Appointment of Special Officers to Town Panchayats, Municipalities and Municipal Corporations under the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, Amendment to Notification
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Election) Department issued Government Order Ms. No. 138, dated 31st December 2018, to amend earlier notifications concerning the appointment of special officers to Tamil Nadu urban local bodies. The amendments replaced the end date of 31st December 2018 with 30th June 2019 and took effect from 1st January 2019.
What the notification changes
Government Order Ms. No. 138, issued by the Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Election) Department on 31st December 2018, amends a series of earlier notifications published on 24th October 2016 and subsequently amended. In each covered notification, the words specifying an appointment period ending on 31st December 2018 were replaced with words specifying an end date of 30th June 2019.
The amendments came into force on 1st January 2019. Their effect was to continue the period stated in the earlier special officer appointment notifications for another six months.
Urban local bodies covered
Government Order Ms. No. 138 applies through separate notifications made under the laws governing different categories of urban local bodies. The Gazette covers:
- Town panchayats and municipalities governed by the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920.
- Chennai City Municipal Corporation.
- Madurai City Municipal Corporation.
- Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation.
- Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation.
- Tirunelveli City Municipal Corporation.
- Salem City Municipal Corporation.
- Tiruppur City Municipal Corporation.
- Erode City Municipal Corporation.
- Vellore City Municipal Corporation.
- Thoothukudi City Municipal Corporation.
- Thanjavur City Municipal Corporation.
- Dindigul City Municipal Corporation.
The Governor of Tamil Nadu made each amendment using powers under the law applicable to the relevant local body.
Who may be affected
Government Order Ms. No. 138 concerns the administration of town panchayats, municipalities and listed municipal corporations through appointed special officers. Residents, property owners and professionals dealing with these urban local bodies could therefore have interacted with an administration operating under the extended appointment period.
The Gazette does not change land ownership, property boundaries, land classification, planning permission requirements, taxes, rates or fees. Its stated change is limited to replacing the end date in the earlier special officer appointment notifications.
Key dates and effect
- The earlier notifications were published on 24th October 2016 and had subsequently been amended.
- Government Order Ms. No. 138 was dated 31st December 2018.
- The amendments took effect from 1st January 2019.
- The appointment period stated in the earlier notifications was changed from ending on 31st December 2018 to ending on 30th June 2019.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette notification change my land title or property boundaries?
No such change is stated. Government Order Ms. No. 138 only changes the end date in earlier notifications concerning the appointment of special officers to urban local bodies.
How long were the special officer arrangements extended?
The specified end date was changed from 31st December 2018 to 30th June 2019. The amendments took effect from 1st January 2019.
Does the notification apply only to Chennai?
No. It covers town panchayats and municipalities, as well as the municipal corporations of Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Salem, Tiruppur, Erode, Vellore, Thoothukudi, Thanjavur and Dindigul.
Does the Gazette say what happened after 30th June 2019?
No. The supplied notification only changes the relevant end date to 30th June 2019 and does not state the later position.
