REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT--Revenue follow up work to be undertaken by settlement authorities on proper notification of the resurveyed areas to update the revenue records

No. 439] CHENNAI, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2022 Aavani 21, Subakiruthu, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2053

Part II—Section 2

Notifications or Orders of interest to a Section of the public

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT.

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

[G.O. (1D) No. 487, Revenue and Disaster Management Survey and Settlement Wing, [SS-II(1)] Section, 13th July 2022, ஆனி 29, சுபகிருது, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2053.] No. II(2)/REVDM/728(b)/2022.

The Government of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following amendments to the Notification under G.O.(1D) No.103, Revenue Department, dated 01.03.2007:-

Amendments

In the said Notification,

(1) for the preamble portion, the following preamble portion shall be substituted, namely:-

"The Revenue follow-up work shall be undertaken by the Settlement Tahsildars in respect of the Corporations (except Old Chennai City) and Municipal Towns under their jurisdiction, under the overall supervision of the Assistant Settlement Officer, the Settlement Officer Chennai and the Director of Survey and Settlement";

(2) in paragraph 4, in sub-paragraph (5), the following expression shall be omitted, namely:-

"In case no assignment order has been issued by the Revenue Department, the Settlement Tahsildar will decide

the ownership of the property on the basis of enjoyment for thirty years prior to the date of publication of this

Notification in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. For this purpose, oral or documentary evidences may be

taken in consideration";

(3) in paragraph 7, for the expression "Assistant Settlement Officer" the expression "Revenue Divisional Officer shall be substituted;

(4) in paragraph 8,-

(a) in sub-paragraph (i) ;-

(i) for the expression "Assistant Settlement Officer", the expression "Revenue Divisional Officer" shall be

substituted;

(ii) for the expression "Settlement Officer" the expression "District Revenue Officer" in all Districts except

Chennai, Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram and Chengalpattu Districts and the Settlement Officer, Chennai, in

respect of Chennai, Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram and Chengalpattu Districts" shall be substituted;

(b) for sub-paragraph (2), the following sub-paragraph shall be substituted, as follows:-

"A further appeal shall lie to the District Revenue Officer, in all Districts except Chennai, Thiruvallur,

Kancheepuram and Chengalpattu Districts and to the Settlement Officer, Chennai in respect of the

Chennai, Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram and Chengalapattu Districts against the order passed by the Revenue

Divisional Officer, within 60 days of receipt of the orders of the Revenue Divisional Officer by the aggrieved

party. Any appeal against any order passed by District Revenue Officer, in all Districts except Chennai,

Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram, and Chengalpattu Districts and Settlement Officer, Chennai, in respect of

the said Districts shall lie with the Director of Survey and Settlement. Such appeal must be made

within 60 days of receipt of the said order."

(c) after sub-paragraph (3), the following sub-paragraphs shall be inserted, as follows:-

"(4) The Settlement Tahsildar, Revenue Divisional Officer, District Revenue Officer, and Settlement Officer,

Chennai shall function under the administrative control of the Director of Survey and Settlement

for the purposes of the work performed under this notification."

"(5) The Commissioner of Land Administration may at any time in his discretion suo moto call for and

examine any order passed or proceedings recorded by any authority under this notification, and

pass orders".

(5) in paragraph 11, for the expression "Assistant Settlement Officers and Settlement Officer", the expression

"Revenue Divisional Officer and the District Revenue Officer in all Districts except Chennai, Thiruvallur,

Kancheepuram, and Chengalpattu Districts and Settlement Officer, Chennai, in respect of the Chennai,

Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram, and Chengalpattu Districts shall be substituted."

KUMAR JAYANT,

Principal Secretary to Government.