PACL Prohibited Properties in Tamil Nadu

What the list covers

The PACL Prohibited Properties in Tamil Nadu guidance dated 4 August 2022 is a property identification list rather than a set of detailed rules. It records 45 transactions involving PGF Limited, Pearls Green Forests Limited, authorised persons, power of attorney holders and other named buyers.

The entries cover land in several Tamil Nadu districts, including Chengalpattu, Thoothukudi, Tiruchirappalli, Sivaganga, Ramanathapuram and Tirunelveli. The supplied source does not name the issuing department or provide an order number.

Information recorded

Each listed entry contains some or all of the following details:

• A serial number and record reference beginning with “MR”.
• A deed, agreement or general power of attorney number.
• Names and descriptions of the buyer and seller.
• The transaction date and stated amount.
• The land area in acres or hectares.
• The district, taluk or tehsil, village and survey numbers.
• References to unregistered agreements to sell in some entries.

The records include transactions where the stated amount is zero, as well as transactions with a stated monetary amount. Several entries identify Gurjant Singh as an authorised person for PGF Limited. Others name individual purchasers or power of attorney holders.

Who should check the list

A buyer, owner, lender or property professional should check the list when land is located in one of the recorded villages and has a matching survey number. Examples include Meenakshipuram in Ottapidaram, Pungavarnatham in Ettayapuram, Ayyanarkulam in Manamadurai, S. Tharaikudi in Kadaladi, Kumarapuram in Kovilpatti and villages in Nanguneri.

Matching only a person’s name is not enough to identify land. The district, taluk, village, survey number, area and deed or power of attorney reference should be compared together.

Limits of the source

The PACL Prohibited Properties in Tamil Nadu guidance does not state why each property is prohibited, what transaction the restriction prevents, or whether any entry has later been released. It also gives no objection, appeal or removal process. The table therefore identifies potentially affected records but does not, by itself, explain the current legal status of a particular title.