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{{Infobox Government agency | {{Infobox Government agency | ||
|agency_name = Department of Law | |agency_name = Department of Law (Tamil Nadu) | ||
|nativename = | |nativename = | ||
|nativename_a = | |nativename_a = | ||
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|minister1_name = [[S. Regupathy]] | |minister1_name = [[S. Regupathy]] | ||
|minister1_pfo = Minister for Law Department | |minister1_pfo = Minister for Law Department | ||
|chief1_name = | |chief1_name = S. George Alexander, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] | ||
|chief1_position = Secretary to Government | |chief1_position = Secretary to Government | ||
|parent_agency = [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] | |parent_agency = [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] | ||
|child1_agency = | |child1_agency = | ||
|child2_agency = | |child2_agency = | ||
|website = [ | |website = [https://www.tn.gov.in/department/19 Law Department] | ||
|footnotes = | |footnotes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Department of Law | The '''Department of Law''' is one of the [[Tamil Nadu Government's Departments|departments]] of [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]. | ||
== Objective | == Objective == | ||
The basic | The basic objectives of the department are to prepare draft bills to implement policy decision of the government, action to publish laws/acts after passage in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|legislative assembly]], advise on legal issues referred to it by all the departments, response to statutory rules, notifications and orders wherein the state government are a party and litigation on behalf of the government.<ref name="Gov">{{cite web|url=https://www.tn.gov.in/department/179|title=Law department|publisher=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|url=https://www.tn.gov.in/rti/proactive/law/handbook_law.pdf|title=Handbook of law|publisher=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|access-date=1 December 2012}}</ref> | ||
== Sub - | == Sub-divisions== | ||
The following sub-divisions operate under the department:<ref>{{cite report|url=https://cms.tn.gov.in/sites/default/files/documents/law_e_pn_2023_24.pdf|title=Department of law, policy note 2023-24|publisher=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|access-date=1 December 2012}}</ref> | |||
;Sub-departments | |||
* Directorate of Legal Studies | |||
* State Official Language Department | |||
;Undertakings and bodies | |||
* Tamil Nadu State National Law School | |||
* [[Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University]] (TNDALU) | |||
* Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority | |||
== Ministers == | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
|+ Ministers of Law (Tamilnadu) | |+ Ministers of Law (Tamilnadu) | ||
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;" | |- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;" | ||
! Name | ! Name | ||
! colspan="2"|Term of office | ! colspan="2"|Term of office | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Durai Murugan]] | | [[Durai Murugan]] | ||
| | | 2006 | ||
| 2011 | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[S. P. Velumani]] | | [[S. P. Velumani]] | ||
| | | 2011 | ||
| 2013 | | 2013 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[K. P. Munusamy]] | | [[K. P. Munusamy]] | ||
| 2013 | | 2013 | ||
| | | 2016 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[C. V. Shanmugam]] | | [[C. V. Shanmugam]] | ||
| | | 2016 | ||
| 2021 | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[S. Regupathy]] | | [[S. Regupathy]] | ||
| | | 2021-2025 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} Durai Murugan | ||
2025- Present | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{ | {{reflist}} | ||
==External links== | ==External links == | ||
* https | * [https://www.tn.gov.in/department/19 Official website of the Law Department] | ||
* | * [https://www.tn.gov.in Official website of Government of Tamil Nadu] | ||
{{Government of Tamil Nadu}} | |||
{{Government Departments of Tamil Nadu}} | {{Government Departments of Tamil Nadu}} | ||
[[Category:Tamil Nadu | [[Category:Government departments of Tamil Nadu]] | ||
[[Category:Law of India]] | [[Category:Law of India]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:45, 27 August 2025
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1811 |
| Jurisdiction | Tamil Nadu |
| Headquarters | Chennai |
| Minister responsible |
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| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Government of Tamil Nadu |
| Website | Law Department |
The Department of Law is one of the departments of Government of Tamil Nadu.
Objective[edit | edit source]
The basic objectives of the department are to prepare draft bills to implement policy decision of the government, action to publish laws/acts after passage in the legislative assembly, advise on legal issues referred to it by all the departments, response to statutory rules, notifications and orders wherein the state government are a party and litigation on behalf of the government.[1][2]
Sub-divisions[edit | edit source]
The following sub-divisions operate under the department:[3]
- Sub-departments
- Directorate of Legal Studies
- State Official Language Department
- Undertakings and bodies
- Tamil Nadu State National Law School
- Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University (TNDALU)
- Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority
Ministers[edit | edit source]
| Name | Term of office | |
|---|---|---|
| Durai Murugan | 2006 | 2011 |
| S. P. Velumani | 2011 | 2013 |
| K. P. Munusamy | 2013 | 2016 |
| C. V. Shanmugam | 2016 | 2021 |
| S. Regupathy | 2021-2025 | |
Durai Murugan
2025- Present
See also[edit | edit source]
- Government of Tamil Nadu
- Tamil Nadu Government's Departments
- Ministry of Law and Justice (India)
- Tamil Nadu Government Laws & Rules
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Law department". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ↑ Handbook of law (PDF) (Report). Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ↑ Department of law, policy note 2023-24 (PDF) (Report). Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
