Withdrawal from the Land Classification for Issuing Free House Site Patta for 3 Persons under the Special Regularisation Scheme under the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act, 1998
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, through G.O. Ms. No.130, Municipal Administration and Water Supply [MA.5(1)], dated 9 July 2025, withdraws specified government poramboke street land in Devakottai Municipal Council, Sivagangai district, from the council's control for issuing free house site patta to three persons under the Special Regularisation Scheme. Issued by the Governor of Tamil Nadu, the withdrawal took effect from publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 9 July 2025.
What the notification does
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department issued G.O. Ms. No.130, Municipal Administration and Water Supply [MA.5(1)], dated 9 July 2025. Using the power under sub-section (2) of section 118 of the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act, 1998, the Governor of Tamil Nadu withdraws the scheduled land from the control of Devakottai Municipal Council.
The stated purpose is to issue free house site patta to three persons under the Special Regularisation Scheme. The land is in Devakottai Taluk, within Devakottai Municipal Council, Sivagangai district.
Land covered
The Schedule to G.O. Ms. No.130 identifies two portions classified as Government Poramboke Veethi:
- Survey No. 94, subdivided as Survey Nos. 94/1 to 94/3. The total extent is stated as 0.1021.0 hectare, of which 0.0160.0 hectare is withdrawn. Its boundaries are Survey Nos. J/16/2 to the north, J/16/4 and J/16/7 to the south, J/16/97 and J/16/142 to the east, and J/16/96 to the west.
- Survey No. 96, subdivided as Survey Nos. 96/1 and 96/2. The total extent is stated as 0.0826.5 hectare, of which 0.0080.0 hectare is withdrawn. Its boundaries are Survey No. J/16/2 to the north, J/16/4 to the south, J/16/94 to the east, and J/16/95 to the west.
The Gazette states that the scheduled total extent may be a little more or less.
Who may be affected
G.O. Ms. No.130 directly concerns Devakottai Municipal Council, the three persons for whom free house site patta is proposed, and anyone dealing with the listed survey subdivisions or adjoining boundary survey numbers.
A buyer, owner or professional checking land in this location should compare the property survey number and boundaries with the Schedule. The notification covers only the specified extents within Survey Nos. 94 and 96, not the entire stated total extent of each survey number.
Effective date
G.O. Ms. No.130 states that the withdrawal from Devakottai Municipal Council's control takes effect from the date of publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. The Extraordinary Gazette was published on 9 July 2025.
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Common questions
Does the notification cover all land in Survey Nos. 94 and 96?
No. It withdraws only 0.0160.0 hectare from Survey Nos. 94/1 to 94/3 and 0.0080.0 hectare from Survey Nos. 96/1 and 96/2, within the boundaries listed in the Schedule.
Why was the land withdrawn from Devakottai Municipal Council's control?
The stated purpose is to issue free house site patta to three persons under the Special Regularisation Scheme under the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act, 1998.
When did the withdrawal take effect?
The withdrawal took effect from publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 9 July 2025.
What is the classification of the affected land?
Both scheduled portions are classified as Government Poramboke Veethi.
