ந.க.எண்.37943/சி1/2024, நாள் 12.09.2024
The Head of the Registration Department issued Registration Department Letter Na.Ka.No.37943/C1/2024 dated 12 September 2024, directing registration officials to follow instructions from the Revenue and Disaster Management Department on forged government documents used to occupy public land. The forwarded instructions, contained in Letter (Ms) No.5444598/LD4(1)/2023-5 dated 29 August 2024, require verification of land documents, recovery of government land from unlawful occupants and criminal prosecution of offenders.
What the communication does
Registration Department Letter Na.Ka.No.37943/C1/2024 dated 12 September 2024 forwards the Revenue and Disaster Management Department's instructions for action by registration officials. It was sent by the Head of the Registration Department to all Deputy Inspectors General of Registration, District Registrars responsible for administration and audit, and Sub Registrars.
Registration officials are directed to follow the government instructions without deviation. Deputy Inspectors General of Registration must collect acknowledgements from District Registrars and send a consolidated acknowledgement to the office of the Head of the Registration Department.
Government instructions on public land
Revenue and Disaster Management Department Letter (Ms) No.5444598/LD4(1)/2023-5 dated 29 August 2024 contains the following instructions:
- Criminal cases must be registered against all persons involved in creating forged government documents to grab public land.
- Government land must be recovered immediately from unlawful occupants or encroachers and used for public purposes.
- Officials must identify government properties and verify whether assignment orders and documents held by occupants are genuine.
- If forged, bogus or illegal documents are identified, appropriate action must be taken to recover the land and prosecute the offenders.
- District Collectors should maintain and update proper registers containing assignment orders, assignee details and survey number details.
- The Commissioner of Land Administration must monitor progress.
Encroachment monitoring and eviction
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department refers to committees at Divisional, District and State levels for reporting and monitoring encroachments in water bodies and other government lands. The State level Committee is to review eviction progress and compliance with court orders concerning water bodies and other highly objectionable poramboke lands.
Taluk Tahsildars and field officers of relevant departments, including the Water Resources Department and Highways Department, should begin eviction after identifying encroachments on objectionable government land. Priority is to be given to water bodies, and eviction must follow the relevant legislation and prescribed processes.
Who may be affected
The instructions directly concern registration and revenue officials dealing with government land. Occupants relying on assignment orders or other documents for government land may face document verification. Anyone found using forged, bogus or illegal documents may face recovery of the land and criminal prosecution.
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Common questions
Can officials verify my assignment order if I occupy government land?
Yes. The Revenue and Disaster Management Department instructs officials to verify the genuineness of assignment orders and documents held by occupants of government land.
What happens if a government land document is found to be forged?
Officials are instructed to recover the government land and prosecute the offenders. Criminal cases must be registered against persons involved in creating forged government documents to grab public land.
Are water body encroachments given special priority?
Yes. Taluk Tahsildars and relevant field officers are instructed to prioritise water bodies when initiating eviction from objectionable government lands.
Does the communication require Sub Registrars to take note of these instructions?
Yes. Registration Department Letter Na.Ka.No.37943/C1/2024 dated 12 September 2024 was addressed to all Sub Registrars, along with senior registration officials, and requires the government instructions to be followed without deviation.
