Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 45, Part II, Section 2, 18 November 2009

Property and development

The Housing and Urban Development Department notification under G.O. (3D) No. 117, dated 13 October 2009, applies only to the building in Survey No. 265/2A at Sholinganallur, Chennai.

• The Governor of Tamil Nadu exempts the building from Rule 7(d)E(iii) of the Development Control Rules of the First Master Plan for the Chennai Metropolitan Area.
• The exemption concerns construction of a first floor over the existing ground floor.
• The exemption is conditional on rectification of the other technical defects identified by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority in its refusal order.
• The notification does not state that all planning requirements or technical objections are waived.

A buyer or owner dealing with this survey number should note that the exemption is property specific and tied to the described additional construction.

Civil court jurisdiction

The Home Department notification under G.O. Ms. No. 918, dated 23 October 2009, supersedes all previous notifications on the subject and fixes the local jurisdiction of two Subordinate Judges' Courts from the date of Gazette publication.

• The Subordinate Judge's Court at Sankarankoil covers the District Munsifs of Sankarankoil and Sivagiri.
• The Subordinate Judge's Court at Kovilpatti covers the District Munsif of Kovilpatti and the District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate at Vilathikulam.

These limits may affect where civil proceedings concerning property in the listed areas are handled.

Other notifications in the Gazette

The Commercial Taxes and Registration Department notification under G.O. Ms. No. 157, dated 3 November 2009, grants a time-limited tax exemption for specified cinematographic equipment and rights.

The Home, Prohibition and Excise Department notification under G.O. Ms. No. 66, dated 28 October 2009, gives Balaji Distilleries Limited, Brewery Division, Aranvoyal Village a temporary exemption for listed brewery additions.

The Labour and Employment Department notification under G.O. (2D) No. 68, dated 23 July 2009, fixes minimum wages for employees distributing liquid petroleum gas cylinders. It provides basic wages by employment class and zone, dearness allowance, equal wages for men and women doing the same or similar work, and continuation of higher existing wages.

The Labour and Employment Department notification under G.O. Ms. No. 119, dated 10 August 2009, supersedes Notification No. II(2)/LE/316/2000 and assigns Joint Commissioners of Labour as gratuity appellate authorities for specified districts.