G.O.(D) No. 401, Further Continuance of 44 Posts for Revenue Courts, 2015
The Tamil Nadu Revenue [LR. I (1)] Department issued G.O.(D) No. 401 dated 19 August 2015, sanctioning the continuation of 44 posts at the Revenue Courts in Lalgudi, Mannargudi, Tirunelveli and Nagapattinam from 11 July 2015 to 31 December 2016. The staffing was continued to help these courts dispose of long pending tenancy cases, and the document does not state any change to land ownership, tenancy rights or land ceiling rules.
What the government approved
The Tamil Nadu Revenue [LR. I (1)] Department, under G.O.(D) No. 401 dated 19 August 2015, continued 44 posts serving four additional Revenue Courts. The courts are located at:
- Lalgudi
- Mannargudi
- Tirunelveli
- Nagapattinam
The approved continuation period was from 11 July 2015 to 31 December 2016. The Principal Secretary and Commissioner of Land Reforms had requested continuation until 31 December 2017, but the Government sanctioned the posts only until 31 December 2016.
Purpose and background
G.O.(D) No. 401 dated 19 August 2015 states that the four additional Revenue Courts were originally created to dispose of long pending tenancy cases. Eleven posts were sanctioned for each court, making a total of 44 posts.
Earlier government orders had continued the 44 posts from 11 July 2013 to 10 July 2014, and again from 11 July 2014 to 10 July 2015. The 2015 order extended that staffing arrangement for a further period.
Posts continued
The sanctioned staff pattern across all four Revenue Courts was:
- 4 Deputy Collectors
- 4 Assistants
- 4 Junior Assistants
- 4 Enforcement Revenue Inspectors
- 4 Steno Typists
- 4 Typists
- 4 Record Clerks
- 8 Office Assistants
- 4 Process Servers
- 4 Drivers
This equals 11 posts for each Revenue Court and 44 posts in total.
Who may be affected
G.O.(D) No. 401 dated 19 August 2015 mainly concerns the staffing and administration of the four named Revenue Courts. People with tenancy cases pending before those courts may have been affected by the continued availability of court staff.
The document does not announce a decision in any individual tenancy case. It also does not state any new rule about buying land, proving ownership, changing land use or applying a land ceiling.
Funding
The expenditure was assigned to the account head for land ceilings other than agricultural land, under salaries for sub-divisional establishments. The Finance Department concurred with the sanction on 17 August 2015.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(D) No. 401 change my land ownership or tenancy rights?
The document only continues 44 staff posts at four Revenue Courts. It does not state any change to land ownership or tenancy rights.
Which Revenue Courts received continued staffing?
The staffing covered the additional Revenue Courts at Lalgudi, Mannargudi, Tirunelveli and Nagapattinam.
How long were the 44 posts continued?
The Tamil Nadu Revenue [LR. I (1)] Department sanctioned their continuation from 11 July 2015 to 31 December 2016.
Why were these Revenue Court posts continued?
The posts were continued to support the disposal of long pending tenancy cases at the four additional Revenue Courts.
