**Executive Summary**
This document is the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part I, published on March 1, 2017. It contains notifications regarding first appointments and other orders issued by Secretariat Departments. A key deadline is the date Thiru T. Kuppusamy ceases to hold office, on the afternoon of 22-02-2017. The document also covers the appointment of Shri Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul to the Supreme Court of India.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department:**
* **Cessation of Office:** Thiru T. Kuppusamy ceases to hold office as Member, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission on the afternoon of 22-02-2017. This cessation is without prejudice to a criminal case filed in 2011 and a Writ Petition pending before the Hon'ble High Court of Madras.
* **Public Department (Special-A):**
* **Appointment to the Supreme Court:** Shri Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, is appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India, effective from the date he assumes charge.
* **Gazette Notices:**
* Extraordinary issues of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette were published during the week ending 18th February 2017, covering topics such as the Tamil Nadu Appropriation Act, 2017, Jallikattu, resignation of Council of Ministers, appointment of Ministers for the State of Tamil Nadu, Appointment of Leader of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, appointment, and the Tamil Nadu Panchayats (Amendment) Act, 2017.
* Certain parts and sections of the Gazette were not published during the week, as listed in the document (Part II-Section 1, Part III-Section 1(a), Part IV-Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4, Part V-Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4, Part VI-Section 3(b)).
**Impact Analysis**
**Thiru T. Kuppusamy**
* **Impact:** Ceases to hold the office of Member, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission.
* **Action Required:** None explicitly stated, but implicit is the need to vacate the position.
**Shri Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul**
* **Impact:** Appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India.
* **Action Required:** Assume charge of the office.
**Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission**
* **Impact:** A member (Thiru T. Kuppusamy) ceases to hold office.
* **Action Required:** None explicitly stated.
**Government of India**
* **Impact:** An official in Joint Secretary capacity notified the appointment.
* **Action Required:** None explicitly stated.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: Official gazette for the state of Tamil Nadu, containing notifications and orders.
Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department: A department of the Tamil Nadu government responsible for personnel and administrative reforms.
Public Department (Special-A): A specific division within the Tamil Nadu government's Public Department, possibly dealing with special assignments.
Tamil Nadu: The state to which the gazette and related government functions pertain.
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988: A law referenced in relation to a member of the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission.