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Date: 2025-06-25Category: Not ApplicableState: Tamil NaduCountry: India
Tamil Nadu Information Commission – Dr. M. Selvaraj, State Information Commissioner, Tamil Nadu Information Commission – Ceases to hold office on attaining the age of 65 years on 09.06.2025 A.N. – Orders Issued.
**Executive Summary**
This document is an excerpt from the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, dated June 25, 2025. It includes notifications and orders regarding appointments, investiture of magisterial powers, and extraordinary issues published during the week ending June 14, 2025. A notification pertains to the cessation of Dr. M. Selvaraj, State Information Commissioner, effective June 9, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Gazette Notifications:**
* Lists extraordinary issues published during the week ending June 14, 2025, categorized by:
* Issue Number
* Part and Section
* Date of Issue
* Issuing Department
* Subject
* The subjects include:
* Defining areas for military practice
* The Tamil Nadu Money Lending Entities (Prevention of Coercive Actions) Act, 2025
* Land reclassification and withdrawal notifications
* Water release from the Mettur Dam for irrigation
* Conferment of Powers
* Amendments to service rules and welfare schemes
* Rural development exclusions
* State government market borrowing
* Reclassification of Town Panchayats
* Amendment to the Table of Fees under the Registration Act, 1908.
* **Human Resources Management Department:**
* Dr. M. Selvaraj, State Information Commissioner, Tamil Nadu Information Commission, ceases to hold office on attaining the age of 65 years on June 9, 2025.
* This cessation aligns with Section 16(2) of the Right to Information Act, 2005, as amended in 2019, and Rule 12 of the 2019 Rules regarding terms of office for Information Commissioners.
**Impact Analysis**
**Dr. M. Selvaraj**
* **Impact:** Cessation of position as State Information Commissioner.
* **Action Required:** Cease holding office as State Information Commissioner, Tamil Nadu Information Commission, effective June 9, 2025.
**Tamil Nadu Government (Specifically the Human Resources Management Department)**
* **Impact:** Must fill the vacancy left by Dr. Selvaraj's retirement.
* **Action Required:** Initiate the process of appointing a new State Information Commissioner to the Tamil Nadu Information Commission.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: Official gazette of the Government of Tamil Nadu, publishing notifications and orders.
Right to Information Act, 2005: Central Act related to providing access to information to citizens.
Tamil Nadu Information Commission: State commission responsible for implementing the Right to Information Act in Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994: State Act related to the governance of Panchayats (local self-government institutions) in Tamil Nadu.
Chennai: Location where the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette is published.