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(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.
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 .
High Court is an underground metro station on the North-South Corridor of the Blue Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. The station serves the neighbourhoods of George Town, chiefly Parry's Corner. This station is named so because of the presence of the Madras High Court in the vicinity. This station was opened for public on 10 February 2019.
Thus cases built up during this interim period are judged when the circuit court is in session. According to a study conducted by Bangalore-based N.G.O, Daksh, on 21 high courts in collaboration with the Ministry of Law and Justice in March 2015, it was found that average pendency of a case in high courts in India is 3 years. [3]
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.
Egmore Court Complex is a group of Municipal Magistrate Courts that were built in the Egmore area of Chennai by the British in 1916.. The court complex consists of the Chief metropolitan magistrate court 1, Additional CMM court 1, economic offences wing court 2, sub judge level courts 2, judicial magistrate courts 6, Chennai Corporation courts (Allikulam) 2 and mobile courts 2.
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]
In India, landmark court decisions come most frequently from the Supreme Court of India, which is the highest judicial body in India. High courts of India may also make such decisions, particularly if the Supreme Court chooses not to review the case or if it adopts the holding of the lower court.