Defining of Jurisdiction of Certain Officers in the Office of Assistant Commissioner (ULT) Coimbatore, Trichy and Madurai
Defining of Jurisdiction of Certain Officers in the Office of Assistant Commissioner (Urban Land Tax) Coimbatore, Trichy and Madurai is a notification issued by P. Annamalai, Commissioner of Urban Land Ceiling and Urban Land Tax, on 6 January 2016 and published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 20 January 2016. The notification, which has no separate order number printed in the supplied text, partially amends earlier jurisdiction notifications and reallocates areas among three Assistant Commissioners following office restructuring under Revenue Department G.O. (Ms.) No. 34 dated 14 January 2015 and G.O. (Ms.) No. 249 dated 7 July 2015.
What the notification does
The notification issued by the Commissioner of Urban Land Ceiling and Urban Land Tax defines which Assistant Commissioner may exercise powers under the Tamil Nadu Urban Land Tax Act, 1966 in specified areas. It assigns those areas to the Assistant Commissioners of Urban Land Tax at Coimbatore, Tiruchirappalli and Madurai.
The change followed the disbandment of the Assistant Commissioner of Land Reforms and Urban Land Tax offices at Erode, Tiruchirappalli, Madurai and Tirunelveli with effect from 31 January 2015. It also followed the formation of two Assistant Commissioner of Urban Land Tax offices at Tiruchirappalli and Madurai.
The notification partially modifies Notification No. VI(1)/1730/Ma/92, Notification No. VI(1)/218/99 and Notification No. VI(1)/86/2000.
Areas assigned to each office
The annexure allocates jurisdiction broadly as follows:
- The Assistant Commissioner of Urban Land Tax, Coimbatore covers listed areas in Coimbatore, Pudukkottai, Cuddalore, Udhagamandalam, Salem, Mettur and Namakkal. The annexure identifies particular corporations, municipalities, panchayats, survey wards and revenue villages, including some areas marked only as parts.
- The Assistant Commissioner of Urban Land Tax, Tiruchirappalli covers the listed Tiruchirappalli municipal areas and specified areas in Villupuram, Karur, Thanjavur, Kumbakonam and Mayiladuthurai.
- The Assistant Commissioner of Urban Land Tax, Madurai covers Madurai Corporation, Harveypatti Township, specified areas within 16 kilometres of Madurai Corporation, and listed areas in Palani, Kodaikanal, Karaikudi, Tirunelveli, Rajapalayam, Tuticorin and Nagercoil.
Who may be affected
The jurisdiction allocation may affect owners, buyers and professionals dealing with urban land tax matters in any corporation, municipality, township, panchayat or revenue village listed in the annexure. Particular care is needed where an entry is limited to specified survey wards or is marked as a part of a village.
The notification changes administrative jurisdiction. It does not state a new urban land tax rate, fee, property classification or assessment method.
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Common questions
Does this notification impose a new urban land tax rate?
No new rate is stated. The notification allocates areas among the Assistant Commissioners of Urban Land Tax at Coimbatore, Tiruchirappalli and Madurai.
Which office handles urban land tax matters for Tirunelveli Corporation areas?
The listed Tirunelveli Corporation areas fall under the Assistant Commissioner of Urban Land Tax, Madurai. These include Tirunelveli Municipal Town, Palayamkottai Municipal Town, Melpalayam Municipal Town and other areas named in the annexure.
Are all properties in a listed town automatically covered?
Not necessarily. Some entries cover an entire municipal area, while others specify survey wards, named local bodies, particular revenue villages or only part of an area.
Why were the jurisdictions reassigned?
The reassignment followed the disbandment of offices at Erode, Tiruchirappalli, Madurai and Tirunelveli, and the formation of Assistant Commissioner of Urban Land Tax offices at Tiruchirappalli and Madurai.
