Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 44, Part II, Section 2 (44 II 2 v4)
The Government of Tamil Nadu published these notifications on 30 October 2019 through the Finance Department under G.O. (Ms.) No. 318 dated 11 October 2019, the Home Department under G.O. (Ms.) No. 535 dated 11 October 2019 and G.O. (Ms.) No. 563 dated 23 October 2019, and the Labour and Employment Department under G.O. (D.) No. 545 dated 9 October 2019, G.O. (D.) No. 557 dated 10 October 2019 and G.O. (Ms.) No. 183 dated 9 October 2019. They cover an emergency tender exemption for boiled rice, special courts for cases involving elected legislators, Employees' State Insurance exemptions, working hours for sales promotion employees, and a separate District Munsif Court at Mettupalayam. The Home Department notification under G.O. (Ms.) No. 535 amends an earlier notification dated 29 May 2019, and none of the supplied notifications changes land ownership, registration, planning or land use.
What the gazette covers
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 44, Part II, Section 2, contains notifications issued by three Secretariat departments. Its main provisions are:
- The Finance Department, under G.O. (Ms.) No. 318 dated 11 October 2019, declares an emergency and exempts the procurement of 3.00 lakh metric tonnes of boiled rice from Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited from specified tender requirements. The procurement is intended to maintain uninterrupted supply through the Public Distribution System.
- The Home Department, under G.O. (Ms.) No. 535 dated 11 October 2019, amends its notification dated 29 May 2019 concerning special courts for magisterial cases involving elected Members of Parliament and Members of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. References to the Court of Metropolitan Magistrate and Metropolitan Magistrate are removed, together with serial number 1 and its entries in the table.
- The Labour and Employment Department, under G.O. (D.) No. 545 dated 9 October 2019, exempts Thanjavur West Sarvodaya Sangh, Thanjavur, from the Employees' State Insurance Act for one year, from 11 October 2019 to 10 October 2020.
- The Labour and Employment Department, under G.O. (D.) No. 557 dated 10 October 2019, grants a similar exemption to Tamil Nadu Fisheries Development Corporation Limited, Chennai, from 19 July 2019 to 18 July 2020.
- The Labour and Employment Department, under G.O. (Ms.) No. 183 dated 9 October 2019, fixes work for sales promotion employees at eight hours a day.
Conditions attached to insurance exemptions
The Employees' State Insurance exemptions require the employers to maintain registers showing the names and designations of exempted employees. Employees retain benefits earned through contributions paid before the exemption began, and contributions already paid for the exempted period will not be refunded.
The employers must also submit outstanding returns for earlier covered periods. Authorised officers may request information, inspect premises and records, examine relevant persons, and copy or extract information from documents.
Mettupalayam court change
The Home Department, under G.O. (Ms.) No. 563 dated 23 October 2019, provides for a separate District Munsif Court at Mettupalayam in Coimbatore District by bifurcating the existing District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court. It fixes one District Munsif for the court, effective when the District Munsif assumes charge.
Relevance to property matters
The supplied notifications do not alter land titles, registration procedures, planning controls or land use. The Mettupalayam court notification may be relevant to court administration, but the source does not state how particular property cases will be allocated.
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Common questions
Does this gazette change my land title or registration requirements?
No land title, property registration, planning or land use change appears in the supplied notifications.
What changed concerning the District Munsif Court at Mettupalayam?
G.O. (Ms.) No. 563 dated 23 October 2019 provides for a separate District Munsif Court at Mettupalayam and fixes one District Munsif, effective when that officer assumes charge.
What tender exemption was granted for boiled rice?
G.O. (Ms.) No. 318 dated 11 October 2019 declares an emergency and exempts the procurement of 3.00 lakh metric tonnes of boiled rice from Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited from specified tender requirements.
Do employees lose earlier Employees' State Insurance benefits during the exemptions?
No. Employees continue to receive benefits to which they became entitled through contributions paid before the exemption began.
