Madras High Court Annual Report 2015

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Madras High Court
Annual Report 2015
Madras High Court
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Ed ito r ial Bo ar d
Justice R.Sudhakar
Justice M.M.Sundresh
Justice P. N. Prakash
Acknowledgment
The genesis of an annual report on the working of Courts is traceable to Sir
John Donaldson, the Master of Rolls, who is said to have made an annual report on
the work of the Court of Appeal in 1986 with the objective of providing Parliament
and the public with an additional and authoritative source of information on the
administration of justice in England & Wales.
In the present information age, an annual report on the work of the High
Court assumes great significance and this important exercise would not have been
feasible without the active and dedicated support of the staff of the Registry. We
sincerely record our profound appreciation to the team with the following caveat:
Errors, if any, are ours and ours alone and not theirs.
Editorial Board
Justice R.Sudhakar
Justice M.M.Sundresh
Justice P.N.Prakash
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Team of Officers and Staff Members
who assisted the Editorial Board
Mr.P.Kalaiyarasan, Registrar General
Mr.V.Nallasenapathy, Official Assignee
Mrs.M.Jayashree, Deputy Registrar (Administration)
Ms.M.Fathima, Assistant Registrar (Records)
Mr.C.Muralidharan, Court Manager – I
Mr.J.Prabhu, Court Manager – II
Mrs.A.T.Rani, Sub Assistant Registrar (Cofeposa)
Mrs.G.Sangeetha, Section Officer
Mr.M.Vetrivel, Technical Assistant to Librarian
Mr.K.Gopinath, Assistant Section Officer
Mr.S.Rajendran, Assistant
Ms.P.Sasirekha, Typist
Photographs - Courtesy
S. Ganesh Kumar, Section Officer
K. Singaram, Section Officer
V. Venkatasubramanian, Assistant Section Officer
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From the Desk of The Chief Justice
Judiciary is the quintessential part of a healthy
democracy. The importance of judiciary in a democratic
setup can hardly be exaggerated. Courts and Judges not
only administer justice, they also protect the rights of
the citizens, acting as interpreters and guardians of the
Constitution. It is quite natural that the citizenry looks
at Courts as the last resort for getting their grievances
ventilated.
The Madras High Court, being one of the premier
chartered High Courts in the country, has set high standards
not just in terms of contributing many a stalwart to the legal field, but also in laying down path-breaking
legal principles throughout the 150 years of its glorious existence. Heading this prestigious institution
as Chief Justice casts an onerous responsibility that is to be fulfilled with unflinching perseverance.
It gives me great pleasure and satisfaction to present the ‘Madras High Court Annual Report-2015’.
This Court is one of the very few institutions, which while still holding on to its classic past,
symbolized by the majestic edifice standing tall ever since 1892 amidst the din and chaos of this
bustling metropolis, yet has not lost sight of the need to fine tune itself to suit the modern day
requirements. If I may say so, our High Court is one of the best examples of tradition and orthodoxy
rubbing shoulders with the contemporary.
Although it is not easy to emulate the high standards set by our illustrious predecessors, our
High Court is trying its best to keep in tandem with the huge expectations, given the limited resources
available at hand. I am proud to say that our High Court finds a place among the few Courts in the
country consistently achieving higher rates of disposal, this despite the burgeoning docket and the
dwindling strength.
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In the year 2015, the Principal Seat at Chennai and the Madurai Bench combined disposed of
1,41,154 main cases, while the combined pendency at the end of the year stood at 2,84,428. It is
worthwhile to note that these statistics correspond to a year when the strength of the Judges was
at an all time low. Now that the strength of the judges is being enhanced to 75, once all vacancies
are filled up, we can expect manifold increase in disposal. With the High Court leading the way, the
subordinate judiciary is also trying to play its part by turning out impressive numbers.
Special impetus has been given to target specific categories of cases, in particular very old cases,
and physical verification of all case files was carried out in order to identify the actual pendency. Specific
days in the week are earmarked to deal with old cases in the High Court and in the subordinate judiciary
– subordinate judges are awarded double the units for disposal of cases more than 7 years old and triple
the units for disposal of cases more than 15 years old. This has resulted in a marked improvement in
the disposal rate of old cases. A Committee has been constituted to look into the arrears of cases and
to address ways and means to reduce the arrears. Periodic follow-up meetings are conducted in this
behalf with the subordinate courts in all the districts by Video Conferencing, yielding good results. The
process of amending/ simplifying the Madras High Court Original Side Rules and Appellate Side Rules
is on, with suggestions invited from the Bar. There are also plans to constitute a Commercial Division
and Commercial Appellate Division in the High Court to expedite hearing/disposal of commercial
cases, in terms of the Government of India Ordinance dated 23.10.2015.
The Madras High Court is on the right path in achieving its long term objective of full
computerization. With the provision of iPads, Meetings of the Judges of various Committees like
the Administrative Committee and Full Court have gone paperless. State of the art Display Boards
are installed in all court halls and at vantage points inside the High Court campus. The Biometric
Attendance System and the Web Payroll System have been put in place. Bar Coding is done for
fresh cases and SMS alerts are being sent at the filing/copy application stage, and this has been
well received by the Bar. The process of Digitization is set on a roll, the final nod being awaited
from the Government.
At the subordinate level, the outdated desktops/laptops and related peripherals have been
replaced by new ones, with provision of on-line journals. The e-Courts Project, which covers 980
Courts across the State, is in the final phase of implementation. The Case Information System is fully
functional, and there is auto-generation of cause-lists, hosting of judgments and enlisting pendency/
disposal statistics of all categories of cases.
As regards infrastructure, with financial support from the State Government, Court Buildings
and Judicial Officers’ Quarters with requisite basic amenities are being provided in the subordinate
judiciary. In the High Court, new Administrative Blocks have been added to accommodate various
sections of the Registry. Keeping in tune with the changing times, usage of alternative power resources
is being explored with the setting up of rooftop solar power plants at the Principal Seat. Judicial staff is
now assured of priority in the matter of getting accommodation on par with Government Servants.
The Heritage Structures within the High Court premises are getting due attention, with the
funds allocated under the XIII Finance Commission being utilized for their renovation and restoration.
Further funds are sought from the State Government in this regard. Certain tasks have already been
accomplished and once the remaining works are completed, the High Court will be back in its old
resplendent glory. Heritage Walks within the High Court premises are a regular feature.
Our High Court has been a pioneer in exploring and implementing all possible forms of Alternative
Dispute Resolution mechanisms. Following the successful running of the High Court Mediation &
Conciliation Centre, the High Court has now got a state of the art Arbitration Centre, inaugurated
by the then Chief Justice of India in March, 2015, based on the Delhi and Chandigarh modules, with
its own sets of Rules. The Centre has already started receiving good response and I am sure it will
prove to be yet another value addition to the existing ADR mechanism in the State. These efforts
have yielded great results with 11,53,890 cases being disposed of throughout the State in the year
2015 by means of ADR.
The year 2015 heralded a whiff of fresh air with a revamped security system being implemented
in the High Court premises after it was declared a High Security Zone. Now, the Central Industrial
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Security Force (CISF) provides security to the High Court Judges’ Chambers, Court Halls and Registry,
while the local police provide security for the rest of the court complex. The constant friction and
a volatile atmosphere prevailing between the legal fraternity and the local police necessitated this
change.
The Registry’s sanctioned strength has been enhanced with addition of 537 posts of various
cadres and the existing strength fortified by filling up vacancies by promotions/appointments. The
outdated Madras High Court Service Rules have been thoughtfully amended. Sophisticated training
facilities have been put in place to impart periodic training to staff members in computer and allied
skills. The subordinate judiciary has also received due attention with close to 200 subordinate judicial
officers posts being filled up, appointments/promotions effected for different cadres and new courts
constituted. The State Judicial Academy has diversified its activities with the formation of Regional
Centres at Madurai and Coimbatore.
I must admit, all this would not have been possible without the unstinted co-operation of my
learned Brother and Sister Judges, Members of various Committees as well as the Members of the
Bar and the Registry, and I wholeheartedly thank them all.
Last year, we witnessed unprecedented rains and floods in the State of Tamil Nadu, the city of
Chennai bearing its brunt. This colossal event saw humanity coming out in full vigour, cutting across
caste, religious and communal barriers, when strangers came to the rescue of the distressed. Our High
Court did its bit to offer solace to its affected employees and other victims of the floods by providing
essential relief materials, with contributions forthcoming from the Bench, Bar and Staff alike.
I express my sincere gratitude to the Members of the Editorial Committee and commend their
efforts in bringing out this Annual Report in its present shape.
(Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul)
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Contents
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Hon’ble Judges of High Court, Madras – Profile in brief................................1
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History of Madras High Court – A Brief Account............................................9
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Landmark Decisions of Public Importance - 2015........................................17
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Main Activities / Events / Initiatives - 2015..................................................23
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Establishment...............................................................................................28
•Infrastructure...............................................................................................33
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Computerization..........................................................................................45
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Budget..........................................................................................................49
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Constitution of Courts / Sanction of Posts...................................................56
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Human Resources Development..................................................................71
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Alternative Disputes Resolution Mechanism...............................................81
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Grievance Redressal Mechanism...............................................................103
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Statistics.....................................................................................................105
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HON’BLE JUDGES OF HIGH COURT, MADRAS
(As on 31.12.2015)
Our Hon’ble Chief Justice
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul
Born on : 26.12.1958
Elevated as a Judge of Delhi High Court on 03.05.2001.
Was Acting Chief Justice of Delhi High Court from 23.9.2012 to 25.9.2012
Elevated as Chief Justice of Punjab & Haryana High Court on 1.6.2013.
Assumed charge as the Chief Justice of Madras High Court on 26.07.2014.
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Hon’ble Mr. Justice Satish Kumar Agnihotri
Born on : 01.07.1956
Elevated as a Judge of Chattisgarh High Court on 05.05.2005.
Assumed office of the Judge of High Court of Madras on 26.09.2013.
Functioned as Acting Chief Justice of Madras High Court from 12.02.2014
to 26.07.2014.
Hon’ble Mr. Justice M. Jaichandren
Born on : 25.02.1955
Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 10.12.2005.
Hon’ble Mr. Justice R. Sudhakar
Born on : 14.02.1959
Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Tamilvanan
Born on : 06.02.1954
Hon’ble Mr. Justice V. Ramasubramanian
Born on : 30.06.1958
Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Manikumar
Born on : 24.04.1961
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Hon’ble Mr. Justice A. Selvam
Born on : 05.04.1956
Hon’ble Mr. Justice P.R. Shivakumar
Born on : 12.05.1954
Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Nagamuthu
Born on : 31.05.1955
Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Palanivelu
Born on : 11.05.1955
Hon’ble Mr. Justice K.K. Sasidharan
Born on : 28.10.1957
Hon’ble Mr. Justice M. Venugopal
Born on : 07.05.1957
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Hon’ble Mr. Justice R. Subbiah
Born on : 21.06.1959.
Hon’ble Mr. Justice M. Sathyanarayanan
Born on : 10.06.1959
Hon’ble Mr. Justice B. Rajendran
Born on : 01.04.1955
Hon’ble Mr. Justice D. Hariparanthaman
Born on : 17.03.1954
Hon’ble Mr. Justice C.T. Selvam
Born on : 09.02.1957
Hon’ble Mr. Justice C.S. Karnan
Born on : 12.06.1955
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Hon’ble Mr. Justice N. Kirubakaran
Born on : 21.08.1959
Hon’ble Mr. Justice M.M. Sundresh
Born on : 21.07.1962
Hon’ble Mr. Justice T.S. Sivagnanam
Born on : 16.09.1963
Hon’ble Mr. Justice M. Duraiswamy
Born on : 22.09.1960
Hon’ble Mr. Justice T. Raja
Born on : 25.05.1961
Hon’ble Selvi. Justice R. Mala
Born on : 15.03.1955
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Hon’ble Mr. Justice T. Mathivanan
Born on : 28.05.1955
Hon’ble Mr. Justice K. Ravichandrabaabu
Born on : 14.10.1958
Hon’ble Mr. Justice P. Devadass
Born on : 15.05.1955
Hon’ble Mrs. Justice S. Vimala
Born on : 11.01.1957
Hon’ble Mr. Justice P.N. Prakash
Born on : 12.01.1961
Hon’ble Mrs. Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana
Born on : 28.02.1960.
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Hon’ble Mr. Justice K. Kalyanasundaram
Born on : 27.05.1960
Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Vaidyanathan
Born on : 17.08.1962
Hon’ble Mr. Justice R. Mahadevan
Born on : 10.06.1963
Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.S. Ravi
Born on : 20.05.1954
Hon’ble Mr. Justice G. Chockalingam
Born on : 01.04.1955
Hon’ble Selvi. Justice V.M. Velumani
Born on : 06.04.1962
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HON’BLE JUDGES OF THE MADRAS HIGH COURT
WHO WERE ELEVATED / RETIRED DURING 2015
Hon’ble Mr. Justice N. Paul Vasanthakumar
Born on 15.03.1955.
Elevated as Judge of High Court, Madras on 10.12.2005.
Elevated as Chief Justice of High Court of Jammu & Kashmir on 2.2.2015.
Hon’ble Mr. Justice V. Dhanapalan
Born on 01.06.1953
Elevated as Judge of High Court, Madras on 10.12.2005.
Retired on 30.05.2015.
Hon’ble Mr. Justice R.S. Ramanathan
Born on : 16.06.1953.
Hon’ble Mrs. Justice Aruna Jagadeesan
Born on : 26.03.1953
Hon’ble Selvi. Justice K.B.K. Vasuki
Born on : 09.09.1953
Hon’ble Mr. Justice R. Karuppiah
Born on : 07.04.1953
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Madras High Court
The Madras High Court
its origin, eventful past & its growth
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Charter
A view of the High Court - a century ago
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The Madras High Court - its origin, eventful past & its growth.
Establishment of Judicial Institutions
A Charter was granted to the East India Company on the 31st Day of December, 1600, by Queen
Elizabeth-I, by virtue of which the Governor and the Company were given the power to make laws,
orders, ordinances, constitutions and to establish courts for the proper governance of the Company.
Over the years, the Charter was renewed. Fresh Charters were also issued. From time to time,
these string of Charters have resulted in establishment of Courts of various hue, viz., ‘Choultry
Court’, ‘Cutchery Courts’, ‘Court of Judicature’, ‘Admiralty Courts’, ‘Mayor’s Court’, Sheriff’s Court’,
‘Recorder’s Court’, ‘Sadr Adalat’ ‘Sadr Diwani Adalat’, ‘Sadr Faujdari Adalat’, ‘Sadr Nizamat Adalat’,
‘Court of Request’, ‘Presidency Small Causes Court’, ‘Mofussil or Provincial Small Causes Court’, etc.
Subsequently, by virtue of Charter of Justice granted by the Letters Patent of 26th day of December,
1800, a Supreme Court of Judicature was created, abolishing the Court of Recorder. The new Court
of Recorder was to have a jurisdiction similar to the one employed by the King’s Bench in England.
Sir Thomas Strange who was functioning as the first Recorder of Madras was appointed as the first
Chief Judge of the newly constituted Supreme Court. The High Court of Judicature at Madras of the
year 1862 owes its lineage to all these institutions.
Establishment of High Court
In 1834, the First Law Commission was constituted under the stewardship of Lord Macaulay,
the First Law Member to the Governor in Council, which drafted the penal laws. The second Law
Commission, based on the draft codification, enacted the Code of Civil Procedure, Indian Penal
Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure in the years 1859, 1860 and 1861. A Bill, in 1861, was
introduced for consolidating the Supreme Court and the Sadr Courts and a bill was passed into
the Indian High Courts Act, 1861, by which the Crown was empowered to establish High Courts
in India by Letters Patent. In pursuance of the authority given by the Act of 1861, Her Majesty
issued a Letters Patent bearing the date, June 26, 1862, establishing a High Court of Judicature at
Madras for the Presidency of Madras, along with High Courts at Calcutta and Bombay. The High
Court of Judicature at Madras was constituted as a Court of Record, and it came into existence
on the 15th day of August, 1862. Sir Colley Harman Scotland became its first Chief Justice and Adam
Bittleston, Willam Ambrose Morehead, Thomas Lumisden Strange, Henry Dominic Phillips and Hatley
Frere became the puisne Judges.
Composition
An amended Letters Patent was issued in the year 1865, by which the High Court was to consist
of a Chief Justice and not more than 15 regular Judges. As per the High Courts Act, 1911, later by
Government of India Act, 1915, the maximum number of Judges shall be twenty. The said sanctioned
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Rare and old photographs of High Court, Madras.
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strength got increased to 25 permanent Judges by Notification dated 21.7.1982; to 26 by Notification
dated 18.6.1990; to 28 by Notification dated 02.01.1991 and to 29 by Notification dated 12.10.1994.
In 1996, the sanctioned strength of permanent Judges was increased to 30, with two additional
Judges. The strength of additional Judges got increased to 10 in 1997. The strength of permanent
Judges got increased to 32 in 1999, to 33 in 2006 and to 45 in 2009. The strength of additional Judges
got increased to 11 in 2006, 13 in 2007 and 15 in 2009. In the year 2010 the Judges’ strength was 44
permanent Judges and 16 additional Judges. At the closure of the year 2015, the sanctioned strength
of the Judges has increased by 75.
Location
The High Court of Judicature at Madras came into existence on 15th August, 1862 in a building
just opposite the Madras Harbour on the First Line Beach, which later became the Collectorate of
Madras, and now known as Singaravelar Maaligai. The construction of the High Court buildings (in
the present location at Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Road, just north of Fort St.George) began in the
year 1888 under the guidance of the famous Architect Henry Irwin and was completed at the cost
of Rs.12,98,163/-, and inaugurated formally on 12.7.1892, by the then Governor of Madras - Baron
Wenlock. The Chief Justice then was Sir Arthur Collins. During the second world war, when Madras
itself was attacked by a squad of bombing aeroplanes in April 1942, the High Court was closed in
advance of its usual date of closure and all the records and valuable papers were rushed to Coimbatore
and Anantapur far away from the possibility of attack. The vacation Courts were held in Coimbatore
in the building of the Forest College. Finally, in or about the month of July, the High Court started
functioning after vacation, but not in the present building. The High Court Appellate and Criminal
Sides and all their offices were located at Thiagaraya Nagar in the Convent of Holy Angels Anglo Indian
School in Mambalam. A separate bungalow on the opposite side of the road was engaged to house
the Original Side and two courts and officers. It took more than a year for all the records to be brought
back to their old places in the High Court buildings and start functioning.
The Edifice & its aesthetic features
The Magnificent High Court complex also housing the Court of Small Causes and the City Civil
Court is an example of Indo Saracenic architecture. The imposing structure of the red sand stone
building which has withstood a sesquicentenary is still spectacular. The red brickwork and granite,
multi-coloured plaster work, minarets, mini towers, and small Islamic domes present a breathtaking
view for the visitors. There are two light houses, - one main light house dome and the other in the
campus built in 1838, predates the High Court Building. The statues of Sir T.Muthuswamy Aiyyar, Sir
V.Bhashyam Ayangar, and the Chief Justice P.V. Rajamannar, the majestic Chief Justice’s Court, the
grand Rajamannar Hall and Court Halls 2, 3 and 4, the Quadrangle and the charming dome over the
quadrangle, the Judges’ entrance, the lengthy and colonnaded verandahs and the flamboyant stair
cases and the strong pillars supporting them, the beautiful tiles on the floor, arches and minarets,
and at the last the museum showcasing the great heritage - are all the distinctive features of the High
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Quadrangle
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Court Building. The red sand stone construction, ornamental decorations on the walls, stained glass
windows and domes and minarets, fretted wood work, carved furniture, silvered panels, and painted
ceiling, add beauty to the building.
Jurisdiction
The High Court, at the inception, was to have and exercise all such civil, criminal, admiralty
and vice-admiralty, testamentary, intestate and matrimonial jurisdiction, original and appellate, and
all such powers and authority for and in relation to the administration of justice in the Presidency
for which it was established. The High Court was given the power of superintendence over all other
courts within its appellate jurisdiction. The High Courts Act, 1865 empowered the Governor General
in Council to alter the local limits of jurisdiction of the High Courts. In pursuance of 1865 Act, fresh
Letters Patent were issued revoking the Letters Patent of 1862. But it was declared by the Amended
Letters Patent, dated 28th December 1865 that, notwithstanding the revocation of the Letters Patent
of 1862, the High Court of Judicature at Madras was to continue to be a Court of Record.
The Indian High Courts Act of 1911 conferred the power to establish new High Courts within
the Indian domain. The Indian High Courts Acts of 1861 and 1911 were repealed by the Government
of India Act, 1915. Then came the Government of India Act, 1935 providing for the constitution of a
Federal Court in India with Appellate Jurisdiction over the High Courts in India.
After India gained independence and the adoption of the Constitution on January 26, 1950, the
Federal Court was superseded by the Supreme Court of India. The State of Madras was bifurcated in
1953 under the Andhra State Act and a separate High Court of Andhra was established with jurisdiction
over thirteen districts. The High Court of Andhra was formed on 5th July, 1954, which resulted in the
strength of the Judges of the Madras High Court getting reduced to 12 by the Notification of the
Government of India, dated 3rd July 1954.
The States Re-organisation Act, 1956, further reduced the number of districts under the Appellate
Jurisdiction of the Madras High Court. At about the same time, namely, 1954, there was a move for
the abolition of the original civil jurisdiction of the Madras High Court. But it failed and the High Court
continues to retain, even till date, the original civil jurisdiction. However, a similar attempt for the
abolition of the original criminal jurisdiction of the High Court succeeded in 1955, bringing to an end
the Sessions Jurisdiction of the High Court.
Subsequent to the agreement signed between India and France for the de facto transfer of
French Territories, including Pondicherry, to India, in October, 1954, by virtue of the Pondicherry
(Administration) Act, 1962, the jurisdiction of the High Court got extended to Pondicherry with effect
from 06.11.1962.
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Madurai Bench
In exercise of the power conferred by Section 51(2) of the States Re-organisation Act, 1956,
the Government of India issued the Madras High Court (Establishment of a Permanent Bench at
Madurai) Order, 2004, which was notified on 06.7.2004 to come into effect on 24.7.2004. By virtue
of the said Order, a permanent Bench of the Madras High Court was directed to be established at
Madurai, with not less than five Judges, as nominated by the Chief Justice, to sit there and exercise
jurisdiction and powers in respect of cases arising in the Districts of Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, Tuticorin,
Madurai, Dindigul, Ramanathapuram, Virudhunagar, Sivaganga, Pudukottai, Thanjavur, Nagapattinam,
Tiruchirapalli, Perambalur and Karur. Later, the jurisdiction over the Districts of Nagapattinam and
Perambalur stood restored to the Principal Seat, vide a Corrigendum notified later. After the Judicial
bifurcation of Madurai into Madurai & Theni judicial Districts, in the year 2006, the number of Districts
within the jurisdiction of the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court became 13. Except the original
jurisdiction, the Madurai Bench exercises jurisdiction in all the matters as in the case of the Principal
Bench in Chennai. The Bench was inaugurated on July 24, 2004, by the then Chief Justice of India
Mr.R.C.Lahoti. It was presided over by Justice B.Subashan Reddy, the then Chief Justice of the Madras
High Court.
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Landmark Decisions of Public Importance
(Rendered in 2015 by the High Court, Madras)
It is common knowledge that our High Court with its two Benches, Chennai and Madurai, has
been holding fort since 2015 with a downsized quorum, yet we can say proudly that matters of public
interest were never put in the back burner. We have indubitably contributed in immense measure
for the development of law by delivering judgments of legal importance. Since the request from
the Central Government is only in respect of matters of public importance, we have catalogued the
following cases as falling under this category:
1. Strikes, gharoes and dharna by advocates became endemic and started paralysing the Court
system. It inhibited free access to justice for seekers and public. The local police had their
own reasons to dither. When pushed to the wall, the First Bench stepped in to salvage the
situation by registering a Suo-motu W.P. No.29197 of 2015 dated 14.9.2015 directing the
Central Government to provide CISF security cover to the Madras High Court. Almost instantly,
Peace and tranquillity has returned to the campus paving the way for public to have access to
the Court system without any let or hindrance. When the order was challenged, the Supreme
Court did not relent and instead remarked that, if required, even the service of the Army can
be requisitioned for protecting the Court system.
2. Encroachment, wherever there is and whoever causing it, has been consistently frowned upon
by this Court without giving room for real estate sharks to proliferate. A Full Bench presided over
by the Chief Justice held that, tanks and waterbodies which do not fall within the purview of the
Tamil Nadu Protection of Tanks and Eviction of Encroachment Act, 2007, also require protection
from encroachment, and encroachers thereon should also be removed by the State authorities
by following the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act, 1905 - T.K.Shanmugam,
Secretary, CPI(M) v. The State of Tamil Nadu, (2015 WLR 1029).
3. The Claim of teaching and non-teaching staff of private unaided institutions for salary on par
with that of their counterparts in State run institutions was negatived by a Full Bench of this
Court, headed by the Chief Justice in The Correspondent/Principal, Arokiamada Matriculation
Higher Secondary School v. T.Sorubarani (2015 (6) CTC 129), holding that the Education Code
is only an enabling provision and has no statutory flavour.
4. Even those who approach Tribunals constituted under various enactments, require the luxury of
their case being decided by people with legal qualifications, lest travesty of justice should befall.
This is the linchpin of the judgment in Shamnad Basheer v. Union of India and Others (2015 (6)
MLJ. 144), where this Court has held that a Technical Member with the qualifications prescribed
under Section 116(2) of the Patents Act, cannot be appointed to the post of Chairman and
Vice-Chairman in the Intellectual Property Appellate Board.
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5. The Bar is not only a bridge between the Judge and litigant public, it is also the cistern of supply
to the Bench and hence its purity is paramount. For maintaining the glory of the institution
collectively called the Bar, this Court in Manikandan Vathan Chettiar & another v. Bar Council
of Tamil Nadu, (2015 (6) CTC 460) held that the power of the Bar Council to revoke the licence
to practice permanently or suspend it for a fixed term would also include the incidental power
of interim suspension pending disposal of disciplinary proceedings for professional misconduct.
6. Can a student, who had passed the Higher Secondary State Board examination previously,
compete with current year passers for admission into MBBS/BDS courses was the issue hotly
contested in Minor Kabhilan v. State of Tamil Nadu ((2015) 6 MLJ 69). This Court repelled the
contention and held that Section 2(g) of the Tamil Nadu Admission in Professional Educational
Institutions Act, 2006 does not disqualify candidates who had passed the Higher Secondary
Board examinations in the yesteryears to compete with the freshers.
7. In State of Tamil Nadu v. S.Tharvees Maideen (2015 (5) LW 597) this Court while interpreting
the provisions of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 and National Investigation Act,
2008, held that constitution of Special Court is not a penal provision, but a procedural one
and therefore upheld the power of the State Government to constitute a Special Court under
Section 22 of the National Investigation Act, 2008.
8. Obtaining public employment with questionable certificates is a malaise, which has not spared
judicial appointment(s) also. Explanation was called for from a Civil Judge about the genuineness
of the certificates that were submitted at the time of appointment, which was questioned in
R.Rani v. The Registrar General (W.P.No.15691 of 2015 dated 4.6.2015, MANU/TN/1490/2015).
This Court rejected the plea and directed the Judicial Officer to submit her explanation as that
would not cause any prejudice as was apprehended by her.
9. In Vaiko v. The Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu (WP(MD)Nos.16485 & 16645 of
2015 dated 28.10.2015) this Court passed several orders as continuous mandamus to remove
Seemai Karuvela Trees (prosopis juliflora) from water bodies and also prepare a scheme with
various departments to enlighten the public about the deleterious effect of the said trees.
10.
In M. Saravanan v. The Principal Secretary, Department of Forests and Environment, (WP(MD)
No.3633 of 2014, dated 10.8.2015, a Division Bench passed series of orders for restoration
of Shola forests, forests, grass lands, etc., in order to preserve indigenous species, which are
becoming extinct on account of denudation of the Shola forest.
11. In M.Mohamed Abbas v. The Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, (2015 (4) CTC 132)
a Division Bench has held that Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, is a Secular Law and is
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not circumscribed by Shariat Law. The Bench categorically held that, Shariat Law never said that
Marriage should be performed for a girl before she attains the age of 18 years, and that, the
Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 is not against Muslim religion and is not detrimental to
the Muslim community. Same is the view taken by a learned single Judge in Abdul Khader &
Others v. K.Pechiammal ((2015) 2 MLJ (Crl) 210).
12. Sri Sundaramahalingam Temple, located in the picturesque Sathuragiri Hills on the Western
Ghats, got the attention of this Court in T.Nellaikumar v. The State of Tamil Nadu (2015 (5) LW
420) wherein several directions have been issued to the Government to provide basic amenities
to pilgrims climbing the arduous hill.
13. In B.Ashok v. The Secretary, Ministry of Union Law and Justice, Government of India, ((2015)
6 MLJ 385), a Division Bench of this Court quashed the order of the State Government directing
Dr.Ambedkar Law University to prescribe ‘no age limit’ for three year law degree course and
upper age limit of 21 years (except for SC/ST candidates) for 5 year integrated Law degree course
in Government Law Colleges and in the Law University on the ground that the said Government
Order was passed without following the provisions of the Advocates Act, 1961 and the rules
framed thereunder.
14. Victims of road accidents have now received a boon against the tyranny and apathy of the Police
administration in Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Sathikbasha and another (CMA
No.933/2015, dated 28.10.2015). The instrumentalities of State have been directed to follow
the standard operating procedure under Sec.158(5) of the M.V. Act due to which the victims
can get quick justice and bogus claims can be thwarted.
