Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 48, Part II, Section 2 (48 II 2)
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 48, Part II, Section 2 on 7 December 2016, containing notifications and orders issued by several Secretariat Departments on stamp duty, planning relaxation, protected monuments, courts, wages and labour matters. The Labour and Employment Department's G.O. (2D) No. 42, dated 13 October 2016, publishes a draft plantation wage revision that proposes to supersede its notification dated 24 April 2013, while the issue also lists site specific land and development notifications rather than a general change affecting all property in Tamil Nadu.
Land and property relevance
The Housing and Urban Development Department lists a relaxation from the Development Regulation of the Second Master Plan for Chennai Metropolitan Area 2026. The relaxation relates to construction of a residential building at Kodambakkam Village, Chennai, and refers to Anna Salai, the K.K. Nagar layout and a wood working unit site at Ashok Nagar, Chennai. The supplied text does not include the detailed terms or order number for this relaxation.
The Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments Department also lists declarations under the Tamil Nadu Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act. These concern:
- The entire hillock of Andi Malai in Solvandipuram Village.
- Jain sculptures, beds and an inscription at Solavandipuram Village, Tirukoilur Taluk, Villupuram District.
- Declaration of the identified places as protected monuments.
These are location specific entries. The supplied text does not set out their boundaries or detailed restrictions.
Stamp duty notifications
The Commercial Taxes and Registration Department issued two notifications under the Indian Stamp Act concerning insurance policies issued by the New India Assurance Company Limited. They do not state a general property registration duty change.
- G.O. (Rt.) No. 445, Commercial Taxes and Registration (J1), dated 1 November 2016, consolidates duty of Rs. 70,000 for policies issued through Direct Agent's branch office No. 710701, Chennai, from 1 October 2016 to 31 March 2017.
- G.O. (Rt.) No. 460, Commercial Taxes and Registration (J1), dated 18 November 2016, consolidates duty of Rs. 1,00,000 for policies issued through Divisional Office No. 710500, T. Nagar, Chennai, from 1 November 2016 to 31 March 2017.
Other significant notifications
The Home Department's G.O. Ms. No. 771, Home (Courts-II), dated 15 November 2016, establishes a Judicial Magistrate Court at Kallakurichi in Villupuram District after consultation with the High Court, Madras.
The Labour and Employment Department's G.O. (2D) No. 42, dated 13 October 2016, publishes draft minimum basic wages for cinchona, rubber, tea, coffee and cardamom plantations. It provides different daily rates for adults and adolescents, dearness allowance adjustments, rubber tapper rates, equal wages for men and women doing the same or similar work, and continuation of existing wages where they are higher. Objections or suggestions were invited before expiry of two months from Gazette publication.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette change stamp duty for buying or registering property?
The supplied text does not state any general change to property registration duty. Its stamp duty notifications concern consolidated duty on insurance policies issued by specified offices of the New India Assurance Company Limited.
Does the Chennai planning relaxation apply across the Chennai Metropolitan Area?
No general relaxation is stated. The contents describe a relaxation connected with a particular residential building and identified locations at Kodambakkam, Anna Salai, K.K. Nagar layout and Ashok Nagar, Chennai.
Which land is identified for protection as an ancient monument?
The Gazette contents identify the entire hillock of Andi Malai and Jain sculptures, beds and an inscription at Solavandipuram Village, Tirukoilur Taluk, Villupuram District. The supplied text does not provide boundaries or detailed restrictions.
Was the plantation minimum wage revision final on publication?
The Labour and Employment Department published it as a draft notification through G.O. (2D) No. 42, dated 13 October 2016. The Government stated that it would consider the draft after two months from Gazette publication and would consider objections or suggestions received within that period.
