Amendments to the Special Rules for the post of Assistant Commissioner Class LXVIII in the Commissionerate of Land Reforms for Tamil Nadu General Service
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department, through G.O. Ms. No. 742 dated 17 October 2025, issued amendments to the Special Rules for the Assistant Commissioner, Class LXVIII, in the Commissionerate of Land Reforms. The amendments update the post name, appointment route, qualification and probation requirements, and are deemed to have taken effect from 1 December 1980.
What the notification does
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department notification under G.O. Ms. No. 742 dated 17 October 2025 amends the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu General Service relating to the Assistant Commissioner, Class LXVIII, in the Commissionerate of Land Reforms. The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the amendments using the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India.
The amendments are deemed to have come into force from 1 December 1980. Although published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 5 November 2025, they operate from that earlier date.
Who is affected
The amended Special Rules directly concern government personnel considered for appointment as Assistant Commissioner in the Commissionerate of Land Reforms. The relevant groups are:
- Superintendents working in the office of the Commissionerate of Land Reforms.
- Deputy Collectors in the Tamil Nadu Civil Service, where no suitable Superintendent is available.
- Persons appointed from the Superintendent category who must complete probation.
Property buyers and landowners are not given any new rights, duties, application procedures or charges by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department notification. Its provisions concern the staffing and service conditions of a government post.
Key changes
The amendments make the following changes:
- The former description referring to the Assistant Secretary, Board of Revenue (Land Reforms), redesignated as Assistant Commissioner in the office of the Director of Land Reforms, is replaced with Assistant Commissioner in the office of the Commissionerate of Land Reforms.
- Class LXVIII is defined as consisting of the Assistant Commissioner in the office of the Commissionerate of Land Reforms.
- Appointment must be made by recruitment by transfer from among Superintendents in the office of the Commissionerate of Land Reforms.
- If no suitable Superintendent is available, appointment may be made from among Deputy Collectors in the Tamil Nadu Civil Service.
- A Superintendent must have completed at least five years of total service in that category in the Commissionerate of Land Reforms office to be eligible.
- A person appointed from the Superintendent category must complete one year of probation on duty within a continuous period of two years.
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Common questions
Does this notification change land ownership or property registration rules?
No. The Revenue and Disaster Management Department notification deals with appointment, qualification and probation rules for the Assistant Commissioner in the Commissionerate of Land Reforms.
Who can be appointed as Assistant Commissioner under the amended rules?
Appointment is by transfer from among Superintendents in the Commissionerate of Land Reforms office. If no suitable person is available, a Deputy Collector in the Tamil Nadu Civil Service may be appointed.
How much experience must a Superintendent have?
A Superintendent must have completed at least five years of total service in that category in the office of the Commissionerate of Land Reforms.
When did these amendments take effect?
The amendments are deemed to have come into force on 1 December 1980.
