Notifications by Government, Higher Education, Home and Labour Welfare and Skill Development Departments

What this gazette contains

The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2, dated October 26, 2022, publishes several government notifications that matter to specific groups of people rather than the public at large. In these pages, the Higher Education Department, the Home Department and the Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department announce appointments, court changes and a labour law exemption.

Higher Education Department notifications

The Higher Education Department issued Government Order (D) No. 259, Higher Education (H2), dated 27th September 2022, Government Order (D) No. 260, Higher Education (H2), dated 27th September 2022, Government Order (D) No. 264, Higher Education (K1), dated 29th September 2022, Government Order (D) No. 265, Higher Education (K1), dated 29th September 2022, and Government Order (D) No. 266, Higher Education (K1), dated 29th September 2022.

These notifications do the following:

• nominate eight members to the Senate of Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, for three years with effect from 21.08.2022.
• nominate eight members to the Senate of Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, for three years with effect from 12.09.2022.
• nominate four members to the Academic Council of Mother Teresa Women's University, Vellore, for three years with effect from 12.08.2022.
• nominate two members to the Syndicate of Periyar University, Salem, for three years with effect from 21.08.2022.
• nominate one member to the Syndicate of Tamil Nadu Open University, Chennai, for three years with effect from 14.09.2022.

These are governance and administration appointments for universities. They mainly affect the universities and the nominated persons, not land or property rights.

Home Department notifications on civil courts

The Home Department issued Government Order Ms. No. 390, Home (Courts-III), dated 26th July 2022, and Government Order Ms. No. 497, Home (Courts-III), dated 19th September 2022.

The notifications under Government Order Ms. No. 390 do the following in Tiruvarur District:

• alter the number of District Munsifs for Tiruvarur District as six, with effect from the date on which the District Munsif assumes charge of the District Munsif's Court at Kodavasal.
• fix the number of District Munsifs for the District Munsif's Court at Kodavasal as one.
• direct that the Subordinate Judge's Court at Tiruvarur will have and exercise original jurisdiction over the District Munsif's Court at Kodavasal, in addition to its existing jurisdiction.

The notifications under Government Order Ms. No. 497 do the following in Pudukkottai District:

• alter the number of Subordinate Judges for Pudukkottai District as five, with effect from the date on which the Subordinate Judge assumes charge of the Subordinate Judge's Court at Thirumayam.
• fix the number of Subordinate Judges for the Subordinate Judge's Court at Thirumayam as one.
• fix Thirumayam as the place where the Subordinate Judge's Court, Thirumayam shall be held.
• transfer original jurisdiction so that the Subordinate Judge's Court at Pudukkottai ceases to have original jurisdiction over the District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court at Thirumayam, and the local limits of that court become the jurisdiction of the Subordinate Judge's Court at Thirumayam.

Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department notification

The Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department issued Government Order (D) No. 477, Labour Welfare and Skill Development (L1), dated 3rd October 2022.

This notification exempts Thanjavur West Sarvodaya Sangh, Thanjavur from the operation of the Employees' State Insurance Act for a further period of one year from 11.10.2022 to 10.10.2023.

The exemption is subject to a condition stated in the text:

• the management must maintain a register showing the names and designations of the exempted employees.

For most property buyers and owners, the court jurisdiction changes may matter if they have civil cases connected to Kodavasal or Thirumayam. The university nominations and the Employees' State Insurance exemption do not change land ownership or registration rules in the text provided.