Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
G.O.Ms. No.2163, Kottagiri Declaration of Local Planning Area, 1973
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Rural Development and Local Administration Department, issued G.O.Ms. No.2163 on 1st October 1973 as a preliminary notification of its intention to form the Kotagiri Local Planning Area. The proposed area comprises Revenue Village No. 13, Kotagiri, and the notification gives inhabitants, local authorities and institutions two months from its publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette to submit objections or suggestions.
What the notification does
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Rural Development and Local Administration Department, issued G.O.Ms. No.2163 on 1st October 1973. It records the Governor of Tamil Nadu's intention to specify the area listed in the appended table as a local planning area under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971.
The document is a preliminary notification rather than a final declaration. It provides a period for objections and suggestions before the proposal is considered again by the Government of Tamil Nadu.
Area covered
G.O.Ms. No.2163 identifies the proposed local planning area as Kotagiri and lists Revenue Village No. 13, Kotagiri, as the area forming it. The abstract spells the place name as “Kottagiri”, while the appended table uses “Kotagiri”.
The notification is relevant to inhabitants, local authorities and institutions within the listed local area. Property owners and other readers can use the village number and name in the table to identify the geographical scope of the proposal.
Objections and suggestions
The preliminary notification sets out the following participation process:
- The proposal will be considered again on or after two months have expired from the date of publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
- Any objection or suggestion received within that two month period from an inhabitant, local authority or institution in the proposed local area will be considered by the Government of Tamil Nadu.
- Objections and suggestions are to be addressed to the Secretary to Government, Rural Development and Local Administration Department, Fort St. George, Madras-9.
The deadline is linked to the date of publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. G.O.Ms. No.2163 does not state that Gazette publication date in the supplied text.
Publication arrangements
G.O.Ms. No.2163 directs publication of the notification in English in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. It also directs republication in English and Tamil in the Nilgiris District Gazette.
The Collector of Nilgiris was asked to arrange district republication and report its date to the Government. The Director of Translation, Madras, was asked to arrange the Tamil translation and send it urgently to the Collector.
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Common questions
Did G.O.Ms. No.2163 finally declare Kotagiri as a local planning area?
No. The document is a preliminary notification declaring an intention to specify the listed area as a local planning area. It provides for the proposal to be considered again after the objection period.
Which area is included in the proposed Kotagiri Local Planning Area?
The table lists Revenue Village No. 13, Kotagiri, as the area forming the proposed Kotagiri Local Planning Area.
Who could object to the proposed local planning area?
An inhabitant, local authority or institution in the proposed local area could submit an objection or suggestion within two months from publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Where was the preliminary notification intended to be published?
It was to be published in English in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette and republished in English and Tamil in the Nilgiris District Gazette.
