G.O.(1D) No.639, Constitution of a High Powered Committee, 2025
The Revenue and Disaster Management [SS-1(2)] Department issued G.O.(1D) No.639 dated 30 September 2025 to create a High Powered Committee chaired by the Chief Secretary to Government for land registration blocking issues. It directs that registration and Tamil Nilam online records must not be blocked or unblocked without Government concurrence, and that every request to block registration must be placed before the committee.
Purpose
G.O.(1D) No.639 addresses registration blocks affecting lands settled as Ryotwari Patta lands under the Tamil Nadu Minor Inam (Abolition & Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1963. The Revenue and Disaster Management [SS-1(2)] Department issued the order after a meeting chaired by the Chief Secretary to Government on 29 August 2025.
The order records that Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments officials had filed appeals seeking cancellation of pattas standing in individuals' names in UDR records. They sought orders in favour of temples where the lands were recorded in temple names in Pre-UDR records and the Inam Fair Register. The officials had also written to Sub-Registrars and District Registrars asking them to block registration of those lands.
Government's position
G.O.(1D) No.639 states that these actions nullify pattas legally granted under the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Act identified in the order. It also states that unilateral instructions of this kind are not proper.
The Registration Department should not unilaterally block land from registration unless it has specific instructions from the Government or the Revenue Department.
High Powered Committee
G.O.(1D) No.639 creates a High Powered Committee chaired by the Chief Secretary to Government. Its members are:
- The Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management Department.
- The Secretary and Head of the concerned department seeking blocking or unblocking.
- The Commissioner of Land Administration.
- The Inspector General of Registration.
- The Director of Survey and Settlement.
- The Secretary, Law Department.
Who is affected
The directions in G.O.(1D) No.639 are relevant to individual patta holders, temples, registering authorities and government departments involved in requests to block or unblock land records or registration.
Key requirements are:
- Registration must not be blocked or unblocked without Government concurrence.
- Tamil Nilam online records must not be blocked or unblocked without Government concurrence.
- Every request to block registration must be placed before the High Powered Committee.
G.O.(1D) No.639 does not decide ownership of any particular property or dispose of an individual appeal. It establishes how future blocking and unblocking decisions must be handled by the Government.
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Common questions
Can a Sub-Registrar block registration based only on a request from Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments officials?
G.O.(1D) No.639 says the Registration Department should not unilaterally block land without specific instructions from the Government or the Revenue Department. Future blocking also requires Government concurrence, and every request to block registration must go before the High Powered Committee.
Does the order also cover blocks in Tamil Nilam online records?
Yes. G.O.(1D) No.639 directs that Tamil Nilam online records must not be blocked or unblocked without Government concurrence.
Does G.O.(1D) No.639 cancel or confirm my individual patta?
No individual patta is cancelled or confirmed by G.O.(1D) No.639. The order creates a committee and sets requirements for decisions about blocking or unblocking registration and Tamil Nilam online records.
Who considers future requests to block land registration?
Every request to block registration must be placed before the High Powered Committee chaired by the Chief Secretary to Government. The committee includes senior officials from revenue, registration, survey and settlement, law, and the department seeking the block.
