G.O. (Ms.) No. 17, Arapanancheri Land Withdrawal Notification, 2026
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, through G.O. (Ms.) No. 17 dated 3 February 2026, notified the withdrawal of 0.01.91 hectare in Arapanancheri Village from the control of the Kancheepuram City Municipal Corporation. Issued by the Governor of Tamil Nadu, the withdrawal took effect when the notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 3 February 2026 and is connected with providing house-site pattas to three persons under a one-time regularisation scheme.
What the notification does
G.O. (Ms.) No. 17 of the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, dated 3 February 2026, removes a specified portion of land in Arapanancheri Village from the control of the Kancheepuram City Municipal Corporation. The Governor of Tamil Nadu exercised the power given by sub-section (2) of section 118 of the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act, 1998.
The notification heading connects the withdrawal with the grant of house-site pattas to three persons under a one-time regularisation scheme for land classified as a cart track. The operative provision is the withdrawal of the scheduled land from municipal corporation control.
Land covered
The schedule identifies the affected property as follows:
- District: Kancheepuram.
- Taluk: Kancheepuram.
- Municipal corporation: Kancheepuram City Municipal Corporation.
- Village: Arapanancheri.
- Survey number before subdivision: 114/1.
- Survey numbers after subdivision: 114/11 to 114/13.
- Total extent recorded: 0.48.00 hectare.
- Extent withdrawn from municipal control: 0.01.91 hectare, which may be slightly more or less.
- Eastern boundary: Survey No. 114/2.
- Western boundary: Survey No. 116.
- Northern boundary: Survey No. 115.
- Southern boundary: Survey No. 117.
The English schedule records the classification as Natham. The Tamil heading identifies the land involved as having a cart-track classification.
Who may be affected
G.O. (Ms.) No. 17 may directly affect persons dealing with Survey No. 114/1 or the resulting subdivisions, Survey Nos. 114/11 to 114/13, in Arapanancheri Village. This includes prospective buyers, owners and professionals examining municipal control or patta-related records for the scheduled extent.
The notification does not withdraw every property in Arapanancheri Village from municipal control. It applies only to the extent and boundaries listed in the schedule. Although the heading refers to house-site pattas for three persons, the notification does not name those persons.
Effective date
The withdrawal became effective from the date of publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. The extraordinary Gazette containing the notification was published on 3 February 2026.
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Common questions
Does this notification remove all land in Arapanancheri from municipal corporation control?
No. It applies only to the scheduled extent of 0.01.91 hectare associated with Survey No. 114/1 and the subdivisions Survey Nos. 114/11 to 114/13.
When did the withdrawal from Kancheepuram City Municipal Corporation control take effect?
It took effect on the date the notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, 3 February 2026.
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 17 grant house-site pattas?
The heading connects the withdrawal with providing house-site pattas to three persons under a one-time regularisation scheme. The operative text withdraws the scheduled land from the control of the Kancheepuram City Municipal Corporation.
Are the three intended patta recipients named in the notification?
No. The notification states that three persons are involved but does not provide their names.
