Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part VI, Section 1, No. 21 (2023)
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part VI, Section 1, No. 21 on 24 May 2023, carrying public notifications from the High Court, Madras, the Court of Small Causes, Chennai, and the Additional Commissioner of Industries and Commerce and Registrar of Industrial Co-operatives. It cancels an industrial cooperative society's registration, sets summer vacation arrangements for the Court of Small Causes, Chennai, and reallocates civil court jurisdiction in Chengalpattu and Kancheepuram districts and criminal court jurisdiction in Chengalpattu district. The court jurisdiction notifications, numbers VI(1)/375/2023 and VI(1)/376/2023, expressly supersede all previous notifications on their respective subjects.
What the gazette covers
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part VI, Section 1, No. 21 on 24 May 2023. The supplied text contains notifications concerning court jurisdiction, summer vacation court operations and cancellation of an industrial cooperative society's registration. Its contents page also lists variations to the approved master plans for the Madurai and Coimbatore local planning areas.
Who may be affected
The High Court, Madras notification number VI(1)/375/2023 affects people whose civil proceedings fall within Chengalpattu or Kancheepuram district. The court assigned to a matter depends on the relevant taluk.
The High Court, Madras notification number VI(1)/376/2023 affects criminal proceedings in Chengalpattu district. It allocates cases to magistrate courts by police station, enforcement unit or type of case.
Property owners, buyers and professionals may need these court boundaries when identifying the court for a land, tenancy or other civil dispute. The supplied court notifications concern jurisdiction and do not state any change to land ownership.
Key provisions
- District Munsif Court, Chengalpattu covers Chengalpattu and Vandalur taluks.
- District Munsif Court, Madurantakam covers Madurantakam taluk, while District Munsif Court, Tambaram covers Tambaram taluk.
- The Principal and Additional District Munsif Courts at Alandur cover Alandur and Shozinganallur taluks.
- The Principal and Additional District Munsif Courts at Kancheepuram cover Kancheepuram and Walajabad taluks.
- District Munsif Court, Sriperumbudur covers Sriperumbudur and Kundrathur taluks.
- The revised civil boundaries take effect when the District Judge, Kancheepuram assumes charge of the District Court, Kancheepuram.
- The revised Chengalpattu criminal areas take effect when the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kancheepuram assumes charge. The notification assigns specified police stations and specialised cases among the Chief Judicial Magistrate and Judicial Magistrate courts.
- Notification number VI(1)/374/2023 states that the Court of Small Causes, Chennai was closed for summer vacation from 1 May 2023 to 31 May 2023, with arrangements for urgent matters.
- Notification number VI(1)/373/2023 records cancellation of the registration of the Thanjavur East Police Women Tailoring Industrial Co-operative Society Limited, Nagapattinam, with effect from 6 May 2023.
Master plan references
The gazette contents lists variations to the approved Madurai and Coimbatore master plans on pages 229 and 230. The supplied text does not include the terms, locations or property details of those variations, so their effect on a particular site cannot be determined from this extract.
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Common questions
Which civil court covers property matters in Chengalpattu taluk?
High Court, Madras notification number VI(1)/375/2023 assigns Chengalpattu taluk to the District Munsif Court, Chengalpattu.
Which District Munsif Courts cover Kancheepuram and Walajabad taluks?
The Principal District Munsif Court, Kancheepuram and Additional District Munsif Court, Kancheepuram cover both Kancheepuram and Walajabad taluks.
Did the revised civil court boundaries begin on 24 May 2023?
The notification does not give 24 May 2023 as their commencement date. It says they take effect when the District Judge, Kancheepuram assumes charge of the District Court, Kancheepuram.
Can I tell whether the Madurai or Coimbatore master plan variation affects my land?
Not from the supplied text. It lists the two master plan variations in the contents, but does not provide their locations, terms or affected properties.
