G.O. Ms. No. 165, Exclusion from Issuance of Patta under Special Regulatory Plan, 2025
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, through G.O. Ms. No. 165, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS.3), dated 31st July 2025, excludes specified land in K.O. Ponneri and V. Sathamangalam villages, Virudhachalam Taluk, Cuddalore District, from the operation of the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994. Issued by the Governor of Tamil Nadu, the exclusion took effect when the notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 1st August 2025.
What the notification does
G.O. Ms. No. 165, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS.3), dated 31st July 2025, was issued by the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department under the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994. The notification excludes the scheduled land, whether its actual extent is slightly more or less, from the operation of that Act. Its heading describes the subject as exclusion from the operation of issuance of patta under a special regulatory plan.
The exclusion applies from 1st August 2025, the date on which the notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Land covered in K.O. Ponneri
The K.O. Ponneri schedule covers land in K.O. Ponneri Village Panchayat and K.O. Ponneri village, Virudhachalam Taluk, Cuddalore District.
- Before subdivision, Survey No. 77/1 was classified as Government Poramboke, Pathai, with an extent of 1.21.00 hectares.
- After subdivision, Survey No. 77/1 remains Government Poramboke, Pathai, with an extent of 1.15.26 hectares.
- The extent withdrawn is 0.05.74 hectare.
- Survey Nos. 77/3 to 77/9 are shown as Natham, with an extent of 0.05.74 hectare.
- The boundaries are Survey No. 77/1 to the north, Survey No. 76 to the south, Survey No. 78/2B to the east and Survey No. 46 to the west.
Land covered in V. Sathamangalam
The V. Sathamangalam schedule covers land in V. Sathamangalam Village Panchayat and V. Sathamangalam village, Virudhachalam Taluk, Cuddalore District.
- Before subdivision, Survey No. 123 was Government Poramboke, Pathai, measuring 0.23.00 hectare.
- After subdivision, Survey No. 123/1 remains Government Poramboke, Pathai, measuring 0.22.57 hectare.
- Survey No. 123/2 is shown as Natham, measuring 0.00.43 hectare, which is the extent withdrawn.
- The boundaries are Survey No. 123/1 to the north, Survey No. 122/1B2 to the south, and Survey No. 123/1 to the east and west.
Who should check the notification
G.O. Ms. No. 165 is relevant to buyers, owners and professionals dealing with the listed survey numbers. The notification concerns only the scheduled portions and does not state that the whole of either village is excluded.
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Common questions
Does the notification apply to all land in K.O. Ponneri and V. Sathamangalam?
No. It applies only to the land and extents identified in the schedules for the specified survey numbers.
When did the land exclusion take effect?
The exclusion took effect on 1st August 2025, when the notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Which subdivided land is shown as Natham?
In K.O. Ponneri, Survey Nos. 77/3 to 77/9 are shown as Natham with an extent of 0.05.74 hectare. In V. Sathamangalam, Survey No. 123/2 is shown as Natham with an extent of 0.00.43 hectare.
Does G.O. Ms. No. 165 itself record the grant of a patta?
No patta grant is recorded in the notification. It records the exclusion of the scheduled land from the operation of the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994, under a heading concerning issuance of patta under a special regulatory plan.
