This is a Tamil Nadu Government Gazette notification, dated September 17, 2025 (Purattasi 1, Visvavasu, Thiruvalluvar Year-2056). It is registered under number TN/CCN/467/2012-14 and R. Dis. No. 197/2009, with a price of ₹0.80.
The notification concerns Law No. 42/2025, an act to further amend the Madras University Act of 1923. The act received the President's assent on July 18, 2025, and is being released for public information.
Key points of the amendment:
* The act will be called the Madras University (Amendment) Act, 2024.
* It comes into effect immediately.
* Section 5 of the Madras University Act of 1923 is amended by replacing clause (a) of sub-section (1) with "(a) mentally unsound;".
* In sub-section (2) of Section 40 of the principal Act, the phrase "or is deaf and dumb or is affected by leprosy" shall be omitted.
The notification is issued by order of the Governor.
The translation is provided.
Contact information:
C. George Alexander, Government Secretary, Department of Law.
Ve. Arasukumar, Director, Department of Law (Tamil Division).
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu: Location central to the applicability of the policy.
Chennai University Act, 1923: The principal act being amended by this legislation.
Section 5 of the Chennai University Act: The section of the principal act being amended.
Section 40 of the Chennai University Act: The section of the principal act being amended.
Chennai University (Amendment) Act, 2024: Short title of the amending Act.