G.O. Ms. No. 307, Amendment to Ad hoc Rules relating to post of Assistant Medical Officer (Unani), 2011
The Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, issued G.O. Ms. No. 307, Health and Family Welfare (IM-2(1)), dated 28 November 2011, to amend the ad hoc rules for the post of Assistant Medical Officer (Unani) in the Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy Department. The amendment permits certain reserved vacancies to be filled from other communal categories based on merit when no eligible candidate is available, and it does not contain any provision concerning land or property.
What the notification changes
G.O. Ms. No. 307, Health and Family Welfare (IM-2(1)), dated 28 November 2011, amends the ad hoc rules governing the post of Assistant Medical Officer (Unani) in the Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy Department. The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the amendment using the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India.
The amendment adds a proviso to rule 7 of the ad hoc rules. Those rules were originally published through Health and Family Planning Department Notification No. SRO B-421/76 in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 4 August 1976.
Filling a reserved vacancy
The proviso added by G.O. Ms. No. 307 applies when a vacancy for Assistant Medical Officer (Unani) is reserved for a communal category other than the Backward class.
The key conditions are:
- No eligible candidate must be available for the communal category for which the vacancy is reserved.
- The vacancy may then be filled from candidates belonging to any of the other communal categories.
- Selection from the other communal categories must be based on merit.
The text does not provide further procedures, qualifications or selection criteria beyond these conditions.
Who may be affected
G.O. Ms. No. 307 may affect candidates seeking appointment as Assistant Medical Officer (Unani) in the Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy Department, particularly where a reserved vacancy has no eligible candidate from the relevant communal category. It also guides the government authorities responsible for filling that post.
The amendment is published as Notification No. SRO B-45/2011 in Part III, Section 1(b) of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 14 December 2011.
Relevance to land and property
G.O. Ms. No. 307 is a government service rule amendment. It deals only with filling certain vacancies for the post of Assistant Medical Officer (Unani). It does not change land classification, ownership, registration, planning permission, building requirements or property rights, so the notification does not directly affect a property buyer or owner.
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Common questions
Does this notification affect my land or property in Tamil Nadu?
No land or property provision appears in the notification. It concerns appointment to the post of Assistant Medical Officer (Unani) in the Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy Department.
When can a reserved Assistant Medical Officer (Unani) vacancy be given to another communal category?
A vacancy reserved for a communal category other than the Backward class may be filled from other communal categories when no eligible candidate is available for the reserved category. The selection must be based on merit.
Which existing rules were amended?
G.O. Ms. No. 307 adds a proviso to rule 7 of the ad hoc rules published through Health and Family Planning Department Notification No. SRO B-421/76, dated 4 August 1976.
Who issued the amendment and when?
The Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, issued G.O. Ms. No. 307, Health and Family Welfare (IM-2(1)), dated 28 November 2011. The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the amendment under the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India.
