**Executive Summary**
This document is a Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on February 8, 2017. It includes notifications of interest to the general public issued by heads of departments, judicial notifications, and variations to approved master plans for various local planning areas. It also includes notifications for the winding up of cooperative societies, and conferment of judicial powers to selected Tahsildars and Deputy Tahsildars.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **General Notifications:**
* **Treasure Trove Notification:** An announcement regarding a stone statue of Anjaneyar found in Dindigul District. Claims of ownership must be made by February 24, 2017, before the District Collector's Personal Assistant (General).
* **Industrial Co-operative Societies Act:**
* **Winding Up:** Orders to wind up the affairs of the following Co-operative Societies in Madurai District:
* Madurai District Jacquard Box Manufacturers and Carpentry Workers Contract Service Industrial Co-operative Society Limited.
* Madurai District Plumbers Contract Service Industrial Co-operative Society Limited.
* The Assistant Director of Industries and Commerce (Indl.Coops), District Industries Centre, Madurai has been appointed as the Official Liquidator for both societies.
* **Liquidation:** K.1615 Palaniandavar Mills Industrial Workers Employees Co-operative Housing Society was liquidated and the Co-operative Sub Registrar/Superintendent II, office of the Deputy Registrar (Housing), Coimbatore, has been appointed official liquidator.
* **Variations to Approved Master Plans:**
* **Cuddalore Local Planning Area:** Variations to the Master Plan include changes to land use zoning in Cuddalore Town, specifically modifying designations within mixed residential and public/semi-public use zones.
* **Thanjavur Local Planning Area:** Modifications to the Thanjavur Master Plan zoning schedules include changes to industrial use zones and mixed residential use zones in Nilagiri Therku Thottam Village.
* **Coimbatore Local Planning Area:** Variations to the Master Plan concern the Land Use Schedule under the Coimbatore Local Planning Area (other than Coimbatore Corporation Area). Changes affect the classification of land parcels in Sarkarsamakulam Village from agricultural to mixed residential.
* **Judicial Notifications:**
* **Conferment of Powers:** Eight Deputy Tahsildars in Thoothukudi District, five Deputy Tahsildars in Villupuram District, two Deputy Tahsildars in Theni District and five Tahsildars and three Deputy Tahsildars in Tiruchirappalli District, are appointed to undergo magisterial training for 120 days. They are conferred the ordinary powers of a Judicial Magistrate to try specific cases.
**Impact Analysis**
**General Public:**
* **Impact:** The general public is affected by the treasure trove notification and by changes to local planning that can affect property values and development opportunities in the Cuddalore, Thanjavur, and Coimbatore planning areas.
* **Action Required:** Anyone claiming ownership of the treasure found in Dindigul must make their claim to the District Collector's Personal Assistant (General) by February 24, 2017. Residents and property owners in the specified planning areas should take note of the changes to the Master Plans.
**Members and stakeholders of the named Co-operative Societies:**
* **Impact:** Members of the mentioned cooperative societies in Madurai and Coimbatore are impacted by the winding up and liquidation orders. They will need to engage with the appointed liquidators to understand the process and any potential impact on their assets or liabilities.
* **Action Required:** Society members will need to work with the Official Liquidators during the liquidation process.
**Deputy Tahsildars and Tahsildars in Thoothukudi, Villupuram, Theni and Tiruchirappalli Districts:**
* **Impact:** The listed Tahsildars and Deputy Tahsildars are required to undergo magisterial training, expanding their capabilities and responsibilities.
* **Action Required:** They must undergo the specified magisterial training for 120 days.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971: Governs town and country planning within Tamil Nadu, referenced in variations to approved master plans.
Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies Act, 1983: Governs the regulation and operation of cooperative societies in Tamil Nadu, mentioned in the context of winding up certain Industrial Co-operative Societies.
Chennai: The location of the Registrar of Industrial Co-operatives, and Director of Industries and Commerce, who ordered the winding up of societies.
Madurai District: Specific location of the Co-operative Societies being wound up, mandating the appointment of an official liquidator.
Cuddalore Local Planning Area: One of the specific local planning areas for which variations to the approved Master Plan are being enacted.