Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Rules, 2017
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Land Administration Wing, issued G.O.Ms.No. 21 dated 24 January 2024, amending the Tamil Nadu Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Rules, 2017. The amendment replaces a sub-clause in rule 2 so that the relevant area is the area, including Village Panchayats, within the territorial limits of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority as on 19 October 2022.
What the notification changes
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Land Administration Wing, issued G.O.Ms.No. 21 dated 24 January 2024. The notification amends the Tamil Nadu Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Rules, 2017.
The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the amendment using powers under section 109 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. The draft amendment had previously been published as required under section 112 of that Act.
Key provision
The amendment substitutes sub-clause (i) of clause (n) in sub-rule (1) of rule 2. The replacement text identifies:
- The area lying within the territorial limits of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority as on 19 October 2022.
- Village Panchayats within those territorial limits as part of that area.
The notification does not reproduce the rest of clause (n). It therefore does not provide, on this page, the full definition or explain every legal consequence of including an area within it.
Who may be affected
The amendment may be relevant to landowners, buyers, acquiring authorities and professionals dealing with land acquisition, compensation, rehabilitation or resettlement under the 2017 Rules where the land is within the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority limits identified as on 19 October 2022.
Village Panchayat land is not excluded merely because it is governed as a Village Panchayat. If it falls within the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority territorial limits on the specified date, the substituted wording includes it.
Date and publication
The notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 24 January 2024 as No. SRO A-1(a)/2024. The supplied notification does not state a separate commencement or effective date. The territorial boundary reference is fixed by the wording to the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority limits as they stood on 19 October 2022.
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Common questions
Does the amendment include Village Panchayats within the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority area?
Yes. The substituted wording expressly includes Village Panchayats lying within the territorial limits of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority as on 19 October 2022.
Which Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority boundary date is used?
The notification uses the territorial limits of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority as on 19 October 2022.
Does the notification state when the amendment takes effect?
The notification was dated and published on 24 January 2024, but the supplied text does not state a separate commencement or effective date.
Was a draft of the amendment published before the final notification?
Yes. The notification states that the draft had previously been published as required under section 112 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.
