Appointment of Presiding Officer to the Tribunal High Court of Madras at Chennai Constitution of the Indian Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1908
The Government of Tamil Nadu, through the Public (SC) Department, issued G.O. No. SS.I/121-10/2012 dated 4 June 2013, appointing Thiru Justice T. Sudanthiram, Judge of the High Court of Madras at Chennai, as Presiding Officer of a Tribunal constituted under the Indian Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1908. The notification makes an official judicial appointment and contains no provision concerning land, property ownership, registration or planning.
What the notification does
The Government of Tamil Nadu, through the Public (SC) Department, issued G.O. No. SS.I/121-10/2012 dated 4 June 2013. Acting through the Governor of Tamil Nadu, the notification appoints Thiru Justice T. Sudanthiram, Judge of the High Court of Madras at Chennai, as the Presiding Officer of a Tribunal constituted for the purpose of Section 16-A of the Indian Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1908.
The appointment was made using the power conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 16-B of the Indian Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1908. The notification identifies that Central Act as having been amended by the Indian Criminal Law Amendment (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 1998.
Who is affected
The appointment directly concerns:
- Thiru Justice T. Sudanthiram, who is appointed as Presiding Officer.
- The Tribunal constituted for the purpose identified in the notification.
- Persons or authorities dealing with proceedings before that Tribunal.
The notification does not describe the Tribunal's jurisdiction, procedures, territorial coverage or the kinds of proceedings it may hear. Those matters cannot be determined from this one-page notification alone.
Relevance to land and property
G.O. No. SS.I/121-10/2012 dated 4 June 2013 is not a land administration, property registration, planning or development notification. It does not mention patta, title, ownership, acquisition, transfer, registration, land use, building approval or planning permission.
For a property buyer, owner or professional in Tamil Nadu, the document does not itself create or change any stated land or property requirement. Its function is limited to recording the appointment of the Tribunal's Presiding Officer under the legislation named in the notification.
Key provisions
- The Governor of Tamil Nadu makes the appointment.
- Thiru Justice T. Sudanthiram is identified as a Judge of the High Court of Madras at Chennai.
- He is appointed as Presiding Officer of the relevant Tribunal.
- The Tribunal is stated to have been constituted for the purpose of Section 16-A of the Indian Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1908.
- The notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 4 June 2013.
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Common questions
Does this notification change my land title or patta?
No land title or patta provision appears in the notification. It records the appointment of a Presiding Officer to a Tribunal.
Who was appointed as the Tribunal's Presiding Officer?
The Governor of Tamil Nadu appointed Thiru Justice T. Sudanthiram, Judge of the High Court of Madras at Chennai.
Which government department issued the appointment?
The Government of Tamil Nadu issued G.O. No. SS.I/121-10/2012 dated 4 June 2013 through the Public (SC) Department.
Does the notification explain what cases the Tribunal hears?
No. It says the Tribunal was constituted for the purpose of Section 16-A of the Indian Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1908, but does not describe its jurisdiction or procedures.
