Exempted the Reservation for Persons with Disabilities to Appointment for the Post of Judicial Officers
The Government of Tamil Nadu Home Department (Courts-V), through G.O. Ms. No. 589 dated 13 August 2013, exempts posts in the Madras High Court Service from the reservation provisions of Section 33 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995. The exemption is conditional on reserving three per cent of vacancies filled by direct recruitment for orthopaedically disabled persons.
What the notification does
G.O. Ms. No. 589, issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu Home Department (Courts-V) on 13 August 2013, concerns reservation for persons with disabilities in appointments to the Madras High Court Service. The notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary under notification No. II(2)/HO/585(b)/2013.
The notification records that the Governor of Tamil Nadu exercised powers under the proviso to Section 33 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995.
Main provisions
G.O. Ms. No. 589 provides that:
- Posts in the Madras High Court Service are exempt from the provisions of Section 33 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995.
- The exemption is not unconditional.
- Three per cent of vacancies in the Madras High Court Service that are filled through direct recruitment must be reserved for orthopaedically disabled persons.
- The Gazette heading describes the subject as an exemption relating to appointment to posts of judicial officers.
Who is affected
G.O. Ms. No. 589 directly concerns recruitment to posts in the Madras High Court Service, particularly vacancies filled by direct recruitment. It is relevant to the appointing authorities and to orthopaedically disabled persons seeking appointment through direct recruitment.
The notification refers specifically to orthopaedically disabled persons when stating the three per cent reservation condition. It does not describe reservation arrangements for other categories of disability.
Relevance to land and property matters
G.O. Ms. No. 589 does not regulate land ownership, property registration, planning permission, development control, land classification or change of land use. A property buyer, owner or land professional would not ordinarily be affected by it in a property transaction. Its subject is employment reservation in the Madras High Court Service.
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Common questions
Does this notification affect my land purchase or property registration?
No. G.O. Ms. No. 589 deals with reservation in recruitment to the Madras High Court Service and does not contain provisions about land or property transactions.
Are all disability reservations removed for Madras High Court Service posts?
The notification exempts the posts from Section 33, but makes that exemption conditional. Three per cent of vacancies filled by direct recruitment must be reserved for orthopaedically disabled persons.
Does the three per cent reservation apply to every vacancy?
The notification applies the three per cent reservation to vacancies in the Madras High Court Service that are filled through direct recruitment.
Who issued the exemption and when?
The Government of Tamil Nadu Home Department (Courts-V) issued G.O. Ms. No. 589 on 13 August 2013, and the exemption was made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu.
