Appointment of Vacation Civil Judges for the Summer Vacation of Civil Courts for the Year, 2013 under the Tamil Nadu Civil Courts Act
The Home (Courts-III) Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu issued G.O. (D) No. 264 on 26th April 2013, appointing specified judicial officers as vacation Civil Judges for District Courts during the 2013 summer vacation. The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the appointments in consultation with the High Court of Madras under the Tamil Nadu Civil Courts Act, 1873.
What the notification does
G.O. (D) No. 264 of the Home (Courts-III) Department, dated 26th April 2013, appoints judicial officers to serve as vacation Civil Judges for District Courts during the summer vacation of Civil Courts in 2013. The appointments were made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu in consultation with the High Court of Madras.
The notification relies on sub-section (2) of Section 30 of the Tamil Nadu Civil Courts Act, 1873. It identifies each vacation judge by judicial office and links that officer to a particular district.
District coverage
G.O. (D) No. 264 provides vacation judge arrangements for the following districts:
- Ariyalur, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode and Kancheepuram.
- Kanniyakumari, Karur, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Nagapattinam, Namakkal and The Nilgiris.
- Perambalur, Pudukkottai, Ramanathapuram, Salem, Sivaganga, Thanjavur and Theni.
- Thoothukudi, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Tiruppur, Tiruvallur, Tiruvannamalai and Tiruvarur.
- Vellore, Villupuram and Virudhunagar.
Kancheepuram has two listed entries. The Additional Sub Judge, Chengalpattu is appointed for Kancheepuram, and the District and Sessions Judge No. II, District Court No. II, Kancheepuram is also listed.
Examples of other appointments include the Sub Judge, Ariyalur for Ariyalur, the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Cuddalore for Cuddalore, the Sub Judge, Paramakudi for Ramanathapuram, the Principal Sub Judge, Thanjavur for Thanjavur, and the Sub Judge, Virudhunagar for Virudhunagar.
Relevance to property matters
G.O. (D) No. 264 concerns court staffing during the 2013 summer vacation. It does not contain provisions changing land ownership, property titles, registration, land use or transaction requirements.
A property owner, buyer or professional would mainly find the notification relevant when checking which judicial officer was assigned to deal with Civil Court matters in a listed district during that vacation period. The notification does not state the precise opening dates, sitting dates or procedures for approaching the vacation judges.
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Common questions
Does this notification change any land ownership or property registration rule?
No. G.O. (D) No. 264 only appoints vacation Civil Judges for District Courts during the 2013 summer vacation.
Who made the vacation judge appointments?
The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the appointments in consultation with the High Court of Madras under the Tamil Nadu Civil Courts Act, 1873.
Which vacation judges were appointed for Kancheepuram?
The table lists the Additional Sub Judge, Chengalpattu for Kancheepuram. It also lists the District and Sessions Judge No. II, District Court No. II, Kancheepuram.
Does the notification give exact dates when the vacation judges would sit?
No. It states that the appointments apply for the summer vacation of Civil Courts in 2013, but it does not provide exact sitting dates.
