Constitution of Sub Court at Arakkonam in Vellore District under the Tamil Nadu Civil Courts Act
The Governor of Tamil Nadu, through the Government of Tamil Nadu, Home Department (Courts-III), issued G.O. Ms. No. 112 dated 17th February 2014 to establish the Subordinate Judge's Court at Arakkonam and define its staffing, location and jurisdiction. The notifications increase the number of Subordinate Judges for Vellore District to nine, assign one Subordinate Judge to the Arakkonam court, and transfer jurisdiction over the District Munsif Courts at Sholinghur and Arakkonam from the Subordinate Judge's Court at Ranipet to the new court.
What the notification does
G.O. Ms. No. 112 dated 17th February 2014, issued through the Government of Tamil Nadu, Home Department (Courts-III), contains four notifications concerning the constitution of a Subordinate Judge's Court at Arakkonam in Vellore District. The Governor of Tamil Nadu acted under the Tamil Nadu Civil Courts Act, 1873, and consulted the High Court, Madras, when fixing the number of judges for the Arakkonam court.
Court location and staffing
The notifications make the following arrangements:
- Arakkonam is fixed as the place where the Subordinate Judge's Court will be held.
- One Subordinate Judge is to be appointed to the Subordinate Judge's Court at Arakkonam.
- The total number of Subordinate Judges to be appointed for Vellore District is increased to nine.
- The increase to nine takes effect from the date on which the Subordinate Judge assumes charge of the court at Arakkonam.
Change in local jurisdiction
G.O. Ms. No. 112 changes which Subordinate Judge's Court has jurisdiction over the District Munsif Courts at Sholinghur and Arakkonam.
- The Subordinate Judge's Court at Ranipet will cease to have jurisdiction over the District Munsif Courts at Sholinghur and Arakkonam.
- The local limits of those two District Munsif Courts will become the local jurisdiction of the Subordinate Judge's Court at Arakkonam.
- The jurisdictional change takes effect when the Subordinate Judge assumes charge at the Arakkonam court.
Who may be affected
The notifications affect people and professionals dealing with civil court matters within the local limits of the District Munsif Courts at Sholinghur and Arakkonam. Once the Subordinate Judge assumes charge at Arakkonam, the relevant Subordinate Judge's Court for those local limits is Arakkonam rather than Ranipet.
G.O. Ms. No. 112 concerns court organisation and territorial jurisdiction. The source does not prescribe any land rate, fee, ownership rule or registration requirement.
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Common questions
Which areas come under the Subordinate Judge's Court at Arakkonam?
Its jurisdiction covers the local limits of the District Munsif Courts at Sholinghur and Arakkonam.
When does the transfer of jurisdiction from Ranipet take effect?
The transfer takes effect from the date on which the Subordinate Judge assumes charge of the Subordinate Judge's Court at Arakkonam.
How many judges are assigned to the Subordinate Judge's Court at Arakkonam?
The notification fixes the number of Subordinate Judges for the Arakkonam court as one.
Does G.O. Ms. No. 112 change land ownership or registration rules?
The source does not state any change to land ownership or registration rules. It establishes the Arakkonam court and sets its staffing, location and local jurisdiction.
