Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 11, Part III, Section 1(b)
The Government of Tamil Nadu, through the Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department under G.O. Ms. No. 32, dated 23 February 2018, and the Health and Family Welfare Department under G.O. Ms. No. 392, dated 8 November 2017, issued service rules and amendments for specified government posts. The notifications govern appointments and employment conditions in consumer disputes redressal bodies and recruitment for certain pharmacy teaching posts in government medical colleges, and they do not change land ownership, planning or property rights.
What the Gazette governs
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 14 March 2018 contains service notifications from two Tamil Nadu government departments. These notifications concern government employment and do not contain provisions about land registration, title, planning permission, land use or property transactions.
Consumer disputes redressal posts
The Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 32, dated 23 February 2018, covering temporary posts in the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission and District Consumer Disputes Redressal Fora.
Key provisions include:
- The temporary Personal Secretary to the Honourable President is a separate category. Appointment is by promotion from Appeal Examiners or Court Officers, or by transfer from Personal Assistants in the Tamil Nadu Judicial Ministerial Service when no suitable person is available through promotion.
- A Personal Secretary must hold a degree from a university recognised by the University Grants Commission. A person appointed by transfer must complete the stated probation period.
- Temporary Superintendents are appointed by transfer from Head Clerks in the District Fora, based on the combined seniority list.
- Personal Assistants (Court Work) are promoted from Steno-Typists Grade III serving in the State Commission, Circuit Bench at Madurai or District Fora, based on combined seniority.
- A Personal Assistant (Court Work) must hold one of the listed recognised degrees, have at least five years of service as Steno-Typist Grade III, and have passed the specified higher grade government technical examinations in Tamil and English typewriting and shorthand.
- The Registrar of the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission is the appointing authority for all three posts.
- Saving clauses protect people holding the Superintendent and Personal Assistant (Court Work) posts when the rules were published.
The department also amended all three sets of ad hoc rules from 14 September 2016 by replacing the reference to the General Rules with the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016.
Tamil Nadu Medical Services amendment
The Health and Family Welfare Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 392, dated 8 November 2017, amending the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Medical Services from 19 September 2015.
For specified Assistant Professor posts in pharmaceutical subjects at government medical colleges, recruitment may be by transfer from Lecturers in the relevant speciality, by transfer from any category in the Tamil Nadu Medical Subordinate Service, or by direct recruitment when no qualified candidate is available through the first two methods.
Relevance to property readers
The Gazette does not impose a property charge, alter a land classification or affect a buyer's or owner's land rights. Its practical effect is limited to the government service posts described.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette affect my land ownership or property purchase?
No. The notifications deal with government service appointments and employment conditions, not land ownership, registration, planning or property transactions.
Who can be appointed as Superintendent in the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission?
Appointment is by transfer from Head Clerks in the District Fora, using the combined seniority list. The Registrar of the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission is the appointing authority.
What qualifications are required for Personal Assistant (Court Work)?
The candidate must hold one of the listed degrees from a university recognised by the University Grants Commission, have at least five years of service as Steno-Typist Grade III, and pass the specified higher grade examinations in Tamil and English typewriting and shorthand.
How can the specified pharmacy Assistant Professor posts be filled?
They may be filled by transfer from Lecturers in the relevant speciality, by transfer from any category in the Tamil Nadu Medical Subordinate Service, or by direct recruitment if no qualified candidate is available through the first two methods.
