Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 51, Part II, Section 2 (51 II 2 v6)

What the Gazette issue covers

Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 51, Part II, Section 2, publishes notifications or orders affecting sections of the public. For property owners and professionals, the most relevant items concern which courts handle commercial disputes, the staffing of civil courts and protection of Jain sculptures and inscriptions at a hillock in Aanandhe Mangalam Village, Madurantagam Taluk, Chengalpattu District.

Commercial Courts

The Home Department's Government Order (Ms.) No. 555, dated 6 December 2021, establishes or designates a two-level system of Commercial Courts and Commercial Appellate Courts.

• Commercial Courts at Senior Civil Judge level are constituted at Coimbatore, Kancheepuram at Chengalpattu and Salem for disputes of not less than Rs. 3 lakh and not more than Rs. 25 lakh.
• Principal Sub-Courts and Sub-Courts outside those district headquarters are designated for disputes within the same value range and their existing territorial jurisdiction.
• Commercial Courts at District Judge level in Coimbatore, Kancheepuram at Chengalpattu and Salem handle disputes above Rs. 25 lakh.
• Principal District Courts and District Courts elsewhere are designated to handle disputes above Rs. 25 lakh.
• Commercial Appellate Courts hear appeals from Commercial Courts at Senior Civil Judge level.
• A Chennai Commercial Court at District Judge level covers the entire Judicial District of Chennai and handles disputes from Rs. 3 lakh to Rupees One crore.

The notifications take effect when the relevant judges assume charge. Specified earlier Home Department notifications published in 2016 and 2019 are superseded.

Other key notifications

The Government of Tamil Nadu also publishes the following measures:

• The Home Department's Government Order (Ms.) No. 557, dated 6 December 2021, changes the number of District Munsifs for Kancheepuram District to thirteen when the Tiruporur District Munsif assumes charge, and fixes one District Munsif for Pallavaram.
• The Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department's Government Order (Ms.) No. 130, dated 8 December 2021, permits up to three government-nominated honorary members who are prominent animal welfare activists on the Tamil Nadu Animal Welfare Board.
• The Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department's Government Order (D) No. 181, dated 2 December 2021, authorises specified registrars to appoint Managing Directors to qualifying Employees Co-operative Credit Societies for one year from 9 November 2021.
• The Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department's Government Order (D) No. 552, dated 2 December 2021, exempts the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation, Chennai, from the Employees State Insurance Act for one further year, subject to conditions.