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The High Court of Judicature at Madras is a High Court located in Chennai, India. It has appellate jurisdiction over the state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry . It is one of the oldest high courts of India along with Calcutta High Court in Kolkata [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and Bombay High Court in Mumbai .
The Madras High Court held that reservation in promotion is available only to SC and ST and not to OBC. [citation needed] Sudam Shankar Baviskar v. Edu. Off. (Sec), Z. P. Jalgaon 2007 (2) MhLJ 802: Consequential seniority is not available to VJNT. [expand acronym] [citation needed] Union of India v. S. Kalugasalamoorthy 2010 writ no. 15926/2007
However, a high court exercises its original civil and criminal jurisdiction only if the subordinate courts are not authorized by law to try such matters for lack of peculiar or territorial jurisdiction. High courts may also enjoy original jurisdiction in certain matters, if so designated, especially [1] by the constitution, a state law or ...
There are 25 High courts in India. The number of total judges sanctioned in these high courts are 1122 of which 846 judges are permanent and remaining 276 sanctioned for additional judges. As of 27 January 2025, 367 of the seats, about 32.71% are vacant. Allahabad High Court, has the largest number (160) of judges while Sikkim High Court has the smallest number (3) of judges. The lists of high ...
5 December 2024: Kalpathi Rajendran Shriram: Madras High Court (Puducherry, Tamil Nadu) 27 September 2024 (139 days) 27 September 2025 (−226 days) 1 year, 1 day Bombay: 21 June 2013 (11 years, 237 days) 32 Since 20 January 2025: D. Krishnakumar: Manipur High Court : 22 November 2024 (83 days) 21 May 2025 (−97 days) 181 days Sanjiv Khanna ...
The Madras Service Commission became the Madras Public Service Commission with headquarters at Madras in the year 1957. During 1970, when the name of the state was changed to Tamil Nadu, the Madras Public Service Commission was renamed as the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC).
He was appointed as a Judge of the Madras High Court in the year 2013. [2] On 24 May 2024, he was appointed as Acting Chief Justice of Madras High Court after the retirement of Chief Justice Sanjay V. Gangapurwala. On 18 July 2024, he was appointed as a Judge of Supreme Court of India.
Law graduates can enroll online for Madras Bar Council. State bar councils are empowered by Advocates Act, 1961 to frame rules according to their convenience for enrolling advocates in council. The enrollment committee formed by Councils will scrutinise a prospective member's application.