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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 Calcutta High Court is the oldest high court in the country, brought into existence on 14 May 1862. [2] High courts that handle numerous cases of a particular region have permanent benches established there. Benches are also present in states which come under the jurisdiction of a court outside its territorial limits.
Judges of the Madras High Court (1 C, 50 P) Pages in category "Madras High Court" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
The Madras High Court is the country's oldest, established on 26 June 1862, while the Allahabad High Court is the largest, hosting 160 judges. High Courts that handle large numbers of cases have permanent benches (or a branch of the court).
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.
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 1 January 2025, 371 of the seats, about 33% 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 ...
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]
Chief justices of the Madras High Court (55 P) Pages in category "Judges of the Madras High Court" The following 50 pages are in this category, out of 50 total.