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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 .
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.
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 ...
The High Courts are the top judicial bodies in individual states, controlled and managed by Chief Justices of the respective courts. There are 25 High Courts in the country with seven of them having multiple jurisdictions. The High Courts manage a system of sub-ordinate courts headed by the various District and Session Courts in their ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... 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). For litigants of remote regions, 'circuit benches' work on those days when judges visit.
Pages in category "Chief justices of the Madras High Court" The following 55 pages are in this category, out of 55 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .