Constitution of District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court at Kodavasal in Tiruvarur District and Conferment of Magisterial Powers

What this gazette notice covers

The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part VI, Section 1, dated July 27, 2022, carries notifications from the High Court, Madras. The notifications deal with the constitution and jurisdiction of the District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court at Kodavasal in Tiruvarur District, and with conferment of magisterial powers on certain revenue officials.

Kodavasal court, location and local jurisdiction

The High Court, Madras, through Notification No. VI(1)/322/2022, fixed Kodavasal in Tiruvarur District as the place where the District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court, Kodavasal, shall be located.

Through Notification No. VI(1)/323/2022, the High Court, Madras, directed that in Tiruvarur District:

• the District Munsif Court, Tiruvarur, and the District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court, Nannilam, will cease to have local jurisdiction over the entire Kodavasal Taluk,
• the District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court, Kodavasal, will have and exercise local jurisdiction over the entire Kodavasal Taluk,
• this takes effect from the date on which the District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate, Kodavasal assumes charge of that court.

Civil powers of the Kodavasal court

Through Notification No. VI(1)/324/2022, the High Court, Madras, notified that the District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate, Kodavasal in Tiruvarur District shall exercise all the powers of a District Munsif in relation to original suits and proceedings not otherwise exempted from his cognizance, where:

• the subject matter is within the local limits of his jurisdiction,
• the amount or value of the subject matter does not exceed One Lakh Rupees,
• the power starts from the date on which the officer assumes charge of that court.

Small cause jurisdiction at Kodavasal

Through Notification No. VI(1)/325/2022, the High Court, Madras, directed that the District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate, Kodavasal shall exercise the jurisdiction of a Court of Small Causes for suits cognizable by such a court, up to the pecuniary limit of Rs.5000/-. This also takes effect from the date on which the District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court, Kodavasal assumes charge.

Conferment of magisterial powers

The High Court, Madras, by Notification No. VI(1)/326/2022, appointed:

• 4 Deputy Tahsildars in Namakkal District,
• 8 officials in Tiruvallur District,
• to undergo magisterial training for 120 days from the date of assumption of charge,
• and conferred on them the ordinary powers of a Judicial Magistrate for cases earlier triable by an erstwhile Judicial Second Class Magistrate.

For most property buyers and owners, the practical relevance is mainly if a civil dispute or small cause matter from Kodavasal Taluk needs to be filed in the correct local court.