Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 49, Part II, Section 2, 24 December 2014
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 49, Part II, Section 2, dated 24 December 2014, containing notifications from several Secretariat departments. The supplied text includes Commercial Taxes and Registration Department orders numbered G.O. (Rt.) Nos. 581, 582, 584, 585, 597 and 598, dated between 11 November 2014 and 25 November 2014, consolidating stamp duty for specified insurance offices and periods, and Environment and Forests Department G.O. (Ms.) No. 133, dated 27 November 2014, approving recruitment examination syllabi for forest posts. The contents page also lists land acquisition notifications from the Highways and Minor Ports Department, but the supplied text does not provide their locations, survey numbers or other acquisition details.
What the Gazette covers
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 49, Part II, Section 2, dated 24 December 2014, publishes notifications or orders affecting sections of the public. Its contents include insurance policy stamp duty arrangements, forest recruitment syllabi, land acquisition, labour matters and other departmental notifications.
Insurance policy stamp duty
The Commercial Taxes and Registration Department issued the following orders under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899:
- G.O. (Rt.) No. 581, dated 11 November 2014, consolidates duty of Rs.5,00,000 for policies issued through the New India Assurance Company Limited Regional Office 730000, Madurai, from 1 October 2014 to 31 March 2015.
- G.O. (Rt.) No. 582, dated 11 November 2014, provides the same amount and period for Regional Office 720000, Coimbatore.
- G.O. (Rt.) No. 584, dated 12 November 2014, consolidates duty of Rs.30,00,000 for policies issued through the United India Insurance Company Limited Regional Office, Chennai, excluding Pondicherry, from 1 October 2014 to 31 December 2014.
- G.O. (Rt.) No. 585, dated 13 November 2014, consolidates duty of Rs.5,000 for policies issued through New India Assurance Company Limited Divisional Office 713400, Chennai, from 1 September 2014 to 30 September 2014.
- G.O. (Rt.) No. 597, dated 25 November 2014, consolidates duty of Rs.2,00,000 for policies issued through the Life Insurance Corporation of India Pension and Group Schemes Department, Divisional Office, Thanjavur, from 1 November 2014 to 31 March 2015.
- G.O. (Rt.) No. 598, dated 25 November 2014, consolidates duty of Rs.5,00,000 for the corresponding Life Insurance Corporation of India office in Madurai for the same period.
Forest recruitment syllabus
The Environment and Forests Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 133, dated 27 November 2014, approving syllabi for direct recruitment examinations conducted by the Tamil Nadu Forest Uniformed Services Recruitment Committee. It covers Forester, Forest Guard, Forest Guard with Driving Licence and Forest Watcher posts.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
The contents page lists acquisition of lands by the Highways and Minor Ports Department on pages 808 to 819. The supplied extract does not contain those notifications, so it cannot identify affected land, owners, villages or survey numbers. The insurance and forest recruitment provisions shown here do not state any change to land ownership, planning permission or property registration.
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Common questions
Does the supplied Gazette text show that my land is being acquired?
No specific land can be identified from the supplied text. It only lists acquisition of lands by the Highways and Minor Ports Department on pages 808 to 819, without providing the relevant locations or survey numbers.
Do the insurance stamp duty orders change stamp duty on a property sale deed?
The supplied notifications deal only with consolidated duty for policies issued through specified insurance offices and periods. They do not state any change to duty on property sale deeds.
Which forest posts are covered by the approved examination syllabi?
Environment and Forests Department G.O. (Ms.) No. 133, dated 27 November 2014, covers Forester, Forest Guard, Forest Guard with Driving Licence and Forest Watcher.
Does the Gazette extract change planning permission or property registration requirements?
The supplied extract states no change to planning permission or property registration requirements. Its detailed provisions concern insurance policy duty consolidation and forest recruitment syllabi.
