TAMIL NADU

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 45]

CHENNAI, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Aippasi 20, Vikari, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2050

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DTP—III-2 (45)

[Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14.

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

[R. Dis. No. 197/2009.

2019

[Price : Rs. 2.40 Paise.

Part III—Section 2

Statutory Notiﬁ cations and Orders issued by

Heads of Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS, ETC.

CONTENTS

Pages.

INDIAN RAILWAYS

Public Notiﬁ cation ..

92-93

JUDICIAL NOTIFICATIONS

The High Court of Madras (Conduct of Proceedings by Party-In-Person) Rules, 2019 ..

93-96

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[Part III—Sec. 2

NOTIFICATIONS BY HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS, ETC.

INDIAN RAILWAYS

(No. RVNL/MAS/Elec/X/1)

(Pro-forma 10-01)

"PUBLIC NOTIFICATION"

No. SRO C-13/2019.

Notice is hereby given to all users of Railway lines and premises situated on the completed Section of the

under-noted Section of the Southern Railway that the 25000 Volt, 50 Hz, ac, single phase overhead traction wires will

be energised on or after the date speciﬁ ed against the Section. On and from the same date the overhead traction line

shall be treated as "LIVE" at all times and no unauthorised person shall approach or work in the proximity of the said

overhead line.

Section

Date

Energisation of Overhead Equipment on the newly laid track, as part of the Railway Electriﬁ cation

of Villupuram - Cuddalore Port - Mayiladuturai - Thanjavur & Mayiladuturai - Thiruvarur Sections

comprising of 228 RKM / 286 TKM of Tiruchirappalli Division, Southern Railway, Tamil Nadu

between (i) Cuddalore Port Junction and Mayiladuturai Junction Stations, from OHE Mast Location

No. 210/46 (Km/Ch.210/816.50) to OHE Mast Location No. 286/5 (Km/Ch.286/141.50 & (ii) from

Myliaduturai Junction to Thiruvarur Stations from OHE Mast Location No. MV/1036) (Km/Ch.00/00)

to OHE Mast Location No. 37/33 (Km/Ch.37/566.00) ac single phase system on Cuddalore Port

Junction - Mayiladuturai Junction - Thiruvarur Sections in Tiruchirappalli Division of Southern Railway.

31-01-2020

Chennai-600 008,

P.K. SELVAN,

1st November 2019.

Deputy Chief Electrical Engineer/OHE,

for Chief Electrical Engineer/

Construction Southern Railway,

Chennai Egmore.

(No. RVNL/MAS/Elec/X/1)

INTRODUCTION OF ac 25 kV TRACTION

(Pro-forma 10-02)

"WARNING TO ROAD USERS"

No. SRO C-14/2019.

It is notiﬁ ed for information of the public that in connection with introduction of 25 kV ac electric traction on the

newly laid track, as part of the Railway Electriﬁ cation of Villupuram - Cuddalore Port - Mayiladuturai - Thanjavur &

Mayiladuturai - Thiruvarur Sections comprising of 228 RKM / 286 TKM of Tiruchirappalli Division, Southern Railway, Tamil

Nadu between (i) Cuddalore Port Junction and Mayiladuturai Junction Stations, from OHE Mast Location No. 210/46

(Km/Ch.210/816.50) to OHE Mast Location No. 286/5 (Km/Ch.286/141.50 & (ii) from Mayiladuturai Junction to Thiruvarur

Stations from OHE Mast Location No. MV/1036 (Km/Ch.00/00) to OHE Mast Location No. 37/33 (Km/Ch:37/566.00) ac

single phase system on Cuddalore Port Junction - Mayiladuturai Junction-Thiruvarur Sections in Tiruchirappalli Division

of Southern Railway between in Tiruchirappalli Division of Southern Railway, height gauges have been erected at all

the level crossings with clear height of 4.67 m above road level with a view to prevent loads of excessive height from

coming into contact or dangerous proximity to live traction wires.

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Public are hereby notiﬁ ed to observe the height speciﬁ ed above for the purpose of loading Vehicles and to see

that the load carried in road vehicles do not infringe the height gauges under any circumstances.

The dangers of a load of excessive height are as follows:

(i)

Danger to the height gauge and consequent obstruction to the road as well as the railway line.

