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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.
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 .
(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.
In June 2024, the Madras High Court directed the Tamil Nadu government to provide 1% horizontal reservations to the transgender community in education and employment on the basis of gender identity, and struck down a 2015 state government order from the BCC Department classifying transgender persons under Other Backward Class status as a caste ...
"Madras High Court". Hcmadras.tn.nic.in. Archived from the original on 9 May 2017 "Soon, High Courts in 3 Northeastern States". The Hindu. 11 May 2012. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014 "New Chief Justice of Delhi High Court to Assume Charge on Wednesday". The Times of India.
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 ...
The sentenced challenged the judgement in the High court of Tamil Nadu against the appeal. The state also appealed to the High Court against releasing Kousalya's mother and other accused who were not sentenced. [5] The appeal was taken up by the Madras High Court. On 22 June 2020, the court pronounced the verdict.
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]