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Date: 2025-07-23Category: Not ApplicableState: Tamil NaduCountry: India
PUBLIC DEPARTMENT (Special-A)--
Courts and Judges – District Judge – Thiru N.Kothandaraj, Promotee District Judge of Tamil Nadu State Judicial Service – Deputation from Tamil Nadu State Judicial Service to the Government of Puducherr -- In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 222 of the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to transfer Shri Justice Shriram Kalpathi Rajendran, Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, to be Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court and direct him to assume charge of his office in the Rajasthan High Court. -- In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 222 of the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to transfer Shri Justice Vivek Kumar Singh, Judge, Madras High Court, to be a Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court and to direct him to assume charge of his office in the Madhya Pradesh High Court. -- In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 222 of the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to transfer Shri Justice Battu Devanand, Judge, Madras High Court, to be a Judge of Andhra Pradesh High Court and to direct him to assume charge of his office in the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
**Executive Summary**
The document is Part I of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on July 23, 2025. It contains notifications and orders issued by Secretariat Departments regarding first appointments, investiture of magisterial powers, and extraordinary issues published during the week. Several notifications regarding judicial appointments and transfers are republished from the Government of India.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Extraordinary Issues:**
* Lists notifications published in extraordinary issues of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette during the week ending July 23, 2025.
* Includes notifications related to land acquisition, changes to land classification, approval of the Master Plan 2041 for Coimbatore, and amendments to various Acts and Rules.
* **Judicial Appointments and Transfers (Republications):**
* Thiru N.Kothandaraj is deputed from Tamil Nadu State Judicial Service to the Puducherry Judicial Service as III Additional District Judge.
* Justice Shriram Kalpathi Rajendran is transferred from Chief Justice of the Madras High Court to Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court.
* Justice Vivek Kumar Singh is transferred from Judge, Madras High Court, to Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
* Justice Battu Devanand is transferred from Judge, Madras High Court, to Judge of Andhra Pradesh High Court.
* **Parts and Sections Not Published:**
* Lists the parts and sections of the Gazette not published during the week.
**Impact Analysis**
**Thiru N. Kothandaraj**
* **Impact:** Deputation to Puducherry Judicial Service as III Additional District Judge.
* **Action Required:** Assume charge as III Additional District Judge in Puducherry.
**Justice Shriram Kalpathi Rajendran**
* **Impact:** Transferred from Chief Justice of Madras High Court to Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court.
* **Action Required:** Assume charge as Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court.
**Justice Vivek Kumar Singh**
* **Impact:** Transferred from Judge, Madras High Court to Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court.
* **Action Required:** Assume charge as Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
**Justice Battu Devanand**
* **Impact:** Transferred from Judge, Madras High Court to Judge of Andhra Pradesh High Court.
* **Action Required:** Assume charge as Judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: The official publication for notifications, orders, and other government information in Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971: Referenced in relation to approval for the Master Plan 2041 for Coimbatore Local Planning Area.
Chennai: A location of the Commissioner of Land Administration and place of publication of the Gazette.
Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act, 1998: Referenced in relation to withdrawal from the land classification under the Act