15. The ghost of the infamous Pandiammal, who appeared before a Sessions Court that was
conducting a trial against three accused for allegedly murdering her in the eighties of the last
century keeps haunting frequently. In V. Koilpillai v. State of Tamil Nadu, 2015 (4) CTC 561, four
persons faced prosecution for the murder of one Manimegalai, but were eventually acquitted by
the trial Court on 20.2.2007. Thereafter, Manimegalai surfaced, which prompted the acquitted
accused to knock the doors of this Court for justice. After a detailed enquiry, this Court ordered
the Government to pay Rs.4 lakhs as compensation to each of the accused, who had faced arrest
and prosecution for the alleged murder of Manimegalai.
16. In People’s Union for Civil Liberties v. State of Maharashtra, (2014) 10 SCC 635, the Supreme
Court issued several directions to deal with cases arising out of Police encounters. One such
direction empowered the family of the victim to make a complaint to the Sessions Judge having
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territorial jurisdiction over the place of incident, if they are not satisfied with the impartiality
of the investigation. What is the nature of enquiry, judicial or executive, that is required to be
conducted by a Sessions Judge upon receiving such a complaint, was a doubt that arose in
the mind of a Sessions Judge, who referred the matter to the High Court under Section 395(2)
Cr.P.C. This reference was answered by a Division Bench in Esakkiammal v. State by Inspector
of Police, CBCID, Tirunelveli, (2016 (1) CTC 726) holding that although the exercise is a judicial
enquiry, it should be a summary one.
17. In Dravidar Kazhagam v. Secretary to Government, Home Department, Government of Tamil
Nadu, ((2015) 4 MLJ 53), this Court quashed the order of the Assistant Commissioner of Police,
refusing permission to the petitioner to organise a meeting in their place denouncing the
custom of tying Thali in Hindu marriages and protected the fundamental rights of the petitioner
guaranteed by Article 19(1)(a) and (1)(b) of the Constitution of India and permitted them to
conduct the programme in a peaceful manner with police protection.
18. Are sons alone the guardian angels of parents and thereby entitled to compassionate appointment,
though married, was the question that was determined in A.Vimala v. The Secretary to
Government & Others, (W.P.No.20437 of 2015, dated 9.7.2015). This Court held that, even
married daughters are entitled to compassionate appointment in Government service.
19.
In In Re. v. State & Others, ((2015) 4 MLJ (Crl) 263), this Court has issued a slew of directions
to safeguard child abuse by perverts and has also suggested several far reaching measures to
curb the menace for safeguarding posterity.
20. The fall out of head injury in road accidents was deeply probed into, and after collecting empirical
data, in R.Mallika & Others v. A.Babu & Others, (2015 (4) CTC 644), a learned single Judge
issued directions to the State instrumentalities including Police, to strictly enforce the helmet
rule for riders of two wheelers, in letter and spirit.
21.
In K.G.Uthayakumar v. State & Another, (2015 (3) CTC 745), this Court came down heavily
upon the petitioner for taking political discourse to sub-standard levels in the State, when the
petitioner belonging to the ruling party alleged that a prominent leader of the opposition party
had, by using the toilet in the Travellers Bungalow during election campaign, violated the model
code of conduct.
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22.
In V.Arulkumar & others v. Tamil Nadu Government Nurses’ Association and others,
(2015 (3) LW 897), this Court found grave irregularities in the conduct of elections to the Nurses’
Association and ordered stay of publication of results pending adjudication of the suit.
23. In P.Elangovan v. Pondevaki & Others, ((2016) 1 MLJ (Crl) 296) this Court held that the right
of mother to expect her children to maintain her is not merely a statutory, constitutional,
fundamental, natural and moral right, but a basic human right too. The court awarded enhanced
maintenance to the mother to be paid by her well-off sons.
24. The action of the State Government in consolidating the various departments dealing with land
and bringing them under one umbrella for better implementation of land reforms was upheld
in D.Ramalingam v. State of Tamil Nadu, (2015 (3) CTC 353).
25. Remand to police custody on the ipsi-dixit of police that they need to ferret out valuable
information was decided on the anvil of Order IX Rule 3 CPC and section 297 Cr.P.C. in
State, represented by DSP, CBI v. S.Kannan ((2015) 1 L.W. (Crl) 634) and police custody
was negatived by upholding the right of the accused to have a fair investigatory process.
26. In Amrut Distilleries Ltd., v. Authorized Officer & Another ((2015) 2 CTC 521) a distinction
between “Best before” and “Use - by date” in Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and
Labelling) Regulations, 2011 has been held to be real and not illusory and strict adherence to
it in the interest of public safety has been emphasised.
27. The right of a small man, from whom tax was collected dubiously, to have it refunded, is the
theme of the judgment in K.J.Saravanan v. The Chief Secretary & Others ((2016) 8 MLJ 475)
where a theatre owner who enjoyed tax exemption for a film had collected entertainment tax
unjustly from a movie goer.
28. Student indiscipline will not get judicial imprimatur is the crux of the decision in N.Sivaguru v.
State of Tamil Nadu (W.P.(MD)No.9323, 4740 to 4742 of 2015 dated 10.7.2015) wherein this
Court refused to interfere and set aside the suspension of Law College students for their acts
of indiscipline.
What we have showcased above is only the tip of the ice berg and a great volume of legal
literature produced during 2015 is available in public domain.
Before concluding this catalogue, we quote from ‘Judges’ by David Pannick, “The judge has
burdensome responsibilities to discharge. He has power over the lives and livelihood of all those
litigants who enter his Court. He may accidentally cause a peaceful, but fundamental change in the
political complexion of the Country.” As before, the Madras High Court will always be in the vanguard
of social change for the betterment of human society.
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Hon’ble Chief Justice inspecting the Guard of Honour by CISF
MAIN ACTIVITIES / EVENTS / INITIATIVES
Here is a modest attempt taken to retrace the imprints of events that marked the quest for
Justice, this High Court is destined to lead, in the year 2015.
CISF Coverage for High Court, Madras
The directions of the Court in a suo motu proceedings, resulted in the CISF, one of the five
Indian Paramilitary forces, taking over the security of the High Court, Madras, w.e.f. 16.11.2015. The
sprawling High Court campus was segregated into two, for security reasons. A change of guards, truly
in its literal sense, took place, in the eastern half of the campus, having the High Court buildings at
its core.
The western half of the campus, comprising City Civil Courts, Courts of Small Causes, Special
Courts and quasi judicial forum / tribunals was let to be retained by Tamil Nadu State Police which
continued to be responsible for its security.
A contingent of 450 CISF personnel achieved a remarkable and relatively better atmosphere
of peace and tranquillity far from the huge crowd which perceived to be an associated attribute of
environs of the High Court, not so long ago. Now, the parking stands regulated, intruders and aimless
wanderers are restricted and the casual visitors are restrained. In this ‘change of guard’ the High Court
has earned the rare distinction of being the only High Court in the entire country, whose security is
taken over by a Paramilitary force.
Entry into the High Court campus by all the stake holders has been regulated through Door
Frame Metal Detectors, Hand held Detectors, Baggage Scanners, Frisking Booths, Gate Pass Centres
and other utilities, in the aftermath of introduction of CISF Security. However, the senior citizens,
differently abled, law students, parties-in-person have the privilege of separate counters provided
for them.
Constitution of Courts
The organic growth of courts is found to be concomitant to the decentralisation of Justice.
Hence, as many as 40 courts were sanctioned, in three years alone, i.e., from 2012 to 2014, 8 courts
have become operational in the year 2015.
Sanction of Posts & Recruitment
The Registry which has grown in stature from time to time, requires effective machinery at the
apex level to perform well. In this direction, two posts in the level of Registrar viz., Registrar (I.T.-cumStatistics) and Registrar(District Judiciary) have been sanctioned on 23.10.2015.
Close on the heels of the efforts to dispense qualitative Justice, through decentralisation of
Judicial Academy, the quantitative reinforcement of judicial workforce has also been taken care of in
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Hon’ble Chief Justice of India inaugurating the Regional Centres of Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy
(Coimbatore and Madurai) through Video Conferencing.
Judicial Academy,
Coimbatore
Judicial Academy,
Madurai
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the year 2015. In this direction, a total number of 138 Civil Judges were appointed in the State of
Tamil Nadu. In the Union Territory of Puducherry, 5 posts of Civil Judges are filled up.
In the High Court itself, 429 additional posts across the cadres were sanctioned, in consonance
with the increased Judge strength from 42 to 60. In anticipation of further enhancement of judges
strength, 15 attached posts and 79 non-attached posts have also been sanctioned. Besides, a total
number of 108 technical personnel have been sanctioned towards the computerization of High Court.
To clear the backlog vacancies, for the first time, in the history of the Madras High Court, we
have taken the assistance of TNPSC to recruit 172 candidates in various cadres, viz., Personal Assistant
to the Hon’ble Judges, Computer Operator, Assistant and Typist.
Infrastructure
Any institution without training, would suffer intellectual atrophy. To alleviate such atrophy,
the Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy at Chennai was set to have its regional siblings, waiting to
open their doors at Coimbatore and Madurai. The staff and other infrastructure facilities have been
sanctioned in the year 2015. With the coming up of Regional Judicial Academies at Coimbatore and
Madurai, the training programmes will no longer mean absence of many Judicial Officers from their
respective Headquarters on account of reduction of time to reach the Academy at Chennai.
Madras High Court Arbitration Centre has come into reality with the opening of state of art
premises in the newly constructed building on the western fringes of High Court campus on 28.03.2015.
The Arbitration Centre having taken a leaf out of each of the best specimens in the genre has become
a sterling example of what a court attached Arbitration Centre can do.
In order to create a safe and comfortable environment by keeping the campus in order, neat and
clean, 5S principle (sort, straighten, shine, standardize and sustain) has been adhered to. December
of every year has been observed as Cleanliness Awareness month.
Maintenance of the Heritage Value of the High Court Building
Realising the heritage value of the Building, the Heritage Committee is making all efforts for
preservation, maintenance and restoration of the aesthetic and heritage value of the building and
the campus. The Government of Tamil Nadu, had in November 2014, sanctioned a sum of Rs.17.20
crores for carrying out the restoration / rehabilitation of the High Court Main Building, Small Causes
Court Building in the High Court Campus and the Metropolitan Magistrate Courts, George Town,
Chennai. Pursuant to the sanction, the renovation and rehabilitation work was taken up in this year.
The Public Works Department, with the assistance of the technicians, who are conversant with the
conservation methods, took up the project as per the advice of the experts in the field. The Rajamannar
Hall is the first one to be restored to its original grandeur. The renovation work continues in the light
houses and the ground and first floors of the old building in the High Court as well as in the Small
Causes Court Building in the High Court Campus and the Metropolitan Magistrate Courts Building.
The renovation work in the heritage buildings housing the subordinate Courts in different districts
in the State also is in progress.
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The Rajamannar Hall ... Then and Now
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Technical Front
Streak of modernisation has also embraced the Justice delivery system and the internal
administration of the Registry. The Administrative Committee and Full Court meetings are now
paperless, giving clues to the state of things which anticipate a paper-less atmosphere in the future.
The attendance of the Officers and Staff were modernized with Bio-metric system during June
2015 in the Principal Seat and during August 2015 in the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court.
The Pay Roll System of the Hon’ble Judges, Officers and the staff members of the High Court
has completely been modernised by the Government and it has become a Web Pay Roll system.
The procedure of sending Notices to all the Subordinate Courts through e-mail has been
introduced and the served copy are obtained by the Registry through email from the year 2015.
In the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, the year 2015, saw a sincere attempt to unite
technology with justice delivery system that has yielded rich dividends. The results are that cause
lists are uploaded on internet, much earlier in the day and age old paper cause list system stands
supplanted by online cause list system. It has become too easy to track a case, all through its itinerary,
and the delay in preparation of final orders as well as the interim orders, is reduced to a remarkable
extent.
Staff Welfare
When the Chennai city faced the
torrential rain during November and
December, 2015, the staff of the High Court,
who were residing in the flood hit areas, lost
all their belongings, as their houses sunk
in floods. A Team consisting of Hon’ble
Judges, Officers and staff rushed to the
rescue of the staff and distributed food and
other relief materials on the spot.
The Tamil Nadu State Legal Services
Authorities and the advocates took up the
task of addressing the problem of the staff, who were preparing themselves to start their life from
scratch. Concern and care poured in from the Hon’ble Judges and the Bar Association of the Supreme
Court and from all concerns. The relief materials consisting of 50 items of grocery, household articles,
utensils, dress materials and medicine were distributed to approximately 1200 staff members of the
High Court and other Courts and Offices situated within the Campus. The relief and rehabilitation
measures were extended to small villages in and around the Cuddalore Districts also.
A Medical Camp was organized to the staff as a preventive measure to protect them from water
and air borne diseases organized by a team of doctors sent by the Director of Medical Education,
Government of Tamil Nadu.
Thus, the year 2015 has proved to be a memorable one for the surprises, achievements and land
mark events with which the judiciary has crossed another mile stone in the annals of legal history.
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ESTABLISHMENT
STRENGTH OF HON’BLE JUDGES IN HIGH COURT, MADRAS
AS ON 31.12.2015
Sanctioned strength of Judges
75
Present strength of Judges
37
Vacancy
38
SANCTIONED AND WORKING STRENGTH OF DISTRICT JUDICIARY IN
THE STATE OF TAMILNADU
AS ON 31.12.2015
Cadre
Sanctioned
Strength
Working Strength
Vacancy
District Judge
228
226
2
Senior Civil Judge
261
258
3
Civil Judge
526
485
41
Total
1015
969
46
SANCTIONED AND WORKING STRENGTH OF DISTRICT JUDICIARY IN
THE UNION TERRITORY OF PUDUCHERRY
AS ON 31.12.2015
Cadre
28
Sanctioned
Strength
Working Strength
Vacancy
District Judge
8
6
2
Senior Civil Judge
8
3
5
Civil Judge
10
5
5
Total
26
14
12
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Madras High Court
29
Total
Assistant Editor, Tamil Law Journal
Librarian
Accounts Officer
{Including Sar (Insolvent Accounts)}
Registrar General
Registrar
(Including Addl. Registrar) Chief Editor, T L J Official Assignee
Master
Joint Registrar
Deputy Registrar
{Including DR (Claa)}
Associate Editor,
Tamil Law Journal
Deputy Official Assignee
Assistant Registrar
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Sanctioned Strength
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Sanctioned Strength
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Strength
5
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-
-
-
-
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-
-
1
-
-
Vacant
Madurai Bench
Sanctioned And Working Strength Of Officers Of Madras High Court
(Principal & Madurai Bench)
18
2
-
1
8
-
1
2
4
-
Total
Vacancy
NAME OF THE POST
INTERPRETER
CO/SO/AE
P.A. TO THE HON’BLE JUDGES
P.S. TO REGR. GENERAL
TECHNICAL ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN
ASST. SECTION OFFICER
PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO REGISTRAR
PERSONAL CLERK TO DEPUTY REGISTRAR
SENIOR TYPIST COMPUTER OPERATOR
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2
3
4
5
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10
11
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WORKING
SANCTIONED
5 5
225 175
187 117
1
1
4
4
287 257
7
3
2 1
24
21
60 32
191 134
152 117
1 1
2 0
95
54
6
4
2 1
1 1
1 1
88
77
WORKING
SANCTIONED
VACANT
WORKING
SANCTIONED
TNSJA, MDU
OVERALL
VACANCY
VACANT
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50 75 57 18 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 70
70 54 38 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 86
0
0
0
0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
2
2
0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 80 74
6
5 5 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 40
4
2
1
1
1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 7
1 0 0 0 0000000001
3
4
3
1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
28 30 22 8 11010110138
57 68 56 12 3 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 71
35 61 45 16 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 53
0 0 0 0 0000000000
2 0 0 0 0000000002
41 34 22 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53
2
3
3
0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1 1 1 0 0000000001
0 1 1 0 0000000000
0 1 1 0 0000000000
11 27 22
5
4 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 19
VACANT
TNSJA, CBE
SANCTIONED
MADURAI BENCH TNSJA, MDS
WORKING
PRL. SEAT
VACANT
SANCTIONED
MADRAS HIGH COURT (N0N-GAZETTED ESTABLISHMENT)
SANCTIONED, WORKING & VACANCY POSITION AS ON 31.12.2015
WORKING
Madras High Court
VACANT
30
Madras High Court
31
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
1
0
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
5
0
1
8
8
3 102
0
0
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1
0
0
0
4
4
5
0
0
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12
15
5
0
0
39 SWEEPER/SCAVENGER
0
16
19
20
7
1
0
29
4
139 119
36
5
493 716 570 146 26 25
1
15
0
15 15
0
15 670
0 0 0 0 1101011012
0 0 0 0 1101011012
0 0 0 0 1101011012
0 1 1 0 0000000000
4
2
76
5
4
38 SANITARY WORKER
0
0
1
7
30
353
45
6
0
27
3
4
37 ROOM BOY
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
36 WATCHMAN
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
35 WATERMAN
0
0
0
15 12 3 13 13 0 0000000003
0
0
0
34 GARDENER 0
0
0
11
0
0
0
33 SCAVENGER
0
0
0
32
8
1
1
32 SWEEPER
12
3
3
429
20
4
4
2 3 3 0 0000000002
19
2
3
0 1 1 0 0000000000
1 2 1 1 0000000002
31 OFFICE ASSISTANT
62
0
1 3 1 2 0000000003
0
TNSJA, MDU
50
81
27 RECORD CLERK
8
VACANT
2
SANCTIONED
30 WATCH & WARD
10
26 RECORD ASSISTANT 7
WORKING
5
WORKING
10
10
25 BINDER
1
SANCTIONED
7
VACANT
29 DUFFADAR
1
24 GOLLAH
1
2
VACANT
4
SANCTIONED
10 8
2
23 JAMEDAR
WORKING
20
WORKING
28 LIFT OPERATOR
3
22 COURT KEEPER
24
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SANCTIONED
21 JUNIOR BAILIFF
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TNSJA, CBE
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OVERALL
VACANCY
Subordinate Judiciary
Sanctioned strength, Working strength and Vacancies as on 31.12.2015
S.No.
Name of the District
1 Chennai (City Civil Court)
C.S.C
C.M.M.
AG & OT
Industrial Tribunal
Labour Court
EC & NDPS
City Govt. Pleader
2
Coimbatore
3
Cuddalore
4
Dharmapuri
5
Dindigul 6 Erode
7
Kanniyakumari
8
Kancheepuram
9
Karur 10
Krishnagiri
11
Madurai 12
Nagapattinam
13
Namakkal
14
Nilgiris
15
Perambalur
16
Pudukkottai 17
Ramanathapuram 18
Salem
19
Sivaganga 20
Thanjavur 21
Theni 22
Thoothukudi 23
Trichy 24
Tirunelveli 25
Tiruvannamalai
26
Tiruvallur
27
Tiruvarur
28
Vellore
29
Villupuram
30
Virudhunagar 31
Ariyalur
32
Tiruppur
Total
32
Madras High Court
Sanctioned strength
794
175
394
35
13
77
35
16
748
748
384
536
653
525
540
327
424
780
461
380
288
162
271
405
804
442
625
351
439
695
748
496
638
377
917
832
521
257
509
17822
2015
Working
Vacancies
strength
694
100
105
70
310
84
25
10
10
3
63
14
29
6
13
3
625
123
629
119
318
66
415
121
525
128
483
42
463
77
283
44
350
74
667
113
399
62
292
88
232
56
137
25
241
30
330
75
755
49
360
82
604
21
295
56
384
55
558
137
618
130
383
113
512
126
334
43
764
153
692
140
388
133
232
25
342
167
14859
2963
INFRASTRUCTURE
MADRAS HIGH COURT - PRINCIPAL SEAT
•
The Madras High Court campus comprehends within itself, besides the High Court, City Civil
Court, Court of Small Causes, Labour Court, Family Courts and four Tribunals.
•
The Madras High Court is housed in the old and annexe buildings - the old building built in the
year 1892 and the annexe, during the year 1996.
•
The old building has a ground and two floors and the annexe building has ground plus three
floors.
•
53 Judges’ Chambers including the Hon’ble Chief Justice’s, 37 Court Halls, various sections
on the Judicial, Administrative and Technical sides, Library, Meeting and Conference Halls,
National Informatics Centre, Museum, Office of the Advocate General, Information Centre, etc.,
are housed in the old and the annexe building.
•
Offices of the Official Assignee, Administrator General & Official Trustee, Public Prosecutor, and
Government Pleaders are also situated within the campus.
Auditorium & Museum
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•
A Branch of the Indian Bank with two ATM Centers, BSNL office, Post Office, Dispensary, Aavin
Milk Parlour, Photo Copier shop, Public Canteen, Railway Reservation Counter, Fire and Rescue
Services, and Law Chambers are also located within the campus.
•
The Arbitration Centre is functioning in the First Floor of the Record Building (IX Floor)
•
The Administrative Block, and the Auditorium & Museum are newly built and are ready for
occupation.
MADRAS HIGH COURT - MADURAI BENCH
•
The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court inaugurated in the year 2004 consists of a ground
and three floors.
•
There are 16 Court Halls and Judges’ chambers attached to Court Halls, Library, Conference Hall
with Video Conferencing System, Projector, etc., 12 bungalows, VIP Guest House, Law Office
Building, Lawyers Chambers’ Buildings, 9 shops, Staff Canteen, BSNL, Post Office, Indian Bank
and Advocates Canteen, within the campus.
•
There is a ‘Kanmoi’ (tank) and it has in it a variety of fishes. Variety of birds like Peacock, Lesser
whistling duck, spot billed Duck, Glossy Ibis, Yellow Bitten, etc., are living / visiting the Premises
of the Madurai Bench.
Sign boards, Kiosks and Display Boards are placed at prominent places of the High Court of
Madras – both at the Principal Seat and at Madurai Bench for the easy access of the Advocates
and litigant public.
Court Hall - Madurai Bench
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DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE HIGH COURT, MADRAS
Particulars of Financial Sanction accorded by the Government in 2015
Sanctioned
Amount (Rupees
in lakhs)
Sl. No.
G.O. Number & Date
Purpose
1
G.O.(D).No.851, Home (Cts.
IV) Department, dated
08.12.2014.
(released in 2015)
Preservation of portraits of
Former Hon’ble Judges of this
Court.
6.00
2
G.O. (D) No.91 Home
(Courts-IV) Department
dated 09.02.2015.
Provision of one advanced Wet
and Dry Multipurpose Vacuum
Cleaner for the use of the High
Court, Madras.
0.48
3
G.O. Ms. No.104 Home
(Courts IV) Department,
dated 13.02.2015.
Establishment of Court
Annexed Arbitration Centre, in
the High Court Campus and for
the inaugural expenses.
198.00
4
(Courts-I) Department
dated 26.02.2015.
Provision of Air Condition
facilities to the Auditorium,
Tamil Nadu State Judicial
Academy
41.90
5
Courts Department,
dated 22.04.2015.
Purchase of 2 TATA ACE vans
with closed body building for
use of English Records Section,
High Court, Madras.
9.09
6
(Courts-IV) Department
dated 30.04.2015.
Provision of Compactor /
Optimizer in one more floor
in the new Nine Floor Record
Buildings.
116.80
7
(Courts-III) Department
dated 07.05.2015.
Construction of Police Lock up
room adjacent to the Police
Control Room inside the High
Court campus.
4.70
8
(Courts-VIA) Department
dated 14.12.2015.
Purchase of 60 skoda Superb
Elegance Cars for the use of
the Hon’ble Judges of High
Court, Madras, in replacement
of the existing vehicles.
1211.10
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DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE (BUILDING)
IN THE SUBORDINATE JUDICIARY OF TAMIL NADU & PUDUCHERRY
Sl. No.
Purpose
Sanctioned
Amount
(Rupees in
lakhs)
1
10 – 14.01.2015
Revised Administrative Sanction for construction
of combined Court Building at Eraniel,
Kanniyakumari District.
80.37
2
47 – 14.01.2015
of Combined Court Building at Mettur, Salem
District
124.45
3
39 – 04.02.2015
of Combined Court Building and quarters for
Judicial Officers at Tiruvallur.
207.70
4
44 – 09.02.2015
of Combined Court Building at Mudukulathur,
Ramanathapuram District.
28.50
5
56 – 18.02.2015
of Court Building and quarters for District Munsif
– cum - Judicial Magistrate Court at Tiruvadanai,
29.67
6
84 – 02.03.2015
of Combined Court Building and quarters for
Judicial Officers at Periyakulam, Theni District.
54.68
7
184 – 28.05.2015
of quarters for Additional District Munsif at
Eraniel, Kanniyakumari District.
37.80
8
197 – 01.06.2015
of Court Building at Ilayangudi, Sivaganga
District.
5.28
of Court Building at Thenkanikottai, Krishnagiri
District.
17.42
9
36
Home (Courts III)
Department– G.O.
Ms. No.
with date
198 – 01.06.2015
Madras High Court
Sl. No.
Home (Courts III)
Department– G.O.
Ms. No.
with date
Sanctioned
Amount
(Rupees in
lakhs)
Purpose
10
572 – 04.08.2015
Provision of Internal & External amenities to
the combined Court Building at Sankarankoil,
Tirunelveli District.
48.50
11
573 – 04.08.2015
Construction of Combined Court Building at
Nannilam, Tiruvarur District.
374.38
12
257 – 04.08.2015
of District Munsif-cum- Judicial Magistrate Court
at Thirumayam, Pudukottai District.
280.00
13
591 – 11.08.2015
Construction of Court Building and quarters for
District Munsif – cum- Judicial Magistrate Court
at Cheranmahadevi, Tirunelveli.
364.10
14
606 – 18.08.2015
Provision of lift and air conditioner facilities to
the District Munsif – cum – Judicial Magistrate
Court at Keeranur, Pudukottai.
20.77
15
317 – 15.09.2015
of Court Buildings with subsidiary building and
quarters for Judicial Officers at Ulundurpet in
Villupuram District.
12.78
16
731 – 19.10.2015
Construction of Combined Court Buildings and
quarters for Judicial Officers at Bodinayakkanur,
Theni District.
656.67
17
387 – 18.11.2015
of Additional Block building at the Egmore Court
Complex, Chennai.
461.33
18
830 – 18.11.2015
Construction of Court Building and quarters for
District Munsif – cum – Judicial Magistrate Court,
Tirukalukundram, Kancheepuram District.
348.70
19
399 – 25.11.2015
of combined Court building at Cheyyar,
Tiruvannamalai District.
72.18
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Hon’ble Chief Justice inaugurating the Combined Court building at Tiruvallur
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Particulars of Proposed Combined Court Buildings, for Construction of which,
Foundation Stone was laid during the year 2015
Sl. No.
Name of the Place & District
G.O. Ms. No. &
Date
Amount
sanctioned
(Rs. In lakhs)
Date
1
Ulundurpet, Villupuram District
796 - 05.11.2014
1068.13
26.01.2015
2
Musiri, Tiruchirappalli District
796 - 05.11.2014
470.80
30.01.2015
3
Sathuvacheri @ Vellore, Vellore District
872 - 28.11.2014
1756.64
08.03.2015
4
Keeranur, Pudukottai District
1010-30.12.2014
229.00
14.03.2015
5
Dindigul, Dindigul District
796 - 05.11.2014
3709.85
21.03.2015
6
Kodumudi, Erode District
796 - 05.11.2014
352.00
23.05.2015
7
Thuraiyur, Tiruchirappalli District
796 - 05.11.2014
375.03
05.07.2015
8
Bodinayakkanur, Theni District
731 - 19.10.2015
656.67
13.12.2015
Sl.
No.
1
District
Tiruchirappalli
Place
Tiruchirappalli
No. of
courts
No.of
Quarters
COURT / COMBINED COURT BUILDING AND POST ATTACHED QUARTERS
FOR JUDICIAL OFFICERS INAUGURATED IN 2015
18
3
G.O. Ms. No.
Home
courts (III)
Department
and date
Sanctioned
amount
(Rs. In
lakhs)
Date
78, dated
01.02.2011
1003, dated
25.11.2013
2264.81
07.03.2015
261.79
2
Salem
Mettur
4
4
99, dated
24.01.2012
496.72
25.04.2015
3
Tirunelveli
Sankarankoil
4
2
731, dated
16.08.2010
381.47
28.05.2015
4
Tiruvallur
Tiruvallur
7
2
137, dated
24.02.2011
1227.66
29.05.2015
5
Nagapattinam
Mayiladuthurai
6
6
967, dated
13.12.2012
1041.60
14.06.2015
6
Krishnagiri
Thenkanikottai
1
1
415, dated
08.06.2012
177.66
20.09.2015
7
Cuddalore
Tittagudi
2
2
967, dated
13.12.2012
483.50
26.09.2015
8
Kanniyakumari
Eraniel
2
132, dated
23.02.2011
265.43
09.10.2015
9
Ramanathapuram
Muthukulathur
2
967, dated
13.12.2012
497.31
07.11.2015
2
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DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE
(FURNITURE, Motor Vehicles, TECHNICAL & OTHER EQUIPMENTS)
IN THE SUBORDINATE JUDICIARY OF TAMIL NADU & PUDUCHERRY
Sl.
No.
40
G.O. Number
& Date
Purpose
Sanctioned
Amount
(Rupees in
lakhs)
1
G.O.(Ms).No.375, Home
(Courts-II) Department,
dated 21.05.2014.
Furniture for Holding of Camp Sub Court at the
level of Senior Civil Judge at Mettupalayam,
Coimbatore District. (Proceedings issued on
06.01.2015)
2
(Courts-III) Department,
dated 07.11.2014.
Furniture for Holding of Camp Sub Court
at Ambur once in a week by the Sub Judge
Vaniyambadi, Vellore District. (Proceedings
issued on 06.01.2015)
0.50
3
Government Letter
No.75886/Cts-II/ 2014-2,
dated 04.02.2015
Furniture for the newly constituted Additional
Family Court at Coimbatore
2.10
4
G.O. (D) No.94, Home (Cts.
