**Executive Summary**
This document is the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part I, published on October 26, 2016. It contains notifications regarding first appointments and investiture of magisterial powers issued by Secretariat Departments. The key notifications republished are from the Government of India, Ministry of Law and Justice, both dated September 29, 2016, regarding the appointment of Judges to the Madras High Court.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Appointment of Judges - Notification I (No.I/PUSP/21/2016)**
* Republishes a notification from the Government of India, Ministry of Law and Justice, dated September 29, 2016.
* Appoints nine individuals as Judges of the Madras High Court: V. Parthiban, R. Subramanian, M. Govindaraj, M. Sundar, R. Suresh Kumar, J. Nisha Banu, M.S. Ramesh, S.M. Subramaniam, and Dr. Anita Sumanth.
* Appointments are effective from the date they assume charge of their respective offices.
* **Appointment of Judges - Notification II (No.I/PUSP/22/2016)**
* Republishes a notification from the Government of India, Ministry of Law and Justice, dated September 29, 2016.
* Appoints six individuals as Judges of the Madras High Court: A.M. Basheer Ahamed, T. Ravindran, S. Baskaran, P. Velmurugan, Dr. G. Jayachandran and C.V. Karthikeyan.
* Appointments are effective from the date they assume charge of their respective offices.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Appointed Judges**
* **Impact:** They are appointed as Judges of the Madras High Court, gaining new roles and responsibilities.
* **Action Required:** Assume charge of their respective offices for the appointment to become effective.
**Stakeholder: Madras High Court**
* **Impact:** The court's composition and workload distribution will change with the addition of new judges.
* **Action Required:** Integrate the new judges into the court's operations and assign them cases.
**Stakeholder: Government of Tamil Nadu (Specifically Secretariat Departments)**
* **Impact:** The Secretariat Departments are responsible for publishing the notifications.
* **Action Required:** Disseminate the information about the Judge appointments to relevant parties.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: Official gazette of the Government of Tamil Nadu publishing notifications, orders, and other official information.
Madras High Court: High Court of Judicature at Madras (Chennai), concerning the appointment of judges.
Constitution of India: The supreme law of India, specifically article 217, which deals with the appointment and conditions of the office of a Judge of a High Court.
Public Department (Special-A): A department within the Tamil Nadu Government responsible for publishing notifications of appointments to the Madras High Court.
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly: Legislative body of Tamil Nadu; referenced regarding prorogation.