G.O. (Ms.) No. 05, Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Town Panchayats, Municipalities and Corporations (Delimitation of Wards or Divisions and Reservations) Rules, 1996
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Election) Department issued Government Order (Ms.) Number 05, dated 10 January 2022, to amend the Tamil Nadu Town Panchayats, Municipalities and Corporations (Delimitation of Wards or Divisions and Reservations) Rules, 1996. The amendments extend the rules to additional city municipal corporations, remove specified wording concerning the Inspector, and provide for rotation of reserved municipal leadership offices in a particular election situation.
What the amendments govern
Government Order (Ms.) Number 05 of the Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Election) Department, dated 10 January 2022, concerns the delimitation of wards or divisions and the reservation of offices in Tamil Nadu town panchayats, municipalities and city municipal corporations. It directs publication of the appended notification in an Extraordinary issue of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 10 January 2022.
The notification amends the Tamil Nadu Town Panchayats, Municipalities and Corporations (Delimitation of Wards or Divisions and Reservations) Rules, 1996.
City corporations added to the rules
The amendment expands the legal references in the 1996 rules to cover the following city municipal corporations:
- Thanjavur
- Dindigul
- Hosur
- Nagercoil
- Avadi
- Cuddalore
- Sivakasi
- Kancheepuram
- Karur
- Tambaram
- Kumbakonam
The relevant city municipal corporation Acts or 2021 Ordinances are inserted for these corporations. Thoothukudi City Municipal Corporation remains included in the revised wording.
Changes concerning the Inspector
The amendment removes two expressions from the provisions dealing with delimitation:
- The expression “by the Inspector of, in the case of” is omitted from sub-rule (1) of rule 3.
- The expression “or the Inspector of” is omitted from the Explanation to rule 3.
The source does not provide a separate explanation of the practical administrative effect of deleting these expressions.
Rotation of reserved leadership offices
The amendment adds a proviso concerning reservation for the offices of Chairman of Town Panchayats and Municipalities and Mayor of Corporations.
- After completion of one full term, an ordinary election may not be held for these offices before the ten year period expires.
- In that situation, reservation of the offices must be rotated for the next ordinary election in the relevant town panchayats, municipalities and corporations.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
Government Order (Ms.) Number 05 deals with municipal wards, divisions and reservation of elected leadership offices. The source does not change land ownership, property title, patta, land classification, planning permission or property charges. Its direct effect is on urban local body administration and elections rather than individual property rights.
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Common questions
Does Government Order (Ms.) Number 05 change my property ownership or patta?
No change to property ownership or patta is stated in the source. The amendments concern municipal ward or division delimitation and reservation of local body offices.
Which city corporations were newly included in the amended wording?
The amended wording adds Thanjavur, Dindigul, Hosur, Nagercoil, Avadi, Cuddalore, Sivakasi, Kancheepuram, Karur, Tambaram and Kumbakonam City Municipal Corporations.
When must reservation of Chairman or Mayor offices be rotated?
Rotation is required where one full term has been completed but no ordinary election to the relevant Chairman or Mayor office is held before expiry of the ten year period. The reservation must then be rotated for the next ordinary election.
Was the notification intended for publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette?
Yes. The Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Election) Department directed publication in an Extraordinary issue of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 10 January 2022.
