven when the District Munsif at Omalur assumes charge.
Employment and industrial equipment
The Labour and Employment Department correction dated 22 April 2016 changes wording in the minimum wage notification for employment in the cashew nut industry. It replaces “an increase of only” with “an increase of 25 paise (Twenty Five paise only)”.
G.O. Ms. No. 88, Public Works (D2), dated 21 April 2016, exempts two German made Waste Heat Steam Recovery Steam Generators, item numbers FA 101 and FA 405, supplied to Thirumalai Chemicals Limited, Ranipet, from specified Boilers Act provisions to permit erection and registration. Conditions cover recognised design standards, permitted materials and tests or examinations to be carried out by the owner.
Relevance to property matters
Property buyers and owners are not given any new land related duty by these notifications. The court reorganisation may matter to professionals handling civil proceedings within the relevant Salem District court structure.
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Common questions
Does this gazette change land use or property registration rules?
No land use change, planning rule or property registration requirement is stated in the supplied notifications.
What changed to the court structure at Omalur?
Home Department G.O. Ms. No. 365, dated 22 April 2016, creates a separate District Munsif Court at Omalur, appoints one District Munsif and places the court under the original jurisdiction of the Subordinate Judge's Court, Mettur.
Was an earlier notification replaced?
Yes. Home Department G.O. Ms. No. 362, dated 22 April 2016, supersedes Home Department Notification No. II(2)/HO/450/2010 dated 21 July 2010 when establishing the Judicial Magistrate court at Eraniel.
Does the vehicle tax exemption apply to private vehicle owners?
No. The exemptions apply only to the specified multi utility van belonging to the Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority, Chennai.