III) Department, dated
10.02.2015.
Replacement of the Photocopy Machine in the
place of existing photocopy machine available
in the Principal District Court, Virudhunagar
District at Srivilliputtur.
1.21
5
G.O. Ms. No.97 dated 10.02.2015
(in continuation of G.O. Ms.
No.799 dated 6.11.2014)
Provision of Generator facilities to the
Subordinate Courts in the State of Tamil
Nadu
684.21
1087.78
Sanctioned
during 2014
6
G.O.(Ms) No.135, Home
dated 17.02.2015.
Furniture and Photocopy Machine for the newly
constituted separate Judicial Magistrate Court at
Sulur in Coimbatore District.
Furniture 2.67
& Photocopy
Machine 1.00
7
G.O. (Ms) No. 147, Home
(Cts.III) Department, dated
18.02.2015.
Replacement of Photocopy Machine available
in the Sub Court, Vridhachalam, Cuddalore
District.
1.10
8
dated 27.02.2015.
Furniture for the newly constituted Separate
Judicial Magistrate Court at Bodinayakanur in
Theni District by converting the existing District
Munsif – Cum - Judicial Magistrate Court,
Bodinayakanur in Theni District
1.75
9
G.O. (D) No. 143, Home
(Cts.III) Department, dated
02.03.2015.
Replacement of Photocopy Machine in the
place of existing Photocopy Machine for use
in the District Court, Tiruvarur.
1.10
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0.50
Sl.
No.
G.O. Number
& Date
Sanctioned
Amount
(Rupees in
lakhs)
Purpose
10
G.O.(Ms). No. 225, Home
dated 09.03.2015.
Furniture / Photocopy machine / Fax
Machine and Motor Vehicles for the newly
constituted Two Special Courts in Villupuram
and Sivagangai in the Level of District Court
for exclusive trial of cases registered under
SC/ST (POA) Act 1989 by utilizing the Grantsin-aid recommended by the 13th Finance
Commission.
1.00 (Furn)
1.00 (photo
copy machine)
0.25 (Fax)
12.68 (2 cars)
11
(Cts-II) Department, dated
12.03.2015.
Provision of Photocopy Machine for use in the
Family Court, Madurai.
1.10
12
dated 16.03.2015.
Furniture for the newly constituted Special
Court at Coimbatore to try cases filed under
Domestic Violence Act by utilizing 13th Finance
Commission Grants-in-aid.
2.21
13
G.O.(D).No.186, Home
(Cts-III) Department, dated
16.03.2015.
Replacement of Photocopy Machine available
in the Principal District Court, Vellore District,
Vellore.
1.21
14
dated 27.04.2015.
Purchase of furniture for use in the newly
constituted Sub Court, Tiruchendur in
Thoothukudi District.
4.00
15
G.O. (Ms).No.75, Labour
And Employment (D2)
Department, dated
11.05.2015.
Replacement of existing photocopy machine
available in the Labour Court, Tiruchirapalli.
2.09
16
G.O.(3D).No.26, Home
dated 01.06.2015.
Replacement of fire extinguishers to the
Courts accommodated in the Combined Court
Buildings at Erode (Civil Courts).
0.75
17
G.O. (2D).No.207, Home
dated 08.06.2015.
Provision of Fire Extinguishers for use in the
Fast Track Court (Magisterial level), Vellore,
Vellore District.
0.18
18
G.O. (D).No.398, Home
dated 08.06.2015.
Repairs to the existing Photocopy Machine
available in the Principal District Court,
Salem.
1.21
19
dated 08.06.2015.
Provision of a new Photocopy machine for
use of the Sub Court, Rasipuram, Namakkal
District.
1.21
20
dated 08.06.2015.
Repairs to the existing Photocopy Machine
available in the District Court, Sivaganga.
1.21
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Sl.
No.
42
G.O. Number
& Date
Purpose
Sanctioned
Amount
(Rupees in
lakhs)
21
dated 08.06.2015.
Purchase of new Fax Machine in the place of
existing old Fax Machine for use in the District
Court, The Nilgiris.
0.17
22
dated 08.06.2015.
Provision of a new Photocopy machine for
use of the Sub Court, Kovilpatti, Thoothukudi
District.
1.21
23
dated 08.06.2015.
Replacement of a new Photocopy Machine
in the place of existing photocopy machine
available in the Principal District Court,
Thanjavur.
24
G.O.(D).No.409, Home
08.06.2015.
Provision of Photocopy Machine to the Family
Court, Salem, Salem District.
1.21
25
dated 18.06.2015.
Provision of Photocopy machine to Fast
Track Courts at Magisterial level in Madurai
District.
2.42
26
dated 08.07.2015.
Replacement of existing Photocopy machine
available in the Special Court under TNPID Act
Cases, Coimbatore by a new one.
1.21
27
dated 09.07.2015.
Replacement of a new photocopy machine
in the place of existing photocopy machine
available in the Sub Court, Ponneri.
1.21
28
dated 09.07.2015.
Provision of Photocopy Machine and Fax
Machine for use in the I Additional District
Court, Tindivanam, Villupuram District.
1.39
29
dated 22.07.2015.
Replacement of the existing photocopy
machines for use in the two Additional
Special Courts for Trial of NDPS Act Cases at
Madurai.
30
Government Letter
No.44150/ Cts-II/2015-1,
dated 25.11.2015.
Purchase of furniture for the use of the newly
constituted Judicial Magistrate Court at
Pudukkottai.
31
Government letter
No.46501/Courts-II/2013-2,
dated 08.12.2015.
Furniture for the 50 Fast Track Courts at
Magisterial level, 39 Nos. of Fast Track Courts
at Magisterial level in various Districts,
constituted.
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1.21
2.42
1.75
15.00
INITIATIVES TAKEN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT
OF INFRASTRUCTURE
Proposals sent to the Government for the development of Infrastructure in
Madras High Court (Principal Seat + Madurai Bench)
•
Installation of Solar Rooftop Power Plant at the Principal Seat of
Madras High Court.
•
•
Rehabilitation of the High Court Building, Madras.
•
Construction of Dining Hall in 5th Floor, Compound Wall and other
facilities to the newly constructed Law Officers Building in the High
Court Campus, Chennai.
•
Provision of Air conditioners to certain sections and offices of High
Court Annexe Building.
•
Installation of Cubicles and other facilities to the Vigilance section in
the third floor of the Administrative Block.
•
Enhancement of 500 KVA transformers into 1000 KVA and LT Bus
ducts with distribution MV panel at the Main Building, High Court
campus, Chennai.
•
Guest House at the Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy, Raja
Annamalaipuram, Chennai for the Hon’ble Judges of the Supreme
Court and other High Courts in India, visiting Chennai – Provision of
lift and construction of two additional floors with 16 suites.
•
•
Provision of Compactors in the Nine Floor New Record Building.
Additional Court Halls and Chambers in the Principal Seat and
Madurai Bench, in view of the increase in the strength of Judges
by 15.
Additional Photocopy machine (2 Nos.) for the use of High Court,
Madras.
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Proposals sent to the Government for the development of Infrastructure in the
District / Subordinate Courts in Tamil Nadu & Puducherry :
•
Enhancement of Fuel and Maintenance Cost for the Motor Vehicle
(New Mahindra Scorpio Diesel Car) for the use of the District Judgecum-Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nilgiris District at Uthagamandalam.
•
Provision of Air conditioned cars to Judicial officers in the Cadre
of District Judges/Additional District Judges, in the light of the
Announcement made on the floor of the Assembly on 30.04.2013
along with post of drivers and funds for fuel quota and maintenance
of the 14 Nos. of car.
•
Replacement of the existing staff car, for the use of Chief Judicial
Magistrate Court, Thanjavur District at Kumbakonam and the Chief
Judicial Magistrate Court, Kanniyakumari District at Nagercoil.
•
Furniture for the use in the Judicial Magistrate Courts No.I and II,
Tiruvallur, Principal, I & II Additional Special Courts under E.C. &
N.D.P.S. Act, proposed new combined court complex at Harur, Family
Courts, Chennai, Principal, I, II and III Additional Labour Courts,
Chennai and the Courts in Cuddalore.
•
Purchase of 3 numbers of new valuable safety boxes and for repairing
the existing 2 numbers of valuable safety boxes for the use in Chief
Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Chennai.
•
Photocopy machine for the use of the Court of Small Causes, Chennai,
XI Additional City Civil and Sessions Court for CBI Cases, Chennai and
II Additional District Court for CBI Cases, Madurai.
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Computerization
(Principal Seat & Madurai Bench of Madras High Court)
ICT Infrastructure provided to Hon’ble Judges and to the Registry of High Court
•
The Hon’ble Judges of the High Court are equipped with Laptops (HP/ HP Probook), apple
ipads, 3G Data Cards, SCC Online Journal, Desktop Computers of latest configuration (DELL) (i3
processor, 500 GB Hard Disk, 2 GB RAM 19” LED Monitor), and laser printers with speed of 30
pages per minutes and duplex function to the Home offices and Chambers of the Hon’ble Judges
with broadband connectivity. Systems installed in the chambers of the Hon’ble Judges have been
provided with dual LAN cards, to facilitate the use of intranet and internet simultaneously.
•
All the Registrars and Joint Registrars in the High Court are provided with latest version of
Laptops.
•
All the sections of the Registry have been provided with desktop computers interconnected
through LAN. Computers have also been installed in all the Court Halls, interconnected through
LAN. High End Servers are installed in High Court, Madras to keep pace with the latest technology
and for storage of data and for creation of software.
•
Video Conferencing facility between the Principal Seat and the Madurai Bench of Madras High
Court is available.
Software Modules developed by National Informatics Centre,
High Court Madras (Judicial Wing)
The comprehensive Case Information System (CIS) maintains the particulars and itinerary of
cases – from the stage of filing till the disposal and consignment of case files to record room. Daily
cause lists are being prepared using this system. Statistical reports relating to cases disposed of, are
prepared regularly.
The final orders and orders passed in bail / anticipatory bail / interim applications are
maintained by the Judgment Information System (JIS).
Citizen Centric Services Provided in High Court Madras
Touch Screen Kiosks and new LED Display Boards with state of art technology were installed in
the Court Halls, which are accessed and used by the litigant public and the advocates to know the
status of the case and the serial number of the case being heard at Court Halls.
The website of the High Court now acquired an altogether new dimension through which it
came to take over the mantle of the Right to Information Act. As a proactive disclosure, cause lists,
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judgments, orders, and the status of the cases are all being hosted on the site, everyday. SMS services
are initiated to know the stage of the cases, at SR stage and status of the copy application filed.
Online Display system is functional to know the stage of cases heard in Court Halls and is integrated
with CIS. Information Centres disseminate the case status information to the litigant public through
Enquiry Counters.
Citizen charter is hosted in the High Court website for the use of the public to know the location
of the Madras High Court and the entry points, jurisdiction, functions and services available in the
premises.
Software modules to Administrative Wing
As a part of the paperless administration, In-house Software team consisting of System Officers
and Assistants deployed under the e-courts project, has developed software modules for various
sections by which the following functions of the Registry are maintained and regulated :
•
•
•
•
•
Maintenance of profiles, transfer and postings and leave particulars of the Judicial Officers.
•
•
•
Uploading daily proceedings of cases from the Court Halls.
•
•
•
Management of the personal and official data of the Officers and Staff of the Registry.
Inventory Management System for the IT peripherals purchased under various projects.
Tapals Management System for the distribution of Tapals to various sections in the Registry.
Visitors Management System for issuance of visitors pass to litigants and law college students
with bar code and photo capture features.
Maintenance of details of RTI applications and appeals.
Maintenance of details of ID cards issued to advocates under the comprehensive security
system,
For the use of the Recruitment Cell.
Maintenance of the particulars relating to the infrastructure in the subordinate judiciary.
Maintenance of statistics on disposal of cases and for printing dockets for all cases.
Digitization of case records
Proposal for Digitization of Case Records in High Court, Madras, was sent to Government of
Tamil Nadu during January, 2015 and thereafter a Revised Proposal for sanction of Rs.9,42,87,753/was sent to the Government on 10.09.2015, and the G.O. is awaited from Government.
Training Centre for staff of High Court
Training Centre (fully air conditioned room) with 12 desktop computers and Projector with screen
was started with a purpose to impart training to the staff members of the High Court in the field of
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Computers to improve their skills, to cope up with the latest technology and to be efficient in the
software developed by the NIC officials as also the In house software team of High Court, Madras.
Implementation of e-Courts Project in District and Subordinate Courts
The e-Courts Integrated Mission Mode Project is one of the National e-Governance Projects
being implemented in High Courts and District / Subordinate Courts of the country.
A Steering Committee at each High Court has been formed to oversee the implementation of
the project in their respective High Court.
District Computer Committee in every District and Nodal Officers in each Court Complex has
been constituted. They are instructed to complete the tasks within the time frame fixed by the Hon’ble
e-Committee, Supreme Court of India.
Totally 985 Courts are covered under the e-Courts Project in the State of Tamil Nadu and Union
Territory of Puducherry.
Activities covered under the e-Courts Project:
•
All the Judicial Officers including all newly recruited Judicial Officers, in the State of Tamil Nadu
and Union Territory of Puducherry are provided with latest version of laptops and printers. 729
Laptops (DELL Latitude 3450 with i5 processor, 500 GB Hard Disk, 4 GB RAM, Built in Speaker
and Web Camera) and Laser Printers (Samsung SLM 2826 ND duplex with network facility) were
purchased and handed over to the Judicial officers during 2015.
•
Hands on training have been provided on Ubuntu Operating System (14.04 version) and Case
Information System (2.0) software to all the Judicial Officers in the State of Tamil Nadu and U.T.
of Puducherry.
•
28 Ubuntu Master Trainers (Judicial Officers) have been selected by the Hon’ble e-Committee,
Supreme Court of India, in the State of Tamil Nadu, to impart training to other Judicial Officers
in the State.
•
30 Staff Members have been trained as Master Trainers on CIS Software, who, in turn, are
imparting training to other staff members.
•
Unique Identification Numbers and e-mail IDs have been provided for all the Judicial officers.
•
All the Districts have been provided with technical manpower (one System Officer and two
System Assistants)
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•
All the Courts have been provided with computers, printers, scanners, diesel generator sets
and UPS units from e-Courts project and State Government funds.
•
The Hon’ble e-committee, Supreme Court of India, has sanctioned an amount of Rs.10.24 crores
for procurement of 2,284 computers with 3,426 LAN points. The process of procurement of the
above said IT peripherals through ELCOT, Chennai, is underway.
•
Broadband connectivity has been provided to the residences of all the Judicial Officers and the
same being renewed annually.
•
VPN over Broadband connectivity have been provided in all the District and Taluk level Court
complexes and the same being renewed annually.
•
Apart from VPN over broadband connectivity leased line connections have been provided in
42 District Court complexes.
•
Computer server rooms and Judicial Service Centres have been provided in all Court
Complexes.
•
Video Conferencing equipments for 23 Courts and 8 prisons are provided by the Hon’ble
e-Committee, Supreme Court of India with the state of art technology and the installation
process is underway.
•
Out of the 985 Courts covered under the e-Courts Project, the Case Information System Software
(CIS 1.1 Pune version) was rolled out in 747 Courts.
•
The case details entered in the CIS software are replicated in National Judicial Data Grid Portal
through which public can access the case particulars through the Web Portal in “e-courts.gov.in”.
•
Migration of data from CIS 1.1 to CIS 2.0 software is under progress in the District and Subordinate
Courts.
•
Public access portal of National Judicial Data Grid Portal was inaugurated at the Supreme Court
of India on 19th September 2015.
•
Filing, scrutiny, registration, allocation of cases, cause-list generation, hosting of judgments,
etc., are done using the CIS software and the Courts are now able to provide basic case related
services to litigants and lawyers.
•
Data entry of old cases is nearing completion in all the District and Taluk Courts in the State of
Tamil Nadu and U.T. of Puducherry.
•
•
Websites have been created for all the District Courts.
SMS Service for filing of cases have been started successfully in 29 Districts & in UT of Puducherry.
In the remaining 3 Districts, viz., Ariyalur, Perambalur and Tiruvannamalai, the said services will
be implemented shortly.
Madras High Court
BUDGET
DETAILS OF ALLOCATION AND EXPENDITURE - 2014-15
Sl.
No.
Head of Department
1
(Rupees in crores)
Allocation
Expenditure
High Court of Madras and Madurai
Bench of Madras
High Court at Madurai.
132.66
124.56
2
Subordinate Judiciary in the State
661.73
630.28
3
Judicial Academy
1.85
1.72
4
Legal Aid
30.55
15.21
Total
826.79
771.77
Madras High Court
49
50
Madras High Court
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
3
4
5
Crores
2011-12
2
123.54
2010-11
Financial
Funds
allocated
Year
2604.28
2470.00
2470.00
2470.00
392.40
Morning
/ Evening
Courts
1831.58
1625.07
1584.92
0
0
Special
Courts
23.69
11.46
10.34
15.19
9.66
0
0
0
0
0
1539.48
826.58
89.88
0
0
Special
Courts
Funds ulized
Holiday Morning
Family / Evening
Courts
Courts
Funds released
8.48
6.32
7.11
9.15
5.06
Holiday
Family
Courts
-
-
-
-
-
Funds reallocated
to other
heads
Morning / Evening / Shift Courts
(a) Morning / Evening Courts (b) Special Courts (c) Holiday Family Courts
1
Sl.
No.
A.
2604.28
2470.00
2470.00
2470.00
392.40
Morning
/ Evening
Courts
292.10
798.49
1495.04
0
0
Special
Courts
15.21
5.14
3.23
6.04
4.60
Holiday
Family
Courts
Funds surrendered
(Rupees in lakhs)
13th FINANCE COMMISSION – RELEASE AND UTILIZATION OF FUNDS
Madras High Court
51
2015-16
6
Expenditure for 2015-2016 upto 12-2015
2014-15
2013-14
2012-13
5
4
3
30 Crores
of 13th
Finance
Commission
Funds
and 3.20
crores of
State
Fund
2011-12
2
Year
2010-11
allo cated
No.
Financial
1
Funds
341.82
325.29
992.86
1510.43
-
-
released
Funds
317.09
325.29
992.86
1510.43
-
-
Funds ulized
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
rendered
to other
heads
Funds sur -
allocated
Funds re-
Alternative Disputes Resolution
(a) Construction of ADR Buildings in the State of Tamil Nadu
Sl.
B. -
-
-
-
-
-
Funds ulized for
training of judicial
officers and
advocates as mediators /
conciliators
(Rupees in lakhs)
52
Madras High Court
195.11 **
--
--
--
--
--
Funds reallocated to
other heads
20.11
226.59
252.99
210.58
224.45
83.07
Funds surrendered
Total Amount surrendered to Government during the year 2014-2015 - 246.70
--
26.40
12.21
13.87
30.05
24.53
Funds
ulized
--
5.17
5.29
3.45
27.19
24.53
Funds ulized for
training of judicial
officers and
advocates as
mediators /
conciliators
(Rupees in lakhs)
** Out of the grant of 195.11 lakhs, 194.43 lakhs has been utilized towards the work of establishing Arbitration centre in the High Court campus, Chennai.
5
215.22
252.99
2014-15
B. E.
2014-15
265.20
2013-14
4
224.45
2012-13
3
10.76
Crores
254.50
2011-12
2
Funds
released
107.60
Financial
Year
2010-11
Funds
allocated
1
Sl.
No.
b. Training to Mediators
Madras High Court
53
Crores
Crores
14.83
14.83
Financial
Year
2010-11
Funds
allocated
5.
2.
1.
3.
2.
4.
3.
5.
4.
S l. No.
1.
S l. No.
12.35
Crores
12.35
Crores
Financial
Year
2010-11
Funds
allocated
2014-15
2011-12
2010-11
2012-13
2011-12
2013-14
2012-13
2014-15
2013-14
Financial
Year
Funds
allocated
2014-15
2011-12
2010-11
2012-13
2011-12
2013-14
2012-13
2014-15
2013-14
Financial
Year
Funds
allocated
D. Training of Judicial Officers
5.
2.
1.
3.
2.
4.
3.
5.
4.
S l. No.
1.
S l. No.
C. Lok Adalats and Legal Aid
600.16
247.00
247.00
429.00
247.00
600.16
429.00
Funds
released
247.00
Funds
released
296.60
296.00
148.30
296.60
296.00
296.60
296.60
296.60
296.60
Funds
released
148.30
Funds
released
600.14
247.00
64.02
322.84
64.02
600.14
322.84
Funds
ulized
247.00
Funds
ulized
296.60
296.00
148.30
296.60
296.00
296.60
296.60
296.60
296.60
Funds
ulized
148.30
Funds
ulized
-
-
allocated to
other heads
-
Fund reallocated to
other
Fundheads
re-
-
-
allocated to
other heads
-
Fund reallocated to
other
Fundheads
re-
0.02
0
0
182.98
0
106.16
182.98
0.02
106.16
Funds
surrendered
0
(Rupees in lakhs)
Funds
surrendered
(Rupees in lakhs)
-
Funds
surrendered
-
(Rupees in lakhs)
Funds
surrendered
(Rupees in lakhs)
54
Madras High Court
15.00 Crores
of 13th Finance
Commission
Funds and
2.00 crores
of State Fund
Funds
allocated
2015-16
2014-15
2013-14
2012-13
2011-12
2010-11
Financial
Year
2013-2014
2014-2015
5
2012-2013
4
7.41
Crores
2011-2012
2
3
2010-2011
Financial
Year
1
S l. No.
Funds
allocated
F. Training of Public Prosecutors
Note: Statement given as per the expenditure upto 12/2015.
6.
5.
4.
3.
2.
1.
S l. No.
134.99
511.53
NIL
12.16
78.87
Funds
released
E. State Judicial Academies (Coimbatore & Madurai)
12.16
78.87
134.99
511.53
NIL
6.55
123.24
541.41
807.34
326.85
20.07
Funds
ulized
134.99
507.07
NIL
12.16
76.35
Final
Expenditure
Funds ulized
Expenditure
17.86
123.24
541.41
807.34
326.85
20.07
Funds
released
NIL
_
other heads
-
-
-
-
-
-
Funds reallocated
to other
heads
_
4.46
NIL
_
2.52
Funds
surrendered
(Rupees in lakhs)
-
-
-
-
-
-
Funds
surrendered
(Rupees in lakhs)
Madras High Court
55
2015-16
6.
622.56
2013-14
2014-15
4.
5.
217.07
337.01
326.08
0
Funds
released
1300.00
-
-
-
-
Funds
released
2012-13
16.30
Crores
2011-12
2.
3.
2010-11
Financial
Year
1.
Sl. No.
Funds
allocated
H. Creation of posts of Court Managers
Note: Statement given as per the expenditure upto 12/2015
2014-15
5.
2013-14
2012-13
3.
4.
2011-12
2.
22.24
Crores
2010-11
Financial
Year
1.
Sl. No.
Funds
allocated
G. Maintenance of Heritage Court Buildings
217.07
181.53
24.83
0
0
Funds
ulized
207.68
-
-
-
-
-
Funds
ulized
0
441.03
-
312.18
326.08
0
Funds
surrendered
(Rupees in lakhs)
-
-
-
-
-
-
Funds
surrendered
-
-
-
other heads
-
-
-
-
-
-
other heads
(Rupees in lakhs)
CoNSTITUTION OF COURTS / SANCTION OF POSTS
DETAILS OF COURTS SANCTIONED BY THE GOVERNMENT DURING THE YEAR 2015
Sl.
No.
56
Courts
G.O. Number
& Date
1
Constitution of a Judicial Magistrate Court at Sulur in
Coimbatore District.
G.O(Ms). No.135, Home
(Courts II) Department, dated
17.2.2015
2
Constitution of a separate Judicial Magistrate Court at
Bodinayakanur, Theni District
G.O.(Ms.)No.200, Home
dated 27.2.2015
3
Constitution of a separate District Munsif Court at Vaniyambadi
by converting the existing Additional District Munsif Court,
Vaniyambadi in Vellore District
dated 3.3.2015
4
Constitution of a separate District Munsif Court at Uthangarai,
Krishnagiri District
G.O.(Ms.)No.214, Home
dated 4.3.2015
5
Pappireddipatti in Dharmapuri District.
(Cts.II) Department, dated
05.03.2015
6
Constitution of a Special Court at Coimbatore to try the cases
filed under the Domestic Violence Act.
G.O.(Ms).No.260 Home
dated 16.3.2015
7
Constitution of a Sub Court at Tiruchendur in Thoothukudi
District.
dated 27.04.2015
8
Paramathy by bifurcating the existing District Munsif-cumJudicial Magistrate Court, Paramathy in Namakkal District
dated 12.6.2015
9
Constitution of an Additional District Munsif Court at
Aruppukottai in Virudhunagar District.
G.O.Ms.No.771, Home (Cts.
28.10.2015
10
Thirumangalam in Madurai District.
28.10.2015.
11
Constitution of two Additional District Munsif Courts at
Coimbatore.
28.10.2015
12
Constitution of a separate District Munsif Court at Omalur in
Salem District
28.10.2015
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Sl.
No.
Courts
G.O. Number
& Date
13
Constitution of a separate District Munsif Court at Paramathy
in Namakkal District
G.O.Ms.No.775, Home
28.10.2015
14
Constitution of a separate District Munsif Court at Keeranur
in Pudukottai District.
G.O.Ms.No.776, Home
28.10.2015
15
Constitution of a separate District Munsif Court at Lalgudi in
Tiruchirappalli District.
G.O.Ms.No.777, Home
28.10.2015
16
Manapparai in Tiruchirappalli District.
28.10.2015
17
Constitution of a separate Judicial Magistrate Court at Omalur
by converting the existing District Munsif-cum-Judicial
Magistrate Court, Omalur in Salem District
30.10.2015
18
Constitution of a separate Judicial Magistrate Court at Keeranur
by bifurcating the existing District Munsif-cum-Judicial
Magistrate Court, Keeranur in Pudukottai District.
30.10.2015
19
Constitution of a separate District Munsif Court at Andipatti by
converting the existing District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate
Court, Andipatti in Theni District
G.O.Ms.No.792, Home
2.11.2015
20
Constitution of a separate District Munsif Court at Vadipatti by
converting the existing District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate
Court, Vadipatti in Madurai District.
G.O.Ms.No.807, Home
06.11.2015.
21
Constitution of an Additional Judicial Magistrate Court,
Tambaram in Kancheepuram District at Chengalpattu.
G.O.Ms.No.821, Home
17.11.2015.
22
Constitution of a separate Judicial Magistrate Court at Andipatti
in Theni District
17.11.2015
23
Constitution of a separate Judicial Magistrate Court at Vadipatti
in Madurai District
G.O.Ms.No.823, Home
17.11.2015.
24
Constitution of a Judicial Magistrate Court, Perambalur in
Perambalur District.
G.O.Ms.No.824, Home
17.11.2015.
25
Constitution of Four Additional Family Courts for Chennai
City.
G.O.Ms.No.832, Home
19.11.2015
26
Constitution of three Additional District Munsif Courts at
Madurai
G.O.Ms.No.850, Home
26.11.2015
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Sl.
No.
58
Courts
G.O. Number
& Date
27
Constitution of a Special Court for exclusive trial of Rent Control
Original Petitions at Coimbatore.
G.O. (Ms). No. 951, Home
23.12.2015.
28
Constitution of a Judicial Magistrate Court at Sivakasi in
Virudhunagar District.
23.12.2015.
29
Constitution of a Judicial Magistrate Court at Padmanabhapuram
in Kanniyakumari District
23.12.2015.
30
Constitution of a Judicial Magistrate Court at Alangulam in
Tirunelveli District.
23.12.2015.
31
Constitution of a Sub Court at Tittagudi in Cuddalore District.
G.O. Ms. No. 960, Home
28.12.2015.
32
Constitution of a District Munsif Court at Sulur in Coimbatore
District.
G.O. Ms. No.961, Home
(Cts-III) Department,dated
28.12.2015.
33
Constitution of Ten Additional District Courts (Fast Track Courts)
in the cadre of District Judge - one each at Theni, Paramakudi,
Arani, Nagercoil, Villupuram, Palani, Mettur, Kumbakonam,
Vellore and Kancheepuram.
28.12.2015.
34
Constitution of a Judicial Magistrate Court at Thoothukudi in
Thoothukudi District.
28.12.2015.
35
Constitution of a Sub Court at Thuraiyur in Tiruchirappalli
District.
G.O. Ms. No.970, Home
(Cts-III) Department,dated
28.12.2015.
36
Constitution of a Sub Court at Tirumangalam in Madurai
District.
G.O. Ms. No. 977, Home
29.12.2015.
37
Constitution of Special Magistrate Courts with Civil Powers
to try petty cases in Illupur in Pudukkottai District and
Madathukulam in Tiruppur District
29.12.2015.
38
Constitution of a Judicial Magistrate Court at Alandur in
Kancheepuram District.
29.12.2015.
39
Constitution of a Judicial Magistrate Court at Ariyalur in Ariyalur
District
29.12.2015.
40
Constitution of a Judicial Magistrate Court at Kallakurichi by
converting the existing III Additional District Munsif Court,
Kallakurichi in Villupuram District.
29.12.2015.
Madras High Court
Details of Government Orders sanctioning
additional staff to the High Court
Sl.
No.
Details of Sanction
G.O. Number
& Date
1
Sanction of 429 additional posts in various
categories to the High Court of Madras, consequent
to the increase of strength of Hon’ble Judges from
42 to 60.
G.O.Ms.No.384, Home (Cts.II)
Department, dated 04.05.2015.
