G.O. (Ms) No.362, Temporary Downgrading of Joint Commissioner Posts, 2013
The Revenue (Ser.5) Department issued Government Order, G.O. (Ms) No.362, dated 19 September 2013, temporarily downgrading the Joint Commissioner (Land Reforms) posts at Tirunelveli and Mayiladuthurai to Assistant Commissioner posts. The change followed the retirement of the officers holding those posts and the absence of qualified persons in the Land Reforms Department to serve as Joint Commissioners under the Service Rules.
What the government changed
Government Order, G.O. (Ms) No.362, dated 19 September 2013, is a staffing decision issued by the Revenue (Ser.5) Department. It temporarily downgrades two Joint Commissioner (Land Reforms) posts, one at Tirunelveli and the other at Mayiladuthurai, to Assistant Commissioner posts.
The Revenue (Ser.5) Department gave the following reasons:
- Thiru. A. Balasubramani retired from the Joint Commissioner (Land Reforms) post at Tirunelveli.
- Thiru. T. Azeez Ahamed retired from the Joint Commissioner (Land Reforms) post at Mayiladuthurai.
- The Land Reforms Department did not have a qualified person to hold either Joint Commissioner post under the Service Rules.
Background to the staffing arrangement
Earlier government orders had upgraded two posts from among the Land Reforms establishment to Joint Commissioner (Land Reforms) posts. Thiru. A. Balasubramani and Thiru. T. Azeez Ahamed were promoted and posted to the upgraded positions.
A later posting order transferred:
- Thiru. T. Azeez Ahamed from Erode to Mayiladuthurai as Joint Commissioner (Land Reforms).
- Thiru. A. Balasubramani from Villupuram to Tirunelveli as Joint Commissioner (Land Reforms).
Their subsequent retirements created the vacancies addressed by Government Order, G.O. (Ms) No.362.
Administrative action required
Government Order, G.O. (Ms) No.362, instructs the Additional Chief Secretary and Commissioner of Revenue Administration to send proposals to the Government for posting Deputy Collectors in the cadre of Assistant Commissioners to the downgraded posts at Tirunelveli and Mayiladuthurai.
The Finance Department concurred with the staffing decision. The order was issued by order of the Governor and signed by Gagandeep Singh Bedi, Secretary to Government.
Who is affected
Government Order, G.O. (Ms) No.362, directly concerns staffing within the Land Reforms Department and the Revenue Administration. It does not set out changes to land ownership, land ceiling limits, property transactions or procedures for individual landholders. Property buyers and owners may therefore treat it as an internal administrative staffing measure rather than a rule governing private land rights.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms) No.362 change my land ownership or ceiling rights?
No such change is stated. The document deals with temporarily downgrading two Land Reforms Department posts and arranging officers for those posts.
Which Land Reforms posts were downgraded?
The Joint Commissioner (Land Reforms) posts at Tirunelveli and Mayiladuthurai were temporarily downgraded to Assistant Commissioner posts.
Why were the posts downgraded?
The officers holding the posts had retired, and the Land Reforms Department had no qualified person to serve as Joint Commissioner under the Service Rules.
Is the downgrading permanent?
The Revenue (Ser.5) Department describes the downgrading as temporary. The document does not provide an end date.
