Office Memorandum No. 4357/2026/LD of the Law Department, Government of Tamil Nadu dated 18th August, 2026 on the holding of land [C12-NEV]

As at 7 September 2026. In force. No commencement recorded.

Dates: made 18 August 2026; in force not recorded; ceased none recorded. Gazette: none recorded. Band B.

Jurisdiction: Tamil Nadu [IN-TN]. Made by the Law Department, Government of Tamil Nadu.

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Cite: Office Memorandum No. 4357/2026/LD of the Law Department, Government of Tamil Nadu dated 18th August, 2026 on the holding of land, Office Memorandum No. 4357/2026/LD, 18th August, 2026 [C12-NEV]. Machine: C12-NEV.

No. 4357/2026/LD

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

Law Department, Government of Tamil Nadu

Chennai, dated the 18th August, 2026

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: The holding of land by landholders under the Tamil Nadu Patta Pass Book Act, 1983, regarding.

1. The undersigned is directed to say that references have been received in the Law Department, Government of Tamil Nadu on the manner in which the holding of land by landholders is to be regulated under the Tamil Nadu Patta Pass Book Act, 1983.

2. The matter has been examined. Every landholder carrying on the holding of land shall make an application in Form 12 to the Tahsildar within ninety days, accompanied by a fee of five hundred rupees.

3. It is, accordingly, clarified that a separate application shall be made in respect of each place at which the holding of land is undertaken, and the Tahsildar shall dispose of it within ninety days of its receipt.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this office memorandum may be brought to the notice of the Law Department, Government of Tamil Nadu.

(Secretary to Government)

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