Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2, No. 8, 20 February 2019
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2, No. 8, dated 20 February 2019, published notifications issued by the Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, the Home Department, and the Labour and Employment Department. For property owners and buyers, the main practical effect is that some police station local areas in Salem District and Namakkal District were reassigned, while the other notifications deal with stamp duty consolidation for insurance policies, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunals, and Labour Courts.
What this Gazette contains
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2, No. 8, dated 20 February 2019 publishes several Government notifications issued by Secretariat Departments. The notifications in the extract come from the Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, the Home Department, and the Labour and Employment Department.
What may matter for land and property readers
For most property buyers and owners, the notification with the clearest local impact is the Home Department notification changing police station local areas in parts of Salem District and Namakkal District. This can matter when checking which police station has jurisdiction over a village, hamlet or municipal area for complaints, certificates, verification, or local administration.
Commercial Taxes and Registration Department notifications
The Commercial Taxes and Registration Department issued notifications under the Indian Stamp Act for consolidation of duty on insurance policies:
- G.O. (Rt.) No. 3, Commercial Taxes and Registration (J1), dated 3rd January 2019, provides for consolidation of duty of Rs.7,00,000 in respect of issue of policies by Oriental Insurance Company Limited, through its Regional Office, Chennai-108, for the period from 1st April 2018 to 31st March 2019.
- G.O. (Rt.) No. 9, Commercial Taxes and Registration (J1), dated 7th January 2019, provides for consolidation of duty of Rs.4,50,000 in respect of issue of policies by The Oriental Insurance Company Limited, through its Corporate Business Regional Office, Chennai, for new business to be procured in the fourth quarter of 2018-2019.
- G.O. (Rt.) No. 31, Commercial Taxes and Registration (J1), dated 23rd January 2019, provides for consolidation of duty of Rs.10,00,000 in respect of issue of policies by Life Insurance Corporation of India through its P&GS Unit, Salem, for the period from 20th August 2018 to 31st March 2021.
- G.O. (Rt.) No. 2, Commercial Taxes and Registration (J1), dated 3rd January 2019, amends an earlier notification by substituting the expression "31st December 2018" with "30th June 2019" for New India Assurance Company Limited through its Branch Office at Chennai.
These notifications concern insurance policy stamp duty arrangements, not land classification or registration procedure for private property transactions.
Home Department notifications
The Home Department issued notifications under the Code of Criminal Procedure:
- G.O. Ms. No. 1918, Home (Pol.14), dated 10th October 2018, declares that specified areas in Salem District cease to form part of one police station local area and become part of another.
- G.O. Ms. No. 2052, Home (Pol.14), dated 16th October 2018, makes similar changes for specified villages and hamlets in Namakkal District.
The Gazette extract lists the affected villages, hamlets and police stations in schedules.
Court related notifications
Two other notifications may matter mainly to legal and labour practitioners:
- G.O. Ms. No. 54, Home (Transport-IV), dated 21st January 2019, constitutes 32 Mahila Courts as Motor Accidents Claims Tribunals for the areas listed, and appoints the Presiding Officers as Members.
- G.O. Ms. No. 199, Labour and Employment (D2), dated 27th December 2018, constitutes Labour Courts with specified territorial jurisdiction, and it expressly says this is in supersession of all previous notifications issued under that provision.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette change land ownership or patta details?
The extract does not mention any change to land ownership, patta, or land classification. It mainly publishes police jurisdiction changes, insurance stamp duty consolidation notifications, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal constitution, and Labour Court jurisdiction.
If my property is in Salem District or Namakkal District, should I check police station jurisdiction?
Yes. The Home Department notifications in G.O. Ms. No. 1918, Home (Pol.14), dated 10th October 2018 and G.O. Ms. No. 2052, Home (Pol.14), dated 16th October 2018 reassign specified areas, villages and hamlets from one police station local area to another.
Are the Commercial Taxes and Registration Department notifications about property registration fees?
No such property registration fee change is stated in the extract. The notifications are about consolidation of duty under the Indian Stamp Act for issue of insurance policies by Oriental Insurance Company Limited, The Oriental Insurance Company Limited, Life Insurance Corporation of India, and an amendment relating to New India Assurance Company Limited.
Did the Labour and Employment Department replace earlier Labour Court notifications?
Yes. G.O. Ms. No. 199, Labour and Employment (D2), dated 27th December 2018 says the Labour Courts are constituted in supersession of all the previous notifications issued thereunder.
