Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 5, Part II, Section 2 (5 part II 2)

What the Gazette covers

The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 5, Part II, Section 2, published by authority of the Government of Tamil Nadu on 11 February 2009, contains several separate departmental notifications. For property owners and buyers, its locally relevant provisions concern which police station covers specified villages and local areas.

Stamp duty notification

The Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, under G.O.Rt. No. 32, Commercial Taxes and Registration (J1), dated 21 January 2009, provides for consolidation of stamp duty of Rs. 8,00,000 for policies issued by centres of The Oriental Insurance Company Limited.

• The covered period is from 1 October 2008 to 31 March 2009.
• The listed centres include Chennai City, Vellore, Gudiyattam, Ranipet, Tiruvannamalai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Neyveli, Cuddalore, Tiruvarur, Mayiladuthurai and Kallakurichi.
• The notification concerns insurance policies and does not state that it changes stamp duty on property transactions.

Police station jurisdiction changes

The Home Department changed the police station attachment of listed local areas with effect from 20 January 2009. The relevant orders are:

• G.O.Ms. No. 51, Home (Pol-XIV), dated 20 January 2009, for Kanniyakumari District.
• G.O.Ms. No. 52, Home (Pol-XIV), dated 20 January 2009, for Villupuram District.
• G.O.Ms. No. 53, Home (Pol-XIV), dated 20 January 2009, for Dharmapuri District.
• G.O.Ms. No. 54, Home (Pol-XIV), dated 20 January 2009, for Ramanathapuram District.

Each schedule identifies the former police station, the affected local area and the police station to which it is newly attached. These notifications deal only with police administration. They do not state that village boundaries, ownership rights, survey records or registration jurisdiction are changed.

Other Home Department notifications

The Home Department, through G.O. Ms. No. 49 and G.O. Ms. No. 50, Home (Cts. IV), both dated 20 January 2009, granted licences to Thiru S. Immanuel Arputharaj and Paster Jesudass Samuel Rajasekaran to grant certificates of marriage between Indian Christians throughout Tamil Nadu.

The Home Department, through G.O. (D) No. 81, Home (Courts-VIA), dated 23 January 2009, appointed Selvi A. Vatsala as Special Public Prosecutor for cases in the Special Court, Chennai District, in place of Thiru D. Maharajan.

Gallantry recognition

The Public Department (General), through Letter No. 13354/Gl.1/2008, Public (General-I), dated 29 January 2009, records Anna Medals for Gallantry for Dhabith Ali and Thirumathi Salammal, and the Jeevan Raksha Padak awarded to Thiru R. Radhakrishnan.