G.O. Ms. No. 453, Extension of the Period of the Commission of Inquiry, 2022

What the notification does

Government Order (Ms.) No. 453, issued by the Tamil Nadu Public (Law and Order-F) Department on 24th June 2022, extends the period of the Commission of Inquiry appointed to inquire into the demise of former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Selvi J Jayalalithaa on 5th December 2016. The extension runs from 25th June 2022 to 3rd August 2022.

The amendment changes paragraph 3 of an earlier notification by replacing the words “fifty seven months” with “fifty eight months and 10 days”.

Legal and publication details

The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the amendment using the power conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952 (Central Act LX of 1952).

Key publication details are:

• The notification number is No. II(2)/PULO/493(a)/2022.
• It was published in Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 357 on 24th June 2022.
• It appears in Part II, Section 2 of the Gazette.
• D. Jagannathan, Secretary to Government, is named at the end of the notification.

Earlier notification affected

Government Order (Ms.) No. 453 amends Public (S.C.) Department Notification No. II(2)/PUSC/793(g)/2017. That earlier notification was published on page 1 of Part II, Section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 25th September 2017 and had subsequently been amended.

Only the stated duration in paragraph 3 is replaced by this amendment. The supplied notification does not describe any other change to the Commission’s appointment, powers or work.

Relevance to property owners and buyers

Government Order (Ms.) No. 453 concerns the duration of a Commission of Inquiry. It does not contain provisions about land ownership, property registration, planning permission, land use, acquisition, patta or property charges. Based on the supplied text, it does not directly affect a Tamil Nadu property transaction or land right.