Amendment to the Ad hoc rules for the Additional Director of Town and Country Planning Department of Tamil Nadu General Service
The Governor of Tamil Nadu, through the Housing and Urban Development Department, issued G.O. Ms. No. 54, Housing and Urban Development (UD2), dated 8 June 2023, amending the ad hoc service rules for the Additional Director of Town and Country Planning in the Tamil Nadu General Service. The amendment replaces the expression "three years" with "two years" in a specified provision of the existing rules.
What the notification does
The Housing and Urban Development Department notification under G.O. Ms. No. 54, Housing and Urban Development (UD2), dated 8 June 2023, amends the ad hoc rules for the Additional Director of Town and Country Planning in the Tamil Nadu General Service. The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the amendment using the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India.
The notification was published in Part III, Section 1(b) of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 5 July 2023 as Notification No. SRO B-24/2023.
Key change
The amendment makes one stated substitution in the existing ad hoc rules:
- In rule 5, sub-rule (ii), clause (a), the expression "three years" is replaced with "two years".
- The Gazette extract does not reproduce the full clause, so it does not explain what the period of years measures.
- No other amendment to the ad hoc rules is listed in this notification.
The rules being amended were originally published through Housing and Urban Development Department Notification No. SRO B-221/89, at pages 144 and 145 of Part III, Section 1(b) of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 26 July 1989.
Who is affected
The amendment concerns the government service rules for the post of Additional Director of Town and Country Planning in the Tamil Nadu General Service. It is therefore relevant to officers, candidates and government departments applying or administering the service conditions for that post.
The notification does not amend planning permission requirements, land classification, development controls, property registration or ownership rights. Property buyers and owners are not given any new duty, fee or approval requirement by this Gazette notification.
Dates and scope
G.O. Ms. No. 54, Housing and Urban Development (UD2), is dated 8 June 2023, and the amendment appeared in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 5 July 2023. The supplied notification does not state a separate commencement or retrospective application date.
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Common questions
Does this notification change any land use or planning permission rule?
No land use or planning permission change is contained in the notification. It only amends an ad hoc service rule for the Additional Director of Town and Country Planning.
What period has been reduced from three years to two years?
The notification replaces "three years" with "two years" in rule 5, sub-rule (ii), clause (a). The supplied text does not reproduce the full clause or explain what that period measures.
Which earlier rules are being amended?
The amendment applies to the ad hoc rules published through Housing and Urban Development Department Notification No. SRO B-221/89 in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 26 July 1989.
When was the amendment issued and published?
G.O. Ms. No. 54, Housing and Urban Development (UD2), is dated 8 June 2023. The notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 5 July 2023.
