Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 30, Part II, Section 2 (30 II 2 v7)
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 30, Part II, Section 2, dated 29 July 2015, containing notifications from Secretariat departments. The Commercial Taxes and Registration Department issued Government Order (Routine) Numbers 280, 283, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300 and 301 dated between 25 June 2015 and 6 July 2015, and Number 306 dated 8 July 2015, mainly consolidating stamp duty for specified insurance policies and debentures. The issue also publishes Higher Education Department Government Order (1D) Number 166 dated 7 July 2015, Environment and Forests Department Government Order (Routine) Number 431 dated 7 July 2015, and Home Department Government Order (Ms.) Number 379 dated 4 May 2015, which provisionally attaches movable properties connected with Sun Financial Consultancy in Madurai District.
What the gazette covers
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 30, Part II, Section 2 publishes several unrelated government notifications rather than one general land law. Most concern consolidated stamp duty for particular companies, appointments to public bodies, and the attachment of movable property following a financial establishment's alleged failure to repay deposits.
The contents page also lists a Housing and Urban Development Department notification concerning an exemption from certain development regulations for an office building at T. Nagar, Chennai. The supplied text does not include the terms of that notification.
Stamp duty notifications
The Commercial Taxes and Registration Department notifications provide for consolidated duty under the Indian Stamp Act for specific transactions:
- Life Insurance Corporation of India policies issued through offices in Salem, Chennai and Vellore, and through branches in Tamil Nadu, for the periods stated in each notification.
- United India Insurance Company Limited policies issued through its Regional Office in Madurai during March 2015.
- Oriental Insurance Company Limited policies issued through its Corporate Business Regional Office in Chennai for the stated period.
- Fully convertible debentures issued by IL & FS Tamil Nadu Power Company Limited to Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Limited.
These notifications apply to the identified insurance policies and debenture issues. The supplied text does not create a general stamp duty rate for property sales or registrations.
Attachment in Madurai District
Home Department Government Order (Ms.) Number 379 dated 4 May 2015 records complaints that Sun Financial Consultancy, Madurai District, defaulted on repayment of matured deposits. The Governor of Tamil Nadu made an ad-interim attachment of movable properties listed in the schedule because they were alleged to have been acquired from depositors' money.
Control of the attached property was transferred to the Competent Authority and District Revenue Officer, Madurai District. That authority was directed to take further action under the applicable procedure, with assistance from the Special Public Prosecutor before the Special Court. The visible part of the schedule includes pledged gold ornaments standing in the name of R. Kavitha.
Other appointments
Higher Education Department Government Order (1D) Number 166 dated 7 July 2015 nominates Dr. S. Sathappan to the Syndicate of Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, for three years from 22 June 2015.
Environment and Forests Department Government Order (Routine) Number 431 dated 7 July 2015 nominates Thiru T. Udhayachandran, Indian Administrative Service, as an official member of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board.
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Common questions
Does this gazette change stamp duty for ordinary property purchases?
The supplied notifications only consolidate duty for specified insurance policies and fully convertible debentures. They do not state a general stamp duty change for property purchases.
Does the Madurai attachment cover land or buildings?
Home Department Government Order (Ms.) Number 379 dated 4 May 2015 attaches movable properties connected with Sun Financial Consultancy. The visible schedule identifies pledged gold ornaments, not land or buildings.
Who controls the attached property of Sun Financial Consultancy?
Control was transferred to the Competent Authority and District Revenue Officer, Madurai District, for further action under the stated procedure.
Does the gazette contain a planning decision for T. Nagar?
The contents page lists an exemption from certain development regulations for an office building at T. Nagar, Chennai. The supplied text does not provide the exemption's detailed terms.
