Appointment of Certain Person as Vice-Chancellor of the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai for Certain Period under the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University Act
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Health and Family Welfare Department, issued G.O. Ms. No. 599, Health and Family Welfare (MCA-2), dated 31st December 2018, recording the Chancellor’s appointment of Dr. Sudha Seshayyan as Vice-Chancellor of the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai. The appointment lasts for three years from the date she assumes office, or until she reaches seventy years of age, whichever is earlier.
What the notification does
G.O. Ms. No. 599, Health and Family Welfare (MCA-2), dated 31st December 2018, records an appointment made by the Chancellor under the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University Act, 1987. The appointee is Dr. Sudha Seshayyan, who is identified in the notification as Director and Professor at the Institute of Anatomy, Madras Medical College, Chennai.
The notification appoints Dr. Sudha Seshayyan as Vice-Chancellor of the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai.
Appointment period
The appointment under G.O. Ms. No. 599 is subject to two alternative limits:
- It runs for three years from the date Dr. Sudha Seshayyan assumes office.
- It ends earlier if she reaches the age of seventy years before completing that three-year period.
- The applicable end point is whichever of these two events occurs first.
The source does not state the date on which Dr. Sudha Seshayyan assumed office. The exact calendar date on which the appointment period ends therefore cannot be determined from this notification alone.
Legal and publication details
The Chancellor made the appointment using the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (3) of Section 10 of the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University Act, 1987, identified as Tamil Nadu Act 37 of 1987.
The Government of Tamil Nadu published the notification in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, No. 424, Part II, Section 2, on 31st December 2018. The notification number is No. II(2)/HFW/1099(d)/2018. J. Radhakrishnan, Principal Secretary to Government, is named at the end of the notification.
Who is affected
G.O. Ms. No. 599 directly concerns the leadership of the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai, and the appointment of its Vice-Chancellor. It may therefore be relevant to the university, its administration and people dealing with its governance.
The notification contains no provision about land ownership, registration, planning permission, land use, building approval, property tax or property transactions. It does not create any stated requirement for a property buyer or owner in Tamil Nadu.
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Common questions
Does this notification affect my land or property purchase in Tamil Nadu?
No property-related provision appears in the notification. It only records the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor of the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai.
Who was appointed as Vice-Chancellor?
The Chancellor appointed Dr. Sudha Seshayyan, identified as Director and Professor at the Institute of Anatomy, Madras Medical College, Chennai.
How long does the appointment last?
The appointment lasts for three years from the date Dr. Sudha Seshayyan assumes office, or until she reaches seventy years of age, whichever is earlier.
Does the notification give the date on which Dr. Sudha Seshayyan assumed office?
No. It states that the appointment takes effect from the date she assumes office, but it does not provide that date.
