Computerisation of Revenue Courts, Data Entry in the Demo Site
The Office of the Principal Secretary and Commissioner of Land Reforms, Chepauk, Chennai, issued Ref. I1/1772/2016 (L.Ref), dated 11 March 2016, to all Special Deputy Collectors (Revenue Court). The communication instructs them to continue entering and updating Revenue Court cases on the demonstration site, report technical problems immediately, and prepare for transfer to the live site by 16 March 2016.
What the communication does
Ref. I1/1772/2016 (L.Ref), dated 11 March 2016, is an administrative communication from the Office of the Principal Secretary and Commissioner of Land Reforms, Chepauk, Chennai, concerning the computerisation of Revenue Court cases. It follows a meeting of Special Deputy Collectors (Revenue Court) held on 29 February 2016, where the computerisation process, monitoring and use of the system were discussed.
The National Informatics Centre provided a demonstration website address, user identification and password for the Revenue Courts. Special Deputy Collectors were asked to enter case information on that site and report any problems.
Who is affected
The instructions are addressed to all Special Deputy Collectors serving Revenue Courts. Copies were also sent to the Senior Technical Director and Technical Director of the National Informatics Centre.
Property buyers, owners and other members of the public are not directed to file information or take any action under this communication. It deals with internal entry and updating of Revenue Court case data. It does not state any change to land ownership, land ceiling requirements or the legal rights of parties in Revenue Court cases.
Key instructions
- Special Deputy Collectors must continue entering Revenue Court cases on the demonstration site.
- Information for cases already entered must be updated continuously.
- Any problems with the computerisation work must be reported immediately by email to the Land Reforms office.
- Thiru S. Thangapandi, Director of Land Reforms in charge, must also be contacted by phone and kept informed of problems.
- If no problems are reported by 14 March 2016, the office will presume that there are none.
- The system was proposed to move to the live site by 16 March 2016.
- Data already entered on the demonstration site will be transferred automatically to the live site.
- Special Deputy Collectors do not need to enter again the cases already recorded on the demonstration site.
Practical relevance
Ref. I1/1772/2016 (L.Ref) concerns how Revenue Court case records are placed into a computerised system. Its practical effect is on court administration and record updating rather than on the substance or outcome of any individual land case.
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Common questions
Does this communication change my land ownership or ceiling rights?
No change to land ownership or land ceiling rights is stated. The communication deals only with computerised entry and updating of Revenue Court case information.
Do property owners or buyers have to enter cases on the demonstration site?
No. The instructions are addressed to Special Deputy Collectors serving Revenue Courts, not to property owners or buyers.
Will cases entered on the demonstration site need to be entered again?
No. The communication says that data entered on the demonstration site will be drawn automatically to the live site, so no re-entry is required.
What should a Special Deputy Collector do if the system has a problem?
The problem must be reported immediately by email to the Land Reforms office. Thiru S. Thangapandi, Director of Land Reforms in charge, must also be contacted by phone and kept informed.