(ii)

Danger to the materials or equipment carried or for the Vehicle itself.

(iii) Danger of ﬁ re and risk of life due to contact with or dangerous proximity to the conductors.

No.E.320/RVNL/CRS

Chennai-600 008.

P.K. SELVAN,

1st November 2019.

Deputy Chief Electrical Engineer/OHE

for Chief Electrical Engineer/

Construction Southern Railway,

Chennai Egmore.

JUDICIAL NOTIFICATIONS

The High Court of Madras (Conduct of Proceedings by Party-In-Person) Rules, 2019.

(Roc.No. 83831-A/2019/F1)

No. SRO C-15/2019.

In exercise of powers conferred by Article 225 and 226 of the Constitution of India, the High Court of

Madras hereby makes the following Rules for regulating the practice and procedure for conduct of proceedings by

Party–in-Person, in the Principal Seat at Madras High Court and Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

Pකඍඔඑඕඑඖඉකඡ

1. Short Title : These Rules shall be called as ‘The High Court of Madras (Conduct of Proceedings by

Party–in-Person) Rules, 2019’.

2. Commencement : -These Rules shall come into force on and from the date of their publication in the Oﬃ cial

Gazette.

3. Deﬁ nitions : - In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires :

(1) “High Court” means the Principal Seat at Madras High Court and Madurai Bench of Madras High Court,

Madurai.

(2) “Party-in-Person Committee” means the Committee as is constituted by the Hon’ble the Chief Justice.

(3) “Party –in-Person” means and includes a person, who intends to plead, appear and argue his or her own

case before the High Court, not through an Advocate.

4. Presentation of Proceedings in – person by parties: - The presentation of any matter or proceedings by the

person not represented by an Advocate shall be made by such person personally in ﬁ ling counter of the High Court.

(Apart from case papers a party–in-person is required to submit at least one proof of identity with full address, such

as Aadhar Card, Ration Card, Bank Pass Book with Photo, PAN Card, Driving Licence, Passport, Recent Colour photo

Identity Card or Voter Identity Card along with Mobile Number and e-mail ID)

5. Application for Permission to appear in-person:-

(1) Whenever a party wants to appear and argue the case in-person, he/she shall ﬁ rst ﬁ le an application duly

attested by Oath Commissioner or Notary along with the proceedings seeking permission to appear in-person. The

application shall indicate reasons as to why he/she cannot or does not want to engage an Advocate and wants to

appear and argue in-person with an Undertaking that if Court appoints for better assistance of the Court and for proper

adjudication of the case an Advocate as amicus curiae or one from the panel advocates of High Court Legal Services

Committee, the party will accept such an appointment unconditionally;

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(2) The party-in-person Committee may suggest a few names of advocates from the panel of Advocates of

High Court Legal Services Committee if the party is eligible for free legal aid.

6. Preliminary Veriﬁ cation : - Such application along with the main petition referred in Rule 5(1) and (2) above

shall be veriﬁ ed by the Party-in-Person Committee.

7. Scrutiny of papers ﬁ led by Party-in-Person : - The papers presented by the party–in-person in the ﬁ ling counter

as per stipulated oﬃ ce timings shall be scrutinized by the concerned Scrutiny Branches within one week thereof. After

scrutiny of the papers presented by the party-in-person, he/she shall be required to appear before the Party-in-Person

Committee on the speciﬁ ed date and time. The concerned Scrutiny Branch shall place the petitions/applications or

objections and all other relevant papers before the Party-in-Person Committee accordingly. The Party-in-Person Committee

inter alia shall guide him/her about the mannerisms and the language to be used in the Court and the decorum of the

Court to be maintained.

The aforesaid procedure shall also be applicable to any interlocutory applications ﬁ led by party-in-person subsequent

to the ﬁ ling of main proceedings viz. Petition, Appeal, Revision Petition etc.,

8. Issue of Certiﬁ cate by Party-in-Person Committee:-

(a) The Party-in-Person Committee shall Scrutinize the matter/proceedings ﬁ led by party-in-person so as to ensure

that the party-in-person has complied with the requirements of the Madras High Court Appellate Side Rules, 1965

and Madras High Court Original Side Rules, 1956 and all other applicable Rules and procedure and that the party-in-

person has not made any objectionable averments/allegations and has not used and undertakes not to use or speak

unparliamentary language in the proceedings and the matter of like nature, in the Court or Oﬃ ce.

