Amendment to the Notification of the Appointment of Presiding Judge of the Designated Court under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act
The Government of Tamil Nadu Home (Courts II) Department issued Government Order, G.O.Ms. No. 316, dated 8 June 2011, amending an earlier notification on the Presiding Judge of the Designated Court under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987. The amendment replaces Thiru P. Ramalingam with Tmt. S. Kalavathi as the named I Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Chennai, and does not contain any provision concerning land or property.
What the notification does
Government Order, G.O.Ms. No. 316, Home (Courts II), dated 8 June 2011, changes the name of the judge appearing in an earlier Home Department notification concerning the Presiding Judge of the Designated Court under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987.
The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the amendment with the concurrence of the Chief Justice, High Court, Madras. The notification was signed by Sheela Rani Chunkath, Principal Secretary to Government, and published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary.
Appointment changed
The Government of Tamil Nadu amendment makes one substitution:
- The expression naming Thiru P. Ramalingam, I Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Chennai, is removed.
- It is replaced by Tmt. S. Kalavathi, I Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Chennai.
The change applies to Home Department Notification No. II(2)/HO/3929 (b-2)/91, which was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 11 July 1991 and had subsequently been amended.
Legal basis and scope
Government Order, G.O.Ms. No. 316, Home (Courts II), states that the amendment was made under sub-section (4) of Section 9 of the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987, Central Act 28 of 1987.
The notification is limited to changing the judicial officer named in the earlier notification. It does not set out procedures for the court, alter the text of the Act, or provide any other appointment details.
Relevance to land and property readers
Government Order, G.O.Ms. No. 316, Home (Courts II), contains no provision about land ownership, registration, planning, development, acquisition, revenue records or property transactions. Based on the published text, it does not impose any requirement on a property buyer or owner in Tamil Nadu. Its stated effect is confined to substituting the name of the Presiding Judge connected with the Designated Court.
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Common questions
Does this notification affect my land purchase or property records?
No land or property provision appears in the notification. It only substitutes the name of the judge identified in an earlier notification concerning a Designated Court.
Who replaced Thiru P. Ramalingam in the notification?
Tmt. S. Kalavathi, I Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Chennai, replaces Thiru P. Ramalingam.
Which earlier notification was amended?
The amendment applies to Home Department Notification No. II(2)/HO/3929 (b-2)/91, published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 11 July 1991 and subsequently amended.
Who authorised the change of judge?
The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the amendment with the concurrence of the Chief Justice, High Court, Madras.
