Constitution of Sub Court at Gudalur in the Nilgiris District under the Tamil Nadu Civil Courts Act
The Government of Tamil Nadu Home Department, through G.O. Ms. No. 681, Home (Cts-III), dated 6 September 2017, constitutes a Subordinate Judge’s Court at Gudalur in the Nilgiris District and fixes Gudalur as its place of sitting. The notifications appoint one Subordinate Judge for that court, increase the number for the Nilgiris District to three, and transfer specified local jurisdiction from the Subordinate Judge’s Court at Udhagamandalam when the Gudalur Subordinate Judge assumes charge.
What the notifications do
G.O. Ms. No. 681, Home (Cts-III), dated 6 September 2017, was issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu Home Department under the Tamil Nadu Civil Courts Act, 1873. It contains four connected notifications concerning the Subordinate Judge’s Court at Gudalur in the Nilgiris District.
The changes take effect when the Subordinate Judge assumes charge of the Subordinate Judge’s Court at Gudalur.
Court structure and location
The Government of Tamil Nadu Home Department notifications make the following changes:
- The number of Subordinate Judges to be appointed for the Nilgiris District is fixed at three.
- One Subordinate Judge is to be appointed for the Subordinate Judge’s Court at Gudalur.
- Gudalur in the Nilgiris District is fixed as the place where the Subordinate Judge’s Court will be held.
- The number for the Nilgiris District and the appointment for Gudalur take effect when the Gudalur Subordinate Judge assumes charge.
The number of Subordinate Judges for the Gudalur court was fixed after consultation with the High Court, Madras.
Area covered by the Gudalur court
G.O. Ms. No. 681 changes the jurisdiction previously exercised by the Subordinate Judge’s Court at Udhagamandalam over the District Munsif Court at Gudalur.
When the Gudalur Subordinate Judge assumes charge:
- The Subordinate Judge’s Court at Udhagamandalam ceases to have jurisdiction over the District Munsif Court at Gudalur.
- The transferred area includes Naduvattam and Masinagudi, two villages in Udhagamandalam Taluk.
- The local limits of the District Munsif Court at Gudalur, including Naduvattam and Masinagudi, become the local limits of jurisdiction of the Subordinate Judge’s Court at Gudalur.
Who may be affected
The Government of Tamil Nadu Home Department notifications affect people and professionals dealing with court proceedings arising within the local limits of the District Munsif Court at Gudalur, including Naduvattam and Masinagudi. They clarify that the relevant Subordinate Judge’s Court for that area will be at Gudalur, rather than Udhagamandalam, from the date the Gudalur Subordinate Judge assumes charge.
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Common questions
Where will the new Subordinate Judge’s Court be held?
The Governor of Tamil Nadu fixed Gudalur in the Nilgiris District as the place where the Subordinate Judge’s Court will be held.
When do the jurisdiction changes take effect?
The changes take effect from the date on which the Subordinate Judge assumes charge of the Subordinate Judge’s Court at Gudalur.
Which villages are included in the Gudalur court’s jurisdiction?
The notified local limits include Naduvattam and Masinagudi, two villages in Udhagamandalam Taluk, together with the local limits of the District Munsif Court at Gudalur.
How many Subordinate Judges are provided for Gudalur and the Nilgiris District?
One Subordinate Judge is provided for the Subordinate Judge’s Court at Gudalur. The total number of Subordinate Judges to be appointed for the Nilgiris District is fixed at three.
