Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2, No. 52 (52 II 2 v5)

What the gazette covers

Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2, Number 52, dated 29 December 2021, contains notifications and orders of interest to sections of the public, issued by Secretariat departments of the Government of Tamil Nadu. Its subjects are drug regulation, a criminal investigation, correctional service medals, worker welfare, industrial disputes and COVID-19 containment zones.

Main provisions

• The Health and Family Welfare Department, through G.O. (D) No. 1250, Health and Family Welfare (M1), dated 26 November 2021, appoints 45 named Drugs Inspectors as Inspectors under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 for the whole of Tamil Nadu. They are officially subordinate to the Director of Drugs Control, Tamil Nadu.
• The Home Department, through Notification No. II(2)/HO/927/2021, gives members of the Delhi Special Police Establishment statewide powers and jurisdiction to investigate Crime Branch CID, Thanjavur District Crime No. 01/2020. The case concerns offences identified in the notification under the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
• The Home Department, through Notification No. II(2)/HO/928/2021, republishes a Government of India President's Secretariat notification awarding the Correctional Service Medal for Meritorious Service to listed Tamil Nadu prison personnel for Republic Day 2021.
• The Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department, through Notification No. II(2)/LWSD/929/2021, corrects its earlier notification published on 21 October 2021. The correction changes an education benefit entry from eleventh standard to twelfth standard for girl children, while retaining the printed amount of 3,000.
• Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department notifications numbered II(2)/LWSD/930/2021, II(2)/LWSD/931/2021, II(2)/LWSD/932/2021 and II(2)/LWSD/933/2021 refer specified disputes between employers, workers and unions to the Industrial Tribunal or Labour Court for adjudication. The disputes include pay, allowances, uniforms, transfers, suspensions and disciplinary action.
• The Revenue and Disaster Management Department portion is identified as a demarcation of COVID-19 containment zones based on the list as on 3 December 2021.

Relevance to property matters

The supplied gazette text does not alter property title, registration, planning permission, building controls or land use. A property buyer or owner would only need to consider it if a location was affected by the listed COVID-19 containment zones at that time.