Appointment of Certain Person as Vice-Chancellor of the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai for Certain Period under the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University Act (228 Ex II 2 v2)
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Law (LU) Department, issued G.O. (R.) No. 83 on 28th July 2010, appointing Dr. V. Vijayakumar as Vice-Chancellor of the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai. The appointment is for three years from the date on which he assumes office, and the notification does not govern land or property rights.
What the notification does
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Law (LU) Department, issued G.O. (R.) No. 83 on 28th July 2010. Through the notification, the Governor of Tamil Nadu appoints Dr. V. Vijayakumar as Vice-Chancellor of the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai.
The appointment was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, Part II, Section 2, on 28th July 2010. The Gazette notification number is No. II(2)/LAW/486(e)/2010.
Legal basis and term
The appointment of Dr. V. Vijayakumar was made using the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (3) of Section 12 of the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University Act, 1996, identified in the notification as Tamil Nadu Act 43 of 1997.
Key provisions are:
- Dr. V. Vijayakumar is appointed Vice-Chancellor of the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai.
- His term is three years.
- The three-year period begins on the date he assumes office.
- At the time described in the notification, he was Professor of Law and held the UNHCR Chair on Refugee Law at the National Law School of India University, Bangaluru.
- The appointment was made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu.
Who is affected
The appointment directly concerns Dr. V. Vijayakumar and the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai. It also records the exercise of the Governor's appointment powers under the university's governing Act.
The notification does not create duties, application procedures or eligibility conditions for members of the public. It does not announce a general recruitment process or invite applications for the Vice-Chancellor position.
Relevance to land and property
G.O. (R.) No. 83 of the Government of Tamil Nadu, Law (LU) Department, concerns only the appointment of a university Vice-Chancellor. The source text contains no provisions about land ownership, registration, planning permission, land use, development control, acquisition, leases, taxes or property fees.
Property buyers, owners and professionals therefore do not need to take any land-related action based on this notification.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette notification affect my land or property in Tamil Nadu?
No land or property provision appears in the notification. It only appoints the Vice-Chancellor of the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai.
Who was appointed as Vice-Chancellor?
The Governor of Tamil Nadu appointed Dr. V. Vijayakumar as Vice-Chancellor of the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai.
How long is the Vice-Chancellor's appointment?
The appointment is for three years from the date on which Dr. V. Vijayakumar assumes office.
Under what law was the appointment made?
The appointment was made under sub-sections (1) and (3) of Section 12 of the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University Act, 1996, identified as Tamil Nadu Act 43 of 1997.
