**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 information pertains to the appointment of Judges to the Madras High Court, as notified by the Government of India.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Notification Regarding Gazette Extraordinary Issues:**
* Lists notifications published in Extraordinary issues of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette during the week ending October 15th, 2016.
* Includes subject matters such as:
* Allocation of Business during the Period of Medical Treatment of Hon'ble Chief Minister
* Date of Coming into Force of The Tamil Nadu Fiscal Responsibility (Amendment) Act, 2016.
* Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Rules 1939.
* **Appointment of Judges to the Madras High Court:**
* The President of India appointed nine individuals (V. Parthiban, R. Subramanian, M. Govindaraj, M. Sundar, R. Suresh Kumar, Smt. J. Nisha Banu, M.S. Ramesh, S.M. Subramaniam and Dr. Anita Sumanth) as Judges of the Madras High Court.
* The President of India appointed six individuals (A.M. Basheer Ahamed, T. Ravindran, S. Baskaran, P. Velmurugan, Dr. G. Jayachandran and C.V. Karthikeyan) to be Judges of the Madras High Court.
* The appointments are effective from the date the appointees assume charge of their respective offices.
* **Gazette Sections Not Published:**
* Part II-Section 1
* Part IV-Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4
* Part V-Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4
**Impact Analysis**
**Newly Appointed Judges of the Madras High Court**
* **Impact:** New responsibilities and duties as judges of the Madras High Court.
* **Action Required:** Assume charge of their respective offices to officially begin their tenure.
**Madras High Court**
* **Impact:** Changes to court structure, staffing and dynamics.
* **Action Required:** None specified.
**Government of Tamil Nadu**
* **Impact:** New judges may impact workload of the court system
* **Action Required:** None specified.
Key Entities Referenced
Constitution of India: Referenced article 217 regarding appointment of judges.
Madras High Court: The High Court to which judges are being appointed.
Ministry of Law and Justice, Department of Justice: Central government ministry that deals with the appointment of judges.
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: The official gazette of the Government of Tamil Nadu, publishing notifications and orders.
Tamil Nadu Fiscal Responsibility (Amendment) Act, 2016: A Tamil Nadu act that is coming into force.