Letter on registration restrictions for Chitlapakkam and Selaiyur water body lands
The Inspector General of Registration, Registration Department, by letter Na.Ka. No. 35083/C1/2021 dated 03.09.2024, instructed the Sub Registrar, Selaiyur, to make the required entries in the computer system and records for lands linked to the Chitlapakkam lake encroachment case. Based on the Chengalpattu District Collector's letter Na.Ka. No. 13211/2023/A3 dated 16.08.2024, the communication makes clear that Chitlapakkam Survey Nos. 256/2 and 256/3 can follow the usual registration procedure, while restrictions continue for the water body classified lands referred to in the records.
What this document is
The Inspector General of Registration, Registration Department, sent letter Na.Ka. No. 35083/C1/2021 dated 03.09.2024 to the Sub Registrar, Selaiyur, in connection with the Madras High Court case W.P. No. 10666/2019 on removal of encroachments in Chitlapakkam lake. The letter refers to earlier directions that barred registration on lands classified as water bodies in Chitlapakkam and Selaiyur villages, and asks for the proper note to be made in the computer system and registration records.
What land it covers
The records discussed in the communication cover land in Tambaram Taluk, Chitlapakkam village and Selaiyur village.
The Chengalpattu District Collector's report dated 16.08.2024 says Survey No. 256 in Chitlapakkam village is shown in the UDR A register as follows.
- Survey No. 256/1, Government poramboke, lake, extent 33.95.0
- Survey No. 256/2, Government poramboke, grama natham, extent 1.60.0
- Survey No. 256/3, Government poramboke, grama natham, extent 4.45.0
- Survey No. 256/4, Government poramboke, Central Warehousing Corporation, extent 1.08.0
The papers also mention Selaiyur village Survey No. 74/1, Town Survey No. 119, Block 44, Ward G, and several named streets in Chitlapakkam and Selaiyur where transactions were to be prevented by changing guideline value entries to zero.
What changes for registration
The key clarification in the Chengalpattu District Collector's letter Na.Ka. No. 13211/2023/A3 dated 16.08.2024 is that no information had been sent through that office to prohibit Chitlapakkam Survey Nos. 256/2 and 256/3. Because those two survey numbers are stated to be grama natham and pattas have been issued, the letter says the Registration Department website can follow the usual procedure for Survey Nos. 256/2 and 256/3.
At the same time, the records continue to treat Chitlapakkam Survey No. 256/1 as Government poramboke classified as lake. The communication also refers to Selaiyur Survey No. 74/1 in the context of preventing transactions.
Who this affects
This matters to:
- buyers and sellers of property in Chitlapakkam and Selaiyur
- owners trying to register sale, mortgage release or other documents
- banks and professionals checking whether registration can proceed
If your property falls in Chitlapakkam Survey No. 256/2 or 256/3, the source text says usual registration procedure may be followed. If it falls in the water body classified lands, especially Survey No. 256/1 or the Selaiyur land referred to, the restriction remains relevant in the registration records.
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Common questions
Can documents be registered for Chitlapakkam Survey Nos. 256/2 and 256/3?
Yes. The Chengalpattu District Collector's letter dated 16.08.2024 says no prohibition information had been sent for Survey Nos. 256/2 and 256/3, and that the usual procedure may be followed in the Registration Department website for those survey numbers.
Is Chitlapakkam Survey No. 256/1 treated as lake land?
Yes. The records reproduced in the document show Survey No. 256/1 as Government poramboke with the remark lake.
Does the document mention Selaiyur land also?
Yes. It refers to Selaiyur village Survey No. 74/1, Town Survey No. 119, Block 44, Ward G, and says action was taken so that transactions do not take place in the listed areas.
What did the Registration Department ask the Sub Registrar to do?
The Inspector General of Registration asked the Sub Registrar, Selaiyur, to make the proper entries in the computer system and the relevant registers and records for these lands.
