Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
Letter on registration restrictions for Chitlapakkam and Selaiyur waterbody lands
The Inspector General of Registration, Registration Department, by letter Na.Ka. No. 35083/C1/2021 dated 3 September 2024, instructed the Sub Registrar, Selaiyur, to make the proper computer and register entries for lands linked to the Chitlapakkam lake encroachment case. Based on the Chengalpattu District Collector's letter Na.Ka. No. 13211/2023/A3 dated 16 August 2024, the communication makes clear that the registration block connected with waterbody classified lands continues, but Chitlapakkam Survey Nos. 256/2 and 256/3 may follow the usual registration procedure because no prohibition was communicated for them through the Collector's office.
What this document is
The Inspector General of Registration, Registration Department, issued letter Na.Ka. No. 35083/C1/2021 dated 3 September 2024 to the Sub Registrar, Selaiyur. It deals with registration restrictions arising from the Chennai High Court case W.P. No. 10666/2019 about removal of encroachments in Chitlapakkam lake, and it asks for the proper entries to be made in the computer system and registration records.
What it governs
The communication concerns lands in Chitlapakkam and Selaiyur villages, Tambaram Taluk, Chengalpattu District, where registration had been stopped for land classified as waterbody.
Key land details recorded from the village accounts are:
- Survey No. 256/1, Government poramboke, noted as lake.
- Survey No. 256/2, Government poramboke, noted as grama natham.
- Survey No. 256/3, Government poramboke, noted as grama natham.
- Survey No. 256/4, Government poramboke, noted as Central Warehousing Corporation.
What changed for Chitlapakkam Survey Nos. 256/2 and 256/3
The Chengalpattu District Collector, in letter Na.Ka. No. 13211/2023/A3 dated 16 August 2024, stated that pattas had been issued for Survey Nos. 256/2 and 256/3 under the grama natham classification. The Collector also stated that no information had been sent through that office to prohibit those two survey numbers.
Because of that, the Collector said that Survey Nos. 256/2 and 256/3 can be dealt with in the Registration Department website through the usual procedure.
What remains blocked
The records referred to in the file show that guideline value had been changed to zero in the Registration Department website for certain lands and streets so that no transactions take place there.
The communication specifically links the restriction to:
- Chitlapakkam village, Survey No. 256/1, classified as lake.
- Selaiyur village, Survey No. 74/1.
- Certain named streets and parts of streets falling in those areas.
Who should care
This matters to:
- buyers and sellers of plots in Chitlapakkam and Selaiyur,
- owners trying to register release of mortgage documents,
- banks checking whether a property can be registered,
- document writers and registration professionals.
If your property falls in Chitlapakkam Survey No. 256/1 or the affected Selaiyur area, the records indicate a registration block. If it falls in Chitlapakkam Survey Nos. 256/2 or 256/3, the Collector's report says normal procedure may be followed.
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Common questions
Can documents be registered for Chitlapakkam Survey No. 256/2?
Yes, the Chengalpattu District Collector's letter dated 16 August 2024 says that Chitlapakkam Survey No. 256/2 may be handled through the usual procedure in the Registration Department website, because no prohibition was communicated for it through that office.
Can documents be registered for Chitlapakkam Survey No. 256/1?
The records in this file treat Chitlapakkam Survey No. 256/1 as Government poramboke classified as lake, and the registration restriction linked to waterbody lands continues for that survey number.
Why were registrations stopped in these areas?
The restriction is linked to Chennai High Court case W.P. No. 10666/2019 concerning removal of encroachments in Chitlapakkam lake. Following the High Court order dated 8 September 2021, registration was stopped for land classified as waterbody in Chitlapakkam and Selaiyur villages.
Does this affect only survey numbers, or also street based properties?
It affects both. The file mentions Chitlapakkam Survey No. 256/1 and Selaiyur Survey No. 74/1, and it also lists several streets and parts of streets where guideline value was to be changed to zero so that transactions do not take place.
