Revenue Follow up Work in Towns and Corporations, Appeal Instructions
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Survey and Settlement Wing, issued Letter No.3144/SS-2(1)/2022-3, dated 6 October 2022, giving instructions for handling appeals connected with revenue follow-up work under the Town Settlement Scheme. It preserves the existing hearing arrangement for appeals pending before 6 September 2022 and directs most fresh appeals arising on or after that date to newly designated district appellate authorities.
What the letter covers
Letter No.3144/SS-2(1)/2022-3 of the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Survey and Settlement Wing, applies to appeals concerning revenue follow-up work in towns and corporations under the Town Settlement Scheme. It was addressed to the Commissioner of Land Administration and the Director of Survey and Settlement, with copies sent to the Settlement Officer, Assistant Settlement Officer and all District Collectors.
The instructions implement the notification connected with G.O. (1D) No.487, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, dated 13 July 2022. That notification modified the management system for town settlement revenue follow-up work and delegated powers to appropriate Revenue and Survey authorities. It was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Extraordinary, No.439, dated 6 September 2022.
Treatment of pending appeals
Appeals that were already pending and being heard before 6 September 2022 are not transferred under these instructions.
Key points are:
- The appeal must have been pending and under hearing before 6 September 2022.
- The appeal must have been before the jurisdictional Assistant Settlement Officer or Settlement Officer in the office of the Director of Survey and Settlement.
- The same Assistant Settlement Officer or Settlement Officer will continue hearing it.
Treatment of fresh appeals
Fresh appeals against orders passed by the jurisdictional Assistant Settlement Officer or Settlement Officer on or after 6 September 2022 generally follow the revised district-level arrangement.
The main provisions are:
- Fresh appeals are to go before the newly designated appellate authorities of the respective districts.
- This direction does not cover Chennai, Kancheepuram, Thiruvallur and Chengalpattu districts.
- The letter does not state the appellate route for fresh appeals in those four excluded districts.
Who should check these instructions
Property owners, applicants and professionals involved in a Town Settlement Scheme appeal should check when the appeal became pending and which officer was hearing it. For a fresh appeal, they should also check the date of the underlying order and whether the property is in one of the four excluded districts.
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Common questions
Will my appeal be transferred if it was already being heard before 6 September 2022?
No. An appeal already pending and being heard by the jurisdictional Assistant Settlement Officer or Settlement Officer before 6 September 2022 will continue before that officer.
Where should a fresh appeal against an order passed on or after 6 September 2022 be filed?
It should generally go to the newly designated appellate authority for the relevant district.
Does the new district appeal arrangement apply in Chennai and nearby districts?
The direction for fresh appeals excludes Chennai, Kancheepuram, Thiruvallur and Chengalpattu districts. The letter does not specify the appeal route for those districts.
What government notification led to these appeal instructions?
The instructions implement the notification connected with G.O. (1D) No.487, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, dated 13 July 2022, published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Extraordinary, No.439, dated 6 September 2022.
