The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on Wednesday, December 28, 2016, No. 51, includes statutory notifications and orders issued by Heads of Departments. It contains a draft amendment to the Tamil Nadu Mediation Rules, 2010 (R.o.c. No. 4711-A/2016/F1). Notification No. SRO C-28/2016 proposes an amendment to the rules, modifying sub-rule (1)(b) of Rule 5 to state that legal practitioners with at least 10 years of standing at the Bar at the level of the Supreme Court, High Court, or District Court of equivalent status are eligible. Suggestions or objections to the draft amendment can be forwarded to R. Sakthivel, Registrar General, High Court, Madras, within 30 days of the initial publication (December 7th, 2016). The Gazette's price is Re. 0.80 Paise. The registration number is TN/CCN/467/2012-14, and the R. Dis. No. is 197/2009.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Mediation Rules, 2010: The primary subject of the notification is a draft amendment to these rules.
High Court of Madras: The court proposing the amendments to the Tamil Nadu Mediation Rules.
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: Central Act V of 1908 which gives powers for this action.