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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 .
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.
Madras High Court: 26 June 1862: Indian High Courts Act 1861: Puducherry, and Tamil Nadu: Chennai: Madurai [A] 75 56 19 K. R. Shriram: 16 Manipur High Court: 25 March 2013: North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) and Other Related Laws (Amendment) Act, 2012 Manipur: Imphal —
Madras High Court (Puducherry, Tamil Nadu) 27 September 2024 (145 days) 27 September 2025 (−220 days) 1 year, 1 day Bombay: 21 June 2013 (11 years, 243 days) 32 Since 20 January 2025: D. Krishnakumar: Manipur High Court : 22 November 2024 (89 days) 21 May 2025 (−91 days) 181 days Sanjiv Khanna: Madras: 7 April 2016 (8 years, 318 days) 87 Since
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 ...
Ashok Kumar was elevated as Additional Judge of Madras High Court in April 2003, a period when the DMK was part of the NDA. Ashok Kumar was given a four-month extension along with his batch in April 2005, then another extension for a year in August 2005, then another six months in August 2006, confirmed in February 2007.
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 ...
(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.