Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 43, Part II, Section 2
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 43, Part II, Section 2 on 1 November 2023, containing notifications from the Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, Home Department and Higher Education Department. The notifications consolidate or revise stamp duty for specified insurance policy issues, change the number and assignment of judges at the District Court in Villupuram, create a medal for women police personnel, and make university syndicate appointments. The Villupuram court notification under G.O. Ms. No. 512, Home (Courts-II), dated 5 October 2023, supersedes an earlier Home Department notification published on 11 August 2021.
What the Gazette covers
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 43, Part II, Section 2 contains several separate government notifications. It does not announce a land title, land use, planning or property registration change.
Insurance stamp duty notifications
The Commercial Taxes and Registration Department issued the following orders under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899:
- G.O.(Rt.) No. 346, Commercial Taxes and Registration (J1), dated 1 September 2023, consolidates duty of Rs. 55,00,000 for insurance policies issued by Life Insurance Corporation of India, Divisional Office-II, Anna Nagar, Chennai, from 1 July 2023 to 30 September 2023.
- G.O.(Rt.) No. 347, Commercial Taxes and Registration (J1), dated 1 September 2023, provides consolidated stamp duty of Rs. 55,00,000 for specified Life Insurance Corporation of India offices and branches under the Thanjavur Division for the same period.
- G.O.(Rt.) No. 355, Commercial Taxes and Registration (J1), dated 11 September 2023, provides consolidated stamp duty of Rs. 40,00,000 for the Life Insurance Corporation of India New Business Department, Salem, for the same period.
- G.O.(Rt.) No. 357, dated 12 September 2023, substitutes Rs. 2,75,00,000 for Rs. 2,00,00,000 in an earlier notification concerning the P & GS Unit, Coimbatore.
- G.O.(Rt.) No. 356, dated 12 September 2023, substitutes Rs. 5,50,000 for Rs. 2,50,000 for New India Assurance Company Limited, Tarapore Towers, Chennai.
- G.O.(Rt.) No. 379, dated 27 September 2023, substitutes Rs. 3,20,00,000 for Rs. 2,40,00,000 for Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company Limited, Chennai.
Villupuram District Court
Under G.O. Ms. No. 512, Home (Courts-II), dated 5 October 2023, the Home Department appoints one Additional District Judge to the District Court at Villupuram. The total number of District Judges and Additional District Judges is altered to nine when the Special Judge for Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act cases assumes charge as Additional District Judge, Villupuram.
Other notifications
G.O. Ms. No. 514, Home (SC), dated 5 October 2023, creates a one-time Golden Jubilee Celebration of Women Police Force Medal for 35,329 women police officers and personnel.
The Higher Education Department also nominates Dr. S. Arivudainambi to the Annamalai University Syndicate under G.O.(D) No. 284 dated 22 September 2023, and re-nominates Dr. C.A. Vasuki to the Bharathiar University Syndicate under G.O.(D) No. 291 dated 25 September 2023, each for three years from the dates stated in the notifications.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette change any land use or property registration rule?
No land use, planning, land title or property registration change appears in the supplied notifications. The stamp duty provisions concern insurance policies issued by specified insurers.
Could the Villupuram court notification affect a property dispute?
It may affect how cases are assigned at the District Court in Villupuram because it adds one Additional District Judge and changes the total number of District Judges and Additional District Judges to nine. The notification does not change property rights or civil law.
Do individual insurance customers have to pay the consolidated stamp duty amounts?
The notifications describe consolidated duty for insurance policies issued by specified offices or companies. They do not state that an individual customer must personally pay the full consolidated amount.
When does the Villupuram judge arrangement take effect?
It takes effect from the date on which the Special Judge of the Special Court for Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act cases at Villupuram assumes charge as Additional District Judge, Villupuram.
