**Executive Summary**
This document is an excerpt from the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on April 26, 2017. It includes notifications and orders regarding appointments and powers issued by Secretariat Departments. It also lists extraordinary issues of the Gazette published the week ending April 15, 2017.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Extraordinary Gazette Issues:**
* A notification was issued under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act.
* The Election Commission rescinded the Bye-Election process for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the 11th Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar Assembly Constituency
* A public holiday was declared on April 12, 2017, for areas comprised in the 11th Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar Assembly Constituency.
* Notifications were made under the Tamil Nadu Civil Court Act.
* A Sub Court was constituted at Jayankondam in Ariyalur District.
* Land acquisitions were announced.
* Appeals from the decrees of the District Munsif Court, Jayankondam were to be preferred in the Subordinate Court, Jayankondam at Ariyalur District.
* **Parts and Sections Not Published:**
* The following parts and sections of the Gazette were not published during the week:
* Part II – Section 1
* Part IV – Sections 1, 2, 3, and 4
* Part V – Sections 1, 2, 3, and 4
* Part VI – Sections 3(a) and 3(b)
**Impact Analysis**
**Housing and Urban Development Department**
* **Impact:** Responsible for enacting and enforcing the Town and Country Planning Act, as described in Notification 100.
* **Action Required:** Ensure compliance with the notification.
**Election Commission of India**
* **Impact:** Tasked with administering and overseeing the electoral process in Tamil Nadu, including any changes or cancellations.
* **Action Required:** Implement the order to rescind the Bye-Election process for the 11th Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar Assembly Constituency.
**Public Department (Miscellaneous)**
* **Impact:** Responsible for declaring a public holiday on April 12, 2017.
* **Action Required:** Ensure that all government offices and public institutions within the specified area observe the holiday and comply with any related directives.
**Home Department**
* **Impact:** Regulates the judicial system and handles matters related to land acquisition for industrial purposes.
* **Action Required:** Ensure that all lower courts understand the appeals procedure regarding decrees from the District Munsif Court in Jayankondam, and to establish sub courts.
**Industries Department**
* **Impact:** Involved in the acquisition of land for industrial purposes in Tamil Nadu.
* **Action Required:** Take action to acquire land, as detailed in Notifications 104 and 106.
**Registrar General, High Court, Madras**
* **Impact:** Responsible for the constitution and management of subordinate courts in Tamil Nadu.
* **Action Required:** Facilitate the functioning of the new Sub Court at Jayankondam in Ariyalur District.
**Citizens of Tamil Nadu (Especially those in Ariyalur and Chennai District)**
* **Impact:** Impacted by changes in court jurisdiction and the public holiday.
* **Action Required:** Citizens should be aware of the changes to the court system and plan activities around the announced public holiday.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: The official gazette of the Government of Tamil Nadu, containing notifications and orders.
Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act: Referenced Act relevant to a notification published in the Gazette.
Election Commission of India: The body issuing the election order referenced in a notification.
Chennai: The city where the gazette is published and where some notifications apply (e.g., holiday declaration for an Assembly Constituency within Chennai District).