Declaration of Valve Stations SV 16 and SV 17 as Prohibited Place under the Official Secrets Act
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Public Department (SC), issued G.O. No. SS.II/320-23/2015, dated 21st August 2018, declaring specified premises of Petronet CCK Limited Valve Station Number 16 and Valve Station Number 17 in Tiruppur District as prohibited places under the Official Secrets Act, 1923. The declaration took effect when the notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 12th September 2018.
What the notification does
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Public Department (SC), through G.O. No. SS.II/320-23/2015, dated 21st August 2018, declares two specified valve station premises in Tiruppur District to be prohibited places under the Official Secrets Act, 1923. The declaration applies from 12th September 2018, the date of publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the declaration using functions entrusted to the Government of Tamil Nadu by the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs.
Land covered at Ugayanur
Valve Station Number 16 of Petronet CCK Limited is located at Ugayanur Village, Tiruppur South Taluk, Tiruppur District. The notified land totals 0.17.40 hectares and includes:
- Survey Number 301/2B, measuring 0.04.00 hectares. Its boundaries are Survey Number 301/2A to the north and west, Survey Number 292 to the east, and Survey Number 301/3B to the south.
- Survey Number 301/3B, measuring 0.10.00 hectares. Its boundaries are Survey Number 301/2B to the north, Survey Number 292 to the east, and Survey Number 301/3A to the south and west.
- Survey Number 302/2A1, measuring 0.03.40 hectares. Its boundaries are Survey Number 302/1 to the north, Survey Number 302/2A2 to the east, Survey Number 302/2B to the south, and Survey Number 299 to the west.
Land covered at Mettupalayam
Valve Station Number 17 of Petronet CCK Limited is located at No. 22 Mettupalayam Village, Kangeyam Taluk, Tiruppur District. The notified property is Survey Number 328/1B, measuring 0.25.00 hectares. Its boundaries are Survey Number 317/3 to the north, Survey Number 336 to the east, and Survey Number 328/1A to the south and west.
Why the status matters
The Government of Tamil Nadu states that information about these premises, or their destruction, obstruction or interference, would be useful to an enemy. Property buyers, owners and professionals dealing with the listed survey numbers or adjoining land should identify the exact parcel and boundaries. The notification declares prohibited place status, but does not state that ownership is transferred or describe any compensation, access procedure or land transaction process.
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Common questions
Are all properties in Ugayanur and Mettupalayam declared prohibited places?
No. The declaration identifies the premises of Valve Station Number 16 and Valve Station Number 17 through specific survey numbers, areas and boundaries.
Which survey numbers are covered by the declaration?
Valve Station Number 16 covers Survey Numbers 301/2B, 301/3B and 302/2A1 in Ugayanur Village. Valve Station Number 17 covers Survey Number 328/1B in Mettupalayam Village.
When did the prohibited place declaration take effect?
It took effect from 12th September 2018, when the notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Does the notification transfer ownership of the valve station land?
The notification does not state that ownership is transferred. It declares the specified premises to be prohibited places under the Official Secrets Act, 1923.
