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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 .
(2021) is a landmark decision of the Madras High Court that prohibited practice of "conversion therapy" by medical professionals in India. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The court directed comprehensive measures to sensitize the society and various branches of the Union and State governments to remove prejudices against the queer community.
Acting Chief Justice of Madras High Court; In office 18 July 2024 – 26 September 2024: Appointed by: Droupadi Murmu: Preceded by: R. Mahadevan (acting) Succeeded by: Kalpathi Rajendran Shriram: Judge of Madras High Court; In office 7 April 2016 – 21 November 2024: Nominated by: Tirath Singh Thakur: Appointed by: Pranab Mukherjee: Personal ...
The high courts of India are the highest courts of appellate jurisdiction in each state and union territory of India.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.
C. V. Karthikeyan [1] is a sitting Judge of the Madras High Court. He is one of the Members of the Board of Governors of the Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy. Justice C. V. Karthikeyan was appointed Additional Judge, High Court of Madras on 6 October 2016. [2]
Acting Chief Justice of Madras High Court; In office 13 September 2022 – 21 September 2022: Appointed by: Droupadi Murmu: In office 17 November 2021 – 22 November 2021: Appointed by: Ram Nath Kovind: Judge of Madras High Court; In office 31 March 2009 – 21 September 2022: Nominated by: K. G. Balakrishnan: Appointed by: Pratibha Patil ...
Arun Kumar & Anr. versus Inspector General of Registration & Ors. (2019) is a decision of the Madras High Court which recognised trans woman as a "bride" within the meaning of the Hindu Marriage Act 1955 and prohibited genital-normalizing surgery (referred to as sex reassignment surgery in the case) for intersex infants and children except on life-threatening situations.
The Madras High Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of the Madras High Court S.K. Kaul recommended the appointment of N Anand Venkatesh as an Additional Judge of Madras High Court on 19 December 2016. The recommendation was cleared by the Supreme Court Collegium in December 2017 and he was appointed on 4 June 2018. [2]