Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
Rejection of Koonimedu Grove Poramboke Lease Request
The Tamil Nadu Revenue Department, Secretariat, Chennai, issued Letter No. 49674/நி.மு.2-1/2002-1 dated 8 June 2004, rejecting the Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences application to lease government land in Survey Field No. 232/5 at Koonimedu village, Tindivanam taluk, Villupuram district, for a hospital. The request was rejected because the land was classified as grove poramboke and belonged to a prohibited category that could not be leased.
What the letter does
The Tamil Nadu Revenue Department, Secretariat, Chennai, issued Letter No. 49674/நி.மு.2-1/2002-1 dated 8 June 2004. It records the government’s decision on an undated application from the Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences seeking a lease of land for establishing a hospital.
The land is identified as Survey Field No. 232/5 in Koonimedu village, Tindivanam taluk, Villupuram district. The Revenue Department rejected the lease request. The letter does not grant a lease, possession, permission to build a hospital, or any change in the land classification.
Who is affected
The Revenue Department decision directly affects the Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, represented by its Principal and Director, because that institution submitted the lease application and received the rejection.
The decision also concerns the specified government land in Survey Field No. 232/5. Property buyers, owners and professionals dealing with this survey field should note that the letter identifies it as grove poramboke land and as belonging to a prohibited category.
Key provisions
The Revenue Department letter states that:
- The application sought a lease of land in Survey Field No. 232/5 for establishing a hospital.
- The government examined the application.
- The requested land was classified as “thoppu poramboke”, meaning grove poramboke.
- The land belonged to a prohibited category.
- Land in the prohibited category could not be leased.
- The government therefore rejected the Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences lease request.
Practical significance
The Revenue Department decision is limited to the lease application and land identified in the letter. It confirms that the applicant did not obtain the requested lease for the proposed hospital.
Anyone considering a transaction, development proposal or other interest involving Survey Field No. 232/5 should take account of the recorded grove poramboke classification and the stated restriction on leasing prohibited-category land. The letter does not describe any alternative application procedure, reclassification process, appeal, compensation, fee or later approval.
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Common questions
Did the Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences receive the requested lease?
No. The Tamil Nadu Revenue Department rejected the institution’s application to lease the land for establishing a hospital.
Why was the lease request rejected?
Survey Field No. 232/5 was classified as grove poramboke and belonged to a prohibited category. The letter states that land in that category could not be leased.
Which property does the decision concern?
It concerns government land in Survey Field No. 232/5 at Koonimedu village, Tindivanam taluk, Villupuram district.
Does the letter provide another way to obtain or use the land?
No. The letter only communicates the rejection and does not describe an alternative procedure, appeal or later approval.
