Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 30, Part II, Section 2, 30 July 2025
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 30, Part II, Section 2, dated 30 July 2025, containing notifications from the Commercial Taxes and Registration Department and the Environment, Climate Change and Forests Department. The supplied notifications remit stamp duty for specified Chennai lease deeds, consolidate stamp duty for named insurers, declare Kozhimalai Forest Block Bit I and II as reserved forest, and propose reserved forest status for Pasukaditheri Forest Block. The gazette also amends an earlier stamp duty notification by replacing the stated amount.
What the gazette covers
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 30, Part II, Section 2, dated 30 July 2025, publishes several separate government notifications. Property owners and buyers are most likely to be affected only if their land or transaction matches the survey numbers, boundaries, lease deeds or forest blocks identified in a notification.
Stamp duty notifications
The Commercial Taxes and Registration Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 97, Commercial Taxes and Registration (J1), dated 8 July 2025. Its three notifications remit stamp duty on specified lease deeds involving the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development:
- Document Number 7357/2016, executed with Faery Estates Private Limited, covering office space on the 10th floor of SP Infocity at Perungudi, with specified parking rights. The remission is treated as effective from 30 July 2016.
- Document Number 8695/2021, executed with Faery Estates Private Limited, covering office space on the 11th floor of Global Infocity Park at Perungudi, with specified parking rights. The remission is treated as effective from 13 August 2021.
- Document Number 1954/2018, executed with RMZ InfoTech Private Limited, covering two office premises in RMZ Millennia Business Park II at Perungudi, with specified parking rights. The remission is treated as effective from 26 March 2018.
The Commercial Taxes and Registration Department also issued G.O. (Rt.) No. 263, Commercial Taxes and Registration (J1), dated 15 July 2025. It amends Notification No.II(2)/CTR/84/2025 by replacing the amount of Rs.3,10,00,000 with Rs.4,60,00,000.
Other notifications consolidate stamp duty for insurance policies issued by named offices of the Life Insurance Corporation of India, National Insurance Company Limited and United India Insurance Company Limited.
Forest land notifications
The Environment, Climate Change and Forests Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 106, Environment, Climate Change and Forests (FR.13), dated 24 June 2025. It declares Survey Numbers 39/1 and 39/5 in Mudumalai Village, Gudalur Taluk, The Nilgiris District, totalling 0.13.0 hectare, as Kozhimalai Forest Block Bit I and II reserved forest.
The Environment, Climate Change and Forests Department also issued G.O. Ms. No. 107, Environment, Climate Change and Forests (FR.13), dated 24 June 2025. It proposes reserved forest status for 32.40.00 hectares in Survey Number 106/3, Mekkarai Village, Shenkottai Taluk, Tenkasi District, named Pasukaditheri Forest Block, and appoints the Special Tahsildar (Forest Settlement), Singampatti, as Forest Settlement Officer.
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Common questions
Does the stamp duty remission apply to every lease in Perungudi?
No. The remission applies only to the three identified lease deeds, their named parties, document numbers and scheduled properties.
Which land is declared as Kozhimalai reserved forest?
The declaration covers Survey Numbers 39/1 and 39/5 in Mudumalai Village, Gudalur Taluk, The Nilgiris District, with a total extent of 0.13.0 hectare.
Has Pasukaditheri Forest Block already been declared a reserved forest?
The notification states that the Government proposes to constitute the land as reserved forest. It covers Survey Number 106/3 in Mekkarai Village, Shenkottai Taluk, Tenkasi District.
What amount was changed in the earlier stamp duty notification?
G.O. (Rt.) No. 263, Commercial Taxes and Registration (J1), dated 15 July 2025, replaces Rs.3,10,00,000 with Rs.4,60,00,000 in Notification No.II(2)/CTR/84/2025.
