Revenue Follow Up Work to Be Undertaken by Settlement Authorities on Proper Notification of the Resurveyed Areas to Update the Revenue Records, Amendments to Notification
The Government of Tamil Nadu Revenue and Disaster Management Department issued G.O. (1D) No. 487, dated 13 July 2022, to amend the notification issued under G.O. (1D) No. 103, Revenue Department, dated 1 March 2007. The amendments reassign responsibilities among settlement and revenue authorities, revise the appeal structure, and remove a provision allowing ownership decisions based on 30 years of enjoyment where no assignment order had been issued.
What the amendment governs
G.O. (1D) No. 487 of the Government of Tamil Nadu Revenue and Disaster Management Department concerns revenue follow-up work after resurveyed areas are properly notified, so that revenue records can be updated. It applies to Corporations, except Old Chennai City, and Municipal Towns within the jurisdiction of the relevant Settlement Tahsildars.
The Gazette published the amendments on 6 September 2022. They modify the earlier notification issued under G.O. (1D) No. 103, Revenue Department, dated 1 March 2007.
Responsibilities and administrative control
G.O. (1D) No. 487 assigns the revenue follow-up work to Settlement Tahsildars. Their work is placed under the overall supervision of the Assistant Settlement Officer, the Settlement Officer, Chennai, and the Director of Survey and Settlement.
Key administrative changes include:
- References to the Assistant Settlement Officer in specified provisions are replaced by the Revenue Divisional Officer.
- References to the Settlement Officer in specified appeal provisions are replaced by the District Revenue Officer for districts other than Chennai, Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram and Chengalpattu.
- For Chennai, Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram and Chengalpattu districts, the Settlement Officer, Chennai, remains the relevant authority.
- The Settlement Tahsildar, Revenue Divisional Officer, District Revenue Officer and Settlement Officer, Chennai, function under the administrative control of the Director of Survey and Settlement for work under the notification.
Ownership provision removed
G.O. (1D) No. 487 removes the earlier wording that allowed a Settlement Tahsildar, where no Revenue Department assignment order had been issued, to decide ownership based on enjoyment of the property for 30 years before Gazette publication. The removed wording had allowed oral or documentary evidence to be considered for that purpose.
Appeals and review
G.O. (1D) No. 487 provides that:
- A further appeal against a Revenue Divisional Officer's order goes to the District Revenue Officer, except in Chennai, Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram and Chengalpattu districts, where it goes to the Settlement Officer, Chennai.
- The appeal must be filed within 60 days after the aggrieved party receives the Revenue Divisional Officer's order.
- An appeal from the District Revenue Officer or the Settlement Officer, Chennai, goes to the Director of Survey and Settlement within 60 days after receipt of that order.
- The Commissioner of Land Administration may independently call for and examine any order or proceeding made by an authority under the notification and pass orders.
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Common questions
Can a Settlement Tahsildar still decide ownership solely from 30 years of property enjoyment?
G.O. (1D) No. 487 removes the provision that allowed such a decision where no Revenue Department assignment order had been issued. The removed provision had permitted oral or documentary evidence to establish 30 years of enjoyment.
Who handles an appeal against an order of the Revenue Divisional Officer?
The District Revenue Officer handles the further appeal in districts other than Chennai, Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram and Chengalpattu. In those four districts, the appeal goes to the Settlement Officer, Chennai.
How long do I have to file an appeal?
An aggrieved party must appeal within 60 days of receiving the relevant order. The same 60 day period applies to an appeal from the District Revenue Officer or Settlement Officer, Chennai, to the Director of Survey and Settlement.
Does the amendment apply to Old Chennai City?
The substituted preamble assigns revenue follow-up work to Settlement Tahsildars for Corporations except Old Chennai City, as well as Municipal Towns under their jurisdiction.
