Notification No. 47/2015, Conferment of Powers
The High Court, Madras issued Judicial Notification No. 47/2015, Roc. No. 4267/2015-B6, dated 6 April 2015, appointing 16 revenue officials from Ramanathapuram and Madurai districts for 120 days of magisterial training. It gives those officials ordinary Judicial Magistrate powers to try cases previously handled by an erstwhile Judicial Second Class Magistrate.
What the notification does
Judicial Notification No. 47/2015 of the High Court, Madras appoints eight Deputy Tahsildars from Ramanathapuram District and eight Tahsildars from Madurai District to undergo magisterial training. The training lasts for 120 days from each official's date of assumption of charge.
The High Court, Madras also confers on the appointed officials the ordinary powers available under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to a Judicial Magistrate. These powers are limited to trying cases that were previously triable and dealt with by an erstwhile Judicial Second Class Magistrate.
The notification was published in Part VI, Section 1 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 22 April 2015.
Officials covered
Judicial Notification No. 47/2015 names the following Deputy Tahsildars from Ramanathapuram District:
- M. Abdul Jabbar
- K. Tamil Selvi
- S. Meenalosani
- V. Murugavelu
- S. Nagavelan
- M. Ramasamy
- H. Sathish Kumar
- G. Senbagalatha
Judicial Notification No. 47/2015 also names the following Tahsildars from Madurai District:
- P. Veerabathiran
- S. Karuppiah
- T.H. Lakshmi
- P. Jeyasharmila
- G. Thangameena
- V. Tamilselvi
- K.R. Ravi
- T. Valarmathi
Key provisions
- The appointments are made under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
- Each of the 16 named officials must undergo magisterial training.
- The training period is 120 days from the date on which the official assumes charge.
- The named officials receive ordinary Judicial Magistrate powers for cases formerly handled by an erstwhile Judicial Second Class Magistrate.
- The notification concerns magisterial training and criminal procedure powers. It does not state any change to land ownership, registration, planning, land use, patta or property charges.
Relevance to property readers
Judicial Notification No. 47/2015 does not create a property rule or alter rights in land. Its direct effect is the appointment and empowerment of the named revenue officials for magisterial training and specified criminal case work.
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Common questions
Does this notification change my patta or land ownership?
No change to patta or land ownership is stated. The notification appoints named revenue officials for magisterial training and gives them specified Judicial Magistrate powers.
How long does the magisterial training last?
The training lasts for 120 days from the date each named official assumes charge.
Which districts are covered by the appointments?
The appointments cover eight Deputy Tahsildars in Ramanathapuram District and eight Tahsildars in Madurai District.
What cases can the appointed officials try?
They may exercise ordinary Judicial Magistrate powers to try cases that were previously triable and dealt with by an erstwhile Judicial Second Class Magistrate.
