**Executive Summary**
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part I, No. 48, published on December 7, 2016, contains Notifications and Orders regarding first appointments and investiture of magisterial powers issued by Secretariat Departments. It also publishes a notice about extraordinary issues of the Gazette published during the week ending November 26, 2016. It further publishes details about appointments to the Madras High Court.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Extraordinary Issues Published:**
* Notifications published in extraordinary issues of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette during the week ending November 26, 2016.
* Declaration of results of general elections to Aravakurichi (134) and Thanjavur (174) Assembly Constituencies (Issue 277).
* Declaration of result of bye-election to Thiruparankundram (195) Assembly Constituency, 2016 (Issue 278).
* Names of members notified as newly elected in Aravakurichi (134) and Thanjavur (174) Assembly Constituencies (Issue 279).
* **Gazette Parts and Sections Not Published:**
* Parts II-Section 1, Part III-Section 2, Part IV-Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4, Part V-Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4, Part VI-Sections 3(a) and 3(b) were not published.
* **Appointments to Madras High Court:**
* Shri R.M.T. Teeka Raman, Shri N. Sathish Kumar, and Shri N. Seshasayee appointed as Additional Judges of the Madras High Court for a period of two years, effective from the date they assume charge.
**Impact Analysis**
**Judges of the Madras High Court**
* **Impact:** Three new judges, Shri R.M.T. Teeka Raman, Shri N. Sathish Kumar, and Shri N. Seshasayee, are appointed as Additional Judges of the Madras High Court.
* **Action Required:** The three judges must assume charge of their respective offices.
**Election Officials and Representatives**
* **Impact:** New members are named, and election outcomes are recorded for the Aravakurichi and Thanjavur constituencies.
* **Action Required:** Election officials and representatives must update electoral and administrative roles.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: Official gazette containing notifications and orders issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu.
Public Department (Special-A): A department of the Tamil Nadu Government responsible for the subject matter of the notifications.
Chennai: Location where the Gazette is published.
Article 224 of the Constitution of India: The article of the constitution referenced to allow appointments of judges.
Madras High Court: High Court where additional judges are appointed per the gazette.