Notification No. 166/2014, Code of Criminal Procedure, Conferment of Powers
The High Court, Madras, through Judicial Notification No. 166/2014 dated 17 October 2014, appoints Deputy Tahsildars in Sivaganga District for 120 days of magisterial training and gives them specified ordinary Judicial Magistrate powers. The notification concerns criminal procedure and does not state any change to land ownership, registration, planning or property rights.
What the notification does
Judicial Notification No. 166/2014, issued by the High Court, Madras, on 17 October 2014, appoints Deputy Tahsildars in Sivaganga District to undergo magisterial training. It was published under Judicial Notifications in Part VI, Section 1 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 5 November 2014.
The High Court, Madras, states that it acted using powers conferred under Section 13 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974).
Powers and training period
Judicial Notification No. 166/2014 provides that:
- The appointed Deputy Tahsildars must undergo magisterial training for 120 days.
- The 120 day period begins from the date each officer assumes charge.
- The officers receive ordinary powers that may be conferred under the Criminal Procedure Code on a Judicial Magistrate.
- Those powers are limited to trying cases that were previously triable and dealt with by an erstwhile Judicial Second Class Magistrate.
- The appointments relate to Sivaganga District.
Officers identified in the published text
Judicial Notification No. 166/2014 says that eight Deputy Tahsildars are appointed. However, the supplied Gazette text displays only the following five names, under serial numbers 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8:
- A. Mesiya Dhas
- M. Thanapalan
- A. Tamilarasan
- K. Periyanayaki
- C. Ananth
The supplied text does not identify the officers corresponding to the missing serial numbers. Property buyers or professionals should not infer their names from the incomplete displayed list.
Relevance to land and property matters
Judicial Notification No. 166/2014 governs magisterial training and criminal court powers for specified Deputy Tahsildars. It does not contain provisions changing land classification, title, ownership, registration, planning permission, development control or property charges.
The people directly affected are the appointed Deputy Tahsildars and persons involved in cases falling within the criminal jurisdiction described in the notification. The Gazette text gives no direct consequence for a person buying, selling or owning land in Tamil Nadu.
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Common questions
Does Notification No. 166/2014 change any land or property rights?
No land or property change is stated. The notification deals with magisterial training and criminal procedure powers for Deputy Tahsildars in Sivaganga District.
How long is the magisterial training?
The training period is 120 days from the date each appointed Deputy Tahsildar assumes charge.
What powers are given to the appointed Deputy Tahsildars?
They are given ordinary powers conferrable on a Judicial Magistrate to try cases that were previously triable and dealt with by an erstwhile Judicial Second Class Magistrate.
Does the Gazette identify all eight appointed Deputy Tahsildars?
The notification says eight Deputy Tahsildars are appointed, but the supplied Gazette text displays only five names. It does not provide the names corresponding to the missing serial numbers.
