G.O. (Ms) No.147, Appointment of Special Officer to City Municipal Corporations, 2016
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Elections) Department issued G.O. (Ms) No.147 dated 24 October 2016 to appoint City Municipal Corporation Commissioners as Special Officers following the cancellation of local body election notifications. The appointments identified in the document cover Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore and Tiruchirappalli, and the notifications came into force on 25 October 2016.
What the government order does
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Elections) Department issued G.O. (Ms) No.147 dated 24 October 2016 to provide temporary administration for City Municipal Corporations after their elected councils' terms expired. It directs publication of the appended notifications in an extraordinary issue of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 24 October 2016.
The document appoints the following officials as Special Officers:
- The Commissioner of Chennai City Municipal Corporation.
- The Commissioner of Madurai City Municipal Corporation.
- The Commissioner of Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation.
- The Commissioner of Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation.
Why Special Officers were appointed
G.O. (Ms) No.147 dated 24 October 2016 records that the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission had issued notifications for elections to Town Panchayats, Municipalities and Corporations. The High Court of Madras, through an interim order dated 4 October 2016 in W.P.No.33984/2016, quashed the election notifications and directed that fresh notifications be issued and the election process completed according to law, at the earliest and not later than 31 December 2016.
The court also directed that local bodies be administered by Special Officers until elections were held because the existing terms could not continue beyond five years.
Duration and powers
The notifications under G.O. (Ms) No.147 dated 24 October 2016 authorised each named Special Officer to exercise the powers and perform the functions of the relevant City Municipal Corporation. Each appointment was to continue until the first meeting of the council following ordinary elections, or until 31 December 2016, whichever occurred earlier.
The notifications came into force on 25 October 2016.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
G.O. (Ms) No.147 dated 24 October 2016 concerns temporary municipal administration rather than land ownership. It does not state any change to land title, land classification, planning permission, property tax, registration, fees or development rights. Its relevance is that municipal corporation functions in the named cities were temporarily exercised by the respective Commissioners acting as Special Officers.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms) No.147 change my land ownership or property rights?
The document does not state any change to land ownership, title, classification or development rights. It deals with the temporary administration of named City Municipal Corporations.
Which corporations had Special Officers appointed?
The supplied text identifies Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore and Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporations. The Commissioner of each identified Corporation was appointed as its Special Officer.
When did the Special Officer notifications take effect?
The notifications came into force on 25 October 2016.
How long were the Special Officers authorised to serve?
Each identified appointment continued until the first meeting of the council after ordinary elections, or until 31 December 2016, whichever was earlier.
