G.O.(Ms) No.104

What the government has approved

The Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Land Reforms Wing, LR.2(2) Section granted M/s. Srinivas Fine Arts Private Limited permission under the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961 to hold land above the applicable ceiling.

The approval covers 18.40 acres above the company’s retainable area of 45.40 ordinary acres, equivalent to 15.000 standard acres. The permitted excess is equivalent to 6.006 standard acres. The lands are in Keelathiruthangal and Palavoor-II Villages of Sivakasi and Radhapuram Taluks in Virudhunagar and Tirunelveli Districts.

The approved purpose is the manufacture of paper and paper products.

Land calculation

The district authorities calculated the company’s holdings as follows:

• Total land held in both districts: 63.80 ordinary acres, equivalent to 21.006 standard acres.
• Retainable area: 45.40 ordinary acres, equivalent to 15.000 standard acres.
• Excess area permitted under section 37-A: 18.40 ordinary acres, equivalent to 6.006 standard acres.
• The retainable area includes 1.86 acres in Tirunelveli District that the company had sold.
• The 18.40 acres permitted above the ceiling is in Virudhunagar District.

Conditions attached to the permission

G.O.(Ms) No.104 dated 13 March 2024 places the following conditions on M/s. Srinivas Fine Arts Private Limited:

• The entire lands must be used for the purposes stated in the company’s application within three years.
• The company must comply with the conditions prescribed under Rule 56(3)(iii) of the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Rules, 1962 and any other conditions imposed by the Government.
• The holdings must not include poramboke land, temple land, forest land, Anadeenam land, Government land, DC land, prohibited land, conditionally assigned land or Bhoodan land.
• Poramboke land within the company’s lands must not be encroached upon or disturbed, and access must be allowed.
• A No Objection Certificate must be obtained from the relevant authority before wet land is used for a non-agricultural purpose.
• Violations in industrial activity or failure to use the land within the prescribed period may lead to Government action.

Who may be affected

G.O.(Ms) No.104 dated 13 March 2024 is a company-specific land ceiling permission. Buyers, owners or professionals dealing with the identified company lands should check whether a parcel falls within the retainable or permitted area and whether the land-use and access conditions have been followed.