2
Sanction of staff and other infrastructure facilities to
the Regional centres of the State Judicial Academy at
Coimbatore and Madurai.
G.O.Ms.No.563, Home (Cts.I)
3
Sanction of funds for Additional Court Halls, Chambers,
Staff, Furniture, Car, Computer, etc,, for enhancement
of 15 Additional Judges.
Out of 195 attached posts, the
Government have sanctioned only 15
posts and out of 386 non-attached
posts, only 79 posts have been
sanctioned by the Government.
G.O.Ms.No.407, Home (Cts.IV)
Department dated 14.05.2015.
4
E-Courts Project - Creation of 3 posts of programmer,
3 posts of Assistant Programmer, one post of Senior
System Officer, 34 posts of System Officer, 67 posts of
System Assistant for the High Court, Madras, Madurai
Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai and Subordinate
Courts.
G.O.Ms.No.685, Home (Cts.III)
Madras High Court
59
Details of Number of Courts Constituted during the Year 2015
Sl.
No.
60
Name of the
District
Name of the Court
G.O. Number
& Date
No. of
New
Courts
Date of
Constitution
1
Kancheepuram
Constitution of one Family
Court at Chengalpattu.
G.O.Ms.No.516,
Home (Cts.II)
Department,
dated
16.07.2013.
1(DJ)
12.01.2015
2
Virudhunagar
Constitution of Fast
Track Mahila Court at
Srivilliputhur in the cadre of
District Judge.
G.O.Ms.No.217,
Home (Cts.II)
Department,
dated 02.04.2013.
1(DJ)
30.03.2015
3
Villupuram and
Sivagangai
Constitution of two special
Courts in the cadre of
District Judge for exclusive
trial of cases registered
under SC/ST (POA) Act,
1989 at Villupuram and
Sivagangai.
G.O.Ms.No.793,
Home (Cts.II)
Department,
dated
07.10.2013.
2(DJ)
30.03.2015
4
Tiruvallur
Constitution of two special
Courts (one in the cadre
of District Judge and one
in the cadre of Sub Judge)
to deal with MCOP cases
and one Special Court (in
the cadre of Sub Judge) to
deal with LAOP cases at
Tiruvallur.
G.O.Ms.No.79,
Home (Cts.II)
Department,
dated
13.01.2012.
3 (1-DJ +
2-SJ)
30.03.2015
5
Tiruppur
Constitution of Sub Court at
Avinashi
G.O.Ms.No.935,
Home (Cts.II)
Department,
dated
16.12.2014.
1(SJ)
15.12.2015
Madras High Court
Details of Government Orders sanctioning
additional staff to Subordinate Courts
Sl.
No.
Details of Sanction
No. of Post
Sanctioned
G.O. Number
& Date
1
Sanction of one post of Junior
Assistant to the District Munsif
Court, Sankarapuram.
Junior Assistant - 1
2
Sanction of one post of Typist to
Industrial Tribunal, Chennai.
Typist – 1
G.O.Ms.No.36, L & E (D2)
3
Sanction of one post of Typist
to II Additional Labour Court,
Chennai.
Typist – 1
G.O.Ms.No.41, L & E (D2)
4
Sanction of 5 posts of Night
Watchman for the Courts in
Tirunelveli District from Texco on
Contract basis.
Night Watchman-5
5
Sanction of one post of Special
Accountant in the grade of Senior
Accounts Officer to the O/o
Administrator General & Official
Trustee of Tamil Nadu.
Special
Accountant-1
G.O.Ms.No.216, Home (Cts.V)
6
Sanction of one post of full time
Masalchi to District Munsifcum-Judicial Magistrate Court at
Vedaranyam.
Masalchi – 1
G.O.Ms.No.624, Home (Cts.II)
Madras High Court
61
Details of Further Continuance of 48 Courts and 35 Court
Managers Sanctioned under 13th Finance Commission
Sl.
No.
62
Subject
G.O. Number
& Date
1
Further continuance of 48 Courts for the year 2015-16
(1) 9 Special Courts in the cadre of District Judge to deal with MCOP Cases.
(2) 18 Special Courts in the cadre of Sub Judge to deal
with MCOP Cases.
(3) 1 Additional Sub Court, Tiruppur in the cadre of Sub
Judge.
(4) 1 Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal at Tirupattur in Vellore District in the cadre of Sub Judge.
(5) 4 Special Courts in the cadre of Sub Judge to deal with LAOP cases.
(6) 13 Family Courts in the cadre of District Judge.
(7) 2 Special Courts in the cadre of District Judge for SC/
ST (POA) Act Cases
G.O.(2D)No.275, Home
13.08.2015 and G.O.(2D)
No.319, Home (Cts.
II) Department, dated
16.09.2015. (amendment)
2
Honorarium to be paid to the Judicial Officers and staff
members of the 4 Holiday Family Courts at Chennai for the
year 2015-16
G.O.(2D) No.275, Home
13.08.2015 and G.O.(2D)
No.319, Home (Cts.
II) Department, dated
16.09.2015. (amendment)
3
Further continuance of 35 Posts of Court Manager
G.O.(2D) No.347, Home
(Cts.V) Department, dated
20.10.2015.
Madras High Court
Government Orders issued in respect of the recommendation made by the
Hon’ble Shetty Commission to the Subordinate Judiciary
Sl.
No.
Subject
G.O. Number
& Date
1
Creation of 32 Posts of Executive Assistants to the Principal
Judge, City Civil Court, Chennai/Principal District Judges.
G.O.(Ms).No.854, Home (Cts.III)
(released in 2015)
2
Sanction of Special Allowance of Rs.200/- p.m., which is
inclusive of Travelling Allowance to the 32 Posts of Executive
Assistants.
(released in 2015)
3
Creation of 32 Posts of Protocol Officer - one each for 32
Districts with one post of Assistant and Office Assistant as
supporting staff to each Protocol Officer.
(released in 2015)
4
Creation of 197 posts of Stenographer Grade-I to the Court of
District and Sessions Judge in the Districts.
(released in 2015)
5
Revision of Pay Scale of the 32 posts of Chief Administrative
Officer in the Courts of Principal District Judges.
(released in 2015)
6
Redesignation of the Post of Sherishtadar of the Court of Civil
Judge (Senior Division) as Senior Sherishtadar.
(released in 2015)
Justice Shetty Commission Recommendations:-
G.O.(Ms).No.703, Home (Cts.V)
(ii) Sanction of Travelling and Compensatory
Allowance to Stenographers working in
Taluk and District Head Quarters and
Cities with effect from 01.04.2003.
(iii) Sanction of higher pay scale to
Sherishtadar of the Court of Civil Judge
(Senior Division) now designated as
Senior Sherishtadar with effect from
01.04.2003.
7
(i) Sanction of Fixed Travelling Allowance to Junior
Bailiff (Process Server)/Senior Bailiff
(Bailiff) from 01.04.2003.
(iv) Sanction of higher pay scale to the post of
Chief Administrative Officer with effect
from 11.01.2008.
(v) Sanction of Medical Allowance with effect
from 01.04.2003.
(vi) Sanction of higher scale of pay to
Stenographer Grade-II of the Court of
Civil Judge (Senior Division)
(vii) Sanction of Special Allowance to staff
working in Record Room/Property Room.
(viii) Sanction of Uniform/Uniform allowance
to the post of Process Servers, Bailiffs,
Bench Clerks and Stenographers.
G.O.(Ms).No.710 Home (Cts.V)
Madras High Court
63
INITIATIVES TAKEN FOR CONSTITUTION OF COURTS
List of Proposals sent to the Government
64
•
•
Formation of 4 Additional Courts in the cadre of District Judge in Chennai.
•
•
Constitution of Additional Labour Courts at Madurai, Krishnagiri, and Coimbatore.
•
Constitution of a Labour Court at Kumbakonam comprising of three Districts viz. Thanjavur,
Nagapattinam and Thiruvarur.
•
Constitution of Family Courts for 15 Districts, under the grants of the 14 th Finance
Commission.
•
•
Formation of 10 Additional Courts in the cadre of Sub Judge in Chennai.
•
Constitution of Additional Sub Courts at Dharmapuri, Ponneri in Tiruvallur District, Srivilliputhur,
Coimbatore, Vellore, Ariyalur, Palani in Dindigul District, Kancheepuram, Pudukottai and Hosur
in Krishnagiri District.
•
Constitution of District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Courts at Gummudipoondi in Tiruvallur
District, Vazhapadi in Salem District and Sholinganallur in Kancheepuram District.
•
Constitution of separate District Munsif Courts at Vedasandur in Dindigul District and Sivagiri
in Tirunelveli District.
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Constitution of Additional District Munsif Courts at Perambalur, Tiruvallur, Pollachi in Coimbatore
District, Thenkanikottai in Krishnagiri District and Thanjavur.
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Constitution of two Additional District Munsif Courts at Salem.
Constitution of Additional District Courts, at Nagercoil in Kanniyakumari District, Tiruvannamalai,
Srivilliputhur in Virudhunagar District, Villupuram, Sivagangai and Nagapattinam.
Constitution of an Additional District and Sessions Court at Srivilliputhur to conduct the cases
relating to SC/ST (POA) Act, 1989 in Virudhunagar District.
Constitution of Sub Courts at Alandur in Kancheepuram District, Aranthangi in Pudukottai
District, Jayankondam in Ariyalur District, Palladam and Kangeyam in Tiruppur District, Gudalur
and Coonoor in Nilgiris District, Mettupalayam in Coimbatore District, Melur and Usilampatti
in Madurai District, Ulundurpet in Villupuram District, Palacode in Dharmapuri District,
Manamadurai in Sivagangai District, Eraniel in Kanniyakumari District and Mudukulathur in
Madras High Court
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Constitution of 22 Additional Mahila Courts (in the cadre of Judicial Magistrates) one each for
the stations where 22 “Magalir Neethimandram” (Fast Track Mahila Courts) in the cadre of
District Judges are sanctioned.
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Constitution of a Fast Track Court at Magisterial Level for trial of cases under N.I. Act at Saidapet
in Chennai District.
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Constitution of a Special Court to exclusively deal with the N.I. Act cases in Tirunelveli
District.
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Constitution of Fast Track Court at Magisterial Level at Eraniel by shifting the existing Fast Track
Court at Magisterial Level at Nagercoil.
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Constitution of one more Judicial Magistrate Court at Thoothukudi.
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Constitution of Additional Judicial Magistrate Courts at Jayamkondam, Ariyalur District and
Madurantakam in Kancheepuram District.
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Constitution of 2 Additional Judicial Magistrate Courts at Tiruppur.
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Constitution of 3 Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Courts viz., 2 at Egmore and 1 at Saidapet
for disposal of cases u/s 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act and 1 Mobile Court at Chennai city
for trial and disposal of petty cases including Motor Vehicles Act cases instead of 4 Mobile
Courts sanctioned by Government.
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Constitution of separate Judicial Magistrate Court at Kodaikanal, Dindigul District.
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Constitution of Special Court at Villupuram for trial of NDPS Act cases in the cadre of District
Judge.
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Creation of Special Court for trying CBI cases relating to Indian Bank Scam cases under 13th
Finance Commission Grants-in-aid.
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Constitution of a Separate Employees Insurance Courts at Chennai and Madurai as per provision
under Section 74 of the E.S.I. Act.
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Holding Mahila Camp Court at Kuzhithurai by the Fast Track Mahila Court, Nagercoil.
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Constitution of an exclusive Motor Accident Claims Tribunal in Tindivanam Court campus.
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Constitution of (i) one Special Court in the cadre of Judicial Magistrate at Alandur, Kancheepuram
District, for the exclusive trial of the cases relating to Customs Act and other related cases and
(ii) one Additional Mahila Court in the cadre of Judicial Magistrate at Alandur for the trial of
cases relating to offences against women and other cases.
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Constitution of 15 Special Courts to deal with the cases filed under SC/ST (POA) Act 1989.
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Constitution of Special Courts to deal with series of cases under investigation by CBCID against
M/s.Gold Quest International Pvt.Ltd – Constitution of special court at Chennai to try the cases
filed under the Prize Chits and Money Circulation Scheme (Banning) Act 1978.
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Constitution of separate Mobile Court at Courtrallam, Tirunelveli District.
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Constitution of one Mobile Court for the prosecution of Railway Act cases in Chennai Division
of Southern Railway under 13th Finance Commission
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Constitution of 51 Special Magistrate Courts with Civil powers to try the petty cases one at each
Taluk, where no court is functioning, under the 13th Finance Commission (G.O. issued for 2
Courts at Illuppur and Madathukulam).
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Constitution of Special Court for exclusive trial of land grabbing cases at Chengalpattu.
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Setting up of a Special Court at Chennai to deal with fake stamp papers & Indian currency under
13th Finance Commission Grants-in-aid.
•
Conversion of existing District Munsif Court, Pallipattu as District Munsif - cum - Judicial
Magistrate Court, Pallipattu in Tiruvallur District.
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Constitution of separate District Munsif Court at Rajapalayam by shifting the existing Additional
District Munsif Court, Srivilliputhur in Virudhunagar District.
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Conversion of existing District Munsif Court, Ranipet as District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate
Court, Ranipet in Vellore District.
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Conversion of existing Judicial Magistrate Court, Alangudi as District Munsif-cum-Judicial
Magistrate Court, Alangudi in Pudukkottai District.
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Constitution of a separate District Munsif Court at Chengam by converting the existing Additional
District Munsif Court, Chengam in Tiruvannamalai District. (G.O. Issued for Constitution of
separate Judicial Magistrate Court at Chengam by converting the existing Prl. District Munsifcum-Judicial Magistrate Court, Chengam).
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Constitution of separate District Munsif Court and separate Judicial Magistrate Court by
converting the existing District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court, Perundurai in Erode
District.
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Constitution of separate Judicial Magistrate Court at Vaniyambadi by converting the existing
Principal District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court, Vaniyambadi in Vellore District. (G.O. issued for Constitution of separate District Munsif Court at Vaniyambadi by converting the
existing Additional District Munsif Court, Vaniyambadi).
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Constitution of District Munsif Court at Mettupalayam by bifurcating the existing District Munsifcum-Judicial Magistrate Court at Mettupalayam in Coimbatore District.
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Constitution of separate District Munsif Court at Nanguneri by converting the existing Additional
District Munsif Court, Nanguneri in Tirunelveli District. (G.O. Issued for Constitution of separate
Judicial Magistrate Court at Nanguneri by converting the existing Principal District Munsif-cumJudicial Magistrate Court, Nanguneri).
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Constitution of separate District Munsif Court at Tittagudi in Cuddalore District.
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Constitution of separate Judicial Magistrate Court at Tittagudi by converting the existing District
Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court, Tittagudi in Cuddalore District.
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Constitution of separate District Munsif Court at Eraniel by converting the existing Principal
District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court, Eraniel in Kanniyakumari District.
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Constitution of separate Judicial Magistrate Court at Eraniel by converting the existing Additional
District Munsif Court, Eraniel in Kanniyakumari District.
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Constitution of separate District Munsif Court at Sriperumbudur by converting the existing
District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court, Sriperumbudur and constitution of separate
Judicial Magistrate Court at Sriperumbudur in Kancheepuram District.
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Constitution of separate District Munsif Court at Vandavasi by converting the existing Additional
District Munsif Court, Vandavasi and Constitution of separate Judicial Magistrate Court,
Vandavasi by converting the existing Principal District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court,
Vandavasi in Tiruvannamalai District.
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Re-designating the District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court No.I, Hosur as District Munsif
Court, Hosur in Krishnagiri District.
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Constitution of an Additional Judicial Magistrate Court, Bhavani by converting the existing II
Additional District Munsif Court, Bhavani in Erode District.
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INITIATIVES TAKEN FOR INCREASING THE STAFF STRENGTH
WITH PAY AND ALLOWANCES
List of Proposals sent to the Government :
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124 posts of Translator (i.e., 93 posts to the Principal Seat at Madras and 31 posts to the Madurai
Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai). (Based on the direction of the Hon’ble High Court
made in W.P.No.1086/1998 filed by Thiru. M. Venkatachalapathy, former Secretary, Madras Bar
Association).
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One post of Technical Assistant to the Librarian to the Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy.
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6 posts of Translator in the cadre of Assistant Section Officer viz., 4 posts for the Principal Seat
at Madras and 2 posts for the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
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Posts required for creation of Internal Audit Units in Judicial Department -- (A) Posts required
for Administrative Wing: Financial Advisor - 2, Chief Accounts Officer - 2, Audit Officer -10,
Audit Superintendent - 8, (Total-22) (to be deputed from Staff Treasury Department). (B) Posts
required for Audit Party: Assistant Registrar -1, Section officer -5, Assistant Section Officer -5,
Computer Operator - 5, Assistant - 5, Office Assistant - 5, (Total -26).
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Consolidated proposal for Sanction of funds for Additional Court Halls, Chambers, Staff, Furniture,
Car, Computers, etc., for the Principal Seat and Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai
in respect of 15 Additional Judges - Earlier proposal reiterated.
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2 posts of ADSP and 8 posts of DSP (Based on the Directions of the Hon’ble Vigilance Committee)
in the High Court, Madras.
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One post of Sub Assistant Registrar to the Vigilance Cell, High Court, Madras.
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Proposal for Enhancement of Honorarium of Rs.7,500/- p.m., to Rs.25,000/-p.m., paid to the
Law Clerks to the Hon’ble Judges of High Court of Madras and Madurai Bench of Madras High
Court, Madurai.
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Car, fuel and maintenance charges to the Registrar (District Judicary) and the Registrar (IT-cumStatistics).
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(1) Upgraded posts of Senior Private Secretary to Hon’ble Judges and Private Secretary to
Hon’ble Judges to be made as promotional post by giving nomenclature as Assistant
Registrar-cum-Senior Private Secretary to Hon’ble Judges and Sub Assistant Registrar-cumPrivate Secretary to Hon’ble Judges respectively,
(2) 10 posts of newly upgraded Senior Private Secretary to Hon’ble Judges as Deputy Registrar
-cum- Principal Private Secretary,
(3) 20 posts of newly upgraded Private Secretary to Hon’ble Judges as Assistant Registrarcum-Senior Private Secretary and
(4) 30 posts of P.A., to Hon’ble Judges as Sub Assistant Registrar -cum- Private Secretary.
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Upgradation of the posts of Deputy Registrar (AS), Deputy Registrar (OS), Deputy Registrar
(Writs) and Deputy Registrar (Judicial), High Court, Madras to the cadre of Joint Registrar.
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One post of Assistant Registrar, one post of Librarian, one post of Personal Assistant, one post
of Record Keeper, 5 posts of Office Assistant and 3 posts of Sweeper/Sanitary Worker for the
Arbitration Centre along with Head of Account.
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Staff, furniture, car and telephone (both recurring and non-recurring) to the Tamil Nadu
Mediation and Conciliation Centre, High Court, Madras.
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One post of Additional Registrar General in the cadre of District Judge, one post of Additional
Registrar-II (Vigilance) in the cadre of District Judge, one post of Additional Registrar (IT &
Statistics) preferably as promotion post from Joint Registrar and one post of Joint Registrar
(Computers) as promotion post from Deputy Registrar for Madurai Bench of Madras High Court.
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HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
TAMIL NADU STATE JUDICIAL ACADEMY
The Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy, constituted vide G.O. Ms. No.626, Home (Cts-IA)
Department, dated 19.6.2000, is a non-profit institution, under the administrative control of the
High Court, Madras. It was inaugurated on 23.04.2001 and began to function temporarily in the
premises within the Judicial Officers’ Quarters Compound at Egmore, Chennai, and moved into the
present building located at “Malligai”, PSKR Salai, Raja Annamalaipuram, Chennai 600 028, on and
from 25.07.2004.
The premises of Academy is equipped with sufficient infrastructural facilities, like, an Auditorium,
Library, Lecture Hall, Meeting Hall, Conference Hall (with Multi Point Video Conferencing facility), Board
of Governors’ Meeting Room, Computer Room, Guest Rooms, V.I.P. Suites and Recreation Room.
The chief mission of the Academy is to bring about institutionalised, integrated, and
professionalised system of continued judicial education for justices, judges, court personnel and
lawyers aspiring for judicial position. The objective of imparting training to the Judicial Officers is to
make them competent and sensitive, so that they could keep themselves abreast of the march of law
every now and then, and also help them to face and overcome challenges in their day-to-day work.
The Academy imparts the following types of training :
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
(vii)
(viii)
(ix)
Induction Training
In service Training
Computer Training
District Continuing Education Workshops
Zonal-wise programmes on Tools & Techniques for enhancing timely justice.
Regional programmes on Tools & Techniques for enhancing timely justice.
Inter Departmental Programmes
Seminars / Conferences
Ministerial Staff Training.
The Training Programmes are mainly interactive in nature. Visits to Courts, Police Establishments,
Jails, Revenue Departments including Survey, Railway Protection Force and General Hospitals are also
undertaken.
Corresponding to the increase in litigations being filed in District-level Courts, there is an
increase in the number of judicial officers and staff members. Further, in order to cut expenditure on
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organizing the training programmes for the judicial officers, young advocates and the staff members,
it was decided by the Hon’ble Governing Body of TNSJA to decentralize the training programmes to
the District Headquarters. The above decision was taken, considering the scenario in future that the
stakeholders of the justice delivery system require to be inculcated training on the legal and social
trends emerging from time to time, as often as required.
The website of the Academy contains information regarding the constitution of the Academy,
the details and schedules of the programmes conducted, articles of legal interest, speeches given
during training programmes by eminent Judges and other distinguished guests and the Annual
Calendar. A separate window has also been provided for Gallery, showcasing photographs of the
Training Programmes. The Academy also publishes E-Journal consisting of important judgements of
the Supreme Court and Madras High Court every month for circulation among the Judicial Officers
of the State and the Union Territory.
The Academy has received Rs.15 crores under 13th Finance Commission Grant, towards the Head
“Building of Infrastructure” and the same has been utilized along with the additional grant of Rs.2 crores
from the State Government towards the construction of two Regional Centres, one at Madurai and
the other at Coimbatore. The buildings and the infrastructure facilities of the said Regional Centres are
nearing completion and are proposed to be inaugurated during the third week of February, 2016.
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Training Programme conducted in association with Spastic
Society of Tamil Nadu on “Legal Guardianship and Rehabilitation
Schemes and Benefits”.
21.02.2015
Training Programmes contemplated by the National Judicial
Academy in co-ordination with the State Judicial Academies
were conducted to the budding Advocates in two phases – in
the first phase Advocates having practice upto 5 years and in
the second phase to the Advocates having practice above 5
years and upto 10 years.
The subjects covered were: (i)
Civil Laws – Procedural and Substantive
(ii) Criminal Laws – Procedural and Substantive
(iii) Fundamental Principles of Law of Evidence
(iv) Application of Difference Laws in a Suit for Specific Performance
(v) Problems and issues relating to Motor Accident Claims Cases –
(a) Law relating to negligence and liability, and
(b) Determination of Compensation
(vi) Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act – An Overview
(vii) Forensic and Electronic Evidence
(viii) Language Skills
(ix) Yoga/Meditation
21.02.2015 & 22.02.2015
Training Programme on Ubuntu Operating System and Case
Information Software for Judicial Officers.
28.02.2015 to 11.03.2015
Training Programme for Core Group of DSA Master Trainers for
Training CIS Master Trainers of all the High Courts.
16.03.2015 to 30.03.2015
Senior Civil Judges & Civil
Judges numbering 40.
at the 33 District Head
Quarters
2038 Advocates
103 Judicial Officers hailing
from Tamil Nadu, Telangana
and Andhra Pradesh,
Bombay, Karnataka and
Kerala.
95 DSAs from Tamil Nadu,
Telangana and Andhra
Pradesh and Kerala.
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H o n ’ b l e C h i e f J u s ti c e a d d r e s s i n g t h e C o n f e r e n c e o n A r b i t r a ti o n L a w .
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Refresher Course on Effective Implementation of Juvenile Justice
(Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000.
22.03.2015
National Conference on Arbitration Law.
28.03.2015 & 29.03.2015
Principal Magistrates &
Asst. Public Prosecutors of
Juvenile Justice Boards,
Inspectors of Juvenile Aid
Police Units of the State
of Tamil Nadu & Union
Territory of Puducherry,
numbering 168.
Besides, Hon’ble High Court
Judges, District Judges
and Advocates numbering
about 200 from all over the
country.
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State-level Conference on effective implementation of Juvenile
Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000.
18.04.2015 & 19.04.2015
Conference on –
(i)
Legal niceties.
(ii) Ethics and Change of Mindset.
(iii) Relevant factors for effective administration of justice.
(iv) Judges as Learners.
(v) General Administration of District level Courts.
13.06.2015
Training Programme on –
(i)
Salient features of Competition Act, 2002.
(ii) Interpretation of the terms in the Competition Act, 2002.
(iii) Procedure relating to Trial proceedings in Sessions Cases.
(iv) Law of precedents.
(v) Salient features of Hindu Succession Act.
(vi) Procedure relating to proceedings in Civil Appeal cases.
(vii) Managerial and Leadership skills.
(viii) Relevance of Section 6 of Hindu Succession Act.
(ix) Labour Laws.
20.06.2015 & 21.06.2015
and
08.08.2015 & 09.08.2015
Members of Child Welfare
Committees, District
Child Protection Officers,
Probation Officers and
Superintendents of
Government Homes, After
Care Homes, Government
Aided and NGO managed
Homes and District Child
Line, numbering 210.
Principal District Judges and
Chief Judicial Magistrates,
numbering 79.
74 District Judges in the
I Batch and 96 District
Judges in the II Batch.
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of Participants
(i)
Involvement in active and continuous learning.
(ii) Importance of continuing judicial education.
(iii) An overview of Prevention of Corruption Act.
(iv) Assessment of nature and type of accident and significance of Sections 163A and 166 of the Motor
Vehicles Act.
(v) Relevance of Section 6 of Hindu Succession Act.
(vi) Managerial and Leadership skills.
(vii) Procedure relating to trial proceedings in Sessions cases.
(viii) Appreciation of Evidence of Forensic science in criminal trials.
(ix) Attitude alters altitude – An overview.
(x) Recent trends in cyber crimes and appreciation of digital evidence.
(xi) Practice and Procedure being adopted in trial proceedings in Sessions cases.
(xii) Strong correlations between the eating habits and the diseases.
27.06.2015 & 28.06.2015
and
29.08.2015 & 30.08.2015
(i)
Involvement in active and continuous learning.
(ii) Aspects of Judicial service, Judicial management and judicial education.
(iii) Issues and challenges faced by Judicial Officers during the trial proceedings in Criminal Cases.
(iv) Elements to be taken into account while taking cognizance of offences.
(v) Strong correlations between the eating habits and the diseases.
(vi) Developing the skills of effective communication.
(vii) Issues faced by the Judicial Officers dealing with civil cases.
(viii) Overview of Wild Life Protection Act, 1972.
(ix) Relevance of Section 6 of Hindu Succession Act.
(x) Part performance and Doctrine of Lis pendens.
(xi) An Overview of Hindu Succession Act.
(xii) Communication and negotiation skills.
(xiii) Procedure relating to trial proceedings in criminal cases.
(xiv) Recent trends in Cyber Crimes and appreciation of Digital evidence.
(xv) Appreciation of evidence of Forensic medicine in Criminal Trial.
11.07.2015 & 12.07.2015
Workshop on Strengthening of Juvenile Justice System
04.07.2015
75 Senior Civil Judges in the
I Batch and 90 Senior Civil
Judges in the II Batch.
25.07.2015 & 26.07.2015
and
22.08.2015 & 23.08.2015
72 Civil Judges in the
I Batch, 80 Civil Judges in
the II Batch and 100 Civil
Judges in the III Batch.
Principal Magistrates,
Members of Juvenile
Justice Board and Police
officials across the State
and Union Territory
numbering 225.
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Workshop on Human Trafficking for Labour
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96 District Judges.
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of Participants
Induction Training Programme –
Orientation Programme –
(i)
Roles of the other stake holders of the Justice Dispensation system viz., the bar, the staff and the litigant.
(ii) Professional ethics and values of Judgeship.
(iii) Jurisdiction and its exclusion of civil courts.
(iv) Character – Foundation of knowledge.
(v) Judicial accountability – Conduct and Etiquette.
(vi) Complaints and first information in the light of the legal provisions as contemplated under the Code of Criminal Procedure.
(vii) Basic and important legal subjects.
(viii) Constitutional provisions with reference to District Judiciary.
(ix) Overview of Judicial service.
(x) Maintenance of standards.
(xi) Access to Justice.
(xii) Procedures relating to impleading of proper and necessary parties.
(xiii) Effective administration of justice.
(xiv) Writing Orders and Judgements.
(xv) Practices and procedures required to be adopted by the Criminal Courts, during the recording of evidence.
(xvi) Law of evidence.
(xvii) Judges as learners – Need for continuing Judicial education.
(xviii) Order XXIII, C.P.C.
(xix) Chapter V, Code of Criminal Procedure with regard to arrest.
(xx) Factors to be looked into by Judicial Officers in respect of cognizance of offences and the related issues.
(xxi) Role of Judges and Advocates in the Court proceedings – “Jolly L.L.B.” movie, was screened.
(xxii) Various kinds of law of injunctions.
(xxiii) Roles of Judicial Officers.
(xxiv) Order XXVI and Order XXXVIII, C.P.C.
(xxv) Relevant procedure related to trial proceedings in Criminal cases.
(xxvi) Important aspects of C.P.C.
(xxvii) Punctuality and dress code.
(xxviii) General administration.
(xxix) Judicial life – Conduct and Behaviour.
(xxx) Transition from Advocate to adjudicator.
(xxxi) Expeditious disposal of cases – Tools and Techniques.
