TAMIL NADU

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

[Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14.

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

[R. Dis. No. 197/2009.

2025

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No. 707]

CHENNAI, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2025

Aippasi 21, Visuvaavasu, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2056

Part II—Section 2

Notifications or Orders of interest to a Section of the public

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

[1]

Ex-II-2—(707)

MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND WATER SUPPLY DEPARTMENT

1998 ஆம் ஆண்டு தமிழ்நாாடு நகர்ப்புர உள்ளாாட்சி அமைைப்புகள் சட்டத்தின் பிரிவு 52-இன் கீழ் திருமதி. க. சகுந்தலாா, உசிலம்பட்டி

நகர்மன்ற தலைைவர், 11-ஆவது வார்டு உறுப்பினர் - பதவி நீக்கம் பற்றிய அறிவிக்கைை

[அரசாணைை† (நிலைை) எண். 375, நகராட்சி நிருவாகம் மற்றும் குடிநீர் வழங்கல் [ந.நி.5(2)]த் துறைை

7 நவம்பர் 2025, ஐப்பசி 21, விசுவாவசு, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2056.]

No. II(2)/MAWS/1197(h)/2025.

WHEREAS, the report of the Director of Municipal Administration stating that Tmt. K. Sakuntala, 11th Ward Councillor

and Chairperson of Usilampatti municipal council, is to be removed under section 52 of the Tamil Nadu Urban Local

Bodies Act, 1998 (Tamil Nadu Act 9 of 1999) as she abuses the powers vested in her under the said Act;

AND WHEREAS, on the basis of the said report of the Director of Municipal Administration, a show cause notice

was issued under sub-section (2) of section 52 of the said Act by the Government, containing the allegations and she was

directed to submit her reply in writing to the Government within 15 days from the date of receipt of the show cause notice;

AND WHEREAS, after receiving the reply from Tmt. K. Sakuntala, 11th ward Councillor and Chairperson of

Usilampatti municipal council, the report of the Director of Municipal Administration was sought for. After receiving the

report from the Director of Municipal Administration, the Government independently and carefully examined the same

and have come to the conclusion that Tmt. K. Sakuntala, 11th Ward Councillor and Chairperson of Usilampatti municipal

council deserves to be removed under section 52 of the said Act as she wilfully disobeys the provisions of the said Act

and abuses the powers vested in her;

AND WHEREAS, Tmt. K. Sakuntala, 11th Ward Councillor and Chairperson of Usilampatti municipal council, has

been removed from the office of the Councillor of 11th Ward and Chairperson of the said municipal council by invoking

the powers conferred under sub-section (1) of section 52 of the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act, 1998 (Tamil Nadu

Act 9 of 1999), with immediate effect vide G.O. Ms. No.41, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, dated

26.03.2025 and the same has also been published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Extraordinary dated the

27th March 2025.

AND WHEREAS, Tmt. K. Sakuntala, 11th Ward Councillor and Chairperson of Usilampatti municipal council has

challenged the said Government order of removal by filing Writ Petition in W.P. No.12614 of 2025 before the Hon’ble

High Court of Madras. The Hon’ble High Court in its common order dated 26th August 2025, has set aside the said

Government orders, dated 26.03.2025 and remanded the matter to Government with the following direction:-

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The 1st respondent is directed to consider the petitioners’ explanations dated 25.11.2024, 01.08.2024,

12.03.2025 and 16.11.2024, afford an opportunity of hearing to the petitioners and thereafter, pass

reasoned orders on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of four weeks from the date of

receipt of a copy of this order.”.

AND WHEREAS, in order to implement the above orders of the Hon’ble High Court, the Government have furnished

the Notings / References received from the Director of Municipal Administration to Tmt. K. Sakuntala, 11th ward Councillor

and Chairperson of Usilampatti municipal council to offer her reply thereon.

AND WHEREAS, Tmt. K. Sakuntala 11th ward Councillor and Chairperson of Usilampatti municipal council has

submitted her reply to the Government on 19th September 2025. The Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration

and Water Supply Department has conducted a personal hearing with Tmt. K. Sakuntala, 11th Ward Councillor and

Chairperson of Usilampatti municipal council on the 26th September 2025.

AND WHEREAS, the Government have, carefully and independently examined the charges levelled against her and

the reply furnished by her thereon and further oral statement and written statement made by her in the personal hearing

and based on the records available. The Government have come to the conclusion that the reply furnished by the said

Tmt. K. Sakuntala deserves to be rejected for the following reasons:-

(i)

The petitioner had conducted the statutory meetings of the Council in her official Chamber instead of Council

Hall, as required under the Act such action of conducting statutory meetings in her official chamber which leads

to ambiguity in quorum;

(ii) The petitioner also made obstacle to fixation of rent to ephemeral commercial shops in the Bus stand; Precluding

the employees from engaging in bill collection activities such actions of the petitioner causes huge revenue

loss;

(iii) By usurping the powers of the Council, the petitioner gave pre-approval to certain tenders which ought to be

decided by the Council. She misused her powers and acted in contravention of the provisions of section 45 of

Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act, 1998 (Tamil Nadu Act 9 of 1999);

(iv) The petitioner unilaterally cancelled the contract by which the Solid Waste Management activities of the town has

been outsourced, without following prescribed procedure and without making necessary alternate arrangement

by misusing her powers as a chairperson under section 45 of the said Act. Such action of this petitioner

causes delay in execution of works, perplexity and debasement of the town and also resulted in hardship and

inconvenience to general public. Such action of Tmt. K. Sakuntala is amounted to causing obstruction to a

person from performing a public duty thereby such action attract the provisions of section 193 of the said Act;

(v) Hence, Tmt. K. Sakuntala, 11th ward Councillor and Chairperson of Usilampatti municipal council has willfully

omitted, refused to carry out and disobeyed the provisions of the said Act.

NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 52 of the Tamil Nadu Urban

Local Bodies Act, 1998 (Tamil Nadu Act 9 of 1999), the Governor of Tamil Nadu, hereby removes Tmt. K. Sakuntala,

11th Ward Councillor and Chairperson of Usilampatti municipal council from the office of the Councillor of 11th Ward and

Chairperson of the said Municipal Council with immediate effect.

D. KARTHIKEYAN,

Principal Secretary to Government.

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