Appointment of Vice-Chancellor of Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital Chennai for Certain Period under the Dr. M.G.R. Medical University Act
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Health and Family Welfare Department, issued G.O. Ms. No. 336, Health and Family Welfare (MCA.1), dated 10th December 2012, recording the Chancellor's appointment of Prof. D. Shantharam as Vice-Chancellor of Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University. The appointment lasts for three years from the date he assumes office or until he reaches seventy years of age, whichever occurs first, and does not govern land or property matters.
What the notification does
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Health and Family Welfare Department, published the appointment in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary. The Chancellor made the appointment using powers under sub-sections (1) and (3) of Section 10 of the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University Act, 1987 (Tamil Nadu Act 37 of 1987).
The notification records an individual university leadership appointment. It does not introduce a land regulation, change land use, determine ownership, affect registration, or impose a property-related requirement.
Appointment recorded
The appointment made under G.O. Ms. No. 336, Health and Family Welfare (MCA.1), dated 10th December 2012, has the following key terms:
- Prof. D. Shantharam is appointed Vice-Chancellor of Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University.
- At the time identified in the notification, he was Professor of Diabetology at Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai.
- The appointment takes effect from the date on which Prof. D. Shantharam assumes office.
- The term is three years from that date, unless he reaches seventy years of age earlier.
- If he reaches seventy years of age before completing three years, the appointment ends at that earlier point.
Who is affected
The appointment directly concerns Prof. D. Shantharam, the Chancellor, and Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University. It may also be relevant to people looking for the official Gazette record of who was appointed Vice-Chancellor and the stated duration of that appointment.
Relevance to property readers
The Health and Family Welfare Department notification contains no provision concerning property buyers, landowners, developers, planning authorities, registration officials, or local bodies. It does not describe any survey number, site, planning area, acquisition, transfer, title change, building approval, or land classification. A person reviewing the Gazette for a property transaction would not obtain any land-related right, restriction, approval, or obligation from this notification.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette notification affect my land or property in Tamil Nadu?
No land or property provision appears in the notification. It records the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor of Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University.
Who was appointed Vice-Chancellor?
The Chancellor appointed Prof. D. Shantharam, Professor of Diabetology at Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai.
How long was the appointment intended to last?
The appointment was for three years from the date Prof. D. Shantharam assumed office or until he reached seventy years of age, whichever occurred first.
Under what law was the appointment made?
The Chancellor exercised powers under sub-sections (1) and (3) of Section 10 of the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University Act, 1987 (Tamil Nadu Act 37 of 1987).
