**Executive Summary**
This document from the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, dated May 31, 2017, contains notifications of interest to the general public issued by Heads of Departments. It includes notifications regarding the final closing and cancellation of registration for several cooperative societies in Chennai District, and a notification regarding the conferment of powers to Deputy Tahsildars in Salem District. The cancellation of registration is effective from May 12, 2017.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Cooperative Societies - Chennai District**
* The registration of the following Cooperative Societies has been cancelled, effective from May 12, 2017, and their affairs are completely wound up:
* The Southern Railway Employees Consumer Co-operative Stores Ltd. (No. XNC-541)
* The Saint George Orphanage School Student Co-operative Stores (No. X-371)
* The Tarapore Leganathan Higher Secondary School for Girls and Staff and Students Co-operative Stores Ltd. (No. XNC-800)
* **Conferment of Powers - Salem District**
* Eight Deputy Tahsildars in Salem District are appointed for a period of 120 days from the date of assumption of charge.
* They are conferred the ordinary powers of a Judicial Magistrate under the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973.
* This enables them to try cases previously handled by a Judicial Second Class Magistrate.
* The appointed Deputy Tahsildars are: R. Govindarajan, G. Balakrishnan, S. Ramesh, M. Vasugi, T. Vimalprakasam, A. Anbusezhiyan, S. Tamilarasi, and S. Banumathi.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Members of the Mentioned Co-operative Societies**
* **Impact:** The cooperative societies mentioned above have been officially closed, affecting members of those organisations.
* **Action Required:** Members must understand the closure and its implications for their association with the cooperatives.
**Stakeholder: Deputy Tahsildars (Salem District)**
* **Impact:** Granted Judicial Magistrate powers for 120 days.
* **Action Required:** Assume charge and exercise conferred powers within the specified period and jurisdiction.
**Stakeholder: Legal System (Salem District)**
* **Impact:** Cases will be handled by Deputy Tahsildars with Judicial Magistrate powers.
* **Action Required:** The legal system will process cases in accordance with the new power structure and process cases that were previously triable and dealt with by a Judicial Second Class Magistrate.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Co-Operative Societies Act 1983: Act under which the registrations of the listed Co-operative Societies were cancelled.
Chennai: District where the co-operative societies' registrations were cancelled.
Code of Criminal Procedure 1973: The act that confers the powers on the appointed Deputy Tahsildars.
Salem: District where the Deputy Tahsildars were appointed for conferment of powers.
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: Official publication containing notifications from government departments in Tamil Nadu