Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2, No. 51 (51 II 2 v5)
The Government of Tamil Nadu published the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2, No. 51 on 16 December 2020, containing notifications from several Secretariat departments. For property readers, the Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, through G.O. Ms. No. 174 dated 16 November 2020, removes stamp duty on a specified Nemmeli trust lease, while the Highways and Minor Ports Department, through G.O. Ms. No. 146 dated 20 November 2020, amends an earlier land acquisition notification for Veppampattu Village. The issue also records that the Higher Education Department notification in G.O. Ms. No. 171 dated 24 November 2020 supersedes an Education Department notification published on 16 May 1979.
What the Gazette issue contains
The Government of Tamil Nadu published this Gazette issue on 16 December 2020. It collects notifications and orders from the Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, Higher Education Department, Highways and Minor Ports Department, Home Department, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, and Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments Department.
For property buyers and owners, the supplied text provides operative details about a stamp duty exemption for a lease and an amendment to land acquisition particulars in Veppampattu Village.
Nemmeli trust land lease
G.O. Ms. No. 174, Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, dated 16 November 2020, remits the stamp duty chargeable on a lease deed between:
- Nemmeli Arulmigu Alawanthar Trust, maintained by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department.
- Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board.
The lease concerns:
- 85.51 acres in survey number 208/2B in Nemmeli Village.
- 4.91 acres in survey number 273/1B in Nemmeli Village.
- Use of the land for a 400 million litre per day sea water reverse osmosis desalination plant at Perur, East Coast Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
The remission applies to the specified lease deed. The supplied text does not create a general stamp duty exemption for other leases or properties.
Veppampattu land acquisition amendment
G.O. Ms. No. 146, Highways and Minor Ports Department, dated 20 November 2020, amends G.O. Ms. No. 251 dated 31 December 2013 and the related Gazette notification published on 26 February 2014. The replacement schedule covers land in Veppampattu Village, Tiruvallur Taluk, Tiruvallur District.
The table revises the extent retained under notification and the extent withdrawn for several survey numbers. Examples in the supplied text include:
- Survey number 233/13B, 56 square metres previously notified, 24 square metres withdrawn and 32 square metres remaining notified.
- Survey number 233/14A2, 116 square metres previously notified, 88 square metres withdrawn and 28 square metres remaining notified.
- Survey number 233/15B, 103 square metres previously notified, 10 square metres withdrawn and 93 square metres remaining notified.
- Survey number 133/2A2, 53 square metres previously notified, 5 square metres withdrawn and 48 square metres remaining notified.
- Survey numbers 125/4B, 125/5B, 125/6B and 125/7B, where the entire previously notified extent shown in the supplied text is withdrawn.
Owners and purchasers dealing with these survey numbers should note the revised extents and the listed structures.
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Common questions
Is every lease of Nemmeli Arulmigu Alawanthar Trust exempt from stamp duty?
No. G.O. Ms. No. 174 dated 16 November 2020 remits stamp duty only for the specified lease deed with the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board concerning survey numbers 208/2B and 273/1B.
Why is the Nemmeli land being leased?
The land is to be used for a 400 million litre per day sea water reverse osmosis desalination plant at Perur, East Coast Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Does the Veppampattu amendment cancel the whole acquisition notification?
No. G.O. Ms. No. 146 dated 20 November 2020 revises the notified and withdrawn extents for listed survey numbers. Some entries retain part of the land under notification, while the supplied table shows complete withdrawal for certain survey numbers.
Which Veppampattu survey numbers are shown as fully withdrawn?
In the supplied portion of the table, survey numbers 125/4B, 125/5B, 125/6B and 125/7B have no remaining notified extent.
