Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 40, Part II, Section 2 (40 II 2 v4)
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 40, Part II, Section 2 on 2 October 2019, containing notifications from the Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, Higher Education Department and Home Department. The notifications consolidate stamp duty for insurance policies, amend an earlier insurance notification, make appointments to a tax tribunal and a university syndicate, and announce police medals. They were issued through G.O. (Rt.) No. 481 dated 29 August 2019, G.O. (Rt.) No. 485 dated 3 September 2019, G.O. (D) No. 157 dated 30 August 2019, G.O. (1D) No. 241 dated 12 September 2019 and G.O. Ms. No. 482 dated 14 September 2019.
What the gazette contains
The Government of Tamil Nadu published this issue as a collection of notifications or orders of interest to sections of the public. The supplied pages cover insurance stamp duty, appointments to public bodies and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Police Medals.
The supplied text does not contain a notification changing land ownership, land classification, planning permission or property registration requirements.
Insurance policy stamp duty
The Commercial Taxes and Registration Department issued two notifications under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899:
- G.O. (Rt.) No. 481, Commercial Taxes and Registration (J1), dated 29 August 2019, consolidates duty of Rs. 4,000 for policies issued by the New India Assurance Company Limited, Sriperumbudur, from 1 July 2019 to 31 March 2020.
- G.O. (Rt.) No. 485, Commercial Taxes and Registration (J1), dated 3 September 2019, amends the earlier notification concerning policies issued by Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Limited, Chennai-34. It replaces 31 August 2019 with 30 November 2019.
These provisions concern the issue of insurance policies by the named companies. The supplied text does not apply them to land sale deeds or other property documents.
Tribunal and university appointments
The Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, through G.O. (D) No. 157, Commercial Taxes and Registration (A1), dated 30 August 2019, appoints Thiru S. Assan Mohamed, Senior Civil Judge, as Additional Member of the Additional Bench of the Tamil Nadu Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal at Madurai.
The Higher Education Department, through G.O. (1D) No. 241, Higher Education (K2), dated 12 September 2019, nominates Dr. R. Jeyaraman as a member of the Syndicate of Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore, for three years with effect from 12 August 2019.
Police medals
The Home Department, through G.O. Ms. No. 482, Home (SC), dated 14 September 2019, announces Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Police Medals for gallantry and outstanding devotion to duty on Dr. Anna's Birthday. The notification names recipients and states the cash prize or lump sum grant applicable to each listed recipient, including a posthumous gallantry award.
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Common questions
Does this gazette change any land or property registration rule?
The supplied text contains no notification changing land ownership, land classification, planning permission or property registration requirements.
Does the Rs. 4,000 consolidated stamp duty apply to my sale deed?
The notification states that the Rs. 4,000 consolidated duty concerns policies issued by the New India Assurance Company Limited, Sriperumbudur. It does not state that the amount applies to sale deeds.
What changed for Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Limited?
G.O. (Rt.) No. 485 dated 3 September 2019 replaces the date 31 August 2019 with 30 November 2019 in the earlier notification concerning the company's insurance policies.
Who was appointed to the Tamil Nadu Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal at Madurai?
G.O. (D) No. 157 dated 30 August 2019 appoints Thiru S. Assan Mohamed, Senior Civil Judge, as Additional Member of the Additional Bench at Madurai.