21.09.2015 to 03.10.2015
Intensive Training Programme –
(i)
Civil Procedure Code – An Overview.
(ii) Evidence of dying declaration and test identification parade.
(iii) Procedure relating to arrest.
(iv) Computation of Court fee and Suit valuation.
(v) Procedure relating to set off and counter claim.
05.10.2015 to 31.10.2015
142 newly appointed Civil
Judges – 2015 batch.
Judges – 2015 batch I.
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(vi) Trial procedure – Warrant cases on Police reports and private complaints, Summon cases and summary trials.
(vii) Attachment and sale of movable and immovable properties and attachment of salary.
(viii) Principles of statutory requirements and duties of judicial officers with regard to arrest and detention, remand and bail.
(ix) Judgement writing.
(x) N.D.P.S. Act – Mandatory procedures.
(xi) Law of marriage and succession.
(xii) Scope of confession made under Section 27 of Evidence Act vis-a-vis Section 162 Cr.P.C.
(xiii) Sessions Court Craft – procedures and practices.
(xiv) An Overview of Wildlife (Protection) Act.
(xv) An Overview of investigation into crimes.
(xvi) Provisions relating to bail and bonds as contemplated in Cr.P.C.
(xvii) Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act – An Overview.
(xviii) Child Psychology and Child Welfare as envisaged under Section 4(3) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000.
(xix) Child Protection and welfare role of NGOs.
(xx) Salient features of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000.
(xxi) Children in need of care and protection – role of Government.
(xxii) Various developmental stages of the human beings from infancy to adulthood.
(xxiii) Law regarding discharge and acquittal and Negotiable Instruments Act.
(xxiv) History and evolution of Hindu Succession Law.
(xxv) Government Servants Conduct Rules.
(xxvi) Bonded Labour. “Kavi” and “Vinod” movies were screened.
(xxvii) Safeguards and protection measures being provided to the victims of Autism, Cerebral Palsy, mental retardation and multiple disabilities (At the Spastic Society of Tamil Nadu)
(xxviii) Court Craft –Procedures and practices.
(xxix) Rights of trans-genders.
(xxx) Communication and listening skills.
(xxxi) Stress management.
(xxxii) Movie relating to Wild Life Protection “The Truth about Tigers” was screened.
(xxxiii) Salient features of Indian Evidence Act, 1872.
(xxxiv) Issues which crop up while taking a plaint on file.
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Sitting along with the Presiding Officers of Judicial / Metropolitan Magistrate Courts and District Munsif / Small Causes Courts.
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Visiting the Courts of Judicial Magistrate, visiting the Offices of Revenue Department, Field Survey, Police Department, Forest Department, Prison / Jail administration, Treasury Department, Government Hospital, Government Observation Home for Children.
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Training programme –
(i)
Original Side Rules.
(ii) Appellate Side Rules.
(iii) Criminal Side Rules.
(iv) Life style in Stress and Health Management.
(v) General Instructions – Mannerism – Dictations, Communication skills, English Grammar and usage.
21.02.2015, 27.06.2015,
19.09.2015 & 31.10.2015
Training Programme at 33 District Head Quarters –
(i)
Handling correspondence to administration and court work.
(ii) Typing Draft and Fair order in uncontested civil cases.
(iii) Maintaining Registers.
(iv) Preparation of statements.
28.02.2015, 27.06.2015 &
26.09.2015
Intensive Training Programme –
(i)
Interlocutory Application including Injunction Applications - Tools and Techniques.
(ii) Life Style Management.
(iii) Civil Trials - Legal provisions as contemplated in C.P.C.
(iv) Intricacies of Order XXXVIII of C.P.C.
(v) Legal provisions with regard to arrest, confession and recovery as contemplated under Code of Criminal Procedure.
(vi) Relevant legal provisions with regard to Res Sub Judice and Res Judicata and Sections 10 & 11 of CPC.
(vii) Time Management.
(viii) Evidence Act.
(ix) Criminal Procedure Code – An Overview.
(x) Visited Forensic Sciences Laboratory on function of lab, toxicology, etc.
(xi) Gender Sensitization and Learning Workshop on Violence against Women
(a) The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.
(b) The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal), Act.
(c) The Criminal law (Amendment) Act, 2013.
(d) The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO).
(xii) Visit to the Railway Protection Force establishment at Chennai.
(xiii) Role and Responsibility of Referral Judges as per Section 89 CPC.
(xiv) Need, Background and Statutory mandate of Alternative Disputes Resolution.
(xv) Cruelty and Dowry Harassment.
(xvi) Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956.
(xvii) Visit to Central Prison.
02.11.2015 to 22.12.2015
P.A. to Hon’ble Judges,
Court Officers / Section
Officers / Appeal
Examiners, Assistant
Section Officers and
Assistants working in the
Principal Seat and the
Madurai Bench of Madras
High Court, numbering 675.
4500 Staff members of
the District Judiciary in
the State of Tamil Nadu
and Union Territory Of
Puducherry.
28.12.2015 to 31.12.2015
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of Participants
(xviii) Visit to Kilpauk Medical College to witness autopsy and orientation of functioning of Institute of Mental Health with regard to issues that come up when such persons involved in crimes.
(xix) Judgement writing.
(xx) Ubuntu Operating system and C.I.S. 2.0. version.
(xxi) Important provisions of Indian Penal Code.
(xxii) An Overview of the enactments relating to Prisons.
(xxiii) Visit to Juvenile Justice Board, Government Observation Home for Children and Government Vigilance Home at Chennai.
(xxiv) Practice and procedure to be adopted relating to custody of victim girls and recording dying declaration.
(xxv) Practice and procedure for recording statement and confession under Section 164 Cr.P.C.
(xxvi) Life style Management – Stress and Health Management.
(xxvii) Training Programme on Mediation.
(xxviii) Visit to High Court, Madras.
(xxix) Civil Procedure Code – An overview.
(xxx) Principles and statutory Requirements and Duties of Judicial Officers with regard to Arrest, Detention, Remand and Bail.
(xxxi) Provisions of law available to decide a suit at a Preliminary stage.
(xxxii) Preliminary and Final Decrees with reference to Partition suits and suits for Accounts.
(xxxiii) Scope of Confession made under Sec. 27 of the Evidence Act vis-a-vis Sec.162 Cr.P.C.
(xxxiv) Dying declaration and Test Identification Parade and Procedures and Issues relating to Surrender of the Accused.
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On-Job Training –
•
Sitting along with the Presiding Officers of Judicial / Metropolitan Magistrate Courts and District Munsif/Small Causes Courts.
•
Visiting the Courts of Judicial Magistrate, visiting the Offices of Revenue Department, Field Survey, Police Department, Forest Department, Prison/Jail administration, Treasury Department, Government Hospital, Government observation Home for Children.
02.11.2015 to 22.12.2015
Conference on Intellectual Property Rights Adjudication.
21.11.2015
28.12.2015 to 31.12.2015
50 District Judges
functioning in Chennai,
Thiruvallur and
Kancheepuram.
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Training Programme for Ministerial Staff at Districts
Headquarters
28.11.2015 at all the District
Head Quarters
Judicial Ministerial Staff
Members in the State of
Tamil Nadu and Union
Territory of Puducherry,
numbering 1522.
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ALTERNATIVE DISPUTES RESOLUTION
1. Tamil Nadu Legal Services Authority
2.
Union Territory of Puducherry Legal Services Authority
3.
High Court Legal Services Committee
4.
Tamil Nadu Mediation and Conciliation Centre
5.
Arbitration Centre
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Hon’ble Chief Justice / Patron –in- Chief, Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority and Hon’ble Executive Chairman,
Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority and High Court Legal Services Committee, at Conference Hall, High Court,
Madras with all Chairman, District Legal Services Authority and Chief Judicial Magistrates of all Districts with regard
to National Lok Adalat to be held on 12.12.2015.
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TAMIL NADU STATE LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY
The Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority, a statutory body, was constituted in the year
1997, under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, to provide true and competent legal services as
mandated under Article 39-A of the Constitution of India. In order to provide uniform legal services
throughout the country, State Legal Services Authorities were constituted in all the States. The Tamil
Nadu State Legal Services Authority (TNSLSA) is functioning effectively under the kind patronage of
Hon’ble Chief Justice, as its Patron – in – Chief. The senior-most Judge of the High Court – Hon’ble
Mr. Justice Satish K. Agnihotri is the Executive Chairman of the TNSLSA. The Member Secretary, who
is in the cadre of District Judge administers the day-to-day functioning of TNSLSA.
The objects that are to be achieved by the State Legal Services Authority are threefold, viz.,
(i) to make the people aware of their legal rights;
(ii) providing legal services to competent persons; and
(iii) organization of Lok Adalat to reduce the Court pendency.
Entitlement for Legal Services
This Authority renders legal services to all those who approach the help line or the Counselling Centre.
This Authority follows provisions of Sections 12 and 13 of the Legal Services Authorities Act,
for appointment of Advocates.
As per Rule 17 of the Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority Rules, 1997, those, whose upper
limit of income from all sources does not exceed Rs.1,00,000/- are entitled to legal services for filing
a case or defending a case. Court Fee upto Rs.1000/- is paid by the Authority for filing a case. As far
as Petitions for Motor Accident Claims are concerned, advocates are advised to file petitions before
Tribunals seeking fee exemption, at the first instance.
Activities and Functions
Counselling
182 Constituent units of the State Authority are equipped with Counselling Centres attached
with it and Counselling Sessions of Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority are functioning, presided
over by the Retired Judicial Officers. In the District and Taluk levels, the panel lawyers are deputed as
Counsellors for a specified period. In cases where counseling fail, legal assistance is provided by the
respective District Authorities and Taluk Committees to the persons who have a prima facie case.
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Centre for Women
Centres exclusively to deal with the issues concerning women have been opened by the Authority
all over Tamil Nadu and as on date, 53 centres for women are functioning. Women lawyers are posted
regularly in those centres to deal with the grievances of women compassionately.
Mediation Centres in remote villages
The State Authority has extended its infrastructure to the remote villages also. Staff members,
along with panel lawyers, are deputed during weekends to attend the Mediation Centres, located either
in the Panchayat Board office or Block Development office of the village concerned. Applications are
received from the litigant public and, if possible, they are disposed of on the spot and if immediate
relief is not possible, applications are brought to the nearest Legal Aid Committee and are being
processed. 66 centres are functioning as on date throughout the State.
Legal Literacy and Awareness
The Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority is conducting Legal Literacy and Awareness
Camps in a conventional manner where the Judicial Officers, Advocates and NGOs used to attend
the gathering in a particular place of a village on a specified date. The applications received in those
camps are forwarded to the nearest Legal Services Committee for being processed. In order to create
awareness to the people in grass root level, the Scheme of Micro Legal Literacy and Awareness Camps
have been designed and circulated to the District Authorities and Taluk Committees.
In commemoration of the National and International Days, like, Republic Day (Grama Sabha
Assembly) (26th January), International Women’s Day (8th March), Legal Aid Movement Day (6th
April), International Labour Day (1st May), Anti Tobacco Day (3rd May), World Environment Day (5th
June), World Day against Child Labour (12th June), Independence Day (Grama Sabha Assembly) (15th
August), Senior Citizens Day (1st October), Gandhi Jayanthi (Grama Sabha Assembly) (2nd October),
World Mental Health Day (10th October), National Legal Services Day (9th November), Children’s Day
(14th November), Law Day (26th November), World HIV/AIDS Day (1st December), World Disability
Day (3rd December), Human Rights Day (10th December), camps are being organized.
During the camps, the litigants / women / Industrial Workers & labourers / Child Labourers
are kept informed of the welfare provisions available to them. In pursuance of the direction of the
National Legal Services Authority, National Legal Services Day is observed on 9th of November every
year dedicating to the cause of bringing out equal opportunities and equal justice through Legal
Services in the State of Tamil Nadu.
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Awareness and cultural programmes on the subject of “Rights of the Unorganized Laborers”
are conducted each and every month through-out the year 2014-15. The services of the Para Legal
Volunteers are directed and being utilized to create awareness among the unorganized labourers to get
their legal remedies through the legal service institutions. To create awareness among the agricultural
coolies and to the workers on the daily wages, para legal volunteers have been directed to distribute
pamphlets. Lawyers have also been deputed to the area, where the unorganized labourers are more,
like building construction area. The Legal Services Institutions in the State have been instructed to
take immediate and necessary steps on each and every application of the unorganized labourers.
ADR Centres
ADR Centres have been functioning in 30 districts. Awareness is being created among the public
on the concept of Mediation and the methods of ADR.
ADR Centre Buildings have been inaugurated in 24 Districts till 31.12.2015, out of which 9
buildings were inaugurated in the year 2015.
Under the 13th Finance Commission, initial work orders were issued for the construction of
new building for ADR centres for six district Head Quarters (Coimbatore, Nilgiris, Dharmapuri, Karur,
Pudukottai, and Sivagangai) and the construction work is under process.
Permanent Lok Adalats
The High Court, Madras, by Notification dated 26.08.2015, has posted seven (7) District Judges
as Chairman of Permanent Lok Adalat in 7 Districts in the State of Tamil Nadu, viz., at Madurai,
Salem, Erode, Kancheepuram @ Chengalpattu, Tiruvallur, Cuddalore and Tiruchirappalli, and District
Judges had assumed charge as Chairman of the Permanent Lok Adalats in the respective Districts,
on 14.09.2015.
Micro Legal Literacy Camps
The scheme was launched on 27.07.2007. As directed by the National Legal Services Authority,
the Chairmen of the District Legal Services Authorities and Taluk Legal Services Committees were
instructed to form a team consisting of 6 responsible persons for the purpose of visiting places like
Jails, Hospitals, Melas, Festival Places, Religious Places, Schools, Colleges, Labour Colonies, Market
Places, Pilgrim Places, Hutments and Slum, on every Saturday, Sunday, and on all public holidays to
create awareness among the public.
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The Micro Legal Literacy Projects find a place - both in the National Plan issued by NALSA and
in the State Plan of the Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority. The Scheme has been sincerely
implemented across the State and getting appreciable response from the public and the stakeholders.
As outlined in the Scheme, four such camps are being conducted in a month in each District Authority
/ Taluk Committee. To create effective awareness among the rural and suburban people about various
legal aid schemes, the District / Taluk Chairmen are instructed to hold periodical meetings with the
Councillor, Ward Member, social workers, educationalists, and the lawyers of that area where the
Micro Legal Literacy Camps are organized.
National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
The scheme is a part of the National Plan and State Plan for 2009 – 2010. Legal Awareness
Camps pertaining to National Rural Employment and Guarantee Act have been conducted regularly
as the scheme has been formulated only for the benefit of poor labourers. The State Legal Services
Authority, District Legal Services Authorities, and Taluk Legal Services Committees assist and guide
the people who are eligible to avail legal services under section 12 of the Act.
The Awareness Campaign Team focuses on the rural labourers. During the campaign, the
features of the scheme are explained to the labourers. The Team interacts with them and guides
and advises them to be aware of their legal rights and benefits under the scheme and assists them
to resolve their disputes.
HELP LINE
Legal assistance / advice through Telephones, was launched as early as on 23.04.2006 and is
functioning from that date onwards. Two lawyers are deputed on regular basis on all working days
during the working hours. Legal Advice is provided to the persons who approach the Authority, on
the spot. The helpline number is 044 – 25342441.
TOLL FREE NO.
Legal Assistance / Advice is extended through the Tollfree Help Line Number 18004252441 on
and from 13.10.2014.
TELECAST OF NEETHI MANDRA SEYTHIGAL (NEWS FROM COURTS)
News related to the Court Proceedings are telecasted by TNSLSA through Doordarshan (Pothigai
Channel) with effect from 27.09.2007, every Sunday, at 7.30 am in ‘Kaalai Thendral’ program. The
duration of the Program is 25 minutes. It includes Court news, latest and importance judgments
of Supreme Court and High Courts, important judgments and orders of Subordinate Courts, which
require public attention and Legal Aid programs.
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EVENTS – 2015
•
On 03.01.2015 Photo Exhibition of Legal Services Authorities, Village Legal Care Support Centre
for Melathidiyur and Kurinchikulam Panchayat, Tirunelveli District was inaugurated.
•
On the Republic Day function, viz., 26.01.2015, awards were presented to the staff of DLSA and
Para Legal Volunteer for their dedicated services in legal services.
•
On 28.01.2015 Parliamentary Standing Committee meeting was held at ADR building, Chennai
(on public grievance, law and justice).
•
On 08.02.2015 Legal Aid Clinics and legal awareness camp for unorganized labour were
inaugurated at Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development at Sriperumbudur.
•
On 08.02.2015, TNSLSA and District Legal Services Authorities of Chennai, Kancheepuram,
Tiruvallur in co-ordination with Labour and Employment Department, Government of Tamil
Nadu organized a function for :
1) Opening of Legal Aid Clinics –
(i)
Revenue Divisional Office, Chengalpattu,
(ii)
Government Medical College Hospital, Chengalpattu,
(iii) Taluk Office, Chengalpattu,
(iv) Municipality Office, Chengalpattu and
(v)
Block Development Office, Sriperumbudur.
2) Legal Awareness Camp for Unorganized Labour;
3) Distribution of benefits to Registered unorganized labour;
4) Broadcasting of Legal Awareness Programme through Community Radio; and
5) Power Point Presentation by Member Secretary about the activities of Legal Services
Institution.
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•
On 17.02.2015 a poster with regard to Essay and Drawing Competition for creating Legal
awareness on fundamental duties amongst the school children was released.
•
On 23.02.2015 a Drawing and Essay Competition was conducted in three schools in North
Madras.
•
On 07.03.2015 Alternative Disputes Resolution Centre at Kanyakumari District @ Nagercoil and
Legal Literacy Club @ Vivekananda College, Agateswaram and Scott Christian College, Nagercoil
were inaugurated.
•
On 30.03.2015 Alternative Disputes Resolution Centre at Virudhunagar @ Srivilliputhur and
Village Legal Care and Support Centre at Kottaiyur Village @ Srivilliputhur were inaugurated.
•
On 30.03.2015 Alternative Disputes Resolution Centre for Tiruvallur District was inaugurated.
•
On 30.04.2015 Photo Exhibition organized by DLSA, Cuddalore, was inaugurated at Cuddalore.
Thousands of pilgrims who visited the Maha Kumbabishekam of Lord Chidambaram Natrajar
Temple at Chidambaram Town, also visited the photo exhibition on 01.05.2015. It was very
useful to the visitors.
•
On 24.05.2015 Foundation Stone was laid for Construction of ADR building for the Nilgiris District
and Legal Literacy Camp and Awareness Camp were conducted.
•
On 14.06.2015 ADR centre at Nagapattinam and Village Legal Care and Support Centre were
inaugurated at Thirupoondi village, Kilveli Taluk, Nagapattinam. On the same day, ADR Centre
at Combined Court Building, Perambalur was inaugurated.
•
On 27.06.2015 ADR centre was inaugurated at Erode District and Orientation Programme for
Judicial Officers and Para Legal Volunteers on NALSA Scheme was conducted (Erode, Karur and
Tiruppur Districts).
•
Flags-off mobile vans for Traffic Rules Awareness Campaign was inaugurated in the presence
of the representatives of United India Insurance Co. Ltd., and Police Officials at Satta Udhavi
Maiyam Buildings, Chennai.
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On 18.08.2015 Inaugural Programme on Anti-Ragging Law (creating awareness among the
students of professional college) was organized by TNSLSA, DLSA (Chennai) in association with
Madras Medical College, Chennai, at the Auditorium, Madras Medical College, Chennai.
•
On 12.10.2015 World Mental Health Day was observed by the TNSLSA in association with
Institute of Mental Health at the Institute of Mental Health, Chennai.
•
On 31.10.2015 ADR building at Thanjavur was inaugurated and Orientation programme for
Judicial Officers and Para Legal Volunteers on NALSA schemes was conducted at Thanjavur.
•
Training Programme for advancing lawyering skills for panel advocates of DLSA, Tiruvarur was
inaugurated at Tiruvarur ADR Centre.
•
On 20.11.2015 and 21.11.2015 Learning and Sharing Workshops in Tamil Nadu, to end Violence
Against Women (VAW) (Lawyers collective), was inaugurated at the ADR Building, Chennai.
•
On 30.11.2015 Video Conferencing was held – Hon’ble Chief Justice – Patron – in – Chief, TNSLSA
and Hon’ble Executive Chairman, TNSLSA, and Executive Chairman of the HCLSC and other
Committee Judges, at the Conference Hall, High Court, Madras with all the Chairmen, DLSAs,
and Chief Judicial Magistrates of all Districts with regard to National Lok Adalat scheduled to
be held on 12.12.2015.
STATISTICS
Camps organized and the applications received
Month & Year No. Of Camps
No. Of applications
organized received
January to March 2015
773
4008
April to June 2015
538
1661
July to September 2015
834
5576
October to December 2015
651
2236
TOTAL
2796
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TABLE SHOWING NUMBER OF REGULAR LOK ADALATS HELD IN THE MADRAS HIGH COURT
(PRINCIPAL SEAT & MADURAI BENCH) AND IN THE DISTRICT AND SUBORDINATE
COURTS DURING THE YEAR 2015 AND NUMBER OF CASES DISPOSED OF
Month No. of
Adalats
No. of Cases
Disposed of
January 282
3405
February 349
26069
March 434
225550
April
402
40137
May
109
1486
June
350
28189
July
253
19726
August
443
28892
September
357
40229
October
290
281130
November
261
1134
December
447
457943
TOTAL
3977
1153890
TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES IN DIFFERENT CATEGORIES
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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Beneficiaries
Scheduled Caste
3096
Scheduled Tribe
353
Women 9721
Backward Community
40826
In Custody
3766
Children
59
Senior Citizen
530
Disable Persons
15
Industrial Worker
4
Disaster Victim
1
Victim Trafficking
1
Total58372
UNION TERRITORY OF PUDUCHERRY LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY
Legal Aid Movement in Pondicherry commenced in 1976 by a voluntary and devoted group of
law students and teachers of Law College. Initially, they were running legal aid clinics, offering legal
advice and services to the needy. The movement and its activities grew gradually by engaging itself
in legal literacy. With the establishment of CILAS (Committee for the Implementation of Legal Aids
Scheme) in 1980, the Government of Pondicherry, in 1983, constituted Pondicherry Legal Aid and
Advice Board with the Chief Minister as Chairman and the Law Minister as the Vice Chairman and a
retired District Judge as Member Secretary with financial assistance flowing, for the first time, from
the Government. Regional Legal Aid Committee was constituted for each of the outlying areas :
Karaikal, Mahe, and Yanam. The Provisions of Chapter III of the National Legal Services Authorities
Act, 1897 was extended to Pondicherry on 26.02.1998. Soon, on 01.05.1998, the Union Territory of
Pondicherry Legal Services Authority (UTPLSA) was born.
The Executive Chairman of UTPLSA is Hon’ble Mr. Justice M. Jaichandren, Judge, High Court,
Madras.
VILLAGE LEGAL CARE AND SUPPORT CENTRE
As per the directions of the National Legal Services Authority , 55 Village Legal Care and Support
centres are functioning in the U.T. of Puducherry consisting of the panel Lawyers and one Para Legal
Volunteer trained by this Authority and the said clinic will attend, advice, and help people on any
legal issue and non-legal.
The said Village Legal Care and Support Centres are functioning in the School and Panchayat
Offices, on 1st and 3rd Saturday of every month from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm.
TOLL FREE HELP LINE
The UTPLSA has started “Toll Free Help Line” for the general public to seek advice over phone.
The number is 1800-425-8831. People can contact this number from 9 am to 6 pm on all working
days. The advocates nominated exclusively for the purpose would render advice to the general public
who seek advice on the “Toll Free Help Line”. This service will cater to the needs of the Public.
DOORDHARSHAN PROGRAMMES
The Union Territory of Puducherry in co-ordination with Doordarshan, Puducherry started
telecasting “Needhimandra Seidigal” every Friday from 6.00 pm to 6.15 pm. The activities of Union
Territory of Puducherry Legal Services Authority, Legal Services Programmes and other news relating
to Indian Judiciary are being shown in the said programme.
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EVENTS – 2015
•
On 1-05-2015, viz., the International Labour Day, the UTPLSA organized a Legal Literacy
Programme, exclusively for the Construction Workers, by involving Labour Officers from Labour
Department of Government of Puducherry, where various welfare schemes being implemented
by the construction Workers Welfare Board were explained to the construction workers.
Advocates have also taken part.
•
On 23.05.2015, International Aids Candle light Memorial, 2015 was organized by Puthuvai Cluny
Social Service Trust- Vihaan CSC, a Non Government organization involved in serving the HIV
affected people, and during the event, the Panel Advocates of UTPLSA and the staff of UTPLSA
participated and graced the occasion.
•
As per the directions of NALSA dated 2-4-2015, Essay Competitions to School & College Students
on the Topic of “Fundamental Duties” have been held in School and colleges at Puducherry,
Karaikal and Yanam, and the winners, numbering 255, were rewarded.
•
On 10-10-2015 the UTPLSA, got the Welfare Schemes, implemented by the Government for the
Workers of Organized Sectors, translated them in Tamil and printed in the form of a Brochure.
The brochure was distributed to the Workers and General Public through all 55 Village Legal
Care and Support Centres, functioning in the UT of Puducherry.
•
On 10-10-2015, the identity cards and certificates for the Para Legal Volunteers have been issued
by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Puducherry to the Para Legal Volunteers, who had undergone
Orientation and Induction Courses as per guidelines of NALSA.
•
On 13-10-2015, a meeting was conducted for ascertaining the conditions and existing facilities at
the Shelter Homes/Observation Home and on Child & Drug Abuse. The Member Secretary and
the Presiding Judge of Juvenile Justice Board, and Panel Advocates and other officials discussed
about the conditions and existing facilities at the Shelter Homes / Observation Home.
•
On 28-11-2015, an Essay Competition was held on the topic of Fundamental Duties as enshrined
in the Constitution of India at Yanam and Certificates and prizes were distributed to the 54
winners.
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On 1.12.2015 at 3.00 p.m., on the occasion of the AIDS Day, Legal Awareness Programme was
organized at the conference Hall of the Authority with coordination with the Pudhuvai Cluny
Multi Purpose Social Services.
•
On 12-12-2015, certificates were distributed to the participants in the Essay Competition held
on the topic of Fundamental Duties as enshrined in the Constitution of India, and prizes were
distributed to 48 winners.
•
News Letter of the UTPLSA, for the year 2015 was released by Hon’ble Chief Justice of Madras
High Court. First copy was received by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Puducherry.
•
On 19-12-15, at Mahe, prizes were distributed to the winners in the Essay Competition held
on the topic of Fundamental Duties as enshrined in the Constitution of India.
Statistics on Activities and Events - 2015
Continuous Lok Adalat
No. of sittings
No. of cases settled
No of MACTOP cases
MACTOP settled amount
104
5446
298
Rs.3,97,05,527
Special Lok Adalat
(Conducted for Nationalized Banks, Cellphone Cos. & Ins. Cos. participated by BSNL, UCO Bank,
Indian Overseas Bank , MTS, Indian Bank)
No. of cases settled
1355
Total amount settled
Rs.7,36,31,585
National Lok Adalat
Cases Settled
16,029
Settled Amount
Rs.10,39,31,053
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Combined Lok Adalat
Lok Adalat
Continuous Lok Adalat
Special Lok
Adalat
No of cases settled
5446
1355
No. of MACTOP cases
298
---
Amount settled in MACTOP cases
11,33,37,112
Cases Settled in National Lok Held on 12-12-2015
16,029
Total No. of cases
23,128
Total Amount
21,72,68,165
Legal Aid / Legal Literacy Camps
No. of camps conducted
No. of Villages covered
No. of persons benefited
50
75
5910
No. of Conciliation Cells
Total No. of sittings Received petitions
Disposed petitions
7
286
816
749
Conciliation Cell
Legal Aid Beneficiaries
Category
No. Of Beneficiaries
SC
71
ST
1
BC
170
Women
258
Children
134
In Custody
62
General
21
Others (PHP+Sen. Cit)
48
Total765
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MADRAS HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE
Constitution, Activities and Functions of the Committee
High Court Legal Services Committee has been constituted as per Section 8A of the Legal Services
Authority Act, 1987. The Executive Chairman of the Committee is Hon’ble Mr.Justice R.Sudhakar,
Judge, High Court, Madras.
The Committee provides legal assistance to the public, in particular to the poor litigants
(i) to conduct their cases, including Habeas Corpus Petition before the High Court, by engaging Advocates from the approved list of panel of lawyers;
(ii) to obtain certified copies from the Registry and
(iii) answer the queries of the applicants / litigants for inclusion of cases in the Lok Adalat
or with regard to the cases pending or settled in the Lok Adalats.
The Committee, with the co-ordination of the Lok Adalat Section, High Court, Madras, is
organizing Mega Lok Adalats / National Lok Adalats presided over by the Hon’ble sitting Judges of
the Madras High Court as directed by NALSA. The High Court Legal Services Committee is conducting
permanent and continuous Lok Adalats (2 Benches on daily basis) presided over by the Hon’ble Retired
Judges of the Madras High Court along with one retired Judicial officer and one Advocate as Members.
Legal Aid is extended to all the applicants, after obtaining the opinion of the panel lawyers. The
Committee maintains an approved list of panel advocates to assist the applicants and an approved
list of Retired District Judges, Sub Judges and Lawyers for the nomination in the Continuous and also
National Mega Lok Adalat. Two Benches of Permanent and Continuous Lok Adalats, presided over
by a Retired Hon’ble Judge with Two Members, of which one is a Retired District Judge and the other
from Advocate fraternity for each Bench, on daily basis in the Madras High Court were constituted
on 01.10.2007 and the said Two Benches are functioning in the first floor of Alternative Disputes
Resolution Centre, North Fort Road, Chennai-104. As per the mandate of the National Legal Services Authority, Supreme Court of India, New
Delhi, the High Court Legal Services Committee, High Court, Madras-104, has conducted 9 National
Lok Adalats from 01.01.2015 to 31.12.2015.
