**Executive Summary**
This document is the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part I, published on March 15, 2017. It includes notifications and orders regarding appointments, investiture of magisterial powers issued by Secretariat Departments. Noteworthy items include extraordinary issues published during the week ending March 4, 2017, and a notification regarding the cessation of Dr. S. Paneerselvam's tenure as a member of the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Extraordinary Issues Published:**
* Notifications published in Extraordinary issues during the week ending 4th March 2017
* Date of enforcement for the Tamil Nadu Court-fees and Suits Valuation (Amendment) Act, 2017 was published on 27th February 2017.
* Judgement of the High Court of Madras in W.P.No.145059 of 2016 was published on 28th February 2017.
* Notifications regarding Places and Dates for Conducting Jallikattu under clause (dd) of Section 2 of The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 were published on 28th February 2017 and 2nd March 2017.
* Declaration of New Ports are to be Consolidated Incorporating all the Ports Limits of the Existing Minor Ports in Tamil Nadu Under the Indian Ports Act was published on 1st March 2017.
* Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax Act was published on 4th March 2017.
* **Gazette Sections Not Published:**
* The following sections of the Gazette were not published this week: Part II-Section 1, Part III-Section 1(a), Part IV-Sections 1, 2, and 3, Part V-Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4, Part VI-Section 3(b)
* **Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department:**
* Dr. S. Paneerselvam ceased to hold office as Member, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, effective the afternoon of February 23, 2017.
* This cessation is without prejudice to a criminal case and a writ petition filed by him, both of which are still pending.
**Impact Analysis**
**Dr. S. Paneerselvam (Former Member, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission)**
* **Impact:** Cessation of tenure as Member of the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission.
* **Action Required:** No immediate action is directly specified in this document; however, the cessation is explicitly stated to be without prejudice to ongoing legal matters.
**Tamil Nadu Government / Public Service Commission:**
* **Impact:** Vacancy created on the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission.
* **Action Required:** The government needs to address the vacancy created by Dr. Paneerselvam's cessation.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: Official gazette of the Government of Tamil Nadu publishing notifications and orders.
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960: Referenced in the context of conducting Jallikattu events.
Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department: Secretariat Department issuing orders related to personnel matters.
High Court of Madras: Mentioned in reference to a Writ Petition filed by Dr. S. Paneerselvam.
Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission: Entity to which Dr. S. Paneerselvam ceased to hold office as Member.