G.O. Ms. No. 100, Delimitation of Divisions and Reservation of Seats, 2021
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Election) Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu issued G.O. Ms. No. 100 on 12th November 2021, delegating specified government powers concerning division delimitation and seat reservation to the Commissioners of the Cuddalore, Kancheepuram, Sivakasi, Karur and Tambaram City Municipal Corporations. The document concerns municipal election administration and does not contain provisions changing land ownership, title or property rights.
What the document does
G.O. Ms. No. 100, issued by the Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Election) Department on 12th November 2021, contains five Gazette notifications. They allow the Commissioners of five City Municipal Corporations to exercise specified powers that would otherwise be exercised by the Government.
The heading identifies the subject as the delimitation of municipal divisions and the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and women.
Municipal corporations covered
G.O. Ms. No. 100 applies separately to the following City Municipal Corporations:
- Cuddalore, with the delegated powers exercisable by the Commissioner, Corporation of Cuddalore.
- Kancheepuram, with the delegated powers exercisable by the Commissioner, Corporation of Kancheepuram.
- Sivakasi, with the delegated powers exercisable by the Commissioner, Corporation of Sivakasi.
- Karur, with the delegated powers exercisable by the Commissioner, Corporation of Karur.
- Tambaram, with the delegated powers exercisable by the Commissioner, Corporation of Tambaram.
Each delegation is published as a separate notification under the same government order.
Legal basis and key provisions
G.O. Ms. No. 100 records that the Governor of Tamil Nadu made the delegations using powers under section 50-A of the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation Act, 1981. For each corporation, that provision is read with section 8 of the relevant City Municipal Corporation Ordinance, 2021.
The delegated authority covers:
- Government powers under sub-sections (4), (5) and (6) of section 5 of the ordinance applicable to each corporation.
- Government powers under section 51 of the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation Act, 1981.
- Exercise of those powers by the Commissioner of the respective corporation.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
G.O. Ms. No. 100 deals with municipal divisions, reserved seats and the officials authorised to exercise related government powers. The text contains no provision changing property boundaries, ownership, land classification, planning permission or title records. A property owner or buyer may be affected only as a resident or voter if municipal division boundaries or seat reservations are determined using these delegated powers.
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Common questions
Does G.O. Ms. No. 100 change my property ownership or land title?
No property ownership or title change is stated. The document concerns municipal division delimitation, seat reservation and delegation of related government powers.
Which City Municipal Corporations are covered?
The covered corporations are Cuddalore, Kancheepuram, Sivakasi, Karur and Tambaram.
Who now exercises the delegated powers in each corporation?
The Commissioner of each respective City Municipal Corporation may exercise the government powers identified in the notification for that corporation.
What kinds of municipal election matters does the document address?
The Gazette heading identifies delimitation of divisions and reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and women.
