Department of Law (Tamil Nadu)

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Department of Law (Tamil Nadu) - Wikipedia

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Department of Law (Tamil Nadu)
Agency overview

Formed	1811
Jurisdiction	Tamil Nadu
Headquarters	Chennai
Minister responsible	S. Regupathy, Minister for Law Department
Agency executive	S. George Alexander, IAS, Secretary to Government
Parent agency	Government of Tamil Nadu
Website	Law Department

The Department of Law is one of the departments of Government of Tamil Nadu.

Objective

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

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

Ministers of Law (Tamilnadu)
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	Incumbent

References

^ "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.

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Government of Tamil Nadu

Governor

R. N. Ravi

Executive

Chief minister	M. K. Stalin
Deputy chief minister	Udhayanidhi Stalin
Council of ministers	Duraimurugan K. N. Nehru I. Periyasamy K. Ponmudy E. V. Velu M. R. K. Panneerselvam K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran Thangam Thennarasu S. Regupathy S. Muthusamy K. R. Periyakaruppan T. M. Anbarasan M. P. Saminathan P. Geetha Jeevan Anitha R. Radhakrishnan R. S. Raja Kannappan K. Ramachandran R. Sakkarapani V. Senthil Balaji R. Gandhi M. Subramaniam P. Moorthy S. S. Sivasankar P. K. Sekar Babu Palanivel Thiagarajan Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi Meyyanathan Siva V C. V. Ganesan M. Mathiventhan T.R.B.Rajaa N. Kayalvizhi S. M. Nasar Govi. Chezhian R. Rajendran

Legislature

M. Appavu
- Speaker
K. Pitchandi
- Deputy speaker
Duraimurugan
- Leader of the house
Edappadi K. Palaniswami
- Leader of the opposition

