Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 38, Part III, Section 1(b)

What the Gazette contains

The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 24th September 2025 publishes two separate service rule amendments made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu under the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India. One concerns direct recruitment to the Tamil Nadu Registration Service, and the other concerns pension and gratuity rights of Tamil Nadu government servants.

Tamil Nadu Registration Service recruitment

The Commercial Taxes and Registration Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 120, Commercial Taxes and Registration (H2), dated 25th August 2025, amending the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Registration Service in the Tamil Nadu Services Manual, 2016.

Key provisions are:

• The amendment applies to categories filled through direct recruitment under the relevant qualification table.
• The maximum age limit for appointment is increased by two years.
• The higher age limit applies from 13th September 2021 until 12th September 2026.
• The amendment is treated as having come into force on 13th September 2021.

This is a recruitment eligibility change. The notification does not alter property registration procedures, document requirements, registration charges or rights in land.

Pension and gratuity changes

Finance (Pension) issued G.O.Ms.No.192 dated 29th August 2025, amending the Tamil Nadu Pension Rules, 1978 with effect from that date.

Key provisions are:

• The competent authority may withhold pension or gratuity, or both, fully or partly, and may withdraw pension fully or partly.
• The competent authority's decision on withholding or withdrawing pension and gratuity is final under the inserted provision.
• Gratuity will not be authorised until proceedings conclude and final orders are issued where a government servant was under suspension at superannuation in the listed misconduct, grave charge, investigation or criminal proceeding situations, and suspension was revoked at superannuation to permit retirement.
• For government servants outside those situations, gratuity may be authorised despite pending proceedings.
• Where proceedings involve financial loss to the Government, gratuity may be released after deducting the maximum computed loss, unrecovered government dues and interest.

Who may be affected

The Registration Service amendment affects candidates seeking direct recruitment to the covered service categories. The pension amendments affect Tamil Nadu government servants whose pension or gratuity may be considered during disciplinary, misconduct, criminal or financial loss proceedings. Property buyers and owners are not given any new land related duty by these notifications.