**Executive Summary**
This document is the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II-Section 2, dated January 24, 2024. It contains notifications and orders from Secretariat Departments of interest to the public. Key items include remissions of duty, consolidation of duty chargeable, establishment of District Courts and referrals of labor disputes.
**Key Points / Main Content**
*Commercial Taxes and Registration Department*
*Remission of Duty:*
* Remission of duty chargeable under the Indian Stamp Act for lease instruments entered by industries under the "Promotion of Medical Devices Park" scheme. Effective retroactively from March 30, 2022.
*Consolidated Duty Chargeable:*
* Provision for consolidated stamp duty payment of Rs. 75,00,000/- by the Life Insurance Corporation of India, NB Department, Divisional Office, Madurai, for insurance policies issued from October 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024.
*Home Department*
*District Court Constitution in Erode District:*
* Alters the number of District Munsifs for Erode District to ten.
* Fixes the number of District Munsifs for the District Munsif's Court at Elumathur Village in Modakurichi Taluk in Erode District as one.
* Subordinate Judge's Courts at Erode will exercise original jurisdiction over the District Munsif's Court at Elumathur Village in Modakurichi Taluk.
*Judicial Magistrate Court in Erode District:*
* Establishes a Court of Judicial Magistrate at Elumathur Village in Modakurichi Taluk in Erode District under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
*Labour and Employment Department*
*Industrial Tribunal Referrals:*
* Refers the dispute between Venture Lighting India Limited, Chennai, and the Chennai Export Zone Employees and General Labor Union to the Chennai Industrial Tribunal.
*Labour Court Referrals:*
* Refers the dispute between Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Madurai) Ltd., Madurai, and the Tamil Nadu Government Transport Corporation Workers' Federation, Madurai, to the Madurai Labour Court.
* Refers the dispute between State Express Transport Corporation, Tirunelveli, and the Government Express Transport Employees Union (CITU) Tirunelveli, to the Tirunelveli Labour Court.
**Impact Analysis**
*Industries/Allottees at SIPCOT Industrial Park, Oragadam Phase-II*
*Impact:* Reduced financial burden due to duty remission on lease instruments.
*Action Required:* Benefit from the remission of duty on lease instruments, lowering the cost of operations within the Medical Devices Park.
*Life Insurance Corporation of India, NB Department, Divisional Office, Madurai*
*Impact:* Streamlined process for paying stamp duty on insurance policies.
*Action Required:* Pay consolidated stamp duty as per the provision for the specified period.
*Residents of Erode District*
*Impact:* Increased access to judicial services with the constitution of new courts.
*Action Required:* Utilize the newly established courts for legal matters within their jurisdiction.
*Workmen and Managements Involved in Labour Disputes*
*Impact:* Formal adjudication of their disputes through the Industrial Tribunal or Labour Courts.
*Action Required:* Participate in the adjudication process and present their case to the respective court.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Civil Courts Act, 1873: Governs the establishment and jurisdiction of civil courts in Tamil Nadu.
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: Deals with the procedure for administering criminal law in India.
Erode District: A district in Tamil Nadu where a District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court is being constituted at Elumathur Village.
Indian Stamp Act, 1899: Governs the imposition and collection of stamp duty on various instruments, including leases and insurance policies.
"Promotion of Medical Devices Park" Scheme: A scheme by the Department of Pharmaceuticals to promote the establishment of medical device parks.