Appointment of Vacation Civil Judges for the Summer Vacation of Civil Courts for the Year 2017 under the Tamil Nadu Civil Courts Act
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Home Department (Courts-III), issued G.O. (D). No. 525, dated 28 April 2017, appointing specified judicial officers as vacation Civil Judges for District Courts and Subordinate Courts during the 2017 summer vacation. The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the appointments in consultation with the High Court, Madras, for the districts listed in the notification.
What the notification does
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Home Department (Courts-III), issued G.O. (D). No. 525, dated 28 April 2017, under the Tamil Nadu Civil Courts Act, 1873. It appoints named judicial officers as vacation Civil Judges for District Courts and Subordinate Courts in specified districts during the 2017 summer vacation.
The appointments were made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu in consultation with the High Court, Madras. The notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 28 April 2017.
District appointments
The notification assigns the following judicial officers:
- Principal District Judges for Ariyalur, Cuddalore, Krishnagiri, Ramanathapuram, Theni, Thoothukudi, Tiruppur, Tiruvallur, Villupuram and Virudhunagar.
- District Judges for Karur and Nagapattinam.
- Additional District Judges for Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Thanjavur, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli and Tiruvannamalai.
- Principal Sub Judges for Chengalpattu in Kancheepuram district and Salem.
- Sub Judges for District Court-II, Kancheepuram, Mannargudi in Tiruvarur and Vaniyambadi in Vellore.
- Sessions Judges of Magalir Neethi Mandrams or Mahila Courts for Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Kanniyakumari, Namakkal, Perambalur, Sivagangai and The Nilgiris.
- The Additional District Judge and Presiding Officer of the Special Court under the EC Act for Pudukkottai.
Who may be affected
The appointments are relevant to people, lawyers and other participants dealing with District Courts or Subordinate Courts in the listed districts during the 2017 summer vacation. The table identifies the judicial officer appointed for each district.
Relevance to land and property matters
G.O. (D). No. 525 does not create or change land ownership, registration, planning, classification or land use rules. Its stated purpose is limited to appointing vacation Civil Judges. The notification does not describe which cases may be heard during the vacation or set out any filing procedure, fee or timetable.
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Common questions
Does this notification change my land ownership or property rights?
No land ownership or property rule is changed in the notification. It only appoints vacation Civil Judges for specified courts and districts during the 2017 summer vacation.
Who made these vacation court appointments?
The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the appointments in consultation with the High Court, Madras. The Government of Tamil Nadu, Home Department (Courts-III), issued G.O. (D). No. 525, dated 28 April 2017.
Does the notification say which property cases can be heard during the vacation?
No. The notification identifies the appointed judicial officers and their districts, but it does not specify the types of cases they may hear.
Are the appointments for every future summer vacation?
No. The notification expressly appoints vacation Civil Judges for the summer vacation of the Civil Courts for the year 2017.
