Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
G.O. Ms. No. 2016, Bodinayakkanur Local Planning Area Preliminary Notification, 1973
The Rural Development and Local Administration Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, issued G.O. Ms. No. 2016 dated 20 September 1973 as a preliminary notification proposing the Bodinayakkanur Local Planning Area and a local planning authority for it. The proposed area covers Revenue Village No. 49, Bodinayakkanur, and part of Revenue Village No. 50, Melachokkanathapuram, and the notification invited objections or suggestions before the stated two month period expired.
What the document does
G.O. Ms. No. 2016 dated 20 September 1973, issued by the Rural Development and Local Administration Department, records the Government of Tamil Nadu's intention to specify certain local areas as the Bodinayakkanur Local Planning Area. It is a preliminary notification under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971, rather than a final declaration in the supplied text.
The government also proposed to constitute a local planning authority for the proposed planning area. The notification was to be published in English in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette and republished in English and Tamil in the Madurai District Gazette.
Area covered by the proposal
The Bodinayakkanur Local Planning Area proposed in G.O. Ms. No. 2016 consists of:
- Revenue Village No. 49, Bodinayakkanur.
- Revenue Village No. 50, Melachokkanathapuram, in part.
The supplied notification does not describe which part of Melachokkanathapuram was included. A property owner or buyer relying on the notification would therefore need to establish whether the particular land falls within the included part.
Who could respond
The preliminary notification allowed the following persons and bodies in the proposed local planning area to submit an objection or suggestion:
- Any inhabitant.
- Any local authority.
- Any institution.
Written objections and suggestions were to be addressed to the Secretary to Government, Rural Development and Local Administration Department, Fort St. George, Madras-9. The Government of Tamil Nadu stated that responses received before expiry of two months from publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette would be considered. The proposal was to be taken up again after that period.
Administrative steps
G.O. Ms. No. 2016 directed the Collector of Madurai to republish the notification in the District Gazette and report the republication date to the government. The Director of Translation, Madras, was asked to arrange an urgent Tamil translation and send it to the Collector.
For property readers, the document identifies the proposed planning area but does not itself state development controls, land use classifications, fees or approval requirements.
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Common questions
Was Bodinayakkanur finally declared a local planning area by this document?
The supplied text is a preliminary notification declaring the government's intention to create the Bodinayakkanur Local Planning Area. It says the proposal would be considered again after the objection period.
Which villages were included in the proposed planning area?
The proposal covered Revenue Village No. 49, Bodinayakkanur, and part of Revenue Village No. 50, Melachokkanathapuram.
Does the notification identify the included part of Melachokkanathapuram?
No. The supplied text states only that part of Revenue Village No. 50, Melachokkanathapuram, was included.
Who was allowed to object to or comment on the proposal?
Any inhabitant, local authority or institution in the proposed local planning area could send a written objection or suggestion within the stated period.
