G.O. Ms. No. 129, Exclusion of Certain Lands from Operation of the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 129, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS.4), dated 23rd July 2020, recording the Governor of Tamil Nadu's exclusion of a specified part of Survey No. 74/1 in Vengalathur Village, Vembakkam Taluk, Tiruvannamalai District, from the operation of the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994. The exclusion applies from the date of publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette and concerns an extent of 0.08.0 classified as Salai Poramboke.
What the notification does
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department notification under G.O. Ms. No. 129, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS.4), dated 23rd July 2020, excludes a specified extent of land in Vengalathur Village from the operation of the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994. The Governor of Tamil Nadu exercised the power conferred by sub-section (2) of Section 125 of that Act.
The exclusion takes effect from the date on which the notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. The Gazette containing the notification is dated 18th November 2020.
Land covered
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department identifies the affected land as follows:
- District: Tiruvannamalai.
- Taluk: Vembakkam.
- Panchayat: Vengalathur.
- Village: Vengalathur.
- Survey number: 74/1.
- Total extent of Survey No. 74/1: 0.51.0.
- Classification: Salai Poramboke.
- Extent withdrawn from the operation of the Act: 0.08.0.
The notification does not state the measurement unit for these extents.
Boundaries of the excluded extent
The schedule to G.O. Ms. No. 129 gives the following boundaries:
- North: Survey No. 74/1.
- South: Survey No. 74/1 Thar salai.
- East: Survey No. 74/1 Channal.
- West: the existing or remaining area of Survey No. 74/1.
The wording allows the scheduled total extent to be a little more or less.
Who may be affected
G.O. Ms. No. 129 may affect anyone dealing with the identified part of Survey No. 74/1, including a buyer, occupier or professional examining the status of land in Vengalathur Village. The notification is limited to the scheduled extent of 0.08.0 and does not exclude the whole village or the whole survey number from the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994.
The source states only that the identified land is excluded from the operation of the Act. It does not state that ownership is transferred, change the land classification from Salai Poramboke, or identify any new authority or legal framework that will apply to the excluded extent.
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Common questions
Does the notification cover all of Survey No. 74/1 in Vengalathur?
No. Survey No. 74/1 has a stated total extent of 0.51.0, while only an extent of 0.08.0 is withdrawn from the operation of the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994.
What is the classification of the affected land?
The schedule classifies the land as Salai Poramboke. The notification does not state that this classification is changed.
When did the exclusion take effect?
The exclusion took effect from the date of publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. The Gazette containing the notification is dated 18th November 2020.
Does G.O. Ms. No. 129 transfer ownership of the land?
The source does not state that ownership is transferred. It only excludes the scheduled extent from the operation of the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994.
