G.O. Ms. No. 659, Appointment of Greater Chennai Police Deputy Commissioners as Executive Magistrates, 2013
The Home (Cts VIA) Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu issued G.O. Ms. No. 659, dated 12 September 2013, appointing twelve jurisdictional Deputy Commissioners of Police in Greater Chennai as Executive Magistrates for their respective police districts. The appointments allow those officers to exercise powers under sections 107 to 110 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and do not contain any provision concerning land ownership, registration or planning.
What the notification does
G.O. Ms. No. 659, issued by the Home (Cts VIA) Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu on 12 September 2013, records the Governor of Tamil Nadu's appointment of twelve Deputy Commissioners of Police as Executive Magistrates. Each officer is appointed for the officer's respective police district within Greater Chennai Police.
The appointments were made using powers under sub-section (1) of Section 20, read with sub-section (1) of Section 22, of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The appointed officers may exercise the powers conferred under sections 107 to 110 of that Code.
Officers and police districts covered
G.O. Ms. No. 659 applies to the Deputy Commissioners of Police for the following districts:
- Mylapore District
- Kilpauk District
- Triplicane District
- Ambathur District
- Pulianthope District
- Anna Nagar District
- Saint Thomas Mount District
- T. Nagar District
- Adyar District
- Madhavaram District
- Flower Bazaar District
- Washermenpet District
Each Deputy Commissioner is appointed as an Executive Magistrate only in the officer's respective police district.
Who may be affected
G.O. Ms. No. 659 directly concerns the listed Deputy Commissioners of Police and the exercise of Executive Magistrate powers within their police districts. Members of the public may be affected when one of these officers exercises powers under sections 107 to 110 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
The notification does not describe the detailed procedures or circumstances covered by those sections. It only identifies the officers appointed and the statutory provisions under which they may act.
Relevance to land and property
G.O. Ms. No. 659 is a criminal procedure and police jurisdiction notification. It does not contain provisions changing land ownership, property registration, land classification, planning permission, development control or land use. A property buyer, owner or professional would generally refer to it only if a matter involving the property also comes before one of the listed Deputy Commissioners in the officer's Executive Magistrate capacity.
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Common questions
Does G.O. Ms. No. 659 change my land title or property rights?
No land title or property provision appears in the notification. It appoints specified Deputy Commissioners of Police as Executive Magistrates for their respective police districts.
Which parts of Chennai are covered by the appointments?
The notification lists Mylapore, Kilpauk, Triplicane, Ambathur, Pulianthope, Anna Nagar, Saint Thomas Mount, T. Nagar, Adyar, Madhavaram, Flower Bazaar and Washermenpet police districts.
What powers can the appointed Deputy Commissioners exercise?
The appointed Deputy Commissioners may exercise powers under sections 107 to 110 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The notification does not explain the detailed scope of those powers.
Can a listed Deputy Commissioner act as Executive Magistrate across all Greater Chennai police districts?
The notification appoints each listed Deputy Commissioner as Executive Magistrate in the officer's respective police district. It does not grant a general appointment across all the listed districts.