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TAMIL NADU MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION CENTRE
Functioning under an institutionalized Charter and Scheme, the Tamil Nadu Mediation and
Conciliation Centre is the first Court-Annexed Mediation Centre in the country. It commenced
functioning from 09.04.2005 with 52 trained mediators in the two rooms allotted at the entrance
of the High Court at that time. From 01.04.2008 the Tamil Nadu Mediation and Conciliation Centre
has become a wing of the Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority.
Infrastructure
•
High Court Centre
*
Absolute sound proof rooms (10 rooms);
*
Special lighting and air conditioning;
*
Television in the waiting hall in which orientation movies are displayed;
*
Piped music to create a calm atmosphere.
•
In Chennai, two floors of the ADR building have been allotted wherein the City Civil Court,
Family Court and Labour Court mediation Centres are located, and in one floor, there is a
permanent training facility / conference hall and rooms for office purposes.
•
In many Districts, ADR centres have already been built and Mediation Centres are housed
in them.
•
In places where there are no ADR buildings, spaces have been allocated for Mediation
Centres and we are inching forward in the provision of infrastructure.
Functions Mediation Centres are functioning in 30 Districts in the State of Tamil Nadu. In respect of
Tiruvarur and Ariyalur Districts, steps are being taken to establish Mediation Centre, after training
Mediators. Training Programmes viz., 40 Hours Mediation Training Programme, Referral Judges
Programme, Awareness Programme, are being organized.
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MAIN ACTIVITIES / EVENTS DURING THE YEAR 2015
1.
BASIC MEDIATION TRAINING PROGRAMME
Basic Mediation Training Programme was conducted for three days for Advocates of Mannargudi,
Needamangalam and Valangaiman Bar Associations in Tiruvarur District from 30.01.2015 to
01.02.2015 at Chennai. 12 Advocates had been trained as Mediators for Mannargudi Taluk in
Tiruvarur District.
2.
INTERACTION & BRAINSTORMING PROGRAMME
On 12.07.2015, a meeting of all the Judicial Officers of Chennai District was held at Chennai and
a report was submitted by the Member Secretary, Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority,
Chennai as to the effect of ADR systems including mediation, and discussion was held among
the Judicial Officers as to how best they can use the mediation process by identifying cases,
which are fit to be referred for mediation. A presentation was also made by the Unit heads of
various Courts in Chennai District, from which, the areas in which more focus is required were
identified and instructions had been issued.
3.
AWARENESS PROGRAMMES
(A) Awareness Programme for Law Students
Continuous awareness programmes were held at the Mediation Halls of Tamil Nadu Mediation
and Conciliation Centre for law students. About 240 students of Government Law College,
Chengalpattu, were permitted to visit the Mediation Centre between 02.09.2015 and 10.09.2015,
in a batch of 35 students each and they were also allowed to observe only at the introduction.
The content of the Programme included a Lecture by a Trainer about the process of mediation,
procedure and conduct of mediation and referral by Courts. After the Lecture, a mediation
model movie was screened and the students were also supplied with Mediation Pamphlets
both in English as well as in Vernacular language.
(B) Awareness Programme for Students of Social Work
During the month of October 2015, about 40 students of Social Work from Stella Maris College,
Chennai visited the Tamil Nadu Mediation and Conciliation Centre to know about the ADR
mechanism. They were explained about the process of mediation, procedure as to the conduct
of mediation and referral by Courts. After the Lecture, a mediation model movie was screened
and the students were also supplied with mediation pamphlets, both in English and in Vernacular
language, to spread a message about mediation.
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4.
REFERRAL JUDGES PROGRAMME
A one day Referral Judges programme was conducted on 26.11.2015 for 175 newly recruited
Civil Judges, at the Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy, Chennai. The programme was conducted
as per the directions of the Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee of the Supreme
Court of India which included introduction of the concept of Mediation, the benefits of ADR,
differences between various forms of ADR, role of Referral Judges, cases fit for Mediation,
working and practical implementation of the mediation programme. The participants took an
active part in the whole programme, which was interactive.
5.
MEDIATION TRAINING PROGRAMME
A complete 40 hours’ Mediation Training as per the Agenda of Mediation and Conciliation Project
Committee of the Supreme Court of India was imparted to 75 newly recruited Civil Judges at
the Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy, Chennai, from 14.12.2015 to 18.12.2015.
6.STATISTICS
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT REGARDING MEDIATION CASES IN THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU UPTO
THE PERIOD ENDING 31.12.2015
98
Sl.
No.
Name of the
District
Date of
Inception
Referral
Settled
Unsettled
NonStaters
1
Tamil Nadu Mediation and
Conciliation Centre, High
Court, Madras.
09.04.2005
7620
1436
4215
1883
2
District Mediation Centre,
City Civil Court - Chennai.
09.11.2006
2392
473
1436
237
3
Labour Court Mediation
Centre - Chennai.
25.09.2007
1502
319
648
535
4
Family Court Mediation
Centre - Chennai.
19.10.2006
3025
798
1424
448
5
Madurai Bench of Madras
High Court, Madurai.
17.09.2005
6949
920
4207
1632
6
Union Territory of
Puducherry
10.12.2007
88
7
73
5
7
Coimbatore
03.07.2006
4082
787
2743
447
8
Tiruchirapalli
07.08.2006
3125
398
1535
1032
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Sl.
No.
Name of the
District
Date of
Inception
Referral
Settled
Unsettled
NonStaters
9
Namakkal
16.11.2009
667
76
183
81
10
Tirunelveli
28.07.2008
1427
175
941
170
11
Salem
30.10.2006
497
113
328
27
12
Thanjavur
20.01.2008
1322
264
70
937
13
Kancheepuram at
Chengalpattu
20.11.2006
216
22
126
42
14
Karur
05.10.2009
174
30
140
1
15
Krishnagiri
20.10.2008
101
12
78
0
16
Dharmapuri
20.10.2008
80
21
47
0
17
Cuddalore
02.02.2009
149
11
49
9
18
Perambalur
03.08.2009
294
15
178
93
19
Sivagangai
03.08.2009
162
8
102
14
20
Tiruvannamalai
05.10.2009
145
35
25
49
21
Nagapattinam
16.11.2009
335
63
237
1
22
Villupuram
16.11.2009
74
2
18
34
23
Virudhunagar at
Srivilliputhur
08.03.2010
88
9
56
6
24
Ramanathapuram
08.03.2010
179
29
86
37
25
Pudukkottai
30.08.2010
532
3
139
376
26
Theni
30.08.2010
506
63
336
24
27
Erode
22.11.2010
250
26
117
6
28
Madurai
27.08.2012
620
109
296
85
29
Vellore
22.07.2013
301
9
250
24
30
Dindigul
22.07.2013
615
82
411
20
31
Thoothukudi
22.07.2013
190
10
180
0
32
Kanniyakumari at
Nagercoil
07.10.2013
347
26
190
0
33
Tiruvallur
02.12.2013
114
0
33
52
34
The Nilgiris
17.02.2014
11
0
5
5
35
Tiruppur
24.03.2014
413
8
357
32
38592
6359
21259
8644
TOTAL
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ARBITRATION HALL
LOUNGE
100
Madras High Court
MADRAS HIGH COURT ARBITRATION CENTRE
The Madras High Court Arbitration Centre got inaugurated on 28.03.2015 in the First floor of
the newly constructed Records Building situated in the High Court campus, Chennai. The Madras
High Court Arbitration Centre (MHCAC) (Internal Management) Rules, 2014 the Madras High Court
Arbitration Centre (MHCAC) (Arbitration Proceedings)Rules, 2014 and the Madras High Court
Arbitration Centre (MHCAC) (Administrative Cost and Arbitrator’s Fees) Rules, 2014, came into effect
vide Gazette Notification dated 01.04.2015. The Arbitration Centre has become functional after its
inauguration on 22.6.2015.
Infrastructure :
•
Four Arbitration halls fully air conditioned with Multi Media Projector with Screen
facility.
•
Four nos. of Members Room
•
Reception
•
Administrative Hall
•
Waiting Hall
•
Library
•
Dining Room
•
Record Room
Functioning :
136 cases have been referred from the Hon’ble High Court filed under section 11 of the
Arbitration and Conciliation Act and arbitral proceedings are being conducted in the centre regularly.
A sum of Rs.3,000/- has been fixed for utilizing the facilities of the Madras High Court Arbitration
Centre and totally a sum of Rs.5,72,088/- is collected till 31.12.2015 towards rental for utilizing the
facilities of the Madras High Court Arbitration Centre.
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A VIEW OF THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI
STATUE OF GODDESS OF JUSTICE AT MADURAI BENCH
102
Madras High Court
GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL MECHANISM
IN HIGH COURT, MADRAS (PRINCIPAL & MADURAI BENCH)
AND IN
DISTRICT / SUBORDINATE COURTS
Grievance Redressal Mechanism is part and parcel of the machinery of any administration. In
fact, it is the gauge to measure the efficiency and effectiveness of the administration of an institution
and unless and until an effective grievance redressal mechanism is established, no administration can
claim to be accountable and responsive.
In the High Court, Madras, the complaints / grievances received from the public / litigant/
advocates against the Judicial Officers and staff of the subordinate Judiciary, are attended to
immediately. However, to protect the judicial officers from frivolous complaints / grievances, a system
has been devised, viz., to proceed with the complaints / grievances, only on receipt of an sworn
affidavit with verifiable material from the complainant. A complaint Cell has been constituted to
redress the complaints / grievances of public against the Judicial Officers / Officers of the High Court
and it is functioning from 01.04.2014.
A High Level Committee consisting of three Hon’ble Judges has been constituted in the High
Court to redress the grievances of the staff members of the High Court. Likewise, another High Level
Committee with three Hon’ble Judges has been constituted in the High Court for redressal of the
grievances of the subordinate staff.
In the year 2015, totally 1889 complaints were received against the Judicial Officers. After
forwarding the grievances / complaints to be dealt with by other offices / department (numbering
around 407 – both at the principal seat and at the Madurai Bench, the balance of 1482 grievances /
complaints were dealt with in the manner narrated above and quietus has been given to 311 files,
after due consideration of various aspects involved. Rest of the grievances / complaints is at different
stages of action.
With regard to the grievances of the subordinate Court staff under the Tamil Nadu Judicial
Ministerial Service, 27 grievances received were disposed of.
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GENDER SENSITIZATION & INTERNAL COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE
Constitution of the Committee
As required by the Judgment of Supreme Court of India in the case of Binu Tamta vs. High Court
of Delhi, in Writ Petition (Civil) No.162 of 2013 dated 17.07.2013, the Madras High Court formulated
its own Regulation as early as 2013, viz., the Gender Sensitization and Sexual Harassment of Women
at the Madras High Court – Principal Seat at Chennai and Madurai Bench at Madurai – (Prevention,
Prohibition and Redressal) Regulations, 2013. The said Regulations came into effect from 01.01.2014.
As per Clause 7(2)(iii) of the said Regulations, the Gender Sensitization and Internal Complaints
Committee-I for the Principal Seat at Madras and Gender Sensitization and Internal Complaints
Committee-II for the Madurai Bench have been constituted. Similar Internal Complaints Committees
have been constituted in the Subordinate Courts in the State of Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory
of Puducherry.
Object of the Committee
The object of the constitution of the Committee is to sensitize the public relating to gender
issues and to redress complaints made with regard to sexual harassment in the Madras High Court
precincts.
Crisis Management
The complaints are attended to promptly and the Committee is conducting regular meetings
and resolving the problems without any delay.
Volunteers
18 Volunteers have been selected to assist the Committee in the Gender Sensitization, to enable
the aggrieved persons to approach the Committee and their names are made available in the Madras
High Court’s official website.
Sensitization and Publicity
As required by clause 7(2)(i) and (ii) of the Regulations, the matter of devising of strategy for
publicity and creating awareness by holding seminars and workshops for sensitizing persons, is under
consideration.
The High Court has framed a Policy to prevent gender discrimination and sexual harassment in
the Madras High Court precincts and it was published and the said Policy in English and Tamil version
is made available in the official Website of Madras High Court. The complaint format, in Tamil and
English, is also made available in the Website.
Financial Requirement
The Government has been addressed for sanction of funds / infrastructural facilities for
implementation of the Regulation and execution of the same. Orders of the Government in this
regard are awaited.
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STATISTICS
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STATEMENT SHOWING CATEGORY - WISE INSTITUTION, DISPOSAL AND
PENDENCY OF CASES - 2015
Sl.
PENDENCY INSTITUTION
DISPOSAL PENDENCY
No. CATEGORY OF CASES
AS ON
FROM
FROM
AS ON
31.12.2014 01.01.2015 to 01.01.2015 to 31.12.2015
31.12.201531.12.2015
APPELLATE JURISDICTION
1
FIRST APPEAL
3852
1292
1745
3399
2
ORIGINAL SIDE APPEAL
817
272
222
867
3
LETTERS PATENT APPEAL
31
8
10
29
4
WRIT APPEAL
4406
1818
1659
4565
5
SECOND APPEAL
14507
1113
1024
14596
6
APPEAL AGAINST ORDER
14104
2915
2001
15018
7
APPEAL AGAINST APPELLATE ORDER
403
40
11
432
8
COMPANY APPEAL
74
24
20
78
9
CIVIL REVISION PETITION
11957
4838
3083
13712
6205
1349
729
6825
1
0
1
0
10
TAX CASE 11
MATRIMONIAL CASE
12
REFERRED CASE
97
0
0
97
13
SPECIAL TRIBUNAL CASE
58
2
49
11
14
CONTEMPT APPEAL 10
3
9
4
15
TRADE MARKS SECOND APPEAL
1
0
1
0
16
REFERRED CASE PETITION
10
0
0
10
17
REVIEW APPLICATION
914
333
199
1048
18
CROSS OBJECTION
484
117
80
521
TOTAL
106
Madras High Court
57931 14124 1084361212
Sl.
PENDENCYINSTITUTION DISPOSALPENDENCY
AS ON
FROM
FROM
AS ON
31.12.2014 01.01.2015 to 01.01.2015 to 31.12.2015
31.12.201531.12.2015
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
1
CIVIL SUIT
6622
1002
619
7005
2
TESTAMENTARY ORIGINAL SUIT
454
36
20
470
3
MATRIMONIAL SUIT
9
0
0
9
4
INSOLVENCY CASE
350
62
153
259
5
COMPANY PETITION 852
548
318
1082
6
ELECTION PETITION
7
1
2
6
7
ORIGINAL PETITION 2726
1021
921
2826
8
CONTEMPT OF COURTS APPLN
2669
2834
2065
3438
9
APLN FOR INJ & RECVR IN ORG
PROCEEDINGS
5689
1326
512
6503
10
ALL OTHER APPLICATIONS
275
0
0
275
19653
6830
4610
TOTAL
21873
WRIT JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION
84988
44390
36799
92579
CRIMINAL JURISDICTION
1
REFERRED TRIAL
1
3
0
4
2
CRIMINAL APPEAL
5270
803
529
5544
3
CRIMINAL REVISION CASE
4000
1366
1676
3690
4
CRIMINAL ORIGINAL PETITION
8917
30845
29795
9967
5
HABEAS CORPUS PETITION
1554
3274
3751
1077
TOTAL
GRAND TOTAL
19742
182314
36291
101635
35751
88003
20282
195946
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MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
STATEMENT SHOWING CATEGORY - WISE INSTITUTION, DISPOSAL AND
PENDENCY OF CASES - 2015
Sl.
PENDENCY INSTITUTION
DISPOSAL PENDENCY
AS ON
FROM
FROM
AS ON
31.12.2014 01.01.2015 to 01.01.2015 to 31.12.2015
31.12.201531.12.2015
APPELLATE JURISDICTION
1
FIRST APPEAL
1342
255
71
1526
2
APPEAL AGAINST ORDER
6939
1430
793
7576
3
APPEAL AGAINST APPELLATE ORDER
253
41
11
283
4
CIVIL REVISION PETITION
8021
2848
3099
7770
5
SECOND APPEAL
11535
826
314
12047
6
CROSS OBJECTION
138
37
16
159
7
WRIT APPEAL
3004
1479
1072
3411
8
CONTEMPT PETITION
1412
1716
1263
1865
9
SEPCIAL TRIBUNAL CASE
39
0
0
39
10
REVIEW APPLN. (WRIT)
125
66
26
165
11
REVIEW APPLN. (CIVIL)
379
172
98
453
12
COMPANY APPEAL
1
0
1
0
13
LETTERS PATENT APPEAL
2
1
0
3
14
CONTEMPT APPEAL
4
2
2
4
15
TAX CASE
575
6
4
577
23666
17648
38591
WRIT JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION
32573
CRIMINAL JURISDICTION
1
CRIMINAL APPEAL
2152
385
629
1908
2
HABEAS CORPUS PETITION
452
1814
1924
342
3
CRIMINAL REVESION CASE
2196
630
845
1981
4
CRIMINAL ORIGINAL PETITION
10113
25004
25335
9782
5
REFFERED TRIAL
0
0
0
0
81255
60378
53151
88482
108
GRAND TOTAL
Madras High Court
Madras High Court
109
SALEM
19
PUDUCHERRY
TOTAL
VIRUDHUNAGAR
32
TUTICORIN
29
VELLORE
TIRUVARUR
28
VILLUPURAM
TIRUVANNAMALA
27
30
TIRUVALLUR
26
31
TIRUNELVELI
TIRUPPUR
24
25
TIRUCHIRAPALLI
RAMANATHAPURAM
18
23
PUDUKKOTTAI
17
THENI
PERAMBALUR
16
22
NILGIRIS
15
SIVAGANGA
NAMAKKAL
14
THANJAVUR
NAGAPATTINAM
13
20
MADURAI
12
21
KRISHNAGIRI
11
7293
KANNIYAKUMARI
ERODE
KANCHEEPURAM
7
8
KARUR
DINDIGUL
6
9
DHARMAPURI
5
10
16622
CUDDALORE
4
3629
5311
271209
7193
12540
10708
4842
1927
8389
11607
11238
12866
16965
4190
7305
4353
16487
2412
5220
3635
2018
6717
3281
13944
5899
4113
7959
11421
4630
9600
18816
ARIYALUR
COIMBATORE
3
136
15875
613
798
767
716
149
387
836
413
1106
688
261
504
393
465
328
352
94
116
336
263
438
226
210
910
886
450
489
233
452
665
278
-
95
Court of Small
Causes
MM Courts
Special Courts
-
1053
13295
CHENNAI
City Civil Court
CMA
RCA
520
70
9484
320
167
295
212
95
170
359
208
258
371
68
173
145
282
100
81
66
444
584
87
621
53
47
124
559
102
227
161
127
523
72
-
0 1863
AS
OS
NAME OF THE
DISTRICT
2
1
SL.
NO.
23
324
11038
223
54
280
169
88
67
466
98
259
707
48
202
103
208
37
74
3
202
25
126
1282
58
45
147
512
98
207
15
137
1219
-
3856
0
RCOP
896
3259
129396
1713
7176
5632
695
893
3382
6129
8175
3986
7729
626
3938
1213
8880
499
2225
1199
38
2985
1032
6390
4502
2177
1209
4856
3980
3776
3108
10566
3740
-
306
13474
144
106
999
38
39
114
1817
55
35
108
1
295
1
147
54
8
93
0
755
95
34
118
48
15
2568
17
51
123
522
215
4484
-
0
375
LAOP
CIVIL
0
16051
MCOP
580
16746
1057
1074
1489
903
289
489
1437
1247
0
1246
577
785
480
226
0
0
0
88
0
311
0
354
364
332
2040
449
0
435
826
0
248
-
0
0
HMOP
40
142
15350
254
304
271
385
50
256
499
174
1517
749
127
249
170
650
379
634
168
152
939
149
1921
68
379
944
505
555
1345
102
237
963
-
59
156
OTHER
OP's
1753
92417
1702
5028
4962
1288
748
3674
3500
3223
3039
3870
1698
2376
1507
4638
511
1343
558
559
1591
1288
5614
2156
1135
2041
4083
2072
2788
1027
6879
4032
778
-
2504
10205
EP
0
0
371
39763
165
117
1140
70
29
139
0
333
373
998
164
243
11
3111
0
0
0
1
0
8
6122
35
0
37
27
159
223
77
396
6359
14
19412
SPL.
COURTS
12252
614752
13384
27364
26543
9318
4307
17067
26650
25164
23439
33431
7760
16070
8376
35094
4320
9937
5816
3618
13932
6640
36366
13469
8518
13052
32658
15841
20527
9911
29742
36532
10462
0
19412
24428
25604
TOTAL
0
257
20521
994
1347
596
404
280
492
982
456
1540
331
534
1075
762
753
490
412
107
161
207
348
1287
400
95
865
1587
154
458
291
581
610
135
-
0
1787
S.C
0
61
6314
892
101
355
50
29
193
129
91
146
101
95
99
202
195
35
147
4
203
75
184
130
103
118
1174
317
67
107
31
67
205
10
-
0
CRL.
APPL.
659
13
51
77
4
0
22
1444
111
57
70
5
10
44
25
13
35
42
21
43
64
66
25
48
4
7
6
21
135
17
12
122
41
9
140
-
0
CR.REV
PET.
106
0
2972
6973
259289
5439
9028
6323
10280
4098
6805
11815
10234
17777
5837
5441
11070
7287
8197
4046
5462
2627
2079
3807
4414
13584
7066
3014
12339
14812
6931
10800
5199
9207
11369
1624
39449
1321
1502
1448
1209
694
1943
2325
1022
1104
745
262
547
196
3308
677
878
83
614
500
793
2693
965
383
1319
3161
813
861
441
1446
2903
43
3240
-
10
0
405
9643
319
359
604
524
154
249
286
320
615
758
151
646
210
207
187
163
74
128
165
321
563
189
2608
81054
1385
678
1816
1317
747
730
1475
4365
1897
3721
564
2243
648
4673
329 -
987
138
1817
882
1098
3497
1107
2648
1686
346
3040
5202
2219
440
1171
7784
189
20486
-
75
0
NI. ACT
243
381
351
299
176
355
151
149
-
0
CRIMINAL
O.A &
MC
O.L
0
0
0
19930
-
I.P.C
0
0
229
6354
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
141
0
0
0
0
0
2836
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
839
0
0
2538
SPL.
COURTS
DISTRICT & SUBORDINATE COURTS OF TAMIL NADU AND PUDUCHERRY
STATEMENT SHOWING DISTRICT WISE, CATEGORY WISE - PENDENCY AS ON 31.12.2014
12179
424068
10461
13072
11212
13789
6012
10456
17037
16501
23114
11535
7068
15723
9369
17540
5789
8097
3037
5009
5642
7179
24725
9847
5551
18813
23339
13527
14884
6591
12878
23938
3502
43656
2538
85
2552
TOTAL
24431
1038820
23845
40436
37755
23107
10319
27523
43687
41665
46553
44966
14828
31793
17745
52634
10109
18034
8853
8627
19574
13819
61091
23316
14069
31865
55997
29368
35411
16502
42620
60470
13964
43656
21950
24513
28156
GRAND
TOTAL
110
Madras High Court
219
363
183
380
622
231
316
198
1722
3846
2433
5137
5106
5727
3952
3049
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
195
PUDUCHERRY
4015
50
8756
2589
TOTAL
114941
276
445
373
2778
4311
5176
TUTICORIN
VELLORE
VILLUPURAM
VIRUDHUNAGAR
29
30
31
32
85
1370
375
28 TIRUVARUR
SIVAGANGA
THANJAVUR
THENI
TIRUCHIRAPALLI
TIRUNELVELI
TIRUPPUR
TIRUVALLUR
TIRUVANNAMALAI
8036
19 SALEM
143
89
381
1188
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
2642
324
1650
KANNIYAKUMARI
9
4962
527
18 RAMANATHAPURAM
KANCHEEPURAM
8
5758
272
206
68
15
ERODE
7
4296
149
304
297
195
2684
1135
736
DINDIGUL
6
1690
4129
7898
0
-
90
184
287
133
DHARMAPURI
5
0
1296
-
1974
2215
5134
1837
CUDDALORE
4
AS
8414
831
71 -
OS
KARUR
KRISHNAGIRI
MADURAI
NAGAPATTINAM
NAMAKKAL
NILGIRIS
PERAMBALUR
PUDUKKOTTAI
COIMBATORE
CHENNAI City Civil Court
Court of Small Causes
MM Courts
Special Courts
ARIYALUR
NAME OF THE
DISTRICTS
3
2
1
SL.
NO.
93
3872
73
99
166
85
45
65
138
162
120
139
63
168
41
105
36
51
46
58
20
42
53
204
80
48
144
107
90
14
89
162
31
0
5
0
134
4827
61
70
175
9
62
26
31
189
193
162
46
59
12
89
64
65
22
94
1
3
19
322
51
28
193
49
63
8
24
340
-
CMA
RCOP
RCA
311
0
817 2292
621
0
1697
105781
827
1265
3775
5244
1017
2451
7618
4303
4188
4638
545
4514
843
6445
421
1834
4061
21
2085
1496
2994
5972
1113
820
2621
4676
1770
2390
10459
3407
-
0
11347
MCOP
0
273
2856
6
4
182
4
2
172
0
1036
0
6
1
113
0
14
1
8
207
0
0
6
0
52
83
1
137
37
2
2
116
5
656
-
3
0
0
0
14904
1021
546
927
692
245
397
1040
918
945
0
434
933
559
1078
36
0
0
19
0
447
418
0
291
323
1528
394
517
365
664
0
167
94
0
759
16677
195
1474
446
219
76
140
11
387
274
2033
373
185
242
1642
1093
490
931
200
285
187
646
1284
106
586
305
685
393
119
227
1026
-
OTHER
OP's
0
231
0
92
LAOP HMOP
CIVIL
0
548
44060
575
678
2310
1828
569
902
1552
1135
2557
1527
670
1838
1280
1854
349
899
933
226
297
695
1222
2693
751
557
1181
1273
1598
624
3425
1719
467
-
0
19193
60
29
658
60
91
21
44
13
888
275
18
31
71
1969
0
9
67
1
0
0
5
2303
8
25
18
74
85
15
189
3043
6
0
9105
SPL.
COURTS
4046
0
1830
12
EP
7569
335867
5602
7219
13395
13690
3562
7421
16392
12411
14682
14508
4091
12050
5664
21607
3331
5095
9157
1822
3439
4940
7756
18251
4453
5411
11413
13580
9086
5376
19626
17897
3538
0
9105
13836
16461
TOTAL
0
79
16475
659
909
514
897
325
597
536
476
344
1618
329
995
381
647
266
228
182
71
105
190
365
952
390
429
817
408
234
353
548
713
200
-
797
0
S.C.
0
73
4720
159
112
92
100
43
33
247
128
220
250
109
112
63
278
47
166
67
72
0
229
99
156
49
62
138
376
74
31
198
479
31
-
CRL.
APPL.
500
0
0
27
1790
46
30
94
59
28
21
45
22
132
52
17
105
36
152
30
54
18
8
7
14
21
182
16
34
44
72
87
12
70
141
11
-
130
0
CRP
4202
129551
3252
5407
4559
4971
3298
2256
4859
3277
5163
7210
6481
5320
4051
2569
2664
3847
2439
996
744
2485
3923
6062
3257
3053
5771
3884
3887
2420
4401
7715
1951
7346
-
33
0
I.P.C
8265
666411
14468
7655
19658
25711
7211
4574
28854
15627
76963
11825
19776
12186
20257
28185
16356
7769
15116
10099
966
16342
13490
14794
8599
5699
17947
52847
26399
18609
6111
32369
2761
107179
-
7
158
6301
273
273
305
188
147
67
242
209
484
399
108
435
118
150
175
101
167
109
114
101
108
338
197
182
223
328
177
83
201
90
202
-
CRIMINAL
O.A &
MC
O.L
5
0
4
0
578
31083
517
471
886
295
219
205
2193
1082
1032
730
200
609
344
2421
126
220
546
706
32
302
316
1111
206
1177
1087
2138
742
153
305
4440
79
6181
-
0
12
NI.ACT
0
3124
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
24
75
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1468
0
7
0
0
0
0
18
503
0
0
978
SPL.
COURTS
8
0
13382
859455
19414
14857
26108
32221
11271
7753
36976
20821
84338
22086
27020
19762
25274
34477
19665
12385
18535
12061
1968
19663
18322
25063
12714
10643
26027
60053
31600
21661
11852
46450
5235
120713
978
1473
16
TOTAL
20951
1195322
25016
22076
39503
45911
14833
15174
53368
33232
99020
36594
31111
31812
30938
56084
22996
17480
27692
13883
5407
24603
26078
43314
17167
16054
37440
73633
40686
27037
31478
64347
8773
120713
10083
15309
16477
GRAND
TOTAL
STATEMENT SHOWING
DISTRICT
DISTRICT-WISE,
& SUBORDINATE
CATEGORY-WISE INSTITUTION
COURTS OF TAMIL NADU
OFAND
CASES
PUDUCHERRY
FOR THE PERIOD 01.01.2015 TO
31.12.2015
STATEMENT
IN DISTRICT
SHOWING
& SUBORDINATE
DISTRICT WISE,COURTS
CATEGORY
OF TAMIL
WISE INSTITUTION
NADU AND PUDUCHERRY
OF CASES
FOR THE PERIOD FROM 01.01.2015 TO 31.12.2015
Madras High Court
111
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
1
SL.
NO.