Judiciary

Chief justice: K. R. Shriram

Departments

Agencies

Public sector undertakings	Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (ELCOT) Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) New Tirupur Area Development Corporation (NTADC) Pallavan Transport Consultancy Services (PTCS) Poompuhar Shipping Corporation (PSCL) State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT) Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation (TNACTCL) Tamil Nadu Arasu Rubber Corporation Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation (TNSDC) Tamil Nadu Cement Corporation (TANCEM) Tamil Nadu Adi Dravidar Housing and Development Corporation (TAHDCO) Tamil Nadu Backward Classes Economic Development Corporation (TNBCEDC) Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC) Tamil Nadu Ex-Servicemen's Corporation (TEXCO) Tamil Nadu Fibrenet Corporation (TAFINET) Tamil Nadu Film Development Corporation (TNFDC) Tamil Nadu Fisheries Development Corporation Limited (TNFDC) Tamil Nadu Forest Plantation Corporation (TAFCORN) Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) Tamil Nadu Graphite (TNG) Tamil Nadu Handicrafts Development Corporation (TNHDC) Tamil Nadu Handloom Development Corporation (THDC) Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) Tamil Nadu Industrial Explosives (TNIE) Tamil Nadu Industrial Guidance and Export Promotion Bureau (GUIDANCE) Tamil Nadu Industrial Investment Corporation (TIIC) Tamil Nadu Leather Development Corporation (TNLDC) Tamil Nadu Linguistic Minorities Economic Development Corporation (TNLMEDC) Tamil Nadu Magnesite (TANMAG) Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation (TNMSC) Tamil Nadu Medicinal Plant Farms and Herbal Medicine Corporation Ltd (TAMPCOL) Tamil Nadu Minerals (TAMIN) Tamil Nadu Minorities Economic Development Corporation (TNMEDC) Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers (TNPL) Tamil Nadu Overseas Manpower Corporation (TNOMC) Tamil Nadu Police Housing Corporation (TNPH) Tamil Nadu Poultry Development Corporation (TAPCO) Tamil Nadu Power Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation (TNPFID) Tamil Nadu Road Development Company (TNRDC) Tamil Nadu Road Infrastructure Development Corporation (TNIDC) Tamil Nadu Salt Corporation (TNSALT) Tamil Nadu Small Industries Corporation (TANSI) Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation (TANSIDCO) Tamil Nadu Southern Structurals (TNSS) Tamil Nadu State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) Tamil Nadu State Wide Area Network (TNSWAN) Tamil Nadu Sugar Corporation (TASCO) Tamil Nadu Tea Plantation Corporation (TANTEA) Tamil Nadu Text Book Corporation (TNTBC) Tamil Nadu Textile Corporation (TNTC) Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC) Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation (TANTRANSCO) Tamil Nadu Transport Development Finance Corporation (TNTDFC) Tamil Nadu Urban Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation (TUFIDCO) Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services (TNUIFSL) Tamil Nadu Warehousing Corporation (TNWC) Tamil Nadu Women Development Corporation (TNWDCL)
Nodal agencies	Advisory body, National Security Advisor (NSA) Advisory body, COFEPSA Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) Corporation of Chennai National Health Mission (NHM) Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT) Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA) Tamil Nadu Horticulture Development Agency (TANHODA) Tamil Nadu Livestock Development Agency (TNLDA) Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority (TNSDMA) Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority (TNSLSA) Tamil Nadu State Seed Development Agency (TANSEDA) Tamil Nadu Watershed Development Agency (TAWDEVA) Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency (TNeGA) Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services (TNFRS) Tamil Nadu Police (TNP) Transplant Authority of Tamil Nadu (TRANSTAN)
Boards	Chennai Metro Watersupply and Sewerage Board (CMWS&SB) Tamil Nadu Construction Workers Welfare Board (TNCWWB) Tamil Nadu De-Notified Communities Welfare Board (TNDEL) Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) Tamil Nadu Electrical Licensing Board (TNELB) Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB) Tamil Nadu Khadi and Village Industries Board (TNKVIB) Tamil Nadu Labour Welfare Board (TNLWB) Tamil Nadu Maritime Board (TNMB) Tamil Nadu Medical Services Recruitment Board (TNMSRB) Tamil Nadu Palm Products Development Board (TNPPDB) Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board (TNSCB) Tamil Nadu Social Welfare Board (TNSWB) Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Marketing Board (TNSAMB) Tamil Nadu Teachers Recruitment Board (TNTRB) Tamil Nadu Narikuravar Welfare Board (TNNWB) Tamil Nadu Traders Welfare Board (TTWB) Tamil Nadu Transgender Welfare Board (TNSW-TB) Tamil Nadu Ulema and other Employees Welfare Board (TNUWB) Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board (TNUSRB) Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board (TNUDB) Tamil Nadu Vanniyakula Kshatriya Public Charitable Trust and Endowments Board (TNVKPCTEB) Tamil Nadu Waqf Board (TNWB) Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board (TWAD)
Cooperative societies	Aavin Salem Starch and Sago Manufacturers Service Industrial Co-operative Society (SAGOSERVE) Tamil Nadu Consumers' Co-operative Federation (TNCCF) Tamil Nadu Co-operation Food and Consumer Protection (TNCFCP) Tamil Nadu Co-operative Housing Federation (TNCHF) Tamil Nadu Co-operative Marketing Federation (TNCMF) Tamil Nadu Co-operative Marketing Federation (TANFED) Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers' Federation (TNCMPF) Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies (TNCS) Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies (Housing) Tamil Nadu Co-operative Spinning Mill Federation (TANSPIN) Tamil Nadu Co-operative State Agriculture and Rural Development Bank (TNCSF) Tamil Nadu Co-operative Sugar Federation (TNCU) Tamil Nadu Co-operative Union (TNCST) Tamil Nadu Handloom Weavers' Co-operative Society (Co-optex) Tamil Nadu Horticultural Producers Co-operative Enterprises (TANHOPE) Tamil Nadu State Apex Co-operative Bank (TNSC) Tamil Nadu State Apex Fisheries Cooperative Federation Limited (TAFCOFED) Tamil Nadu State Co-operative Societies Election Commission (TNSCEC) Tamil Nadu State Palmgur and Fibre Marketing Co-operative Federation (TNPFMCF)
Autonomous bodies	Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Conservation And Greening Society (TNBCGS) Tamil Nadu AIDS Control Society (TSAIDS) Tamil Nadu Council for Science and Technology (TNDCWB) Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TERC) Tamil Nadu Hajj Commiitee (TNHC) Tamil Nadu Iamwarm Project Tamil Nadu Information Commission (TNIC) Tamil Nadu Market Management Committee (TNMMC) Tamil Nadu Planning Commission (TNPC) Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) Tamil Nadu State Blindness Control Society (TSBCS) Tamil Nadu State Commission for Differently Abled (TNSCAD) Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women (TNSCW) Tamil Nadu State Commissioner for Protection of Child Rights (TNSCPCR) Tamil Nadu State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (TNSCDRC) Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education (TNSCHE) Tamil Nadu State Council For Technical Education (TNSCTE) Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (TNSEC) Tamil Nadu State Finance Commission (TNSFC) Tamil Nadu State Health Society (TNSHS) Tamil Nadu State Human Rights Commission (TNSHRC)
Education and research	Alagappa University Anna University Annamalai University Bharathiar University Bharathidasan University Madurai Kamaraj University Manonmaniam Sundaranar University Mother Teresa Women's University Periyar University Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University Tamil Nadu National Law University Tamil Nadu Open University Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Tamil University The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University The Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Music and Fine Arts University The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University Thiruvalluvar University University of Madras

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