**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Government of Tamil Nadu, published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on March 22, 2017. It includes the constitution of a Judicial Magistrate Court at Perambalur and a declaration of a draft amendment for inclusion of additional areas in the Namakkal Local Planning Area. The public has two months from the publication date to submit objections or suggestions regarding the draft amendment.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Home Department:**
* **Judicial Magistrate Court:** Establishes a Court of Judicial Magistrate at Perambalur in Perambalur District, effective March 3, 2017.
* **Housing and Urban Development Department:**
* **Draft Amendment Declaration:** Announces the intention to include additional areas in the Namakkal Local Planning Area.
* **Areas for Inclusion:** Lists revenue villages to be included in the Namakkal Local Planning Area.
* **Objection Period:** Provides a two-month period from the date of publication for inhabitants, local authorities, and institutions to submit objections or suggestions in writing to the Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Chennai.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Residents, Local Authorities and Institutions in the Namakkal Local Planning Area**
* **Impact:** The declaration of draft amendment impacts residents, local authorities and institutions through the inclusion of additional areas in the Namakkal Local Planning Area. This inclusion may affect planning and development regulations within these additional areas.
* **Action Required:** Review the draft amendment and submit any objections or suggestions in writing to the Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Fort Saint George, Chennai-600 009, within two months of the notification's publication.
**Stakeholder: Perambalur District Judiciary and Legal Professionals**
* **Impact:** Establishment of the Judicial Magistrate Court at Perambalur.
* **Action Required:** N/A.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971: Governs town and country planning in Tamil Nadu; used as the basis for amending the Namakkal Local Planning Area.
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: The procedural law related to criminal procedure in India; the basis for the establishment of a Judicial Magistrate Court at Perambalur.
Namakkal Local Planning Area: Geographic area subject to planning regulations; additional areas are being included via draft amendment.
Perambalur: Location of newly established Judicial Magistrate Court.