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Part III—Section 2

Statutory Notifications and Orders issued by

Heads of Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS, ETC.

JUDICIAL NOTIFICATION

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Amendments to the Madras High Court Service Rules, 2015

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JUDICIAL NOTIFICATION

THE HIGH COURT OF MADRAS

Amendments to the Madras High Court Service Rules, 2015

(Roc.No.86858/2024/RAC)

No. SRO C-22/2026.

In exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 229(1) and (2) of the Constitution of India read with Rule

28(b) of the Madras High Court Service Rules, 2015 and of all other powers connected thereto, the Hon’ble

The Chief Justice is pleased to make the following amendments to the Madras High Court Service Rules, 2015.

Amendment-I

In Rule 14 under the heading “Promotion/ Appointment to the posts in Division-I:-”, the existing entries

in paragraph 4 of Clause (h), i.e starting with “The members” and ending with “Liaison Officer (Protocol)”,

shall be substituted by the following entries:

The members in Category-3 of Division-II viz. Interpreter also be considered, if their seniority reach the

seniority level of the members under consideration for such promotion from Category-1 of Division-II viz.

Court Officer / Section Officer / Appeal Examiner, including Section Officer (Property), Court Fee Examiner,

Deputy Sheriff and Liaison Officer (Protocol). In such event of promotion of Interpreters, they shall be

accommodated from out of the ratio of '2' allocated to the Court Officer/Section Officer/ Appeal Examiner,

including Section Officer (Property), Court Fee Examiner, Deputy Sheriff and Liaison Officer (Protocol).

Amendment-II

In Rule 14 under the heading “Promotion/ Appointment to the posts in Division-I:-”, the existing entries

in paragraph 2 of Clause (j), i.e starting with “The members” and ending with “Liaison Officer (Protocol)”,

shall be substituted by the following entries:

The members in Category-3 of Division-II viz. Interpreter also be considered, if their seniority reach the

seniority level of the members under consideration for such promotion from Category-1 of Division-II viz.

Court Officer / Section Officer / Appeal Examiner, including Section Officer (Property), Court Fee Examiner,

Deputy Sheriff and Liaison Officer (Protocol). In such event of promotion of Interpreters, they shall be

accommodated from out of the ratio of '2' allocated to the Court Officer/Section Officer/ Appeal Examiner,

including Section Officer (Property), Court Fee Examiner, Deputy Sheriff and Liaison Officer (Protocol).

Amendment-III

In Rule 14 under the heading “Promotion/ Appointment to the posts in Division-I:-”, the existing entries

in paragraph 2 of Clause (l), i.e starting with “However” and ending with “the Hon’ble the Chief Justice”, shall

be substituted by the following entries:

However, the members in Category 3 of Division-II viz., Interpreter shall be considered, only if their

seniority reach the seniority level of the members under consideration for such promotion from Category-1

of Division-II viz., Court Officer / Section Officer / Appeal Examiner, including Section Officer (Property),

Court Fee Examiner, Deputy Sheriff and Liaison Officer (Protocol) and category-4 of Division-II viz.,

Private Secretary to the Registrar General shall be considered, only if their seniority reach the seniority

level of the members under consideration for such promotion from Category-2 of Division-II, viz., Senior

Private Secretary to Hon’ble Judges/ Private Secretary to Hon’ble Judges/ Personal Assistant to the

Hon’ble Judges including Personal Assistant to the Hon’ble the Chief Justice and Private Secretary to

the Hon’ble the Chief Justice.

Amendment-IV

In Rule 14 under the heading “Promotion/ Appointment to the posts in Division-I:-” under Clause (l),

under the Heading Explanation, the existing entries in paragraph 2, i.e starting with “b) However” and ending

with “cycle to continue”, shall be substituted by the following entries:

b) However, if the seniority level of staff member in either Category-3 of Division-II viz., Interpreter

or that of Category-4 of Division - II, viz., Private Secretary to the Registrar General, does not reach the

seniority level of the members under consideration for such promotion from Category-1 of Division-II, viz.,

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Court Officer / Section Officer / Appeal Examiner, including Section Officer (Property), Court Fee Examiner,

Deputy Sheriff and Liaison Officer (Protocol) and Category-2 of Division-II, viz., Senior Private Secretary

to Hon’ble Judges / Private Secretary to Hon’ble Judges / Personal Assistant to the Hon’ble Judges

including Personal Assistant to the Hon’ble the Chief Justice and Private Secretary to the Hon’ble the

Chief Justice respectively, their turn in the rotation for promotion shall lapse and the rotation in cycle

to continue"

Amendment-V

In Rule 14 under the heading “Promotion/Appointment to the posts in Division-I:-”, the existing entries in

paragraph 4 of Clause (m), i.e starting with “However” and ending with “the Hon’ble the Chief Justice” shall