Exempting Chennai Monorail Project under the Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Development Act, 2012 (Tamil Nadu Act 22 of 2012)
The Finance Department (Infrastructure Cell), Government of Tamil Nadu, issued G.O. Ms. No. 99, Finance (Infrastructure Cell), dated 7th April 2014, exempting the Chennai Monorail Project from the Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Development Act, 2012. The exemption was granted because the project had been conceived and project-related activities had commenced before that Act came into force.
What the notification does
The Finance Department (Infrastructure Cell), Government of Tamil Nadu, issued G.O. Ms. No. 99, Finance (Infrastructure Cell), dated 7th April 2014. Acting under Section 34 of the Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Development Act, 2012, the Governor of Tamil Nadu notified that the Chennai Monorail Project is exempt from that Act.
The notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, Part II, Section 2, as Notification No. II(2)/FIN/299(a)/2014.
Reason for the exemption
G.O. Ms. No. 99 gives a specific reason for excluding the Chennai Monorail Project from the Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Development Act, 2012:
- The Chennai Monorail Project had been conceived before the Act commenced.
- Activities connected with the project had also commenced before the Act commenced.
- On that basis, the Governor of Tamil Nadu exempted the project from the Act.
The notification does not provide further details about the project activities that had commenced or identify particular project locations.
Who and what it affects
G.O. Ms. No. 99 applies specifically to the Chennai Monorail Project. Its stated legal effect is that the project is exempt from the Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Development Act, 2012.
The Gazette notification does not state that the exemption applies generally to other infrastructure projects. It also does not describe separate rights, duties or procedures for property buyers, landowners, developers or local authorities.
Relevance to land and property matters
G.O. Ms. No. 99 does not identify any land parcel, survey number, street, village or district. It does not announce land acquisition, transfer land ownership, change land use or state compensation terms.
For a property buyer or owner, the document by itself only establishes the Chennai Monorail Project's exemption from the Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Development Act, 2012. It does not provide enough information to determine whether any particular property is included in, required for or otherwise affected by the project.
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Common questions
Does this notification exempt every monorail or infrastructure project in Tamil Nadu?
No. G.O. Ms. No. 99 specifically names and exempts the Chennai Monorail Project.
Why was the Chennai Monorail Project exempted?
The notification states that the project was conceived and project-related activities had commenced before the Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Development Act, 2012 came into force.
Does the notification acquire land or change land ownership?
The notification does not announce land acquisition or transfer ownership. It only exempts the Chennai Monorail Project from the Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Development Act, 2012.
Can I use this notification to check whether my property is affected by the Chennai Monorail Project?
No specific property can be identified from this notification because it contains no survey number, village, street, district or other land description.
