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Part III—Section 1(b)

Service Rules including Adhoc Rules, Regulations, etc.,

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

HOME DEPARTMENT

(Courts-I)

AMENDMENTS TO THE TAMIL NADU STATE JUDICIAL SERVICE (CADRE AND RECRUITMENT) RULES, 2007.

[G.O.Ms. No.194, Home (Courts-I), 24th April 2023, சித்திரை 11, ச‚ோபகிருது, F¼õœÀõ˜ ݇´&2054.]

No. SRO B- 12(a)/2023.

In exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 233, 234 and the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, the

Governor of Tamil Nadu, in consultation with the High Court of Madras and the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, hereby

makes the following amendments to the Tamil Nadu State Judicial Service (Cadre and Recruitment) Rules, 2007:-

Amendments

In the said Rules,—

(1) in rule 5, in the schedule,—

(a) against the category “District Judge (Entry Level)” in column (1) and in the corresponding entry (iii) in

column (2) thereof, in column (3), in entry 3, for the expression “the age of 48 years in the case of SC/ST and

45 years in the case of others”, the expression “ the age of 50 years in the case of SC/ST and 47 years in the

case of others” shall be substituted;

(b) against the category “Civil Judge” in column (1) and the corresponding entry in column (2) thereof,

in column (3), -

(i) in entry (2), under “Age”, for the expression “the age of 35 years in the case of General category and

40 years in the case of Reserved categories”, the expression “the age of 37 years in the case of General

Category and 42 years in the case of Reserved categories” shall be substituted;

(ii) in entry (3), under “Age”, for the expression “the age of 27 years”, the expression “ the age of 29 years” shall be

substituted;

(iii) in Explanation (2), for the expression “ clause (ii) of sub-section (8) of Section 20, Section 63 and

Section 64” the expression “clause (ii) of sub-section (8) of Section 20 and Section 63” shall be

substituted;

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(2) in rule 10,-

(i) in the first proviso,—

(a) for clause (i) and the entries thereunder, the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-

“(i) One percent for the persons with the disabilities under the category of ‘Locomotor disability as defined in the

Schedule appended to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016”;

(b) the existing Explanation shall be numbered as clause (i) of the said Explanation;

(c) after clause (i) as so numbered, the following clauses and the proviso shall be added, namely:-

“(ii) The sub-categories for each category, which are indentified as suitable for the post, shall be notified based

on the Government Order issued under Section 33 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016

(Central Act 49 of 2016) applicable on the date of the notification.

(iii) The nature of benchmark disability and the percentage thereof, of the selectee, shall be assessed by a District

Level Medical Board Authority, for the purpose of assessing the assistive devices/ aids necessary for effective

discharge of his/her functions:

Provided that the selectee, should be capable of efficiently discharging the duties of a Judicial Officer, on being

provided with such reasonable aids/ assistance to the satisfaction of the appointing authority in consultation with

the High Court.” ;

(ii) the second proviso shall be deleted.

K. PHANINDRA REDDY,

Additional Chief Secretary to Government.

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