The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, dated June 10, 2025, Notification No. VI(1)/367(b)/2025, contains a judicial notification regarding the conferment of powers (R.O.C.No.30075-A/2025-B2). The High Court, Madras, exercising powers under Section 18 (1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and Section 32 (1) of the said Code, and under Section 11 (1) read with Section 26 (1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, appoints the following presiding officers of the Courts of Small Causes, Chennai, as Special Metropolitan Magistrates / as Special Judicial Magistrates, respectively, for another year effective from 12.06.2025 to dispose cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.
The Presiding Officers are:
1. X Judge, Court of Small Causes, Chennai.
2. XI Judge, Court of Small Causes, Chennai.
3. XII Judge, Court of Small Causes, Chennai.
4. XIII Judge, Court of Small Causes, Chennai.
5. XIV Judge, Court of Small Causes, Chennai.
6. XV Judge, Court of Small Causes, Chennai.
7. XVI Judge, Court of Small Causes, Chennai.
S. ALLI, Registrar General, High Court of Madras, Chennai, 5th June 2025.
The Gazette is registered as No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14, R. Dis. No. 197/2009, and is priced at Re. 0.80 Paise.
Key Entities Referenced
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: Referred to in conferring powers of the presiding officers.
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023: Referred to in conferring powers of the presiding officers.
Negotiable Instruments Act: The act under which cases are being transferred to the presiding officers.
High Court, Madras: The court issuing the notification and conferring powers.
Court of Small Causes, Chennai: The court whose presiding officers are being appointed as Special Metropolitan Magistrates / Special Judicial Magistrates.