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Notification No.226/2022

SITTING ARRANGEMENT – PARTIAL MODIFICATIONS

The following partial modifications are made in the Sitting Arrangement in the Principal Seat at Madras with effect from 14.09.2022. 

Principal Seat at Madras

1. Hon’ble First Division Bench consisting of the Hon’ble Acting Chief Justice and

Hon’ble Mr.Justice Sunder Mohan will take up Writ Petitions – Public Interest

Litigations (PILs); Writ Petitions or PILs challenging the vires of the Act, Rules or Regulations (except Writ Petitions and PIL relating to GST Act, Rules or Regulations including those cases challenging the vires of the GST Act, Rules or Regulations); Writ Petitions relating to Encroachments; Writ Petitions and Writ Appeals relating to Judicial Service and service of court-employees including High Court employees; Writ

Petitions/Writ Appeals filed by or against the High Court; Writ Petitions relating to Elections or against Election Commission (including those cases filed before the Madurai Bench) except cases invoking the provisions of Criminal Procedure Code and other Criminal Laws; Writ Appeals against final orders which are not specifically assigned to any other Division Bench (other than Tax matters) – from the year 2021; Writ Appeals against Interlocutory/Interim Orders passed by Single Bench (other than Tax Matters) – from the year 2021; SARFAESI, IBC and other Bank related cases in connection with SARFAESI.

1. When Division Bench is not sitting Hon’ble Mr.Justice Sunder Mohan will take up Old Criminal Revision Cases from the provisional list.
2. Hon’ble Division Bench consisting of Hon’ble Mr.Justice T.Raja and Hon’ble Mr.Justice P.D.Audikesavalu will take up Writ Appeals against final orders which are not specifically assigned to any other Division Bench (other than Tax matters) – up to the year 2020; Writ Petitions to be heard by Division Bench which are not specifically assigned to any other Division Bench – from the year 2014; Writ Appeals against Interlocutory/Interim Orders passed by Single Bench (other than Tax Matters) – up to the year 2020.

• Hon’ble Division Bench consisting of Hon’ble Mr.Justice Paresh Upadhyay and Hon’ble Mr.Justice D.Bharatha Chakravarthy will take up Writ Appeals relating to Service against Final Orders passed by Single Bench; Appeals/Writ Petitions/Civil

Revision Petitions arising from the orders of Central Administrative Tribunal; Original Side Appeals – from the year 2018; All Commercial Appellate Division Appeals arising from Commercial Division of High Court to be heard by Division Bench (including matters involving more than Rs.500 Cr); Commercial Appellate Division Appeals from Commercial Courts to be heard by Division Bench.

1. Hon’ble Division Bench consisting of Hon’ble Ms.Justice V.M.Velumani and Hon’ble Mr.Justice V.Sivagnanam will take up First Appeals and Second Appeals to be heard by Division Bench – from the year 2017; Original Side Appeals – up to the year 2017; Cases relating to National Company Law Tribunal; All other Appellate Side

Cases to be heard by Division Bench which are not specifically assigned to any other Division Bench – from the year 2020; Civil Miscellaneous Appeals arising from Family Courts; Civil Miscellaneous Appeals arising from M.A.C.T – from the year 2019.

2018. Hon’ble Division Bench consisting of Hon’ble Mr.Justice D.Krishnakumar and Hon’ble Mrs.Justice N.Mala will take up First Appeals and Second Appeals to be heard by Division Bench – up to the year 2016; Writ Petitions to be heard by Division Bench which are not specifically assigned to any other Division Bench – up to the year 2013; All other Appellate Side Cases to be heard by Division Bench which are not specifically assigned to any other Division Bench – up to the year 2019; Civil Miscellaneous Appeals arising from M.A.C.T. – up to the year 2018.
2019. When Division Bench is not sitting Hon’ble Mr.Justice D.Krishnakumar will take up Old Writ Petitions relating to General Miscellaneous from the provisional list.
2020. When Division Bench is not sitting Hon’ble Mrs.Justice N.Mala will take up Old Writ Petitions relating to Service from the provisional list.
2021. Hon’ble Mr.Justice R.Suresh Kumar will take up Writ Petitions relating to Labour and Service – from the year 2020.

// BY ORDER OF THE HON’BLE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE //

HIGH COURT, MADRAS

DATED : 13-09-2022                                                             REGISTRAR (JUDICIAL)