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Designates Sessions Courts in various states and union territories of India as Designated Courts under the Maritime Anti-Piracy Act, 2022.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Home Affairs notification, issued under Section 8 of the Maritime Anti-Piracy Act, 2022, designates specific Sessions Courts within various State Governments and Union territory Administrations as 'Designated Courts' for the purposes of the Act. This notification lists the designated courts for Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Lakshadweep, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. For each state/UT, the notification specifies the court's name, location (e.g., Porbandar, Diu, Mumbai, Margao, Mangaluru, Ernakulam, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Jagatsinghpur, Haldia, Port Blair, Mayabunder) and judicial role (e.g., Additional District Judge, Principal District and Sessions Judge, Session Judge).

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-28032025-262070 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1490] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2025/CHAITRA 7, 1947 2213 GI/2025 (1) MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 24th March, 2025 S.O. 1508(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by section 8 of the Maritime Anti-Piracy Act, 2022 (3 of 2023), hereinafter referred to as said Act, and all other powers enabling in this behalf, the Central Government for the purposes of the said Act, hereby designates the Sessions Courts of the following State Governments and Union territory Administrations as mentioned against each as Designated Courts, namely: - +--------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Serial | Name of state or | Designated Sessions Court | | number | Union territory | | | | Administrations | | +--------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 1. | Gujarat | Court of Additional District Judge, Porbandar. | | 2. | Dadra and Nagar | The Court of Principal District and Sessions Judge, Diu and the Court of| | | Haveli and Daman | Principal District and Sessions Judge, Daman. | | | and Diu | | | 3. | Maharashtra | Court Room No.28 at Main Branch at City Civil and Sessions Court, | | | | Mumbai. | | 4. | Goa | Court of the District Judge-2 and Additional Sessions Judge, Margao | | | | South, Goa. | | 5. | Karnataka | Principal District and Sessions Court, Dakshina Kannada Mangaluru as| | | | Special Court, Karnataka. | | 6. | Kerala and | The Additional Special Sessions Court (Special Police Establishment or| | | Lakshadweep | Central Bureau of Investigation)-III, Ernakulam. | | 7. | Tamil Nadu and | Principal Judge, City Civil Court, Chennai and the Principal District| | | Puducherry | Court, Thoothukudi. | | 8. | Andhra Pradesh | Court of XII Additional District and Sessions Court, Visakhapatnam. | | 9. | Odisha | Court of Sessions Judge, Jagatsinghpur. | | 10. | West Bengal | Court of Additional Sessions Judge, Haldia, Purba Medinipur. | | 11. | Andaman and | The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge, Port Blair, South| | | Nicobar Islands | Andaman District; and the Additional District and Sessions Judge, | | | | Mayabunder. | +--------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------+ [F. No. 1/3/2023-Coastal Security] PAUSUMI BASU, Jt. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. SARVESH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA Verified by SARVESH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA Date: 2025.03.28 19:10:37 +05'30'

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