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தமிழ்நாடு அரசு · Government of Tamil Nadu

OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL DISTRICT JUDGE

THANJAVUR

(மாவட்ட நீதித்துறை · District Judiciary)

Reference

RTI Petition No. 41 / 2026

Filed under Sec. 7(1), RTI Act, 2005

Date & Place

Date: 18 . 06 . 2026

Place: Thanjavur

INFORMATION FURNISHED UNDER THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005

(தகவல் அறியும் உரிமைச் சட்டம், 2005 — பிரிவு 7(1) கீழ் தகவல் வழங்கல்)

To,
The Appellant / Petitioner,
(Subject to compliance of the provisions of the RTI Act, 2005)

Subject:  Furnishing of information under RTI Petition No.41/2026 — reg.

Ref: Your RTI application dated received in this office and registered as RTI Petition No. 41 / 2026.

கேள்வி எண் – 1  |  Question No. 1

“நீதிமன்றத்தில் தாக்கல் செய்யப்படும் வழக்குகள் கட்டாயமாக மின் தாக்கல் (e-Filing) மூலம் மட்டுமே தாக்கல் செய்ய வேண்டுமா?”

பதில் / Reply:

No. At present, e-Filing is not mandatory for all categories of cases. Mandatory e-Filing has been introduced only in respect of specified categories of cases as notified by the Hon'ble High Court of Madras from time to time. In respect of other categories of cases, physical filing is permitted subject to the prevailing instructions of the Hon'ble High Court.

கேள்வி எண் – 1(அ)  |  Question No. 1(A)

“ஆம் எனில், எந்த உத்தரவின் அடிப்படையில் மின் தாக்கல் (e-Filing) கட்டாயமாக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது?”

பதில் / Reply:

Mandatory e-Filing has been introduced pursuant to the following Notifications issued by the Hon'ble High Court of Madras in R.O.C. Nos.:

  • 63233-A/2023/Comp.3 dated 03.07.2023
  • 75635-A/2023/Comp.3 dated 16.08.2023
  • 71816-A/2023/Comp.3 dated 16.08.2023
  • 76436-A/2023/Comp.3 dated 16.08.2023
  • 64621-A/2023/Comp.3 dated 16.08.2023
  • 75085-A/2023/Comp.3 dated 24.08.2023
  • 75421-A/2023/Comp.3 dated 12.10.2023
  • 12778-A/2024/Comp.3 dated 23.02.2024
  • 22295-A/2024/Comp.3 dated 07.03.2024

and subsequent Notifications issued thereon.

கேள்வி எண் – 1(ஆ)  |  Question No. 1(B)

“மேற்படி உத்தரவின் நகலை வழங்கவும். மேலும் அனைத்து வழக்குகளுக்கும் மின் தாக்கல் கட்டாயமா அல்லது குறிப்பிட்ட வழக்குகளுக்கு மட்டும் கட்டாயமா?”

பதில் / Reply:

  1. Copies of the relevant Notifications issued by the Hon'ble High Court of Madras may be furnished subject to availability and applicability under the Right to Information Act, 2005.
  2. e-Filing is not mandatory for all categories of cases. Mandatory e-Filing applies only to the categories of cases specifically notified by the Hon'ble High Court of Madras.
  3. Matrimonial Cases and Domestic Violence Cases have been excluded from mandatory e-Filing, and physical filing is permitted in accordance with the instructions issued by the Hon'ble High Court.
  4. Notification No. 327/2025 dated 10.12.2025, proposing extension of mandatory e-Filing to all remaining categories of cases, has been kept in abeyance by Notification No. 7/2026 dated 06.01.2026 until further orders. Hence, mandatory e-Filing presently continues only in respect of the categories specifically notified by the Hon'ble High Court.

கேள்வி எண் – 2  |  Question No. 2

“மேற்படி மின் தாக்கல் நடைமுறை தமிழ்நாட்டிலுள்ள அனைத்து மாவட்ட நீதிமன்றங்களுக்கும் பொருந்துமா அல்லது தஞ்சாவூர் மாவட்ட நீதிமன்றத்திற்கு மட்டும் பொருந்துமா?”

பதில் / Reply:

The e-Filing Notifications referred to above have been issued by the Hon'ble High Court of Madras in exercise of its administrative control over the District Judiciary. Therefore, the said Notifications are applicable to all District and Subordinate Courts throughout the State of Tamil Nadu and are not confined to the Judgeship of Thanjavur alone.

Accordingly, the mandatory e-Filing provisions, wherever notified, are applicable uniformly across the District Judiciary in Tamil Nadu, subject to the conditions and exceptions contained in the respective Notifications.

Submitted for the kind perusal of the Hon'ble Principal District Judge and for passing such further orders as may be deemed fit and proper.

Place & Date

Place: Thanjavur

Date: 18 . 06 . 2026

Yours faithfully,

SYSTEM ANALYST

Principal District Court

Thanjavur — 613 001

Encl:

  1. Copy of Notification No. 7/2026 dated 06.01.2026 (in abeyance Notification).
  2. Reference list of R.O.C. Notifications of the Hon'ble High Court of Madras.

This reply is issued under Section 7(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005, and is subject to the provisions of Sections 8 & 9 of the said Act.