Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2, No. 45, 6 November 2019
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2, Number 45 on 6 November 2019, containing Government Order (D) Number 73 of the Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department dated 15 October 2019, Government Order Ms. Number 76 of the Energy Department dated 4 October 2019, Government Order Ms. Number 105 and Government Order (D) Number 266 of the Environment and Forests Department dated 9 October 2019 and 15 October 2019, Government Order (4D) Number 4 of the Highways and Minor Ports Department dated 10 October 2019, and Government Order (D) Numbers 272 and 274 of the Higher Education Department dated 15 October 2019. The notifications change the management arrangements for a Vellore Waqf, designate an energy enforcement agency, appoint pollution control auditors, constitute a tiger conservation committee, withdraw the Indian Ports Act from the specified Chettinad Tharangambadi port limits, and nominate university senate members. The Waqf notification modifies Tamil Nadu Waqf Board orders dated 8 December 2009, while the port notification partially modifies a notification dated 22 July 2009, as subsequently amended.
What the Gazette covers
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2, Number 45 publishes several unrelated government notifications rather than one general land law. Most concern administration, conservation, employment or university governance. The notification with the clearest location based effect concerns the former minor port limits at Chettinad Tharangambadi.
Waqf management in Vellore
Government Order (D) Number 73 of the Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department:
- Directs the Chief Executive Officer of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board to form a management committee for Hazarath Murthuzawali Masthan Darga, Vellore, from hereditary family members within two weeks.
- Requires the new committee to submit detailed accounts for the past 10 years within one month.
- Modifies the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board orders dated 8 December 2009 that assumed direct management.
- States that future direct management decisions should consider the remaining term of the Muthawalli and should not allow a Muthawalli to continue beyond the original term indirectly.
Energy and pollution control
Government Order Ms. Number 76 of the Energy Department designates Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited as the State agency to coordinate, regulate and enforce the Energy Conservation Act within Tamil Nadu.
Government Order Ms. Number 105 of the Environment and Forests Department appoints V. Vasudevan and Company, Royapettah, Chennai, to audit the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board accounts for the financial year 2019 to 2020.
Tiger conservation committee
Government Order (D) Number 266 of the Environment and Forests Department constitutes a State level steering committee for coordination, monitoring, protection and conservation of tigers, co-predators and prey animals within Tamil Nadu tiger ranges. The Chief Minister is Chairperson, the Minister in charge of Forests is Vice Chairperson, and the committee includes officials, experts, tribal representatives and departmental representatives. Non-official members have a three year tenure from 15 October 2019.
Chettinad Tharangambadi port
Government Order (4D) Number 4 of the Highways and Minor Ports Department withdraws the Indian Ports Act from the four-coordinate area specified for Chettinad Tharangambadi, from the Gazette publication date. It partially modifies the notification dated 22 July 2009, as subsequently amended.
Property buyers near the listed coordinates may need to note the change in port status. The supplied text does not state that ownership, patta, planning permission or land classification changes automatically.
University nominations
Government Order (D) Numbers 272 and 274 of the Higher Education Department nominate one member to the University of Madras Senate and eight members to the Bharathiar University Senate for three year periods from the stated effective dates.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette change my patta or ownership of land near Chettinad Tharangambadi?
The supplied text does not change patta or ownership. It withdraws the Indian Ports Act from the specified Chettinad Tharangambadi port limits from the Gazette publication date.
How can I tell whether land falls within the former Chettinad Tharangambadi port limits?
Government Order (4D) Number 4 identifies the port area through four latitude and longitude points. The supplied text does not provide survey numbers or village land records.
Who will manage Hazarath Murthuzawali Masthan Darga in Vellore?
The Chief Executive Officer of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board is directed to form a management committee from the hereditary family members of the Waqf. The new committee must provide detailed accounts for the past 10 years to the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board.
Which body enforces the Energy Conservation Act in Tamil Nadu under this Gazette?
Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited is designated as the State agency to coordinate, regulate and enforce the Act within Tamil Nadu.
