Constitution of Sub-Court at Tittagudi in Cuddalore District under the Tamil Nadu Civil Courts Act
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Home Department, through G.O. Ms. No. 397, Home (Cts-III), dated 11 May 2016, constitutes a Subordinate Judge’s Court at Tittagudi in Cuddalore District. It fixes Tittagudi as the court’s location, appoints one Subordinate Judge, increases the number of Subordinate Judges in Cuddalore District to eleven, and transfers jurisdiction from the Subordinate Judge’s Court at Virudhachalam when the Tittagudi judge assumes charge.
What the notification does
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Home Department, issued G.O. Ms. No. 397, Home (Cts-III), dated 11 May 2016, under the Tamil Nadu Civil Courts Act, 1873. The notification establishes the administrative and territorial arrangements for a Subordinate Judge’s Court at Tittagudi in Cuddalore District.
The changes take effect as specified in the individual notifications. The increase in judges and the transfer of jurisdiction become effective when the Subordinate Judge assumes charge at Tittagudi.
Key provisions
G.O. Ms. No. 397, Home (Cts-III), dated 11 May 2016, provides that:
- The number of Subordinate Judges appointed for Cuddalore District is increased to eleven.
- One Subordinate Judge is to be appointed to the Subordinate Judge’s Court at Tittagudi.
- Tittagudi is fixed as the place where the Subordinate Judge’s Court will be held.
- The Subordinate Judge’s Court at Virudhachalam will cease to have jurisdiction over the District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court at Tittagudi.
- The local limits of the District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court at Tittagudi will become the local limits of jurisdiction of the Subordinate Judge’s Court at Tittagudi.
- The jurisdictional change takes effect from the date on which the Subordinate Judge at Tittagudi assumes charge.
The Governor of Tamil Nadu fixed the number of judges for the Tittagudi court after consultation with the High Court, Madras.
Who may be affected
The jurisdiction provisions may affect people and professionals dealing with civil court matters arising within the local limits of the District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court at Tittagudi. Once the Subordinate Judge assumes charge, the relevant Subordinate Judge jurisdiction will be exercised at Tittagudi rather than by the Subordinate Judge’s Court at Virudhachalam.
Property buyers, owners and professionals should note the change where a property-related civil matter falls within these local limits. The notification does not describe land registration procedures, ownership rules, planning controls or land use changes.
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Common questions
Where will the new Subordinate Judge’s Court be held?
The Government of Tamil Nadu has fixed Tittagudi as the place where the Subordinate Judge’s Court will be held.
When does the transfer of jurisdiction from Virudhachalam take effect?
The transfer takes effect from the date on which the Subordinate Judge assumes charge at the Subordinate Judge’s Court at Tittagudi.
What area comes under the Tittagudi Subordinate Judge’s Court?
Its jurisdiction follows the local limits of the District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court at Tittagudi.
How many Subordinate Judges are assigned to the Tittagudi court?
One Subordinate Judge is to be appointed to the Subordinate Judge’s Court at Tittagudi. The total number of Subordinate Judges for Cuddalore District is fixed at eleven.