(b) The Party-in-Person Committee shall interact with the party-in-person and give opinion by way of oﬃ ce report

whether party-in-person will be able to give necessary assistance to the Court for disposal of the matter or any Advocate

may be appointed as Amicus Curiae and party-in-person shall furnish Undertaking in the prescribed proforma annexed

to these Rules as Annexure. (Form-B).

as mentioned above and the Certiﬁ cate is not issued as per the Rules referred above, the Party-in-Person Committee

may refer the Party-in-Person to the High Court Legal Services Committee for oﬀ ering legal services.

(d) If the party-in-person is not entitled under law to get assistance of High Court Legal Services Committee,

he/she may be asked to appoint a lawyer to represent his/her case;

(e) In the event, it is certiﬁ ed that the party-in-person is competent to assist the Court in-person, the party-in-person

shall give an Undertaking that he/she shall maintain decorum of the Court and shall not use or express objectionable

and unparlimentary language or behavior during the course of hearing in the Court or in the Court premises or in the

further pleadings and shall further undertake that if he/she fails to abide by the undertaking, contempt proceedings may

be initiated against him/her and appropriate costs or Security deposit condition may be imposed on him/her and he/she

shall not be allowed to appear in any case as party-in-person for such period as the Court may deem ﬁ t. The Court

may also dismiss the proceedings initiated by such Party-in-Person on any of such ill-behaviour of the Party-in-Person.

(f) In case a party, who wishes to defend his matter/proceedings in-person as respondent/opponent, the Court

may direct such party to appear before the above Party-in-Person Committee and it shall ensure, certify and direct him

to follow the procedure prescribed in the above referred Rules.

(g) It is only when such application of Party-in-Person upon Certiﬁ cate for appearance given by the Party-in-

Person Committee is allowed by the Court, the Party-in-Person shall be permitted to appear, argue the case in-person

subject to such further orders which the Court may pass at any Stage of such proceedings.

9. Rules not to apply for bail, parole, furlough and habeas corpus Petitions : - These Rules shall not apply

in the cases of applications for bail, temporary/transit bail, parole, furlough and habeas corpus petitions.

10. Discretion of Court to permit a litigant or other person to appear in-person:- Notwithstanding anything

contained in these Rules, the concerned Court before which the matter lies, may, in its discretion, permit a litigant/s to

appear in-person and conduct proceedings in Court.

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11. Rules to Apply to Pending Matters and Further Proceedings in same Case :

(1) These Rules shall also apply to the pending matters in High Court in which party is appearing in-person and

the cases may be resumed and taken up for hearing by the Court after such Party-in-Person undergoes the procedure

prescribed in the aforesaid Rules.

(2) At the discretion of the Court, by an order of the Court, these Rules shall be made applicable to the Party-

in-Person, in the appellate or revisional proceedings before the Court.

High Court, Madras,

C. KUMARAPPAN,

4th November 2019.

Registrar General.

FORM – A

APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO APPEAR IN-PERSON

(Under Rule 5)

(To be duly Attested by Oath Commissioner/Notary)

Sri./Smt

……………………………………………………………………………………….

Party-in-Person,

Willing

to accept an advocate appointed by the Court/Party-in-Person Committee / intend to argue my case in-person, in

case No. ………………………………………… as Petitioner ………………………… / Respondent………………………..

Hence, I may be permitted to appear in person.

Place :

SIGNATURE

Date :

(Party-in-Person)

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FORM – B

UNDERTAKING

(As per Rule 8)

Sri./Smt

……………………………………………………………………………………….

Party-in-Person,

hereby

undertake to appear in-person or defend the matter as a Party-in-Person. That I shall maintain the decorum of the

Court and shall not use or express objectionable and unparliamentary language or behaviour during the course of hearing

in the Court or in the Court premises or in the further pleadings.

2. Further, if I fail to abide by the above, the Court may dismiss the proceedings ﬁ led by me and may pass such

further adverse order and may proceed in accordance with the Rules in this Chapter or any other law.

Place :

SIGNATURE

Date :

(Party-in-Person)

Enclosure : Proof of Identity

Proof of Address

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