IV-2—Ex. (345)

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CHENNAI, TUESDAY, AUGUST 11,  2026

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Part IV—Section 2

Tamil Nadu Acts and Ordinances

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An Act further to amend the Tamil Nadu Appointment on

preferential basis in the Services under the State of Persons

Studied in Tamil Medium Act, 2010.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of

Tamil Nadu in the Seventy-sixth Year of the Republic of India as

follows:—

1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Appointment

on preferential basis in the Services under the State of Persons

Studied in Tamil Medium (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2026.

Short title and

commencement.

(2) Section 2 shall be deemed to have come into force

on the 7th day of September 2010 and the remaining sections of

this Act shall come into force at once.

Tamil Nadu Act 40 of

2010.

2. In section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Appointment on preferential

basis in the Services under the State of Persons Studied in Tamil

Medium  Act, 2010 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act),

for clause (a), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:—

“(a) “direct recruitment” means appointment of a person

to a post in any of the services under the State in accordance

with the rules or regulations or orders in force, through an open

competitive examination, interview or both, but does not include

appointment by recruitment by transfer.

Explanation.— For the purpose of this clause, “recruitment

by transfer” shall have the same meaning assigned in clause (s)

of section 3 of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions

of Service) Act, 2016 (Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 2016);”.

Amendment of

section 2.

The following Act of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

received the assent of the Governor on the 6th August 2026

and is hereby published for general information:—

ACT No. 12 OF 2026.

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Amendment of

section 3.

3. In section 3 of the principal Act, after sub-section (1), the

following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:—

“(1-A) A person appointed on preferential basis to a post in

any of the services under the State in the preferential vacancies

set apart under sub-section (1) shall not be entitled to compete

for such vacancies again, save in a post carrying a higher level

of pay:

Provided that this sub-section shall not apply in respect of

preferential vacancies that have been notified before the date

of publication of the Tamil Nadu Appointment on preferential

basis in the Services under the State of Persons Studied in

Tamil Medium (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2026 in the

Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.”.

Validation.

4. Notwithstanding anything contained in the principal Act,

or in any judgment, decree or order of any Court or other authority,

any notification issued inviting applications for recruitment in any

of the services under the State wherein preferential vacancies

have been set apart under section 3 of the principal Act or any

appointment of a person, who has already been in service under

the State, in such preferential vacancies and anything done or

any action taken on the basis of such notification, appointment

during the period commencing on the 7th day of September

2010 and ending with the date of the publication of this Act in the

Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, shall, for all purposes, be

deemed to be and to have always been validly issued, made,

done or taken in accordance with law, as if the principal Act, as

amended by section 2 of this Act, had been in force at all material

times when such notification has been issued and appointment

has been made and such thing done, or action taken.

(By order of the Governor)

P. SUMATHI,

Secretary to Government,

Law Department.

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