Loss of Certificates (26 VI 2 v8)
The Government Examinations and Educational Officers of the Government of Tamil Nadu published the Loss of Certificates notification, with no order number printed, in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated June 29, 2016. It reports specified educational certificates as lost beyond recovery, provides for duplicate certificates, and declares that any listed original later found must be treated as invalid and sent to the relevant examination or education authority for cancellation.
What the notification does
The Loss of Certificates notification was issued by the Government Examinations and Educational Officers of the Government of Tamil Nadu and published in Part VI, Section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated June 29, 2016. No order number is printed in the notification.
The notification records that the original educational certificates belonging to the listed candidates have been reported lost beyond recovery. Necessary steps are being taken to issue duplicate certificates.
Certificates and candidates covered
The Loss of Certificates notification contains candidate specific entries, including names, register numbers, examination months and years, certificate or examination details, and reference information.
The entries include:
- A diploma certificate entry for Gayathry, G., with register and certificate information.
- S.S.L.C. certificate entries connected with Ramanathapuram, Madurai, Ponneri, Chennai East, Chennai South, Tiruvallur, Tiruvannamalai, Periyakulam and Tirunelveli.
- Entries under Private candidates and the Inspector of Matriculation School, Chennai.
- Some candidates with more than one register number or examination sitting listed.
The general notice also refers to original Higher Secondary Certificates, Matriculation Certificates, Diploma Certificates and School Certificates.
Effect of finding an original certificate
The Loss of Certificates notification states that any listed original certificate found later must be treated as invalid. A person who finds such an original should send it for cancellation to the appropriate authority, depending on the certificate type.
The named authorities are:
- The Secretary, Board of Higher Secondary Examination.
- The Directorate of Government Examinations, Chennai-6.
- The Director of Technical Education, Chennai-25.
- The Inspector or Inspectress of Matriculation and Anglo-Indian Schools, as applicable.
Who is affected
The Loss of Certificates notification directly affects the candidates whose details appear in the published list and anyone who later finds one of their original certificates. It concerns educational records only. The source contains no provision about land ownership, property registration, planning permission, title documents or other real estate matters.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette notification affect my land or property title?
No property or land provision appears in the source. The notification concerns specified lost educational certificates, duplicate issue and cancellation of originals found later.
Can a listed original certificate still be used if it is found?
No. The notification says a listed original found later must be treated as invalid and sent to the appropriate examination or education authority for cancellation.
Will duplicate certificates be issued to the listed candidates?
The notification states that necessary steps are being taken to issue duplicate certificates.
What information does the published list contain?
The entries provide candidate names, register numbers, examination months and years, certificate or examination details, and reference information.
