Ban on registering properties on waterbodies to be enforced
The Hindu
Registration officials warned of action if they violate rule
To strictly enforce the existing ban on the registration of properties on waterbodies, waterways and water catchment areas, the Registration Department has warned Sub-Registrars of disciplinary action if they violate the norm.
After a review meeting convened by Chief Secretary V. Irai Anbu in the wake of the Madras High Court’s direction to the State Government to evict encroachments on the Chitlapakkam and Selaiyur tanks and its inflow/outflow waterways in Chengalpattu district, the Registration Department has said that no more registrations should be permitted on waterbodies, waterways, water catchment areas and associated Government poromboke lands, under any circumstance.
In the event of any deviation from the norm, responsibility will be fixed on the Deputy Inspector General of Registration, District Registrar and Sub-Registrar concerned, and disciplinary action will be initiated under provisions of the Tamil Nadu Civil Services (Disciplinary & Appeal) Rules, 1973. Besides, the concerned officials will also have to face contempt of court proceedings, the Additional Inspector General of Registrations said in an order issued on Tuesday.