**Executive Summary**
This document is a Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, dated January 24, 2024. It contains notifications and orders from Secretariat Departments. Key actions include remitting stamp duty for leases related to the "Promotion of Medical Devices Park" scheme and resolving labor disputes, with deadlines for decisions by labor courts.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Commercial Taxes and Registration Department:**
* **Remission of Duty:** Remits the duty chargeable for lease instruments entered by industries under the "Promotion of Medical Devices Park" scheme, effective from March 30, 2022.
* **Consolidated Stamp Duty:** Provides for the payment of consolidated stamp duty of Rs. 75,00,000 for the issuance of insurance policies by the Life Insurance Corporation of India, NB Department, Divisional Office, Madurai, for the period from October 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024.
* **Home Department:**
* **District Court Establishment:** Constitutes a District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court at Elumathur Village in Modakurichi Taluk, Erode District, under the Tamil Nadu Civil Courts Act and the Code of Criminal Procedure.
* Alters the number of District Munsifs for Erode District to ten.
* Fixes the number of District Munsifs for the Elumathur Village court as one.
* Grants Subordinate Judge's Courts at Erode original jurisdiction over the District Munsif's Court at Elumathur Village.
* Establishes a Court of Judicial Magistrate at Elumathur Village in Modakurichi Taluk.
* **Labour and Employment Department:**
* **Industrial Dispute Referral:** Refers a dispute between Venture Lighting India Limited, Chennai, and the Chennai Export Zone Employees and General Workers Union to the Industrial Tribunal for adjudication. The dispute concerns the demand for a 20% bonus and Rs. 15,000 as ex-gratia for 2021-2022. The Chennai Industrial Tribunal is required to deliver a verdict within three months from the date of receiving the order.
* **Labour Dispute Referral:** Refers a dispute between Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Madurai) Ltd, Madurai and the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Workers' Federation, Madurai to the Labour Court for adjudication. This is in regards to withholding the yearly salary increment to Mr. V. Johnson, effective 30.09.2020. The Court is required to deliver a verdict within three months from the date of receiving the order.
* **Labour Dispute Referral:** Refers a dispute between Government Express Transport Corporation, Tirunelveli, and Government Express Transport Employee Union (CITU) Tirunelveli to the Labour Court for adjudication. This is in regards to absentee and subsequent salary loss issued to Mr. S. David Raja. The Court is required to deliver a verdict within three months from the date of receiving the order.
**Impact Analysis**
* **Industries/Allottees in SIPCOT Industrial Park, Oragadam Phase-II**
* **Impact:** Reduced costs due to remission of stamp duty on lease instruments, promoting the "Promotion of Medical Devices Park" scheme.
* **Action Required:** Enter into lease agreements to benefit from the stamp duty remission.
* **Life Insurance Corporation of India, NB Department, Divisional Office, Madurai**
* **Impact:** Streamlined process for paying stamp duty on insurance policies issued during the specified period.
* **Action Required:** Pay the consolidated stamp duty of Rs. 75,00,000 for the period from October 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024.
* **Residents and Legal Community of Elumathur Village, Modakurichi Taluk, Erode District**
* **Impact:** Enhanced access to local judicial services with the establishment of the new District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court.
* **Action Required:** Be aware of the location and jurisdiction of the new court for relevant legal matters.
* **Venture Lighting India Limited, Chennai, and Chennai Export Zone Employees and General Workers Union**
* **Impact:** Requires them to participate in the adjudication process at the Industrial Tribunal regarding the bonus and ex-gratia demand.
* **Action Required:** Present their cases before the Chennai Industrial Tribunal and comply with the final verdict.
* **Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Madurai) Ltd, Madurai and the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Workers' Federation, Madurai**
* **Impact:** Requires them to participate in the adjudication process at the Labour Court regarding the increment withholding to Mr. V. Johnson.
* **Action Required:** Present their cases before the Labour Court and comply with the final verdict.
* **Government Express Transport Corporation, Tirunelveli, and Government Express Transport Employee Union (CITU) Tirunelveli**
* **Impact:** Requires them to participate in the adjudication process at the Labour Court regarding the absentee and subsequent salary loss issued to Mr. S. David Raja.
* **Action Required:** Present their cases before the Labour Court and comply with the final verdict.
* **Chennai, Tirunelveli and Madurai Industrial and Labour Courts**
* **Impact:** Increased workload with the referral of the labor disputes for adjudication.
* **Action Required:** Adjudicate the referred disputes within three months from the date of receiving the order.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Civil Courts Act, 1873: Central Act related to the establishment and regulation of civil courts in Tamil Nadu.
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: Central Act related to the procedure for administering criminal law in India.
Indian Stamp Act, 1899: Central Act related to stamp duties on various instruments.
Erode District: District in Tamil Nadu where constitution and jurisdiction of courts are being altered.
Promotion of Medical Devices Park: Scheme by the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India for promoting Medical Devices Park.