அரசாணை (நிலை) எண். 434

What this document is

Revenue Department Government Order (Standing) No. 434 dated 5-11-2003, issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu, deals with a specific government land lease in Kurichi Village, Coimbatore South Taluk, Coimbatore District. It grants lease extension for 0.90 acre of land classified as vaari poramboke in Survey No. 1 to A.C.C. Company, so the land can be used for a bridge.

Who it affects

This government action mainly affects:

• A.C.C. Company, the lessee
• The District Collector, Coimbatore
• The District Revenue Officer, Coimbatore
• The Special Commissioner and Commissioner of Land Administration

For most land buyers or owners, this is not a general rule for all properties. It is a case specific order for one parcel of government land.

Background recorded in the document

The document says the District Collector had originally leased the land to A.C.C. Company for nine years from 24.10.86 to 23.10.95 for bridge use. It records that the full lease amount for that earlier period had been paid.

After the lease period ended, A.C.C. Company asked for extension. The records considered by the Government state that:

• there were no trees or ancient monuments in the land
• the land continued in the company's enjoyment after 24.10.95
• a proposed lease amount of Rs. 2,67,740 for the period from 24.10.95 to 23.10.98 had already been collected from the company and credited to Government account on 25.9.2001

What the Government approved

The Government accepted the recommendations of the District Revenue Officer and the Commissioner of Land Administration and ordered lease extension on the usual conditions under Revenue Standing Order No. 24-A.

The order says lease rent must be fixed and collected for these periods:

• 24.10.95 to 3.6.98, on land value of Rs. 90,000, at 14% annual lease, with thalavari and thalamelvari
• 4.6.98 to 23.10.98, on the same land value, with 2% lease, 2% thalavari and 10% thalamelvari, totalling 14% annual lease
• 24.10.98 to 23.10.2001, based on 1998 land value, following Revenue Department Government Order (Standing) No. 460 dated 4.6.98
• 24.10.2001 to 23.10.2004, based on 2001 land value, following Revenue Department Government Order (Standing) No. 460 dated 4.6.98

Practical takeaway

Revenue Department Government Order (Standing) No. 434 dated 5-11-2003 is an administrative approval for continued occupation of a specific government poramboke land parcel by A.C.C. Company. It does not convert the land into private ownership, it does not announce a general land policy, and it requires the authorities to complete the lease agreement and collect the lease dues.