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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.
(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.
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
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 21 February 2025, 358 of the seats, about 31.90% 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 ...
The Central Bureau of Investigation, had probed the case, on the directions of the Madras High Court in 1995 and filed a charge sheet against as many as 269 accused who included the then Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF), M. Harikrishnan, Conservators of Forests, P. Muthaiyan and L. Nathan and District Forest Officer, S. Balaji for ...
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]
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 .