Department of Law (Tamil Nadu)

The Department of Law of state of Tamil Nadu is one of the Departments of Government of Tamil Nadu

Department of Law of State of Tamil Nadu
Agency overview
Formed1811
JurisdictionTamil Nadu
HeadquartersChennai
Minister responsible
Agency executives
  • C. Gopi Ravikumar, B.Sc., B.L.,, Secretary to Government
  • S.George Alexander, Additional Secretary to Government
Parent agencyGovernment of Tamil Nadu
WebsiteLaw Department

Objective of the Department

The basic objective of the Department is:

  • Wherever Legislation is necessary to implement the policy decision of the Government, the Law Department, puts it into legal shape in the form of a draft Bill in co-ordination with the administrative departments concerned.
  • On passage of the Bill by the Legislative Assembly, Law Department pursues further action till it is published as an Act after assent by the Governor or the President, as the case may be. Where there is urgent need to make law when the Legislative Assembly is not in session and is prorogued, Ordinance is promulgated under Article 213 of the Constitution of India.
  • Further, one of the main roles of Law Department is advisory in nature. Law Department offers legal advice on the issues referred to it by all the departments of Secretariat including Legislative Assembly Secretariat.
  • Apart from this, the statutory rules, notifications and orders and the deeds wherein the State Government are a party are scrutinized with reference to the relevant legal provisions and settled by the Law department.
  • In all litigations, wherein the State Government are a party, the draft affidavits, draft counter affidavits, reply affidavits, etc. are scrutinized and settled by the Law Department

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Sub - Departments
Name Website
Directorate of Legal Studies http://www.tndce.in/
State Official Language Department https://web.archive.org/web/20170804122107/http://www.tndte.com/

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Undertakings & Bodies
Name Website
The Tamil Nadu state National Law School
The Tamil Nadu Dr.Ambedkar Law University http://www.tndalu.ac.in/
Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority http://www.tnlegalservices.tn.gov.in/

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Ministers for Law
Ministers of Law (Tamilnadu)
Name Portrait Term of office
Durai Murugan 13 May 2006 15 May 2011
S. P. Velumani 16 May 2011 2013
K. P. Munusamy 2013 22 May 2016
C. V. Shanmugam 23 May 2016 6 May 2021
S. Regupathy 7 May 2021 Incumbent

See also

References
  1. "Objective of the Department" (PDF). www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  2. "Sub - Departments under Law Department" (PDF). www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  3. "Organisations under the BC, MBC & MW Department" (PDF). www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
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