G.O.(Ms).No.97, Promotion and Posting of Joint Director of Land Reforms, 2015
The Revenue (Ser.5) Department issued Government Order G.O.(Ms).No.97 dated 24 February 2015 to determine the vacancy and promotion panel for the post of Joint Director of Land Reforms at headquarters. It records one vacancy for the 2014 to 2015 panel year and promotes and posts Thiru S. Thangapandi to that post, without changing land ownership, land ceiling or property transaction requirements.
What the government order does
The Revenue (Ser.5) Department issued Government Order G.O.(Ms).No.97 dated 24 February 2015 as an administrative staffing decision for the Land Reforms Department. It deals with the vacancy estimate, promotion panel and appointment to the post of Joint Director of Land Reforms at headquarters.
The Principal Commissioner and Commissioner of Land Reforms had recommended recording one vacancy for 2015 to 2016, upgrading an Assistant Commissioner post and promoting Thiru S. Thangapandi. After examination, the Government accepted the promotion recommendation but made different findings about the vacancy year and the proposed upgradation.
Key decisions
Government Order G.O.(Ms).No.97 dated 24 February 2015 provides that:
- A nil promotion panel is to be issued for 2007 to 2008.
- Nil vacancy estimates for 2008 to 2009 through 2013 to 2014 are unnecessary because there was no post of Joint Director of Land Reforms during that period.
- The estimated vacancy for the 2014 to 2015 panel year is one.
- Thiru S. Thangapandi, Assistant Commissioner in the Office of the Commissioner of Land Reforms, is included in the Joint Director panel for 2014 to 2015.
- Thiru S. Thangapandi is promoted and posted as Joint Director of Land Reforms at headquarters.
- Upgrading the Assistant Commissioner post to Joint Director does not arise under the earlier government decision cited in the document.
The Government recorded that Thiru S. Thangapandi was the only qualified person on the crucial date of 1 September 2014. The document notes his service as Assistant Commissioner, his total service in the Land Reforms Department and his Tahsildar training.
Who is affected
Government Order G.O.(Ms).No.97 dated 24 February 2015 directly affects the Land Reforms Department and the officer promoted to Joint Director. The post handles Land Reforms work, court cases, Section 37-A and 37-B cases, the Chief Minister Uzhavar Pathukappu Thittam and Bhoodan lands.
Property buyers and owners are not given any new duty, fee, application process or change to land rights by this document. Its operative provisions concern departmental staffing and promotion.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms).No.97 change land ceiling rules or property ownership rights?
No change to land ceiling rules or property ownership rights is stated. The document concerns a vacancy estimate, promotion panel and posting within the Land Reforms Department.
Who was promoted as Joint Director of Land Reforms?
Thiru S. Thangapandi, then Assistant Commissioner in the Office of the Commissioner of Land Reforms, was promoted and posted as Joint Director of Land Reforms at headquarters.
For which panel year was one vacancy approved?
The Revenue (Ser.5) Department approved an estimated vacancy of one for the 2014 to 2015 panel year.
Was the Assistant Commissioner post upgraded to Joint Director?
No. The Government stated that upgradation of the Assistant Commissioner post to Joint Director of Land Reforms did not arise under the earlier government decision cited in the document.
