Government Order No. 1245/2024/GAD of the General Administration Department, Government of Tamil Nadu dated 14th January, 2024 on the administration of a family settlement [N18-E56]

No. 1245/2024/GAD

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

General Administration Department, Government of Tamil Nadu

Chennai, dated the 14th January, 2024

GOVERNMENT ORDER

Subject: The administration of a family settlement by trustees of a family settlement under the Tamil Nadu Registration of Marriages Act, 2009, regarding.

1. In the circumstances reported by the Maintenance Officer, the Government of Tamil Nadu, after careful examination, hereby orders that every trustee of a family settlement carrying on the administration of a family settlement shall furnish Form V to the Family Court within forty-five days.

2. The matter has been examined. Every trustee of a family settlement carrying on the administration of a family settlement shall make an application in Form V to the Family Court within forty-five days, accompanied by a fee of five hundred rupees.

3. It is, accordingly, clarified that a separate application shall be made in respect of each place at which the administration of a family settlement is undertaken, and the Family Court shall dispose of it within forty-five days of its receipt.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this government order may be brought to the notice of the General Administration Department, Government of Tamil Nadu.

(Secretary to Government)