Constitution of One Subordinate Judge's Court to Deal with MCOP Cases at Dindigul under Tamil Nadu Civil Courts Act
The Tamil Nadu Home Department, through G.O. Ms. No. 377, Home (Courts-II), dated 28 May 2012, fixes the number, location and territorial jurisdiction of a Subordinate Judge's Court at Dindigul. The Tamil Nadu Home Department, through G.O. Ms. No. 378, Home (Tr-IV), dated 28 May 2012, also constitutes that court as the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal for Dindigul District and appoints the Subordinate Judge as its member.
What the notifications do
The Tamil Nadu Home Department issued connected notifications concerning the Subordinate Judge's Court at Dindigul. G.O. Ms. No. 377, Home (Courts-II), dated 28 May 2012, deals with the court's staffing, location and jurisdiction under the Tamil Nadu Civil Courts Act, 1873. G.O. Ms. No. 378, Home (Tr-IV), dated 28 May 2012, gives the court functions under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
These notifications concern court administration and motor accident claims. They do not contain provisions about land ownership, patta, land classification, registration or planning permission.
Subordinate Judge's Court at Dindigul
G.O. Ms. No. 377, Home (Courts-II), dated 28 May 2012, makes the following arrangements:
- After consultation with the High Court, Madras, the Governor fixes the number of Subordinate Judges for Dindigul District as four.
- The number of Subordinate Judges appointed to the Subordinate Judge's Court at Dindigul is fixed as one.
- Both staffing provisions take effect from the date on which the Subordinate Judge assumes charge of the court.
- Dindigul is fixed as the place where the Subordinate Judge's Court will be held.
- The entire Dindigul District is fixed as the local territorial jurisdiction of the Subordinate Judge's Court at Dindigul.
Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal
G.O. Ms. No. 378, Home (Tr-IV), dated 28 May 2012, gives the Dindigul court an additional role:
- The Subordinate Judge's Court at Dindigul is constituted as the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal for Dindigul District.
- The Subordinate Judge, Dindigul, is appointed as the member of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Dindigul.
Who may be affected
The notifications are relevant to people and professionals dealing with the Subordinate Judge's Court or Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal in Dindigul District. A property buyer or owner is not given any new land-related duty or right by these notifications. However, anyone needing to identify the stated location or territorial limits of the Dindigul Subordinate Judge's Court may rely on the arrangements recorded here.
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Common questions
Does this notification change my patta, title or land classification?
No land ownership, patta, land classification, registration or planning provisions appear in the notifications. They concern the Subordinate Judge's Court and Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal at Dindigul.
What area falls within the jurisdiction of the Subordinate Judge's Court at Dindigul?
G.O. Ms. No. 377, Home (Courts-II), dated 28 May 2012, fixes the entire Dindigul District as the court's local territorial jurisdiction.
Where will the Subordinate Judge's Court be held?
The Governor fixes Dindigul as the place where the Subordinate Judge's Court will be held.
Does the Dindigul Subordinate Judge's Court handle motor accident claims?
Yes. G.O. Ms. No. 378, Home (Tr-IV), dated 28 May 2012, constitutes the court as the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal for Dindigul District and appoints the Subordinate Judge as its member.
