Date: 2016-08-31Category: Not ApplicableState: Tamil NaduCountry: India
GENERAL NOTIFICATIONS - Declaration of Multistoried Building Area for Construction of Residential Buildings at Chettipunniyam Village, Kattangolathur Panchayat Union, Chengalpattu Taluk, Kancheepuram District
**Executive Summary**
This document is a copy of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on September 9, 2009. It contains notifications of interest to the general public issued by heads of departments. Included are notifications related to town planning, judicial matters, and realignment of civil jurisdiction.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Town Planning:**
* Confirmation of variation to the Sanctioned High Ground Area Town Planning Scheme of Tirunelveli Local Planning Area is approved.
* Residential land in R.S. No. 427-3pt, 428B-1B, 428B-2C, 431B-2 is converted to commercial use, after prior permission from Railway Authorities.
* Land is to be developed by the owner.
* **Judicial Notifications - Conferment of Powers:**
* Eight Deputy Tahsildars in Dindigul District are appointed as Special Judicial Magistrates for 120 days, effective from the date of assumption of charge.
* One Tahsildar Trainee in Tiruvannamalai District is appointed as a Special Judicial Magistrate for 180 days, effective from the date of assumption of charge.
* One Tahsildar Trainee in Villupuram District is appointed as a Special Judicial Magistrate for 180 days, effective from the date of assumption of charge.
* One Tahsildar Trainee in Erode District is appointed as a Special Judicial Magistrate for 180 days, effective from the date of assumption of charge.
* Eight Deputy Tahsildars in Villupuram District are appointed as Special Judicial Magistrates for 120 days, effective from the date of assumption of charge.
* The appointees are granted the ordinary powers of a Judicial Magistrate to handle cases previously under the jurisdiction of an erstwhile Judicial Second Class Magistrate.
* **Judicial Notifications - Realignment of Civil Jurisdiction:**
* The previous notification for realignment of civil jurisdiction, detaching villages and firkas of Ottapidaram taluk under the Principal District Munsif Court, Thoothukkudi, and District Munsif Court, Kovilpatti, and attaching them to the District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court, Vilathikulam, is cancelled.
**Impact Analysis**
**Land Owners**
* **Impact:** Land owners in R.S. No. 427-3pt, 428B-1B, 428B-2C, 431B-2 benefit from the land use conversion.
* **Action Required:** Landowners must develop the land according to the updated town planning scheme.
**Deputy Tahsildars / Tahsildar Trainees (Dindigul, Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram and Erode Districts)**
* **Impact:** These individuals are granted the authority and responsibilities of Special Judicial Magistrates.
* **Action Required:** They must assume charge and exercise their judicial powers within the specified districts and within the bounds of the authority delegated to them.
**Judicial System (Thoothukkudi, Kovilpatti, Vilathikulam)**
* **Impact:** The cancelled notification maintains the existing civil jurisdiction alignment.
* **Action Required:** Courts will retain current jurisdictional boundaries.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971: Legal framework governing town and country planning in Tamil Nadu, used here for variation to a town planning scheme.
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: Central Act authorizing the High Court to appoint Special Judicial Magistrates.
Tamil Nadu Civil Courts Act, 1873: Act related to realignment of Civil Jurisdiction, with a notification being cancelled here.
High Court, Madras: Primary judicial body issuing notifications about judicial appointments and jurisdiction changes.
Tirunelveli Local Planning Area: Specific area subject to a sanctioned Town Planning Scheme with variations.