Date: 2019-04-10Category: Not ApplicableState: Tamil NaduCountry: India
JUDICIAL NOTIFICATIONS - Constitution of District Munsif-cum-Judical Magistrate Court at Madathukulam in Tiruppur District - Conferment of Powers - Code of Criminal Procedure
**Executive Summary**
This document is the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part VI-Section 1, published on April 12, 2017. It contains notifications of interest to the general public issued by Heads of Departments. The document includes notifications relating to changes in the Dindigul Local Planning Area, and judicial notifications regarding the constitution and re-designation of courts in Vedasandur, Dindigul District, and also notifications regarding vacation periods for courts.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Dindigul Local Planning Area:**
* Variations are made to the modified master plan for the Dindigul Local Planning Area.
* Under Ward No. 6, Block -20, "Dindigul Corporation" the following changes should be made to the "Land Use Schedule":
* For the expression "Roads and Streets" T.S.No. 1019, add after the entry T.S.No.1019/1, Road and Street.
* For the expression "Commercial use" T.S.No. 1019/2B and 120/5B shall be added.
* **Judicial Notifications - Vedasandur, Dindigul District:**
* A District Munsif Court is constituted at Vedasandur in Dindigul District.
* Vedasandur in Dindigul District is fixed as the place at which the District Munsif Court, Vedasandur, shall be held.
* The District Munsif Court, Vedasandur, will cease to have local jurisdiction over the entire Revenue Taluk of Vedasandur and shall have and exercise local jurisdiction over the entire Revenue Taluk of Vedasandur with effect from the date on which the District Munsif, Vedasandur assumes charge of that court.
* The District Munsif, Vedasandur in Dindigul District shall exercise all the powers conferred on a District Munsif under Section 12 of the Tamil Nadu Civil Courts Act, 1873 (Central Act III of 1873) as amended up-to-date in regard to original suits and proceedings not otherwise exempted from his cognizance of which the amount or value of the subject matter does not exceed One Lakh Rupees with in the local limits of his jurisdiction with effect from the date of constitution of District Munsif Court at Vedasandur.
* The District Munsif, Vedasandur shall have and exercise jurisdiction of a Court of Small Causes under the provincial Small Causes Court Act 1887 for the trial suits cognizable by a Court of Small Causes up to the pecuniary limits of Rs. 5000/- (Rupees five thousand only) with effect from the date of constitution of District Munsif Court at Vedasandur.
* **Court Re-Designations at Vedasandur, Dindigul District:**
* Effective from the date of constitution of the District Munsif Court at Vedasandur:
* The Existing District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court, Vedasandur, is re-designated as Additional District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court, Vedasandur.
* The Proposed District Munsif Court, Vedasandur, is re-designated as Principal District Munsif Court, Vedasandur.
* **Holidays - Nilgiris at Udhagamandalam:**
* Civil and Sessions Courts in the Civil Unit of the District Judge, Udhagamandalam, will be closed for:
* Summer Vacation: May 1, 2017 to May 31, 2017 (inclusive).
* Dussehra Holidays: September 23, 2017 to October 2, 2017 (inclusive).
* Christmas Holidays: December 23, 2017 to December 31, 2017 (inclusive).
* Saturdays falling on specified dates are fixed as working days for Subordinate Courts.
**Impact Analysis**
**Dindigul Local Planning Authority**
* **Impact:** Required to implement the variations to the modified master plan in the Dindigul Local Planning Area.
* **Action Required:** Update the land use schedule according to the changes specified in the document.
**District Munsif Court, Vedasandur**
* **Impact:** Impacted by the establishment and re-designation of courts in Vedasandur, Dindigul District.
* **Action Required:** The District Munsif, Vedasandur assumes charge of that court.
**Civil Courts and Sessions Courts of the Unit of the District Judge, Nilgiris at Udhagamandalam**
* **Impact:** Affected by the scheduled Summer, Dussehra and Christmas Holidays for the year 2017.
* **Action Required:** Observe the specified holiday periods and working Saturdays.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Civil Courts Act, 1873: Governs the establishment and powers of civil courts in Tamil Nadu, and is referenced in the context of jurisdiction and operations of District Munsif Courts and vacation civil judges.
District Munsif Court, Vedasandur: A key judicial entity which is constituted, re-designated, and whose jurisdiction is modified by the notifications.
Dindigul Local Planning Area: The area subject to variations in the modified master plan.
Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971: Law under which variations are made to the master plan.
Nilgiris: District in Tamil Nadu where subordinate courts' holidays are being declared.