Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 48, Part II, Section 2 (48 II 2 v4)
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 48, Part II, Section 2 on 27 November 2019, containing notifications from the Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, Home Department, and Labour and Employment Department. The notifications comprise G.O. (Rt.) No. 609 dated 7 November 2019, G.O. (Rt.) No. 612 dated 9 November 2019, G.O. (Ms.) No. 590 dated 7 November 2019, G.O. (Rt.) No. 336 dated 13 November 2019, G.O. (D) No. 653 dated 9 November 2019, and a correction dated 25 September 2019 to the sericulture wage notification under G.O. (2D) No. 108 dated 26 November 2018. They consolidate stamp duty for specified insurance policies, provide for an Additional District Judge, declare automobile manufacturing a public utility service, refer an industrial dispute for adjudication, and correct minimum wage rates for sericulture employment, but contain no land or property provision.
What the gazette covers
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 48, Part II, Section 2, published by the Government of Tamil Nadu on 27 November 2019, combines several unrelated departmental notifications. It does not change land classification, planning controls, ownership records, registration requirements or property taxes.
Commercial Taxes and Registration Department
The Commercial Taxes and Registration Department issued two notifications under the Indian Stamp Act:
- G.O. (Rt.) No. 609 dated 7 November 2019 consolidates stamp duty of Rs. 60,000 for insurance policies issued by the New India Assurance Company Limited, Anna Salai, Chennai 2, from 1 October 2019 to 31 March 2020.
- G.O. (Rt.) No. 612 dated 9 November 2019 consolidates stamp duty of Rs. 17,00,000 for insurance policies issued by the United India Insurance Company Limited, Corporate Cell, Chennai 4, from 1 October 2019 to 31 December 2019.
These provisions concern the insurers and their policy issues. The source does not create a general stamp duty rate for property transactions.
Home Department
The Home Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 590 dated 7 November 2019 under the Tamil Nadu Civil Courts Act. The notification is headed as constituting an Additional District Court at Kuzhithurai in Kanniyakumari District. Its operative text appoints one Additional District Judge to the Principal District Court at Nagercoil and sets the number of District Judges and Additional District Judges attached to that court at six, effective when the new judge assumes charge.
Labour and Employment Department
The Labour and Employment Department issued the following measures:
- G.O. (Rt.) No. 336 dated 13 November 2019 declares the automobile manufacturing industry a public utility service for six months from publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
- G.O. (D) No. 653 dated 9 November 2019 refers a dispute involving Cognizant Technology Solutions and a workers' union to the Labour Court for adjudication.
- The correction dated 25 September 2019 revises the schedule published under G.O. (2D) No. 108 dated 26 November 2018 for sericulture employment. It lists basic wages of Rs. 250 per day for specified grainage, chaki rearing and silk reeling work, and Rs. 246 per day for cocoon marketing, other classes, and silk farm or mulberry garden work.
Who may be affected
The gazette mainly affects the named insurance companies, the Kanniyakumari District judiciary, automobile manufacturers and workers, parties to the referred labour dispute, and employers and workers in sericulture. Property buyers and owners are not given any new land related obligation by these notifications.
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Common questions
Does this gazette change land use or property registration rules?
No land use, ownership, planning or property registration change appears in the supplied text. The Commercial Taxes and Registration Department notifications deal only with consolidated stamp duty for insurance policies issued by two named insurers.
Do the insurance stamp duty amounts apply to my property document?
The source applies the stated consolidated duty amounts only to insurance policies issued by the New India Assurance Company Limited and the United India Insurance Company Limited for the specified periods. It does not state a rate for property documents.
What court change was made in Kanniyakumari District?
G.O. (Ms.) No. 590 dated 7 November 2019 appoints one Additional District Judge to the Principal District Court at Nagercoil and fixes the total number of District Judges and Additional District Judges attached to that court at six. The change takes effect when the Additional District Judge assumes charge.
What sericulture wage rates are listed?
The corrected schedule lists Rs. 250 per day for specified grainage, chaki rearing and silk reeling work. It lists Rs. 246 per day for specified cocoon marketing, other classes, and silk farm or mulberry garden work.
