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The three courts are unique, established under British royal charter in contrast with the other high courts, which were established under the Indian Constitution. The Constitution of India recognises the older courts. The Madras High Court was formed by merging the Supreme Court of Judicature at Madras, and the Sadr Diwani Adalat. The Court was ...
The Indian High Courts Act 1861 [1] [2] (24 & 25 Vict. c. 104) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to authorize the Crown to create High Courts in the Indian colony. [3] Queen Victoria created the High Courts in Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay by Letters Patent in 1862. These High Courts would become the precursors to the High ...
The Madras High Court is the oldest high court in the country, established on 26 June 1862. 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.
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). For litigants of remote regions, 'circuit benches' work on those days when judges visit.
Muthuswamy commenced his legal career immediately after graduation. He was appointed a judge of the Court of Small Causes in 1871. [1] [2] He was made Fellow of Madras University the subsequent year. [2] In 1877, the Madras Government took the controversial decision to appoint him as the first Indian judge of the High Court of Madras. [4] [5] [6]
Pakala Venkataramana Rao Rajamannar (1901–1979) was an Indian judge and politician who served as the acting Governor of Madras State from 1957 to 1958. [1] P.V. Rajamannar was the first Indian to become Chief Justice of Madras High Court after independence from 1948 to 1961. [2] He was also the first Chairman of Sangeet Natak Akademi in New ...
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.
Courts established in India under colonial rule followed the common law principle that all "courts of record" had the inherent power to punish for contempt. High courts established in Bombay, Calcutta, and Madras as courts of record subsequently exercised the power of contempt to penalise persons for interfering with the administration of ...