Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 9, Part VI, Section 1 (2023)
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 9, Part VI, Section 1, on 1 March 2023, containing notifications from Heads of Departments and the High Court, Madras. Notifications No. VI(1)/151/2023, VI(1)/152/2023 and VI(1)/153/2023 replace earlier notifications on court jurisdiction and allocate civil and criminal matters in Nagapattinam and Mayiladuthurai districts, while Notifications No. VI(1)/148/2023 to VI(1)/150/2023 cancel the registrations of three closed cooperative societies.
What the gazette covers
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 9, Part VI, Section 1, published by the Government of Tamil Nadu on 1 March 2023, contains public notifications issued by Heads of Departments and the High Court, Madras. The supplied text covers cooperative society closures and revised court jurisdictions in Nagapattinam and Mayiladuthurai districts.
The contents page also lists land acquisition and master plan variations, but the supplied text does not include the parcel details or provisions of those notifications.
Civil court jurisdiction
High Court, Madras Notification No. VI(1)/151/2023 supersedes all previous notifications on the subject. It fixes the local jurisdiction of District Munsif Courts as follows:
- District Munsif Court, Nagapattinam covers Nagapattinam and Thirukkuvalai taluks.
- District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court, Vedaranyam covers Vedaranyam taluk.
- District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court, Kilvelur covers Kilvelur taluk.
- District Munsif Court, Mayiladuthurai covers Mayiladuthurai and Kuttalam taluks.
- District Munsif Court, Sirkali covers Sirkali taluk.
- District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court, Tharangambadi covers Tharangambadi taluk.
These limits take effect when the District Judge, Mayiladuthurai assumes charge.
Criminal court jurisdiction
High Court, Madras Notifications No. VI(1)/152/2023 and VI(1)/153/2023 supersede earlier notifications on the same subject. They allocate First Class Magistrate powers by police station and prosecuting agency across Nagapattinam and Mayiladuthurai districts.
Key allocations include:
- Chief Judicial Magistrate Courts handle specified district-wide matters, including vigilance and anti-corruption cases, complaints against police personnel, certain regulatory prosecutions and economic offences.
- Individual Judicial Magistrate Courts receive cases from listed police stations.
- The Judicial Magistrate Fast Track Courts at Nagapattinam and Mayiladuthurai handle cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act within the stated territorial jurisdictions.
- The Additional Mahila Court, Nagapattinam handles criminal cases involving crimes against women within the jurisdiction of Judicial Magistrate Courts No. I and II at Nagapattinam.
- Anti Land Grabbing Special Cell cases arising from specified Nagapattinam police station areas are assigned to Judicial Magistrate Court No. I, Nagapattinam.
Cooperative society cancellations
Notifications No. VI(1)/148/2023, VI(1)/149/2023 and VI(1)/150/2023 finally close the affairs and cancel the registrations of three named handloom and weavers cooperative societies in Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts.
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Common questions
Does this gazette change ownership of any land?
The supplied text does not change or determine ownership of any property. It mainly revises court jurisdictions and cancels registrations of three cooperative societies.
Which civil court covers Nagapattinam taluk?
Under High Court, Madras Notification No. VI(1)/151/2023, District Munsif Court, Nagapattinam covers Nagapattinam taluk.
Which civil court covers Mayiladuthurai and Kuttalam taluks?
District Munsif Court, Mayiladuthurai covers both Mayiladuthurai and Kuttalam taluks.
When do the revised court limits take effect?
The civil limits take effect when the District Judge, Mayiladuthurai assumes charge. The criminal court areas take effect when the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mayiladuthurai assumes charge.
