Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part VI-Section 1, No. 23
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 23, Part VI-Section 1, dated June 13, 2012, containing public notifications issued by Heads of Departments and the Karur District Collector. It gives notice of treasure found on private land, cancels the registration of several cooperative societies, and lists planning variations affecting Courtallam and Alandur, although the supplied text does not provide the complete planning variation details.
What the Gazette covers
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 23, Part VI-Section 1, dated June 13, 2012, publishes several unrelated public notifications. For property buyers and owners, the relevant items are a treasure claim notice concerning land in Karur district and listed variations to approved development plans for Courtallam and Alandur.
Treasure found on land in Karur
Notification No. VI(1)/159/2012, issued by Karur District Collector V. Shobana and dated May 12, 2012, concerns 53 small gold pieces found while digging foundations for a compound wall on March 6, 2007.
Key details are:
- The place is Survey Field No. 182/3 in Andankovil Melbagam Village, Karur Taluk, Karur district.
- The land is stated to belong to P. Selvakumar, son of Palanisamy Gounder.
- The 53 pieces weigh 20 grams and 740 milligrams in total and are valued at Rs. 40,940.
- They are held at the Karur Sub Treasury.
- The pieces are thin, have dots and some symbols, but do not show a year or other indication of their period.
- Anyone claiming full or partial ownership was invited to appear before the Personal Assistant (General) to the Karur District Collector, personally or through an authorised representative, for an inquiry at 11.00 a.m. on September 17, 2012.
- If no claim was made, or a claim was rejected for lack of proper evidence, the treasure could be declared ownerless.
Planning matters
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 23 lists variations to the approved Courtallam Detailed Development Plan No. 1 and to the approved Detailed Development Plan for the Chennai Metropolitan Area for Alandur Village, Chennai district.
The supplied extract also contains a partial land schedule showing:
- Old Survey Field Nos. 488 part and 493 part.
- New location references Ward E and Block 2.
- An extent of 1.77 acres.
- Owners or occupiers named as K. Solaimalai and Sundari.
- Dry land described as vacant residential use.
The supplied text does not include enough of the planning notifications to establish the exact variation or connect the partial schedule conclusively to either planning area.
Cooperative societies
Notifications No. VI(1)/171/2012 to VI(1)/181/2012 cancel the registrations and finally close the affairs of multiple beekeeping, brick, pottery, oil, mat weaving, toddy tapping, handmade paper and leather cooperative societies. Most stated effective dates are April 27, 2012 or May 18, 2012, but the supplied text does not state an effective date for Notification No. VI(1)/176/2012.
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Common questions
Does the treasure notice affect ownership of Survey Field No. 182/3?
Notification No. VI(1)/159/2012 concerns treasure found on that land, not a transfer of the land itself. It invited claims to full or partial ownership of the treasure.
Can a person still attend the treasure claim inquiry?
The notified inquiry was fixed for September 17, 2012 at 11.00 a.m. before the Personal Assistant (General) to the Karur District Collector. The source does not state whether any later claim process is available.
Does the Gazette change land use in Courtallam or Alandur?
The contents list variations to approved development plans for Courtallam and Alandur. The supplied text does not provide the complete variation terms, so the precise land use changes cannot be determined from this extract.
What happened to the cooperative societies named in the notifications?
Their registrations were cancelled and their affairs were finally closed under the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies Act 1983. The notifications give effective dates for most of the named societies.
