Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 3, Part II, Section 2, 16 January 2019

What the Gazette covers

Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 3, Part II, Section 2, published by the Government of Tamil Nadu on 16 January 2019, collects notifications and orders of interest to sections of the public. The issuing departments include the Highways and Minor Ports Department, Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, Environment and Forests Department, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Labour and Employment Department, and Youth Welfare and Sports Development Department.

Land acquisition in Rajapalayam

Government Order (D) No. 302, Highways and Minor Ports (HS2) Department, dated 13 December 2018, gives notice of land acquisition under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001.

Key details stated in the notification are:

• The land is in Rajapalayam taluk and town in Virudhunagar district.
• The acquisition supports construction of a road overbridge replacing railway level crossing No. 449 on the Rajapalayam to Vembakottai Road.
• The project location is identified between kilometre 591/900 and kilometre 592/900.
• The total land area stated is 3,373.5 square metres.
• The affected locations include Ward G, Blocks 26 and 29, Ward H, Blocks 15 and 17, and Ward I, Blocks 3 and 4.
• Maps of the lands are kept at the Virudhunagar District Revenue Officer's office and may be inspected during office hours.

Owners or buyers dealing with property in these wards and blocks should compare their survey and title details with the acquisition schedule and maps.

Vanagiri Minor Port

Government Order (4D) No. 8, Highways and Minor Ports (HM1) Department, dated 10 December 2018, concerns denotification of Vanagiri Minor Port and withdrawal of the provisions of the Indian Ports Act, 1908. The notification records that it is made in partial modification under that Act and provides geographical coordinates for the relevant area.

Insurance policy stamp duty

The Commercial Taxes and Registration Department issued several orders under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899. They consolidate duty payable for policies issued through specified offices of the Life Insurance Corporation of India, United India Insurance Company Limited, Oriental Insurance Company Limited, National Insurance Company Limited and New India Assurance Company Limited.

These entries concern insurance policies and specified insurance offices. The supplied text does not announce a general change to stamp duty on property sales or conveyances.