Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 42, Part II, Section 2 (42 II 2 v4)
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 42, Part II, Section 2, on 16 October 2019, containing notifications from the Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, Higher Education Department, Home Department, and Labour and Employment Department. The notifications consolidate stamp duty for specified insurance companies, amend earlier insurance duty periods, nominate university syndicate members, amend a notification concerning special courts, and address employment matters.
What the Gazette covers
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 42, Part II, Section 2, contains several separate government notifications rather than one land law. The supplied notifications do not change land ownership, patta, property registration, planning permission, or land use.
Insurance policy stamp duty
The Commercial Taxes and Registration Department issued several orders consolidating stamp duty payable in respect of insurance policies issued by named offices and companies:
- G.O. (Rt.) No. 513, dated 18 September 2019, fixes Rs. 50,00,000 for policies issued by the Divisional Manager (P&GS), Life Insurance Corporation of India, Chennai-2, from 1 July 2019 to 31 March 2021.
- G.O. (Rt.) Nos. 519 and 532, dated 18 September 2019 and 26 September 2019, each fix Rs. 50,000 for policies issued by specified offices of the New India Assurance Company Limited.
- G.O. (Rt.) No. 536, dated 27 September 2019, fixes Rs. 80,00,000 for Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company Limited, Chennai-1, from 1 October 2019 to 31 May 2020.
- G.O. (Rt.) Nos. 537, 542 and 543, dated 27 September 2019 and 30 September 2019, fix consolidated duties for specified offices of the Life Insurance Corporation of India.
The Commercial Taxes and Registration Department also issued G.O. (Rt.) Nos. 518, 529 and 544, dated 18 September 2019, 24 September 2019 and 30 September 2019. These amend earlier notifications by replacing their stated end dates.
University appointments
The Higher Education Department issued G.O. (D) No. 249, dated 20 September 2019, nominating Professor Dr. Arunachalam Angappan and Professor T. Poongodi Vijayakumar to the Syndicate of Periyar University for three years from 21 August 2019.
The Higher Education Department issued G.O. (D) No. 250, dated 24 September 2019, nominating Dr. S. Narayana Kalkura and Tmt. Y. Sarada to the Syndicate of Tamil Nadu Open University for three years from 10 September 2019.
Courts and employment matters
The Home Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 508, dated 25 September 2019, amending a 2017 notification concerning a Special Court of Judicial Magistrate for Commercial Crime Investigation Wing, Crime Investigation Department cases in Salem, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri and Namakkal.
The Labour and Employment Department notifications listed in the Gazette concern an Employees' State Insurance exemption, declaration of specified earth-moving equipment industries as a public utility service, Labour Court adjudication, and revision of minimum wages for food processing employment.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette change my land title, patta or property registration?
No land title, patta, property registration, planning permission or land-use change is set out in the supplied notifications.
Do the stamp duty notifications apply to a property sale deed?
The listed stamp duty notifications concern the issue of insurance policies by specified insurance companies and offices. They do not state a duty for property sale deeds.
Which insurance companies are covered?
The notifications name the Life Insurance Corporation of India, the New India Assurance Company Limited, and Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company Limited.
Does the Gazette contain amendments to earlier notifications?
Yes. The Commercial Taxes and Registration Department changes end dates in earlier insurance duty notifications, and the Home Department amends a 2017 notification concerning special courts.
