**Executive Summary**
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part I, No. 12, dated March 20, 2024, contains notifications and orders regarding first appointments, investiture of magisterial powers, etc., issued by Secretariat Departments. It also includes notices regarding gazette extraordinary issues published during the week ending March 9, 2024. The Gazette provides information on amendments to acts, rules, and schemes.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Gazette Information:**
* Published by authority on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.
* Contains notifications/orders related to appointments and powers issued by Secretariat Departments.
* **Extraordinary Issues Published During the Week Ending March 9, 2024:**
* Notifications related to amendments to acts: The Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders (Amendment) Act, 2024, The Tamil Nadu Universities Laws (Second Amendment) Act, 2022.
* Vacancy of Seat in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.
* Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019.
* The Tamil Nadu Electricity Restructuring and Transfer Scheme, 2024.
* Date of Commencement of the Tamil Nadu Apartment Ownership Act, 2022 and Rules, 2024.
* Acquisition of Lands.
* Market Borrowing Programme of State Government by Auction
* Judgement of the High Court of Madras in Election Petition No. 10 of 2021
* Disqualification for Contested Candidates from Coimbatore District failed to lodge accounts of election expenses in Ordinary Elections to Urban Local Bodies February 2022.
* **Revenue and Disaster Management Department Notification:**
* Thiru K. Murugan, Firka Surveyor, Survey and Land Records Department, Madurai District was dismissed from Public Service with effect from 25.07.2016 and de-barred for re-employment.
* **Parts and Sections of the Gazette Not Published This Week:**
* Part III-Sections 1(b) and 2
* Part IV-Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4
* Part V-Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4
**Impact Analysis**
**Law Department**
*Impact:* Affected by amendments and new acts.
*Action Required:* Ensure compliance with the new regulations.
**Legislative Assembly Secretariat**
*Impact:* Related to vacancy of a seat in the Assembly.
*Action Required:* Address the vacancy as per relevant rules and procedures.
**Housing and Urban Development Department**
*Impact:* Implementation of amended development and building rules.
*Action Required:* Enforce the updated regulations and apartment ownership rules.
**Energy Department**
*Impact:* Implementation of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Restructuring and Transfer Scheme, 2024.
*Action Required:* Implement the new scheme and transfer processes.
**Rehabilitation and Resettlement Administrator Notification.**
*Impact:* Acquisition of Lands.
*Action Required:* Ensure fair compensation is provided in the Land acquisitions.
**Finance Department.**
*Impact:* Concerned with Market Borrowing Programme of State Government by Auction
*Action Required:* Management of the state's finances as per the borrowing programme.
**Election Commission of India.**
*Impact:* Related to Judgement of the High Court of Madras in Election Petition.
*Action Required:* Enforcement of disqualifications in election matters.
**Tamil Nadu State Election Commission**
*Impact:* Concerns candidates who contested in the February 2022 Urban Local Body Elections.
*Action Required:* The concerned parties are disqualified and are liable to face punishment.
**K. Murugan (Former Firka Surveyor)**
*Impact:* Permanent dismissal from public service and ineligibility for future employment.
*Action Required:* None, as the notification confirms the existing dismissal order.
**Government Departments (General)**
*Impact:* Awareness of orders and notifications for appropriate action.
*Action Required:* Review the Gazette to ensure compliance and awareness of any applicable changes.
Key Entities Referenced
Revenue and Disaster Management Department: One of the government departments issuing notifications in the gazette.
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: Official gazette publishing notifications and orders by the Tamil Nadu government.
Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders (Amendment) Act, 2024: An act related to transparency in tenders, as notified in the gazette.
Chennai: Location of the gazette's publication and addresses mentioned within.