M.M. Courts
Special Courts
ARIYALUR
COIMBATORE
CUDDALORE
DHARMAPURI
DINDIGUL
ERODE
KANCHEEPURAM
KANNIYAKUMARI
KARUR
KRISHNAGIRI
MADURAI
NAGAPATTINAM
NAMAKKAL
NILGIRIS
PERAMBALUR
PUDUKKOTTAI
RAMANATHAPURAM
SALEM
SIVAGANGA
THANJAVUR
THENI
TIRUCHIRAPALLI
TIRUNELVELI
TIRUPPUR
TIRUVALLUR
TIRUVANNAMALAI
TIRUVARUR
TUTICORIN
VELLORE
VILLUPURAM
VIRUDHUNAGAR
TOTAL
PUDUCHERRY
NAME OF THE DISTRICT
AS
EP
247 5197
118 1580
0
0
93
314
853 1598
191 3221
145
479
489 1430
612 1134
354 1362
541
450
132
555
633 1045
1030 2696
97
707
670
585
237
290
214
188
378
613
1102
220
2567 2160
415
559
223 1757
128
956
555 2307
2242 1456
172 1450
360 1263
147
836
68
450
1483
487
377 1745
220 1393
172
494
17265 40977
730
641
CMA
OTHER
RCOP MCOP LAOP HMOP
RCA
OP's
7876 913 372
0
0 101
0
54
0 645 2474 5376
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1038 190
28
11
723 1989
195
5449 201 159 262 2751
9
0
4061 271
88
50 10192 431
584
1557
84
32
10 2701
6
474
3358 223 118
79 1886
12
417
5248 440
97
63 4057
5
466
4336 209 134 158 2432 252 1306
2276 175
32
17
600
1
227
1623
98
29
5 1408
1
453
1927 138
33
26 3529
5
420
3259 146 203 179 5716
13
0
1294 127
47
83
992
83
328
2312 146
78
8 3340
78
0
1064
22
40
77
28
0
40
551
27
9
4 1379
6
0
1018
44
19
33 1856
8
0
645 103
41
17
373
6
27
8278 311 153 126 5906
22
529
1331 172
38
49
461
0
305
2722 340 124
50 4712 161
831
1686
72
23
7
667
1
428
4967 169
61 694 5514
5
907
4705 432 198 113 4153
9
0
4606 212 105
21 7093
0
999
3276 271 354 164 3993 635
813
2186
93
29
15 1701
5
344
888
82
60
33
893
1
235
1863 160
55
79 1027
14
505
4170 281 174 130 2837 421
866
4660 200
44
15 4644
12
681
2412 143
94 168
713
4
881
96696 6495 3716 5220 93653 4296 13261
3557
55
86 102 1603 327
0
OS
CIVIL
TOTAL
SESS.
CRL.
APPL.
0 14706
683 527
6 10253
0
0
0
0
0
0
8309
8309
4
4585
229
25
3248 14530
614 398
146 19235
557 159
26
5514
349
54
64
8076
241
73
44 12166
365 309
12 10555
631 136
4
4323
289 254
0
4304
190 218
7
7763
377 133
2242 15484
792 168
4
3762
373
63
38
7255
139
75
0
1798
116
47
0
2378
87
0
0
3969
247 140
0
2534
220
34
1573 21625
606 325
3
3333
594 165
209 11129
766 137
45
4013
357
56
278 15457
375 252
272 13580 1371 233
81 14739
428 194
5 11134
416 126
4
5360
365
17
0
2710
262
25
10
5683
777 115
617 11618
455 199
28 11897
931 108
64
5145
590 208
17343 298922 14792 4973
0
7101
42
42
SPL.
COURTS
CR.
I.P.C
REV
PET.
138
16
0
0
0
6715
10
2081
152
6583
72
4184
20
2451
120
3357
62
3266
33
5476
16
2365
23
1985
28
4039
159
4251
5
2492
9
1770
12
1042
5
627
61
3629
21
2929
148
3105
31
6111
130
4581
26
3143
110
4919
67
6127
42
4701
28
3161
18
1907
23
2991
27
3213
107
4042
78
5069
36
2521
1817 114849
26
3760
MC
2
0
0
0
107678
7
2704
78
31902
80
6225 205
18602
83
26342 109
53005 212
18072 190
5783 142
16253
82
12484 100
16068 230
8645 123
14994 103
10115
72
751 187
7590
81
16418 180
29089 114
19398
90
12524 319
20140
91
76953 306
11305 343
28830 319
16962
85
4742
79
7029 102
7841 216
19935 295
25930 186
14262 218
668573 5027
8294 194
O.A &
O.L
CRIMINAL
0
26
14456
61
4441
321
145
748
2483
1251
1012
474
577
1823
323
391
894
17
333
93
2693
153
691
265
1214
693
1691
1128
260
178
155
951
218
476
40635
950
NI.ACT
STATEMENT SHOWING DISTRICT WISE, CATEGORY WISE DISPOSAL
FOR THE PERIOD FROM 01.01.2015 TO 31.12.2015
0
0
0
619
0
425
17
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
561
0
0
0
0
0
0
83
0
0
20
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
1761
0
SPL.
COURTS
GRAND
TOTAL
1366
16072
26
10279
128856 128856
619
8928
5188
9773
44595
59125
11740
30975
21704
27218
30990
39066
59702
71868
25789
36344
9868
14191
19225
23529
17738
25501
24052
39536
12024
15786
17481
24736
12298
14096
1674
4052
12081
16050
19895
22429
36163
57788
26542
29875
19148
30277
24098
28111
84129
99586
20141
33721
36205
50944
21906
33040
7388
12748
10610
13320
12344
18027
25984
37602
32520
44417
18338
23483
852427 1151349
13308
20409
TOTAL
112
Madras High Court
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
1
SL.
NO.
MM Courts
Special Courts
ARIYALUR
COIMBATORE
CUDDALORE
DHARMAPURI
DINDIGUL
ERODE
KANCHEEPURAM
KANNIYAKUMARI
KARUR
KRISHNAGIRI
MADURAI
NAGAPATTINAM
NAMAKKAL
NILGIRIS
PERAMBALUR
PUDUKKOTTAI
RAMANATHAPURAM
SALEM
SIVAGANGA
THANJAVUR
THENI
TIRUCHIRAPALLI
TIRUNELVELI
TIRUPPUR
TIRUVALLUR
TIRUVANNAMALAI
TIRUVARUR
TUTICORIN
VELLORE
VILLUPURAM
VIRUDHUNAGAR
TOTAL
PUDUCHERRY
AS
CMA
RCOP MCOP
RCA
LAOP HMOP
13833
971 459
0
0
277
0
112
0 2035 3674 22022
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3887
283
75
17
794 3151
220
21265
761 526 1297
4396
211
0
9668
485 128
111 10833
207
906
4763
298 143
13
2797
119
326
12359
538 199
191
3660
41
100
8469
537 112
84
4599
49
377
17248 1001 569
547
5045 2453 2262
7659 1116 140
158
1429
15
428
4464
202
60
43
2265
53
358
6187
272
73
51
3967
113
352
15819
579 622 1425
6646
73
0
3824
269 120
94
1153
95
274
7089
396 552
39
3706
884
0
2089
162 462
219
31
0
67
3820
82
77
0
1905
87
0
5852
397 113
106
2203
8
0
2955
368
95
84
547
49
9
16245
529 234
171
9419
139
775
4744
440 170
100
1297
2
609
8429
527 217
211
3740
247
887
4937
372
86
53
802
0
708
17135
899 430
206
6403
103 1284
13267 1296 199
308
4471
32
0
12359
432 241
108
8700
55 1288
491
6439 2218 1542
12283
881 167
9252
492 206
78
4132
281
542
2409
152
80
117
1017
40
299
5757
832 256
160
933
28
944
10849
931 287
325
6570
760 1550
13056
971 208
48
7776
98 1085
7370
665 299
116
1827
146 1197
289454 18136 9640 10645 141524 12034 18389
5769
131
77
356
3353
252
580
OS
CIVIL
EP
140 9054
33 2754
0
0
0
0
41
931
1136 4153
273 7083
76 1172
1249 2956
628 2211
456 3902
989 2148
434 1275
81 2333
2175 5611
158 1332
1200 1939
115
495
239
667
746 1629
370
640
-275 4332
128 1618
211 2457
241 2022
468 4120
1308 3110
13 3325
526 3372
249 3740
58
867
376 1479
340 5527
303 5463
277 1783
14762 95500
171 1660
OTHER
OP's
SPL.
SPL.
CRL. CR.REV
O.A &
GRAND
I.P.C
MC NI.ACT COURTS/ TOTAL
COURTS / TOTAL SESS.
APPL. PET.
O.L
TOTAL
OTHERS
OTHERS
0 24734 1901 632
98
17
3
0
0
8
2659
27393
6 30636
0
0
0
0
14
0
61
0
75
30711
0
0
0
0
0 20561 2741
0 12211
0 35513
35513
20208 20208
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2897
2897
23105
16
9415
106
16
5
2842
100
273
207
0
3549
12964
6154 39899
709 286
66 12501 3370
161
7783
917 25793
65692
439 30133
572 106
49
9424 1332
351
1155
1 12990
43123
66
9773
295
8
5
5168
448
176
448
0
6548
16321
244 21537
451 108
107 11330
918
367
2213
0 15494
37031
189 17255
197 134
19
7549
655
467
4857
0 13878
31133
33 33516 1773 319
52 15107 3036
414
2876
0 23577
57093
58 14140 1005 982
140 13027 1235
386
2813
0 19588
33728
0
9154
95 129
3
3514
472
262
1514
0
5989
15143
33 13462
388
69
10
6950 1971
197
846
0 10431
23893
6183 39133 1447 118
158 15395 1419
671
2785
3743 25736
64869
12
7331
365 170
32
5179
747
395
981
0
7869
15200
29 15834
250
67
15
4476
622
229
1037
0
6696
22530
2
3642
116 228
3
2033
598
165
1629
0
4772
8414
0
6877
125
4
6
2744
298
1
153
0
3331
10208
9 11063
393 173
41
5680 1057
183
874
0
8401
19464
0
5117
536
48
34
3781
615
182
362
1
5559
10676
3507 35076
794 148
70
7661 2404
243
4401
133 15854
50930
26
9134
497 146
50
7657
574
228
695
0
9847
18981
65 16991 1304
74
18 11809
209
762
2161
0 16337
33328
190
9411
558 102
31
6349
379
178
643
4
8244
17655
1608 32656
300
69
64
6081
755
936
3539
0 11744
44400
376 24367 1787 163
20 18860 1624
671
1934
0 25059
49426
296 26817
564 144
16 10392 1046
243
4867
0 17272
44089
8 27927 1042 131
19 11931
990
410
1429
0 15952
43879
156 19128
724 209
47
7154 1775
237
675
0 10821
29949
120
5159
343
47
15
4405
876
199
788
0
6673
11832
89 10854
536
47
8 12474 1023
581
1633
0 16302
27156
1181 28320
655 248
57
6840 1171
614
1751
0 11336
39656
149 29157 1313
93
38
8930 1283
361
755
0 12773
41930
161 13841 1063 843
121
6170 1527
374
1426
13 11537
25378
41613 651697 22204 6061
1417 273991 37287 10917 71502
7717 431096 1082793
371 12720
294
92
23
7415 1595
369
2236
229 12253
24973
CRIMINAL
STATEMENT SHOWING DISTRICT WISE - CATEGORY WISE PENDENCY AS ON 31.12.2015
Madras High Court
113
1
5
4 10
1
8
3
5
1
5
1
14
7
25
5
34
4
1
52
95
5
2
51
96
98
21
83 143
97
3
6
8
13
7
1
5
12
6
30
TC
12
180
TOTAL
W.P.
H.C.P
8 34
38
13
9 13 11 22 13
22
94 162 154 170 327 435
25
366
7
94
6
18
13
2
211
4
11
54
19
7
85
65
20
4
105
45
31
47
8
11
39
7
187
59
8
71
2
1
40
17
307
53
13
258
22
885 2505 5444 4197 2889 2687
WRIT
7
4
77
1
24
53
CRIMINAL SIDE
2
25
96
824
15
11
15
266
95
564
650 1080 1376 2002 4166 7682 7114 5290 6078
38
1
1
3
1
6
1
17
4
1
2
8
2
CRL.O.P
23
7
3
CRL.R.C.
79
6
3
854
3
9
12
21
224
68
642
896
8535
3183
43
37
349
47
25
996
35
1228
1
11
7
62
39
333
157
5795
1008
261
458
72
30
985
367
1306
13
14
69
29
773
397
1049
9460 13955
3390
1
299
52
446
72
38
940
115
2
791
1
7
15
2
54
22
669
197
1038
31
152
507
16
37
103
483
71
50
770
1132
4
1182
1
6
1
151
51
2485
374
2243
87
338
553
13
137
495
586
2013
639
17
1412
8854 12726
27
1202
657
748
50
46
348
746
1
1099
2
3
1
4
1
148
34
1609
500
1355
7
265
395
13
65
226
595
2012
15838 19001 26276
5858
2
1320
735
574
80
95
549
440
1284
6
9
1
98
48
1217
377
1660
29
217
422
10
46
205
3
553
2011
1
12
1
10
844
1
7
10
16
207
71
633
33
18
135
591
11
30
126
1
397
2010
751
4
3
9
643
3
32
117
74
202
24
18
84
493
9
25
42
382
2009
CA
4
1
10
482
19
7
5
12
37
147
17
12
77
366
13
24
20
352
2008
RT
REV.APPL
Cros.obj
2
553
2
5
12
10
3
51
59
26
1
1
323
394
43
10
59
41
23
23
69 121 148
21
33
26
273
4
6
11
270
WA
11
34
40
17
APPELLATE SIDE
49
23
18
337
15
16
18
380
STA
SA
RCP
RC
CONT A
COM APEL
2
35
19
260
18
26
5
1
1
13
8
24
179
15
19
8
204
LPA
7
3
7
19
110
20
9
14
1
229
2
6
2
6
31
7
39
6
16
115
20
12
7
1
203
ORIGINAL SIDE
244
OSA
2
1
8
CMSA
29
10
10
9
5
CRP
15
3
4
3
2
2
82
AS
1
4
26
31
24
41
2
28
20
CMA
4
5
15
1
9
3
280
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
38
121
2
1
2
5
4
1
184
99
APPL
73
13
OP
TOS
3
2
OA
3
1
IP
18
2
2
94
CP
1
5
93
17
5
30
More
than 30 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92
years
CONT.P
ELP
OMS
CS
Category
28467
14879
40
1766
529
619
86
82
860
566
1087
7
1
125
39
2783
308
2282
17
345
703
10
167
649
1
516
2014
STATEMENT SHOWING AGE WISE PENDENCY OF CASES (CATEGORY WISE) AS ON 31.12.2015
37365
18774
989
2781
740
763
3
191
60
990
966
1
895
2
16
5
125
33
2817
727
2153
36
723
1037
41
341
1479
1
676
2015
6
195946
92579
1077
9967
3690
5544
4
1048
521
6825
4565
11
14596
10
97
4
78
29
867
432
13712
3399
15018
275
470
2826
6503
259
1082
3438
9
7005
TOTAL
114
Madras High Court
1
3
16
92
9
17
93 94
23
95
34
96
1
12
97 98
9
4
17
16
3
4
32
15
2
3
1
2
1
1
2
90 257 395
497
6
479
479
3
17
424
55
27
2
49
4
36
122
17
16
347
18
244
847
29
TOTAL
6
3
6
5
8
65
125
79
17
292
12
385
821
66
30
432
16
501
708
105
66
1
73
14
814
34
688
545
112
14
1
146
27
757
671
96
149
478
34
36
763 1000
43
665
968
116
99
330
20
15
290
158
33
17
5
225
150
14
20
19
758
354
155
19
52
7
679
261
138
11
38
20
894
144
136
735 1453 2579 2842 4152
30
322
7
509
677
107
6
132
10
225
17
1859
228
250
6364
57
800
40
1439
780
144
17
617
725 1003 1597 1898 1941 3008 3815 6267 7016 8609 12847
4
REV.
APLW
4
1
61
3
13
330
6
97
835 1021
42
CONT.P
2
8
10
10
683
12
1
75 148 105 281 411
1
40 109
17
CROS.O
BJ
61
3
1
34
5
8
4
1
13
221
1
CRL OP
1
1
11
3
19
2 0
1
36
18
CRL RC
CRL.A
HCP
WP
REV.A.
CRP
CMSA
CMA
SA
AS
TC
7
66
99 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
8
8
91
STA
4
90
1
2
88 89
LPA
Cont.A
WA
Cate Year 85 86
gory
1526
577
39
3
4
3411
120
1433
38
1227
453
7770
283
7576
748 12047
244
2
1
1
882
2015 TOTAL
70
835
30
3175
246
329
258
165
1865
159
9782
1981
1908
342
16349 21265 88482
41
624
15
2401
149
244
84
8738 11626 38591
83
1142
37
1018
892
188
3
3
687
2014
MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
STATEMENT SHOWING AGE WISE PENDENCY OF CASES (CATEGORY WISE) AS ON 31.12.2015
4 - 5 year
6 - 10 years
11 - 15 years
2709
5357
0
2352
1372
6477
3959
1350
2954
2194
4625
2184
1391
1505
4939
1097
2557
401
760
1127
562
4919
1419
2553
1126
4337
3460
3738
3835
2870
604
1499
3727
4233
1901
1991
1833
2167
0
1627
827
4331
2765
975
2307
1397
4010
1217
974
986
3940
736
1633
243
613
1102
706
3818
836
1577
810
3513
2378
3448
2994
1832
426
1039
3023
2684
1226
1481
1489
1346
0
2366
461
2680
1819
371
1795
980
2445
783
705
820
2612
416
1301
272
413
619
461
2601
534
1187
507
2498
1686
2166
2285
1935
227
792
1753
2177
1124
1193
2679
1751
0
1081
2754
6033
3234
534
3750
1557
4893
1341
544
2084
3738
413
1751
655
1327
680
402
3908
1001
1524
618
4774
2044
3730
3953
2540
325
1004
2744
3252
2007
1305
667
368
0
410
512
993
812
230
679
268
2959
315
141
298
1430
44
646
166
189
231
78
825
134
382
102
1505
308
406
639
706
67
153
1273
487
471
262
330
37
0
61
167
296
188
54
98
38
240
133
24
51
198
19
60
37
41
66
17
216
39
63
14
259
60
100
171
248
9
51
239
119
89
89
284
1
0
31
33
275
135
15
13
20
148
113
10
32
60
10
27
13
12
42
12
75
16
46
1
76
32
37
105
72
11
11
81
65
8
29
Total
Pendency as
on 31.12.2015
3 - 4 year
6148
7905
0
3562
1388
7948
7611
3036
4093
3226
5732
3590
2297
3161
7766
1852
4275
623
1406
2478
688
6622
2287
4251
2688
5196
5348
4977
5609
3716
1086
2335
6545
6668
2857
2767
More than 20
years
2 - 3 year
8595
11704
0
8718
1901
10866
9610
3208
5848
7575
8464
4464
3068
4525
14450
2744
3584
1232
2116
4718
2191
12092
2868
5408
3545
10498
9051
8215
8336
5209
2404
3970
8935
9472
4158
3603
16 - 20 years
1 - 2 year
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
CHENNAI
City Civil Court
MM Courts
Special Courts
ARIYALUR
COIMBATORE
CUDDALORE
DHARMAPURI
DINDIGUL
ERODE
KANCHEEPURAM
KANNIYAKUMARI
KARUR
KRISHNAGIRI
MADURAI
NAGAPATTINAM
NAMAKKAL
NILGIRIS
PERAMBALUR
PUDUKKOTTAI
RAMANATHAPURAM
SALEM
SIVAGANGA
THANJAVUR
THENI
TIRUCHIRAPALLI
TIRUNELVELI
TIRUPPUR
TIRUVALLUR
TIRUVANNAMALAI
TIRUVARUR
TUTICORIN
VELLORE
VILLUPURAM
VIRUDHUNAGAR
PUDUCHERRY
Upto 1yr
1
Name of the
Court
S.No.
STATEMENT SHOWING DISTRICT WISE - AGE WISE PENDENCY OF CIVIL CASES
AS ON 31.12.2015
24734
30636
0
20208
9415
39899
30133
9773
21537
17255
33516
14140
9154
13462
39133
7331
15834
3642
6877
11063
5117
35076
9134
16991
9411
32656
24367
26817
27927
19128
5159
10854
28320
29157
13841
12720
Madras High Court
115
CHENNAI
City Civil Court
1
MM Courts
Special Courts
2 ARIYALUR
3 COIMBATORE
4 CUDDALORE
5 DHARMAPURI
6 DINDIGUL
7 ERODE
8 KANCHEEPURAM
9 KANNIYAKUMARI
10 KARUR
11 KRISHNAGIRI
12 MADURAI
13 NAGAPATTINAM
14 NAMAKKAL
15 NILGIRIS
16 PERAMBALUR
17 PUDUKKOTTAI
18 RAMANATHAPURAM
19 SALEM
20 SIVAGANGA
21 THANJAVUR
22 THENI
23 TIRUCHIRAPALLI
24 TIRUNELVELI
25 TIRUPPUR
26 TIRUVALLUR
27 TIRUVANNAMALAI
28 TIRUVARUR
29 TUTICORIN
30 VELLORE
31 VILLUPURAM
32 VIRUDHUNAGAR
PUDUCHERRY
116
Madras High Court
Total Pendency as
on 31.12.2015
More than 20
years
16 - 20 years
11 - 15 years
6 - 10 years
4 - 5 year
3 - 4 year
2 - 3 year
1 - 2 year
Upto 1yr
Name of the Court
S.No.
STATEMENT SHOWING DISTRICT WISE - AGE WISE
PENDENCY OF CRIMINAL CASES AS ON 31.12.2015
834
516
387
236
166
326
130
44
20
2659
0
8838
1546
997
7833
3905
1144
3199
3923
4575
3035
1862
2352
13196
2503
2063
1170
609
2056
1240
2234
3149
4737
2126
4041
7059
4504
5055
2003
1963
4743
3478
2778
2573
4211
1
6252
578
920
5833
2498
1279
2953
3670
4216
3644
1123
1945
5035
1272
1397
874
733
1900
1263
3429
1776
3619
2241
2213
5538
2852
4216
2109
1250
3753
1740
2553
2394
2806
3
5908
224
625
4522
1652
830
1751
2001
3363
4013
792
1759
3434
1251
922
595
261
1245
1004
3695
1177
2832
1372
1331
3632
2515
3392
1665
969
2139
1721
2049
1511
1115
1
4551
115
296
3414
1425
649
1953
1302
2691
2500
766
776
1592
914
926
381
146
771
683
4161
830
1968
1052
942
2899
1997
1481
1146
767
1770
1511
1290
1478
1107
0
3780
96
103
1835
1118
627
1209
946
2341
1926
646
777
1233
549
395
317
192
884
1057
1381
666
1416
642
641
2240
1586
952
878
510
1400
1024
1396
1448
1065
68
4466
160
537
1950
1815
1020
3594
1529
4516
3146
593
1566
1015
1179
913
989
870
1199
263
687
1773
1446
760
1928
3208
3204
570
2364
1113
2160
1586
2031
1840
1804
2
1464
119
68
373
511
603
760
398
1083
1011
199
957
212
167
76
344
431
306
32
161
441
185
48
513
392
559
214
542
94
292
230
545
271
129
0
201
35
1
28
44
312
72
93
468
296
7
254
14
33
3
99
83
38
15
95
26
78
3
113
47
41
49
110
7
39
36
107
4
15
0
53
24
2
5
22
84
3
16
324
17
1
45
5
1
1
3
6
2
2
11
9
56
0
22
44
14
23
4
0
6
10
24
18
1
75
35513
2897
3549
25793
12990
6548
15494
13878
23577
19588
5989
10431
25736
7869
6696
4772
3331
8401
5559
15854
9847
16337
8244
11744
25059
17272
15952
10821
6673
16302
11336
12773
11537
12253
STATEMENT SHOWING THE PENDENCY OF CIVIL CASES IN DISTRICT &
SUBORDINATE COURTS STAYED BY PRINCIPAL SEAT OF HIGH COURT
DISTRICT WISE - CATEGORY WISE
CATEGORY OF CASES ( CI VI L )
SL.
NO
NAM E OF THE
COURT
CRP
SA
CM A CM SA
TR
CM P
CM Ps
WP
AS
WA
TOTAL
1
CHENNAI
97
9
-
-
7
11
108
4
3
239
2
ARIYALUR
17
4
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
23
3
COIMBATORE
147
29
8
-
8
13
25
20
1
251
4
CUDDALORE
90
45
11
-
1
3
4
15
-
169
5
DHARMAPURI
13
1
1
-
-
9
2
2
-
28
6
ERODE
179
66
14
2
1
4
-
8
-
274
7
KANCHEEPURAM
54
9
6
-
4
7
4
4
-
88
8
KRISHNAGIRI
35
7
3
-
1
2
4
1
-
53
9
NAGAPATTINAM
29
19
7
-
-
1
-
5
-
61
10
NAMAKKAL
111
38
7
-
3
3
1
5
-
168
11
NILGIRIS
21
6
1
-
-
3
-
4
-
35
12
PERAMBALUR
7
-
1
-
-
1
-
1
-
10
13
SALEM
102
9
13
-
1
6
5
23
-
159
14
TIRUPPUR
40
10
4
-
-
-
1
1
-
56
15
TIRUVALLUR
29
4
1
-
1
2
1
3
-
41
16
TIRUVANNAMALAI
36
23
7
-
-
1
-
1
-
68
17
TIRUVARUR
19
7
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
26
18
VELLORE
24
9
7
-
2
10
9
3
-
64
19
VILLUPURAM
41
11
7
-
-
3
-
3
-
65
1091
306
100
2
29
79
164
103
4
1878
45
30
2
-
-
4
6
40
1
128
1136
336
102
2
29
83
170
143
5
2006
TOTAL
PONDICHERRY
GRAND TOTAL
Madras High Court
117
STATEMENT SHOWING THE PENDENCY OF CRIMINAL CASES IN DISTRICT &
SUBORDINATE COURTS STAYED BY PRINCIPAL SEAT OF HIGH COURT
CATEGORY OF CASES ( CRI M I NAL )
SL. NO
NAM E OF THE COURT
CRL.A
CRL.OP
CRL.MP
TOTAL
1
CHENNAI
3
31
130
24
188
2
ARIYALUR
-
-
7
-
7
3
COIMBATORE
-
29
115
-
144
4
CUDDALORE
-
10
1
-
11
5
DHARMAPURI
-
1
-
-
1
6
ERODE
-
1
14
6
21
7
KANCHEEPURAM
-
8
30
-
38
8
KRISHNAGIRI
14
2
14
-
30
9
NAGAPATTINAM
-
-
6
1
7
10
NAMAKKAL
-
-
8
-
8
11
NILGIRIS
-
1
6
-
7
12
PERAMBALUR
-
1
1
-
2
13
SALEM
-
4
49
-
53
14
TIRUPPUR
-
1
23
-
24
15
TIRUVALLUR
-
5
35
-
40
16
TIRUVANNAMALAI
-
-
3
-
3
17
TIRUVARUR
-
-
21
-
21
18
VELLORE
-
2
13
-
15
19
VILLUPURAM
-
2
12
-
14
17
98
488
31
634
1
8
36
1
46
18
106
524
32
680
TOTAL
PONDICHERRY
GRAND TOTAL
118
CRL.RC
Madras High Court
STATEMENT SHOWING THE PENDENCY OF CIVIL CASES
IN DISTRICT & SUBORDINATE COURTS
STAYED BY MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
SL.
NAM E OF THE
NO.
COURT
CATEGORY OF CASES (CI VI L)
CRP
SA
CM A
TR.
CM P
CM Ps WP
AS
WA
CM SA
TOTAL
1
DINDIGUL
100
3
4
-
1
-
3
-
-
111
2
KANNIYAKUMARI
150
25
7
1
-
3
6
-
-
192
3
KARUR
49
11
2
-
-
1
-
-
-
63
4
MADURAI
67
4
3
11
-
40
6
20
1
152
5
PUDUKOTTAI
49
8
5
2
1
2
4
-
-
71
6
RAMANATHAPURAM
18
2
2
1
-
-
-
-
-
23
7
SIVAGANGA
25
13
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
40
8
THANJAVUR
69
19
3
1
10
-
9
-
-
111
9
THENI
42
7
2
-
3
-
-
-
-
54
10
TIRUCHIRAPALLI
90
33
6
1
13
7
5
-
1
156
11
TIRUNELVELI
217
34
9
-
-
14
5
-
1
280
12
TUTICORIN
56
5
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
64
13
VIRUDHUNAGAR
44
8
6
-
1
1
-
-
1
61
976
172
54
17
29
68
38
20
4
1378
TOTAL
Madras High Court
119
STATEMENT SHOWING THE PENDENCY OF CRIMINAL CASES PENDING
IN DISTRICT & SUBORDINATE COURTS
STAYED BY MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
CATEGORY OF CASES (CRIM I N AL)
SL. NO
NAME OF THE COURT
CRL.PO
CRL.MP
TOTAL
1
DINDIGUL
1
6
-
7
2
KANNIYAKUMARI
4
17
2
23
3
KARUR
1
7
-
8
4
MADURAI
4
6
8
18
5
PUDUKOTTAI
-
4
1
5
6
RAMANATHAPURAM
-
11
-
11
7
SIVAGANGA
-
10
6
16
8
THANJAVUR
3
9
-
12
9
THENI
4
11
2
17
10
TIRUCHIRAPALLI
3
18
2
23
11
TIRUNELVELI
3
48
1
52
12
TUTICORIN
3
5
-
8
13
VIRUDHUNAGAR
1
8
-
9
27
160
22
209
TOTAL
120
CRL.RC
Madras High Court
Madras High Court
121
S.NO
NAM E OF HON'BLE
CJ/JUDGE
CM SA
Comp.Apl
4
1
2
6
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE
M.SATHYANARAYANAN
B.RAJENDRAN
D.HARIPARANTHAMAN
15
16
17
2
3
R.SUBBIAH
505
14
1
1
3
7
223
74
21
85
1
4
579
23
3
20
1860
4
99
13
14
3
2
2
19
37
30
12
1
1
M.VENUGOPAL
13
229
2
6
1
137
121
2
1
26
29
21
4744
12
K.K.SASIDHARAN
1
7
12
1
1
3
4
99
3
30
31
29
238
80
70
104
47
304
151
46
7
57
169
3178
1440
3958
1744
1451
2123
81
126
6
872
692
21
1
2
24
14
14
6
1
13
0
33
10
1
3
29
S.PALANIVELU
30
73
12
22
49
11
30
2
1
7
1
2171
171
7782
11
1
256
2
294
70
14
1034
206
4
26
1
364
2
94
202
1
1
89
2
394
18
376
30
307
2
1
709
318
853
101
7
2278
4251
5171
4672
9958
2187
2391
956
1703
1926
3553
3044
3468
334
3
3
226
2
350
1480
S.NAGAMUTHU
91
2
2
512
5
938
3595
10
1
1
24
7
126
209
41
1
1
3832
235
7
3
21
1896
5
1
4
P.R.SHIVAKUMAR
45
390
441
11
112
1
30
18
9
1
1
443
2596
2614
8
3
1628
14
11
34
87
208
8
10
1
5
1
SA
A.SELVAM
AS
S.MANIKUMAR
STA
7
6
TOS
19
2
M at.Suit
1
OP
300
CP
V.RAMASUBRAMANIAN
2
CS
8
IP
6
123
472
1
32
Cross.Obj.
