Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2, No. 22, 30th May 2018
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2, No. 22, published by authority on 30th May 2018, carries several Secretariat Department notifications, including Indian Stamp Act notifications from the Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, a Higher Education Department notification creating and administering the Dr. Amirthavalli Raghupathy Charitable Endowment Fund at Presidency College, Chennai, and land acquisition schedules. For most property buyers and owners, the directly relevant parts are the land acquisition entries and the specific survey numbers listed, while the insurance stamp duty and college endowment notifications generally affect insurers or the named institution rather than ordinary landholders.
What this Gazette contains
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2, No. 22, published by authority on 30th May 2018, contains notifications or orders of interest to a section of the public issued by Secretariat Departments. In the supplied text, the main items are from the Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, the Higher Education Department, and land acquisition schedules.
Commercial Taxes and Registration Department
The Commercial Taxes and Registration Department notifications are under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899. They deal with consolidation of stamp duty for insurance policies issued by named insurers and, in some cases, amendments to earlier notifications.
Key points from the text:
- The Governor of Tamil Nadu amended earlier notifications for:
- The New India Assurance Company Limited.
- Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Limited.
- The Governor of Tamil Nadu provided for consolidated duty for policies issued by:
- The New India Assurance Company Limited through specified Chennai offices.
- United India Insurance Company Limited through its Regional Office, Madurai.
- Life Insurance Corporation of India through its branches in the State of Tamil Nadu.
- Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company Limited through its Chennai branch office and through its branches in the State of Tamil Nadu.
These entries are mainly relevant to the named insurance companies and their policy issuance arrangements.
Higher Education Department
Government Order Ms. No. 361, Higher Education (D2), dated 21st December 2017, published in this Gazette as No. II(2)/HE/490/2018, deals with the Dr. Amirthavalli Raghupathy Charitable Endowment Fund tenable in Presidency College, Chennai.
It does two things:
- It vests the scheduled property of Rs. 1,00,000 in the Treasurer of Charitable Endowments, Chennai.
- It settles a scheme for administration of the fund and appoints the Endowment Committee, Presidency College, Chennai to administer it.
Key provisions include:
- The fund is called the Dr. Amirthavalli Raghupathy Charitable Endowment Fund.
- Prizes are to be given from annual interest to the top ranker of Bachelor of Science, Chemistry students of Presidency College, Chennai.
- If more than one student gets the same marks, the prizes are to be equally distributed.
- Unutilized interest is to be added to the corpus of the fund.
- The fund amount is to be invested in Government Securities.
Land acquisition and property impact
The Gazette also includes acquisition of lands and schedules naming survey numbers, owners, boundaries, trees, and extent of land to be acquired. In the supplied text, examples include lands in Namakkal District, Namakkal Taluk, Veesanam Village, with entries for survey numbers such as 198/1B, 198/3B, 203/3A2, 203/3B2 and 203/4B.
This part matters if:
- You own land in the listed survey numbers.
- You are buying land in the listed village or nearby survey fields.
- You need to verify whether a parcel is affected by acquisition.
If your land is not among the listed survey numbers in the acquisition schedule, the extracted text does not show any direct effect on your property.
This summary is generated from the source document to help you find what is relevant. The PDF above is authoritative. For advice on your own property, use LandLens One or speak to a qualified professional.
Common questions
Does this Gazette issue a general rule affecting all property owners in Tamil Nadu?
No. The supplied text shows a collection of separate notifications. The parts shown mainly concern insurance stamp duty arrangements, a charitable endowment for Presidency College, Chennai, and specific land acquisition schedules.
Does the Higher Education Department notification affect private land owners?
The Higher Education Department notification in the supplied text concerns the Dr. Amirthavalli Raghupathy Charitable Endowment Fund at Presidency College, Chennai. It vests Rs. 1,00,000 in the Treasurer of Charitable Endowments, Chennai and sets the administration scheme for that fund, so it is not a general land ownership measure.
How do I know if the land acquisition part affects me?
You should check whether your land matches the district, taluk, village and survey numbers listed in the schedule. The supplied text includes entries in Namakkal District, Namakkal Taluk, Veesanam Village, with specific subdivided survey numbers and extents to be acquired.
What is the charitable endowment fund used for?
The scheme says the annual interest from the Dr. Amirthavalli Raghupathy Charitable Endowment Fund is to be used for prizes to the top ranker of Bachelor of Science, Chemistry students of Presidency College, Chennai. If more than one student secures the same marks, the prizes are to be equally distributed.
