Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 32, Part II, Section 2 (32 II 2 v2)

What the Gazette issue covers

The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 32, Part II, Section 2, dated 8 August 2018, is a collection of notifications and orders affecting sections of the public. Its contents include stamp duty matters, proposed reserved forests, land acquisition, marriage licences, prosecution appointments, minimum wages and industrial adjudication.

For property owners and buyers, the supplied text provides details about proposed reserved forests and an amendment concerning stamp duty remission for certain industrial leases. The contents also list land acquisition notifications from the Highways and Minor Ports Department, but the supplied pages do not provide the affected land details.

Proposed Summadukuttu Reserved Forest

The Environment and Forests Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 45 dated 18 April 2018. Its key provisions are:

• The Government proposes to constitute Summadukuttu Forest Block as reserved forest.
• The land is Survey Field No. 92 in Silambakkonpatti Village, Melur Taluk, Madurai District.
• The stated extent is 13.66.5 hectares.
• The notification gives boundaries by reference to nearby survey fields and Pallapatty Village.
• The Special Tahsildar (Forest Settlement), Bodi, is appointed as Forest Settlement Officer.
• The District Forest Officer, Madurai Division, will attend the forest settlement inquiry for the Government.
• The Personal Assistant (Lands) to the Collector of Madurai District will hear appeals from specified forest settlement orders.

Anyone dealing with Survey Field No. 92 or adjoining land should note that the notification describes a proposal to constitute the block as reserved forest and establishes the inquiry and appeal process.

Proposed Nariyuthu Reserved Forest

The Environment and Forests Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 48 dated 18 April 2018. It proposes to constitute Nariyuthu Forest Block in Nilakottai Taluk, Dindigul District, as reserved forest.

• The Tahsildar, Dindigul Taluk, is appointed as Forest Settlement Officer.
• The District Forest Officer, Dindigul Division, will represent the Government at the inquiry.
• The Personal Assistant (General) to the Collector of Dindigul District is appointed to hear appeals.

Industrial lease stamp duty amendment

The Commercial Taxes and Registration Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 82 dated 17 July 2018. It amends an earlier notification concerning remission of stamp duty on lease instruments for new manufacturing facilities or expansion projects in existing or new State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited industrial parks in nine southern districts. The amendment states that the earlier notification is deemed to have come into force from 8 October 2013.