Tamil Nadu State Minorities Commission Act, 2010 Notifications
The Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu issued G.O. Ms. No. 61 dated 29 July 2010, bringing the Tamil Nadu State Minorities Commission Act, 2010 into force from 1 August 2010 and constituting the Tamil Nadu State Minorities Commission. The notifications appoint the Commission's Chairperson, members and Member-Secretary, with a three-year term beginning on 1 August 2010.
What the notifications do
The Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department issued two notifications under G.O. Ms. No. 61 dated 29 July 2010. The Governor of Tamil Nadu used powers under the Tamil Nadu State Minorities Commission Act, 2010 to:
- appoint 1 August 2010 as the date on which the Act came into force;
- constitute the Tamil Nadu State Minorities Commission to exercise the powers and perform the functions assigned under the Act; and
- appoint the Chairperson, members and Member-Secretary of the Commission.
The notifications were published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, Part II, Section 2, on 29 July 2010.
Commission membership
The Tamil Nadu State Minorities Commission was constituted with the following members:
- Arul Thiru Vincent Chinnadurai, Chairperson.
- Dr. Thiru P.C. Reddy, Member.
- Thiru V. Abdur Rahim, Member.
- Thiru P. Pyarelal Jain, Member.
- Thiru Kavingar Nagore Jafarullah, Member.
- Thiru Venerable Bikku Mauriya Methapaul, Member.
- Commissioner of Minorities Welfare, Chennai-2, Member-Secretary.
The Chairperson and every member were appointed to hold office for three years from 1 August 2010.
Who is affected
The notifications directly concern the Tamil Nadu State Minorities Commission, its appointed office holders and the administration of the Tamil Nadu State Minorities Commission Act, 2010. They establish when the Act became operational and identify the persons originally appointed to the Commission.
Members of the public dealing with the Commission may use the notifications as evidence of its commencement and initial constitution. The source does not describe the Commission's detailed powers or procedures beyond stating that it will exercise the powers and perform the functions assigned under the Act.
Relevance to land and property
The notifications do not regulate land ownership, property transfers, planning permission, land use, registration, taxation or development. They do not impose any land-related fee, restriction or approval requirement. A property buyer, owner or professional is therefore not given any property-specific duty or entitlement by these notifications.
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Common questions
When did the Tamil Nadu State Minorities Commission Act, 2010 come into force?
The Governor of Tamil Nadu appointed 1 August 2010 as the date on which the Act came into force.
Who constituted the Tamil Nadu State Minorities Commission?
The Governor of Tamil Nadu constituted the Commission under the Tamil Nadu State Minorities Commission Act, 2010 through notifications issued by the Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department.
How long were the appointed Chairperson and members to hold office?
The Chairperson and every member were to hold office for three years from 1 August 2010.
Does this notification change any land or property rule?
No land or property rule is contained in the notifications. They concern the commencement of the Tamil Nadu State Minorities Commission Act, 2010 and the initial constitution and membership of the Commission.
