Reconstitution of Juvenile Justice Board Child Welfare Committee Constituted in Certain Districts by Appointment of Social Worker Members in Tamil Nadu under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
The Tamil Nadu Social Welfare and Women Empowerment Department, through Government Orders (D) Numbers 128 to 140 dated 19 July 2022, reconstitutes Juvenile Justice Boards in 13 districts by appointing a Principal Magistrate and two social worker members to each board. The notifications concern juvenile justice administration and do not contain provisions governing land ownership, registration or property transactions.
What the notifications do
The Tamil Nadu Social Welfare and Women Empowerment Department issued Government Orders (D) Numbers 128 to 140 dated 19 July 2022. Acting under sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, the Governor of Tamil Nadu reconstituted Juvenile Justice Boards for 13 districts.
Each board listed in the notifications consists of a Judicial Magistrate serving as Principal Magistrate and two social worker members.
Districts and appointed members
The Government Orders cover the following districts and social worker members:
- Ariyalur: S. Pattu and R. Gunasekaran.
- Cuddalore: K. Prabhu Dass and L. Durga.
- Erode: L. Shanmugam and V. S. Latha.
- Kancheepuram: J. Narmatha and S. Sakthivel.
- Krishnagiri: A. Kala Jothi Mani and L. Vincent Sundararaj.
- Nagapattinam: S. Malarvizhi and G. Senthilkumar.
- Pudukkottai: A. Rabiyathul Basariya and D. Ramesh.
- Ramanathapuram: V. Kathiravan and A. Ponnuthai.
- Thanjavur: S. Kumaran and F. Arokia Prince Flora.
- Theni: A. Muthupandiammal and I. Jeyaseelan.
- Vellore: R. Deva Arokia Mary and V. Rajakumar.
- Villupuram: J. Kumar and A. Mary Agnes Chantal.
- Virudhunagar: S. Sathish Kumar and A. Jeba Christina.
The Principal Magistrates are the Judicial Magistrates identified for each district. Most are Judicial Magistrate I, while Cuddalore and Thanjavur name Judicial Magistrate III, and Theni names the Judicial Magistrate without a number.
Who is affected
The Government Orders directly affect the appointed Principal Magistrates, social worker members and the administration of Juvenile Justice Boards in the listed districts. They are also relevant to children, families, officials and professionals whose matters come before those boards under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.
Relevance to property matters
The Government Orders do not regulate land classification, ownership, planning permission, registration, transfer or development. A property buyer or owner would not need to take any land-related action based on these notifications.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette notification affect my land title or property purchase?
No land title, registration, transfer or property development provision appears in these notifications. They reconstitute Juvenile Justice Boards in specified districts.
Which districts received reconstituted Juvenile Justice Boards?
The districts are Ariyalur, Cuddalore, Erode, Kancheepuram, Krishnagiri, Nagapattinam, Pudukkottai, Ramanathapuram, Thanjavur, Theni, Vellore, Villupuram and Virudhunagar.
Who serves on each Juvenile Justice Board?
Each listed board has a Judicial Magistrate as Principal Magistrate and two appointed social worker members.
What is the legal basis for these appointments?
The Governor of Tamil Nadu acted under sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.
