Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2, No. 13, 2022
The Government of Tamil Nadu published the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2, No. 13 on 30 March 2022, containing Finance Department G.O. Ms. No. 60 dated 1st March 2022 and G.O. Ms. No. 62 dated 4th March 2022, Home Department G.O. Ms. No. 84 dated 18th February 2022, G.O. (D) No. 297 dated 14th March 2022, G.O. Ms. No. 121 dated 3rd March 2022 and G.O. Ms. No. 147 dated 15th March 2022, and a Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department draft notification. The notifications cover specified procurements, a statewide cybercrime police station, court appointments and jurisdiction, dedicated commercial courts, and proposed minimum wages for the sago industry. The gazette does not contain a notification changing land ownership, land use or property registration, but its changes to court jurisdiction may matter in property litigation.
What the gazette covers
The Government of Tamil Nadu Gazette dated 30 March 2022 brings together notifications from the Finance Department, Home Department, and Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department. It does not announce any change to land classification, ownership, planning permission or property registration.
Finance and policing notifications
The Finance Department notifications provide that:
- G.O. Ms. No. 60, Finance (Salaries), dated 1st March 2022, declares the procurement connected with Tuberculosis Vulnerability Mapping in Tamil Nadu by the National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis and the Tamil Nadu Volunteer Resource Centre.
- G.O. Ms. No. 62, Finance (Salaries), dated 4th March 2022, declares the engagement of Metal Scrap Trading Corporation Limited by Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Limited for disposal of electronic waste through electronic auction.
The Home Department, through G.O. Ms. No. 84, Home (Pol XIV), dated 18th February 2022, declares the State Cyber Crime Investigation Centre at the Cyber Crime Wing Headquarters, Chennai, to be a police station with jurisdiction throughout Tamil Nadu from that date.
Civil and commercial courts
The Home Department notifications make several court administration changes:
- G.O. (D) No. 297, Home (Courts.VIA), dated 14th March 2022, appoints K.M. Murugesan as Special Public Prosecutor for Human Rights Act cases before the Principal Sessions Court, Pudukkottai District, for three years from taking charge, subject to existing appointment conditions.
- G.O. Ms. No. 121, Home (Courts III), dated 3rd March 2022, establishes the staffing, location and jurisdiction of the Subordinate Judge’s Court at Ambur. The court takes jurisdiction over the local limits of the Principal District Munsif Court, Ambur, and the Additional District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate Court, Ambur, when the Subordinate Judge assumes charge.
- G.O. Ms. No. 147, Home (Courts II), dated 15th March 2022, provides additional judges for dedicated Commercial Courts in Coimbatore, Kancheepuram District at Chengalpattu, Salem and Chennai. The courts are for exclusive trial of cases under the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, and become effective when the respective additional judges assume charge.
Draft sago industry wages
The Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department published Notification No. II(2)/LWSD/200/2022 proposing revised minimum wages for sago industry employment. It is a draft, and objections or suggestions received within two months from gazette publication are to be considered by the Government of Tamil Nadu. Submissions are to be addressed to the Secretary to Government, Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department, through the Commissioner of Labour.
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Common questions
Does this gazette change my land title, land use or property registration?
No such change appears in the supplied gazette text. The notifications concern procurement, policing, courts, commercial cases and draft minimum wages.
Could the Ambur court notification affect a property case?
Yes. The Subordinate Judge’s Court at Ambur receives jurisdiction over the local limits of the two specified Ambur lower courts when the Subordinate Judge assumes charge.
When do the new Commercial Courts begin operating?
The relevant changes take effect when the respective Additional District Judge or Additional Subordinate Judge assumes charge of the Commercial Court.
Are the revised sago industry wages already final?
No. Notification No. II(2)/LWSD/200/2022 is a draft, and the Government of Tamil Nadu stated that objections or suggestions received within two months from publication would be considered.