1
EP
1
1
REV. APPL (CI VI L)
19
OA
THE HON'BLE DR.JUSTICE
S.TAMILVANAN
2
CONT APEL
9
CONT.P
5
428
8
TC
28
TM SA
1
WP
180
2
CM A
18
30
LPA
8
REV. APPL (WRI T)
R.SUDHAKAR
1
6
CRP
32
CRL. OP
4
809
OSA
204
CRL. RC
14
2
WA
401
CRL.A
M.JAICHANDREN
THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF
JUSTICE
SATISH KUMAR
AGNIHOTRI
TOTAL
3
2
1
HCP
MADRAS HIGH COURT - PRINCIPAL SEAT & MADURAI BENCH
CATEGORY -WISE DISPOSAL OF CASES PER JUDGE PER YEAR FOR THE YEAR - 2015
M I SC CASES
6001
3075
4309
4123
3376
5781
1634
826
567
3107
5281
1171
3137
789
5144
4272
10252
8246
8981
14081
5563
10525
0
4025
1782
2270
5033
8834
4215
6605
2269
8739
8104
GRAND TOTAL
Madras High Court
22
M.DURAISWAMY
23
6
4
1
20
THE HON'BLE MR.
JUSTICE V. S. RAVI
THE HON'BLE MR.
JUSTICE G.
CHOCKALINGAM
THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE
V.M. VELUMANI
35
36
37
TOTAL
7
THE HON'BLE MR.
JUSTICE R. MAHADEVAN
34
1164
19
3
THE HON'BLE MR.
JUSTICE S.
VAIDYANATHAN
3433
18
6
4889
199
359
126
15
33
1
THE HON'BLE MR.
JUSTICE K.
KALYANASUNDARAM
32
117
1
8
99
15
128
2
4
THE HON'BLE MRS.
JUSTICE PUSHPA
SATHYANARAYANA
6
2
6
251
1
1628
19
1
18
113
4
64
284
31
30
29
28
K.RAVICHANDRA BAABU
27
THE HON'BLE Dr. JUSTICE
P.DEVADASS
THE HON'BLE Dr.JUSTICE
S.VIMALA
THE HON'BLE MR.
JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH
T.MATHIVANAN
26
25
T.RAJA
THE HON'BLE MS.JUSTICE
R.MALA
165
9
T.S.SIVAGNANAM
22
24
79
M.M.SUNDRESH
21
1
N.KIRUBAKARAN
9
20
57
C.S.KARNAN
16
S.NO
19
SA
C.T.SELVAM
AS
18
WA
NAM E OF HON'BLE
CJ/JUDGE
122
OSA
442
2
5
34
3
109
61
CM A
5
1
3
1
4
CM SA
2843 20
202
82
17
11
28
11
24
11
56
149
29
185
25
178
8
26
1
471
80
2
CRP
6046
5
26
6
1
727
674
3
3
313
1
218
269
1108
34
1
24
TC
STA
3
3
1054 47 16
3 47
1
84
3
220
13
LPA
2
TM SA
1
1
5
5
8
Comp.Apl
2 22 19
1
CONT APEL
4
REV. APPL (CI VI L)
502
21
10
13
3
2
9
1
7
11
6
8
13
10
102
23
2
3
1
Cross.Obj.
144
4
2
2
1
2
48
3
4
1
11
3
CS
4
6
TOS
370 15
73
1
7
126
46
2
3
2
M at.Suit
3
1
1
OP
883
20
1
2
159
1
49
67
CP
318
116
145
IP
1
138 2
87
EP
1
OA
504
4
30
2
28
208
1
1
2
2
CONT.P
3656
137
23
36
68
211
13
6
26
2
37
137
13
143
136
25
353
383
97
19
36
WP
57487
2656
998
607
5374
2899
859
652
95
99
331
1965
282
561
3133
535
6537
4906
778
459
29
REV. APPL (WRI T)
249
9
3
2
1
1
7
6
49
23
1
2
CRL. OP
51897
1611
280
150
5862
6216
8780
489
5324
3005
54
1
5249
8
30
4057
CRL. RC
2491
4
1
11
4
16
238
23
34
1
11
6
1
201
CRL.A
1428
2
279
2
2
2
7
27
26
1
130
34
HCP
9999
95
36
1459
28
59
7
2
349
5
4
17
5
7
7
2054
TOTAL
150083
4975
1955
2707
5696
9085
7857
1945
9288
1177
6314
2670
2755
4318
3561
1790
7467
10810
1689
663
6430
M I SC CASES
125366
5153
2324
1088
5368
4478
3651
2520
3530
2054
2892
2725
4077
1825
3434
3179
10822
5921
3645
1678
2409
275449
10128
4279
3795
11064
13563
11508
4465
12818
3231
9206
5395
6832
6143
6995
4969
18289
16731
5334
2341
8839
GRAND TOTAL
Madras High Court
123
NAM E OF
HON'BLE
CJ/JUDGE
S.NO
SA
TOTAL
THE HON'BLE MR.
6 JUSTICE R.KARUPPIAH
(RETIRED ON 06.04.2015)
222
STA
LPA
TM SA
CONT APEL
Comp.Apl
47
REV. APPL(C)
1
1
CS
1
5 4 4
2
Cross.Obj.
1
CONT.P
OA
3
3 79
4
REV. APPL(W)
914 1
31
WP
12
92 1
7 17 106
3
88
CRL.A
CRL.RC
CRL.OP
234
39
8
1
226
657
94
751
2731 1142 3873
1165 748 1913
69
586 514 1100
397 1423 1419 2842
10 619
2540 15 20
2
TOTAL
157
M I SC CASES
M at.Suit
OP
CP
IP
EP
TOS
158 9 226 2 489 0 118 405 47 0 0 0 0 7 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 194 1155 2 2774 62 31 1018 6719 514 7233
114
103 183
350
CRP
THE HON'BLE MR.
5 JUSTICE K.B.K.VASUKI
(RETIRED ON 08.09.2015)
CM SA
15
157 3 2
CM A
25
TC
THE HON'BLE MR.
JUSTICE ARUNA
4
JAGADEESAN
(RETIRED ON 23.03.2015)
2 20
THE HON'BLE MR.
JUSTICE R.S.
3
RAMANATHAN
(RETIRED ON 15.06.2015)
AS
4 168
1
OSA
36 2
WA
THE HON'BLE MR.
2 JUSTICE V.DHANAPALAN
(RETIRED ON 29.05.2015)
THE HON'BLE MR.
JUSTICE N.PAUL
1
VASANTHAKUMAR
(ELEVATED ON 27.01.2015)
HCP
CATEGORY -WISE DISPOSAL OF CASES BY THE JUDGES FOR THE PERIOD THEY SERVED IN
MADRAS HIGH COURT IN THE YEAR - 2015
GRAND TOTAL
124
Madras High Court
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
1
SL.
NO.
MM COURTS
SPECIAL COURTS
ARIYALUR
COIMBATORE
CUDDALORE
DHARMAPURI
DINDIGUL
ERODE
KANCHEEPURAM
KANNIYAKUMARI
KARUR
KRISHNAGIRI
MADURAI
NAGAPATTINAM
NAMAKKAL
NILGIRIS
PERAMBALUR
PUDUKKOTTAI
RAMANATHAPURAM
SALEM
SIVAGANGA
THANJAVUR
THENI
TIRUCHIRAPALLI
TIRUNELVELI
TIRUPPUR
TIRUVALLUR
TIRUVANNAMALAI
TIRUVARUR
TUTICORIN
VELLORE
VILLUPURAM
VIRUDHUNAGAR
TOTAL
PUDUCHERRY
CMA
OTHER
CRL.
OS
AS RCA RCOP MCOP LAOP HMOP OP's
EP
IP OTHERS TOTAL SESS. APPL.
7876 913 372
0
0 101
0
247 5197 0
0 14706
683 527
54
0 645 2474 5376
0
0
118 1580 0
6 10253
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 0
8309
8309
0
0
1038 190 28
11
723 1989
195
93
314 0
4
4585
229
25
5449 201 159 262 2751
9
0
853 1598 0
3248 14530
614 398
4061 271 88
50 10192 431
584
191 3221 0
146 19235
557 159
1557 84 32
10 2701
6
474
145
479 0
26
5514
349
54
3358 223 118
79 1886
12
417
489 1430 0
64
8076
241
73
5248 440 97
63 4057
5
466
612 1134 0
44 12166
365 309
4336 209 134 158 2432 252 1306
354 1362 0
12 10555
631 136
2276 175 32
17
600
1
227
541
450 0
4
4323
289 254
1623 98 29
5 1408
1
453
132
555 0
0
4304
190 218
26 3529
5
420
633 1045 0
7
7763
377 133
1927 138 33
3259 146 203 179 5716
13
0 1030 2696 0
2242 15484
792 168
1294 127 47
83
992
83
328
97
707 0
4
3762
373
63
2312 146 78
8 3340
78
0
670
585 0
38
7255
139
75
1064 22 40
77
28
0
40
237
290 0
0
1798
116
47
551 27
9
4 1379
6
0
214
188 0
0
2378
87
0
1018 44 19
33 1856
8
0
378
613 0
0
3969
247 140
645 103 41
17
373
6
27 1102
220 0
0
2534
220
34
8278 311 153 126 5906
22
529 2567 2160 0
1573 21625
606 325
1331 172 38
49
461
0
305
415
559 0
3
3333
594 165
2722 340 124
50 4712 161
831
223 1757 0
209 11129
766 137
1686 72 23
7
667
1
428
128
956 0
45
4013
357
56
4967 169 61 694 5514
5
907
555 2307 0
278 15457
375 252
4705 432 198 113 4153
9
0 2242 1456 0
272 13580 1371 233
21 7093
0
999
172 1450 0
81 14739
428 194
4606 212 105
3276 271 354 164 3993 635
813
360 1263 0
5 11134
416 126
2186 93 29
15 1701
5
344
147
836 0
4
5360
365
17
888 82 60
33
893
1
235
68
450 0
0
2710
262
25
1863 160 55
79 1027
14
505 1483
487 0
10
5683
777 115
4170 281 174 130 2837 421
866
377 1745 0
617 11618
455 199
4660 200 44
15 4644
12
681
220 1393 0
28 11897
931 108
2412 143 94 168
713
4
881
172
494 0
64
5145
590 208
96696 6495 3716 5220 93653 4296 13261 17265 40977 0 17343 298922 14792 4973
3557 55 86 102 1603 327
0
730
641 0
0
7101
42
42
CIVIL
CR.
REV V &
PET. AC I.P.C
138 0
16
0 0
0
0 0
6715
0 0
0
10 0
2081
152 0
6583
72 0
4184
20 0
2451
120 0
3357
62 0
3266
33 0
5476
16 0
2365
23 0
1985
28 0
4039
159 0
4251
5 0
2492
9 0
1770
12 0
1042
5 0
627
61 0
3629
21 0
2929
148 0
3105
31 0
6111
130 0
4581
26 0
3143
110 0
4919
67 0
6127
42 0
4701
28 0
3161
18 0
1907
23 0
2991
27 0
3213
107 0
4042
78 0
5069
36 0
2521
1817 0 114849
26 0
3760
O.A. &
GRAND
O.L.
MC N.I.Act OTHERS TOTAL TOTAL
2
0
0
0
1366
16072
0
0
26
0
26
10279
107678
7 14456
0 128856 128856
0
0
0
619
619
8928
2704 78
61
0
5188
9773
31902 80 4441
425 44595
59125
6225 205
321
17 11740
30975
18602 83
145
0 21704
27218
26342 109
748
0 30990
39066
53005 212 2483
0 59702
71868
18068 190 1251
4 25789
36344
5787 142 1012
3
9868
14191
16253 82
474
0 19225
23529
12484 100
577
0 17738
25501
16068 230 1823
561 24052
39536
8645 123
323
0 12024
15786
14994 103
391
0 17481
24736
10115 72
894
0 12298
14096
751 187
17
0
1674
4052
7590 81
333
0 12081
16050
16418 180
93
0 19895
22429
29089 114 2693
83 36163
57788
19398 90
153
0 26542
29875
12524 319
691
0 19148
30277
20140 91
265
20 24098
28111
76953 306 1214
0 84129
99586
11305 343
693
2 20141
33721
28830 319 1691
0 36205
50944
16962 85 1128
0 21906
33040
4742 79
260
0
7388
12748
7029 102
178
0 10610
13320
7841 216
155
0 12344
18027
19935 295
951
0 25984
37602
25930 186
218
0 32520
44417
14262 218
476
27 18338
23483
668573 5027 40635
1761 852427 1151349
8294 194
950
0 13308
20409
CRIMINAL
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF DISPOSAL FOR THE YEAR 2015 DISTRICT WISE - CATEGORY WISE
Madras High Court
125
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
1
SL.
NO.
MM COURTS
SPECIAL COURTS
ARIYALUR
COIMBATORE
CUDDALORE
DHARMAPURI
DINDIGUL
ERODE
KANCHEEPURAM
KANNIYAKUMARI
KARUR
KRISHNAGIRI
MADURAI
NAGAPATTINAM
NAMAKKAL
NILGIRIS
PERAMBALUR
PUDUKKOTTAI
RAMANATHAPURAM
SALEM
SIVAGANGA
THANJAVUR
THENI
TIRUCHIRAPALLI
TIRUNELVELI
TIRUPPUR
TIRUVALLUR
TIRUVANNAMALAI
TIRUVARUR
TUTICORIN
VELLORE
VILLUPURAM
VIRUDHUNAGAR
TOTAL
PUDUCHERRY
OS AS
580 913
0
0
0
0
0
0
21 126
459 91
326 121
185 49
178 101
416 169
605 121
66 41
52 42
204 61
450 60
24 10
257 53
17
7
10
9
85 24
56 24
778 177
64 43
314 167
106 28
413 116
260 124
607 101
378 78
15 17
23 19
200 80
277 111
169 87
52 43
7647 3213
377 48
CRIMINAL
Spl
CMA
OTHER
Courts/
CRL. CR.REV V &
O.A. &
GRAND
RCA RCOP MCOP LAOP HMOP OP's
EP IP Others TOTAL SESS. APPL. PET.
AC I.P.C O.L.
MC N.I.Act OTHERS TOTAL TOTAL
372
0
0
0
0
230
0
0 2095
683 527
138
3
0 0
0
0 1351
3446
4
0
272
0
0
115
137
0
528
0
0
0
0
0 0
0
0
0
528
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8089 8089
0
0
0
0
0 0
0
619
619
8708
6
0
607
0
9
85
88
2
944
225
25
10
14
16 0
0
0
290
1234
76
0
759
0
0
334
725
2963 5407
509 398
152
0
131 0
0
422 1612
7019
61
0 5129
0
44
150
256
120 6207
416 159
72
1
99 0
0
17
764
6971
23
0 1303
0
214
133
172
0 2079
298
54
20
0
0 29
0
0
401
2480
70
0
827
0
146
367
614
29 2332
184
73
120
0
0 0
0
0
377
2709
65
0 1381
0
440
152
225
0 2848
332 309
62
0
0 68
2
0
773
3621
57
0 1341
0
384
276
264
2 3050
485 136
33
0
0 17
0
0
671
3721
13
0
233
0
0
491
60
2
906
250 254
16
0
0 2
0
0
522
1428
14
0
541
0
0
66
77
0
792
155 218
23
0
0 0
0
0
396
1188
25
0 1907
0
8
211
443
0 2859
260 133
28
1
324 0
0
0
746
3605
38
0 3481
0
0
433
619
1748 6829
658 168
159
15
0 0
0
554 1554
8383
0
393
0
0
69
110
0
613
273
63
5
0
0 0
0
0
341
954
7
28
0 2029
30
0
152
264
0 2813
123
75
9
1
24 0
0
0
232
3045
13
0
28
0
37
121
24
0
247
113
47
12
0
17 13
0
0
202
449
6
0 1026
0
0
43
126
0 1220
61
0
5
1
0 0
0
0
67
1287
14
0 1474
0
0
75
281
0 1953
224 140
61
65
2 1
0
0
493
2446
17
0
211
0
0
213
43
0
564
178
34
21
4
5 0
0
0
242
806
86
0 3013
0
0 1169
553
1201 6977
444 325
148
36
391 1
0
83 1428
8405
20
0
245
0
96
165
152
0
785
536 165
31
0
0 0
0
0
732
1517
81
0 2451
55
41
135
694
14 3952
661 137
130
57
2 0
0
0
987
4939
13
0
377
0
0
109
535
19 1187
285
56
26
1
6 3
0
20
397
1584
23
0 2477
0
419
482 1107
187 5224
270 252
110
0
33 126
0
0
791
6015
121
0 1976
0
0
993
222
259 3955 1077 233
67
0
0 88
0
0 1465
5420
93
0 4025
0
0
142
699
1 5668
387 194
42
4
0 0
0
0
627
6295
127
0 1682
38
125
345
686
1 3460
379 126
28
9
0 5
0
0
547
4007
7
0
531
0
0
130
125
0
825
168
17
18
0
0 0
0
0
203
1028
40
0
472
0
0
42
46
0
642
208
25
23
0
0 0
0
0
256
898
0
0
878
2619
44
0
762
3
0
527
125
0 1741
686 115
27
0
50 0
88
0 1510
0
305
168
672
575 3706
352 199
107
0
0 70
0
0
728
4434
22
0 1170
0
334
184
97
22 2085
861 108
78
0
0 0
0
0 1047
3132
62
0
229
0
174
48
27
22
657
307 208
36
0
30 1
0
27
609
1266
1736
0 43862 126 2776 8355 10268 0 15256 93239 12048 4973
1817 0 212 1130 424
2
1742 22348 115587
76
0
857 310
0
625
324 0
0 2617
34
42
26 0
0
26 29
0
0
157
2774
CIVIL
STATEMENT SHOWING DISPOSAL OF CASES (CATEGORY-WISE) IN DISTRICT COURTS OF
TAMIL NADU & PUDUCHERRY IN 2015
126
Madras High Court
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
,
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
1
SL.
NO.
DISTRICT
MM COURTS
SPECIAL COURTS
ARIYALUR
COIMBATORE
CUDDALORE
DHARMAPURI
DINDIGUL
ERODE
KANCHEEPURAM
KANNIYAKUMARI
KARUR
KRISHNAGIRI
MADURAI
NAGAPATTINAM
NAMAKKAL
NILGIRIS
PERAMBALUR
PUDUKKOTTAI
RAMANATHAPURAM
SALEM
SIVAGANGA
THANJAVUR
THENI
TIRUCHIRAPALLI
TIRUNELVELI
TIRUPPUR
TIRUVALLUR
TIRUVANNAMALAI
TIRUVARUR
TUTICORIN
VELLORE
VILLUPURAM
VIRUDHUNAGAR
TOTAL
PUDUCHERRY
NAME OF THE
AS
7296
0
0
54
0 641
0
0
0
0
0
0
299
64
22
1806 110
83
1167 150
27
448
35
9
1047 122
48
1956 271
32
767
88
77
520 134
19
863
56
15
793
77
8
1236
86 165
350 117
40
664
93
50
397
15
27
156
18
3
244
20
5
133
79
24
1284 134
67
249 129
18
896 173
43
592
44
10
586
53
38
921 308
77
1478 111
12
659 193 227
798
76
22
203
63
20
300
80
11
1068 170
86
870 113
22
675 100
32
30775 3282 1980
322
7
10
OS
0
0 101
0
0 5104
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
116 1989
186
0 1992
9
0
0 5063 431
540
0 1398
6
260
0 1059
12
271
0 2676
5
26
0 1091 252
922
0
367
1
227
0
867
1
453
0 1622
5
412
0 2235
13
0
0
599
83
328
0 1311
48
0
0
0
0
3
0
353
6
0
0
382
8
0
0
162
6
27
0 2893
22
529
0
216
0
209
0 2261 106
790
0
290
1
428
0 3037
5
488
0 2177
9
0
0 3068
0
999
0 2311 597
688
0 1170
5
344
0
421
1
235
0
265
11
505
0 1327 421
561
12
347
0 3474
0
484
4
707
0 49791 4170 10485
0
746
17
0
17
0
0
0
4
503
28
8
108
455
23
24
58
58
578
21
512
108
170
213
540
1317
207
74
7
47
695
6
11
10
23
450
180
17
17
6489
92
CMA
OTHER
RCOP MCOP LAOP HMOP
RCA
OP's
CIVIL
Spl
CR.
CRL.
V&
EP IP Courts/ TOTAL SESS.
REV
APPL.
AC
Others
PET.
5197
0 12611
0
0
0
813
0
6612
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
220
220
0
0
0
115
2
2797
4
0
0
456
285
5244 105
0
0
1200
16
8622 141
0
0
176
26
2366
51
0
0
469
30
3166
57
0
0
610
44
6075
33
0
0
354
8
3582 146
0
0
140
1
1433
39
0
0
279
2592
35
0
0
467
7
3449 117
0
0
1813
494
6620 134
0
0
241
4
1783 100
0
0
184
37
2899
16
0
0
74
0
624
3
0
0
26
0
732
26
0
0
155
0
1027
23
0
0
86
0
1057
42
0
0
663
371
7280 162
0
0
120
3
1151
58
0
0
681
42
5066 105
0
0
227
22
1621
72
0
0
680
85
5019 105
0
0
746
11
4944 294
0
0
560
80
6314
41
0
0
205
2
4893
37
0
0
361
3
2789 197
0
0
196
0
1162
54
0
0
126
8
1756
91
0
0
387
35
4235 103
0
0
439
6
5300
70
0
0
238
40
2297 283
0
0
18484 0
1882 127338 2744
0
0
0
222 0
0
1416
8
0
0
0
13
2
0
0
0
0
3736 41110
0
0
0
0
7
7
0
3
94
0
107
58 57
65
5
0
24
11
6
77
489
0
18
292 40
25
25 51
28
67 28
16
6 34
6
102 55
6
26 16
17
4 49
0
3
0
26
10 24
6 2567 48
46
0 49
11
172
0
9
7
1
7
25 23
23
33 12
36
52 79
1
68
7
11
127 52
10
684
1
27
0
0
17
0 33
55
33 52
3
23
0
45
129 40
9 1064 85
4490 47295 842
290 1681 26
0
0
719
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
37
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
0
815
118
0
15
0
0
0 45565
0
0
0
18
3
205
0
363
0
121
0
98
0
624
4
500
3
143
0
158
0
173
7
304
0
148
0
86
0
6
0
86
0 2644
0
137
0
345
0
75
0
160
0
140
0
285
2
409
0
231
0
732
0
224
0
104
0
231
0
129
0
305
0 1441
19 56205
0 2123
O.A. &
I.P.C
MC N.I.Act OTHERS TOTAL
O.L.
CRIMINAL
STATEMENT SHOWING DISPOSAL OF CASES (CATEGORY-WISE) IN CJM / SUB COURTS OF
TAMIL NADU & PUDUCHERRY IN 2015
12626
6612
45565
220
2815
5449
8985
2487
3264
6699
4082
1576
2750
3622
6924
1931
2985
630
818
3671
1194
7625
1226
5226
1761
5304
5353
6545
5625
3013
1266
1987
4364
5605
3738
183543
3539
GRAND
TOTAL
Madras High Court
127
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
1
SL.
NO.
MM COURTS
SPECIAL COURTS
ARIYALUR
COIMBATORE
CUDDALORE
DHARMAPURI
DINDIGUL
ERODE
KANCHEEPURAM
KANNIYAKUMARI
KARUR
KRISHNAGIRI
MADURAI
NAGAPATTINAM
NAMAKKAL
NILGIRIS
PERAMBALUR
PUDUKKOTTAI
RAMANATHAPURAM
SALEM
SIVAGANGA
THANJAVUR
THENI
TIRUCHIRAPALLI
TIRUNELVELI
TIRUPPUR
TIRUVALLUR
TIRUVANNAMALAI
TIRUVARUR
TUTICORIN
VELLORE
VILLUPURAM
VIRUDHUNAGAR
TOTAL
PUDUCHERRY
0
0
0
0
718
3184
2568
924
2133
2876
2964
1690
708
930
1573
920
1391
650
385
689
456
6216
1018
1512
988
3968
3524
2521
2239
1373
662
1363
2825
3621
1685
58274
2858
OS
0
0
AS
0
0
0 2474
0
0
0
0
0
11
0 262
0
50
0
10
0
79
0
63
0 158
0
17
0
5
0
26
0 179
0
83
0
8
0
77
0
4
0
33
0
17
0 126
0
49
0
50
0
7
0 694
0 113
0
21
0 164
0
15
0
33
0
79
0 130
0
15
0 168
0 5220
0 102
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
4
16
13
4
14
5
55
26
8
364
19
7
6
8
1
90
349
81
43
14
12
26
554
24
4
7
3
506
29
19
107
2421
13
CMA
OTHER
RCOP MCOP LAOP HMOP
OP's
RCA
CIVIL
CRIMINAL
Spl
CRL. CR.REV V &
O.A. &
GRAND
EP IP Courts/ TOTAL SESS.
I.P.C
MC N.I.Act OTHERS TOTAL
APPL. PET.
AC
O.L.
TOTAL
Others
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
630
6 3113
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
0
26
3139
0
0
0
0
0
0
2979 66568
7 13737
0 83291 83291
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
111
0
844
0
0
0
2060 2681 78
61
0 4880
5724
417
0 3879
0
0
0
6580 31677 80 4441
0 42778 46657
1765
10 4406
0
0
0
4076 6068 148
321
0 10613 15019
131
0 1069
0
0
0
2386 18597 54
145
0 21182 22251
347
5 2578
0
0
0
3333 26331 103
748
0 30515 33093
299
0 3243
0
0
0
3189 52516 144 2456
0 58305 61548
744
2 3923
0
0
0
5458 17776 133 1251
0 24618 28541
250
1 1984
0
0
0
2340 5762 89 1012
0 9203 11187
199
0
920
0
0
0
1957 16186 54
474
0 18671 19591
135
0 1455
0
0
0
4022 12154 66
577
0 16819 18274
264
0 2035
0
0
0
4230 15966 175 1823
0 22194 24229
356
0 1366
0
0
0
2486 8619 107
323
0 11535 12901
137
1 1543
0
0
0
1752 14966 54
391
0 17163 18706
192
0
927
0
0
0
1042 10095 59
894
0 12090 13017
36
0
426
0
0
0
600
741 163
17
0 1521
1947
177
0
989
0
0
0
3558 5021 32
333
0 8944
9933
91
0
913
0
0
0
2879 16413 131
93
0 19516 20429
944
1 7368
0
0
0
3058 28526 113 2693
0 34390 41758
287
0 1397
0
0
0
6102 19391 89
153
0 25735 27132
382
153 2111
0
0
0
4517 12497 296
691
0 18001 20112
194
4 1205
0
0
0
3119 20101 76
265
0 23561 24766
520
6 5214
0
0
0
4883 76868 101 1201
0 83053 88267
488
2 4681
0
0
0
6126 11237 248
656
0 18267 22948
191
0 2757
0
0
0
4686 28703 267 1691
0 35347 38104
372
2 2781
0
0
0
3142 16278 79 1128
0 20627 23408
350
1 1746
0
0
0
1880 4742 79
260
0 6961
8707
208
0
906
0
0
0
2974 7029 69
178
0 10250 11156
236
2 2186
0
0
0
3158 7758 164
155
0 11235 13421
686
7 3677
0
0
0
4039 19912 225
951
0 25127 28804
857
0 4512
0
0
0
5024 25801 146
197
0 31168 35680
229
2 2191
0
0
0
2512 13168 132
476
0 16288 18479
12225 0
205 78345
0
0
0
110147 620148 3761 39818
0 773874 852219
95 0
0 3068
0
0
0 0 3470 6587 139
832
0 11028 14096
STATEMENT SHOWING DISPOSAL OF CASES (CATEGORY-WISE) IN DISTRICT MUNSIF / JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE
COURTS OF TAMIL NADU & PUDUCHERRY IN 2015
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