Computerization of Revenue Courts, Scanning of Served Copies of Final Orders

What the guidance does

D.O.Lr.No.I1 / 1772 / 2016 (L.Ref), dated 26 June 2016, concerns the computerization of Revenue Courts. It asks District Collectors to support Special Deputy Collectors (Revenue Court) and to issue instructions to the relevant Sub Collectors, Revenue Divisional Officers and Taluk Offices.

The guidance is administrative. It deals with scanning served copies of final orders and uploading disposed Revenue Court cases to the website. It does not set out requirements for property purchases, land transfers or land ceiling calculations.

Why scanning assistance was requested

The National Informatics Centre developed software through which Revenue Court case progress was placed on the Revenue Courts website. A review of updates showed that Special Deputy Collectors (Revenue Court) could not update disposed cases because their offices did not have scanner facilities.

Following discussion with the Chief Executive Officer of TNeGA, the proposed process was:

• Scan the served copy of the final order at the nearest Revenue Divisional Officer, Collector or Tahsildar office.
• Obtain scanning help from EDM-2 under the control of TNeGA.
• Upload the scanned order copy to the website.
• Ensure that the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, TNeGA, gives instructions to EDM-2.

Revenue Courts and supporting offices

D.O.Lr.No.I1 / 1772 / 2016 (L.Ref) identifies the following arrangements:

• Cuddalore Revenue Court, Cuddalore Collectorate, Revenue Divisional Officer or Taluk Office.
• Mayiladuthurai Revenue Court, Nagapattinam Revenue Divisional Officer or Taluk Office.
• Thanjavur Revenue Court, Thanjavur Collectorate, Revenue Divisional Officer or Taluk Office.
• Tiruvarur Revenue Court, Tiruvarur Revenue Divisional Officer, Taluk Office or Collectorate.
• Madurai Revenue Court, Madurai Revenue Divisional Officer, Taluk Office or Collectorate.
• Tiruchirappalli and Lalgudi Revenue Courts, Tiruchirappalli Collectorate.
• Mannargudi Revenue Court, Tiruvarur Collectorate.
• Tirunelveli Revenue Court, Tirunelveli Collectorate.
• Nagapattinam Revenue Court, Nagapattinam Collectorate.

Who may be affected

The guidance directly concerns District Collectors, Special Deputy Collectors (Revenue Court), Revenue Divisional Officers, Sub Collectors, Tahsildars, Taluk Offices and TNeGA personnel. A person involved in a disposed Revenue Court case may benefit from the final order being uploaded, but the document does not promise a particular upload date or public service timeline.