Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 2, Part II, Section 2 (2 II 2 v4)
The Government of Tamil Nadu published this Gazette on 8 January 2020, including Home Department G.O. Ms. No. 698, Home (Transport.IV), dated 11 December 2019, which amends the courts designated as Motor Accidents Claims Tribunals in several districts. It also contains a Home Department (SC) correction issued through Letter No. HSC3/173-4/2019 dated 19 December 2019, and Labour and Employment Department G.O. (D) Nos. 665, 639, 669, 670, 671 and 676, dated between 7 November 2019 and 26 November 2019, referring employment disputes for adjudication. The Gazette does not change land ownership, planning permission, land use or property registration.
What the Gazette covers
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 2, Part II, Section 2, published by the Government of Tamil Nadu on 8 January 2020, contains notifications from the Home Department and the Labour and Employment Department. Its main subjects are Motor Accidents Claims Tribunals, corrections to a police medal notification and the referral of employment disputes to tribunals or Labour Courts.
Changes to Motor Accidents Claims Tribunals
Home Department G.O. Ms. No. 698, Home (Transport.IV), dated 11 December 2019, amends Home Department Notification No. II(2)/HO/695/2016 dated 26 October 2016.
The amendments update or add courts and judges acting as Motor Accidents Claims Tribunals in the following places:
- Ariyalur, including the Principal Sub Court and Additional Sub Court.
- Dharmapuri, including the Principal Sub Court and Additional Sub Court.
- Kancheepuram, including the Principal Sub Court and Additional Sub Court.
- Padmanabhapuram, including the Additional District Court and Sub Court.
- Hosur, including the Principal Sub Court and Additional Sub Court.
- Usilampatti and Melur, where Sub Courts are added.
- Mayiladuthurai, including the Additional District Court, Principal Sub Court and Additional Sub Court.
- Sivagangai, including District Courts, the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate and the Sub Court.
- Manamadurai, where the Sub Court is added.
These changes matter to people handling motor accident compensation claims in those locations because they identify the relevant tribunals and presiding judges.
Police medal notification correction
Home Department (SC) Letter No. HSC3/173-4/2019 dated 19 December 2019 corrects Notification No. II(2)/HO/778/2019. It changes the name of Special Sub-Inspector Thiru V. Velmurugan to Thiru K. Velmurugan and corrects “Tamil Nadu Commando Forec” to “Tamil Nadu Commando Force” for Head Constable Thiru S. Thanabalan.
Employment disputes
Labour and Employment Department G.O. (D) Nos. 665, 639, 669, 670, 671 and 676 refer disputes to the Chennai Industrial Tribunal or Madurai Labour Court. The disputes concern loading workers' wage demands and disciplinary orders withholding annual increments of employees of Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Madurai) Limited.
Effect on property owners and buyers
The Gazette contains no provision changing patta, title, boundaries, land use, planning approval, acquisition or registration. A property buyer or owner is not directly affected merely because they own land in one of the listed districts.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette change my patta or ownership rights?
No. The supplied notifications do not change patta, ownership, property boundaries or registration.
Why are courts in Ariyalur, Dharmapuri and other districts listed?
Home Department G.O. Ms. No. 698, Home (Transport.IV), dated 11 December 2019, updates the courts and judges designated as Motor Accidents Claims Tribunals in those areas.
Does the Gazette decide the employment disputes listed in it?
No. The Labour and Employment Department notifications refer the disputes to the Chennai Industrial Tribunal or Madurai Labour Court for adjudication.
What was corrected in the police medal notification?
The Home Department (SC) corrected one officer's name from Thiru V. Velmurugan to Thiru K. Velmurugan and corrected the wording “Tamil Nadu Commando Forec” to “Tamil Nadu Commando Force.”
