High Court of Madras – Principal Seat at Madras Sitting Arrangements – From August 05, 2024
High Court of Madras – Principal Seat at Madras Sitting Arrangements – From August 05, 2024
Sl.No Hon’ble Judges Subject
1 The Hon’ble The Acting Chief
Justice and
P.B.Balaji, J
Writ Petitions – Public Interest Litigations (PILs); Writ Petitions or PILs challenging the vires of the Acts,
Rules or Regulations;
Writ Petitions and Writ Appeals relating to Judicial
Service and service of court-employees including High Court employees;
Writ Appeals relating to Service against Final Orders passed by Single Bench – from the year 2024;
Writ Petitions to be heard by Division Bench which are not specifically assigned to any other Division
Bench from the year 2024;
Writ Appeals against final orders which are not specifically assigned to any other Division Bench
(other than Tax matters) – from the year 2024;
Writ Appeals against Interlocutory/Interim Orders passed by Single Bench;
Writ Petitions/Writ Appeals related to 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 Petitions relating to Encroachments – for all the years.
SARFAESI, IBC and other Bank related cases in connection with SARFAESI – for all the years.
1A P.B.Balaji, J
ot sitting) Old Second Appeals from the provisional list
(when DB n
2 S.S.Sundar, J Original Side Appeals – for all the years;
All Registration and Patta matters;
Cases relating to National Company Law Tribunal; Writ Appeals against final orders which are not specifically assigned to any other Division Bench (other than Tax matters) – upto the year 2023.
and
K.Rajasekar, J
2A S.S.Sundar, J Old Second Appeals from the provisional list
(when DB not sitting)
2B K.Rajasekar, J Old Second Appeals from the provisional list
(when DB not sitting) 3 M.Sundar, J
K.Govindarajan Thilakavadi, J 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.);
All Appeals arising from Intellectual Property Rights
and
matters to be heard by a Division Bench;
Commercial Appellate Division Appeals from Commercial Courts to be heard by Division Bench;
Arbitration Appeal;
Writ Petitions to be heard by Division Bench which are not specifically assigned to any other Division Bench upto the year 2023; Special Tribunal Appeals.
3A M.Sundar, J Old Writ Petitions relating to Service from the provisional list.
(when DB not sitting)
3B K.Govindarajan Thilakavadi, J (when DB not sitting) Old Civil Miscellaneous Appeals from the provisional list.
4 R.Suresh Kumar, J Tax Cases arising from Direct Tax Laws (like Income Tax Act, Wealth Tax Act) from the year 2015;
Tax Cases arising from Indirect Tax Laws (including Customs, Central Excise, GST, Sales Tax etc.) from the year 2015.
and
C.Saravanan, J
4A R.Suresh Kumar, J Old Writ Petitions relating to Service from the provisional list
(when DB not sitting)
4B C.Saravanan, J Old Writ Petitions relating to Tax from the provisional list
(when DB not sitting)
5 J.Nisha Banu, J
First Appeals and Second Appeals to be heard by Division Bench;
Civil Miscellaneous Appeals arising from Family Courts.
All other Appellate Side Cases to be heard by Division
Bench which are not specifically assigned to any other
Division Bench – for all the years;
Civil Miscellaneous Appeals arising from M.A.C.T.
and
R.Kalaimathi, J
5A J.Nisha Banu, J Old Civil Revision Petitions from the provisional list.
(when DB not sitting)
5B R.Kalaimathi, J Old Civil Revision Petitions from the provisional list.
(when DB not sitting)
6 M.S.Ramesh, J Writ Appeals relating to Labour against Final Orders passed by Single Bench;
All Criminal Appeals and other Criminal Cases to be heard by Division Bench (including crime against women and children) – upto the year 2021.
and
C.Kumarappan, J
6A M.S.Ramesh, J Old Writ Petitions relating to Service from the provisional list
(when DB not sitting)
6B C.Kumarappan, J Old Writ Petitions relating to Service from the provisional list.
(when DB not sitting)
7 S.M.Subramaniam, J Habeas Corpus Petitions;
All Criminal Appeals and other Criminal Cases to be heard by Division Bench (including crime against women and children) – from the year 2022;
Criminal Contempt and Appeals relating to orders in Contempt Proceedings;
All Division Bench matters, including Criminal Appeals and Writ Petitions, relating to criminal cases involving the sitting or former M.Ps and M.L.As (including those cases filed before the Madurai
Bench);
Writ Petitions relating to Bar council matters.
and
V. Sivagnanam, J
7A S.M.Subramaniam, J Old Criminal Revisions from the provisional list.
(when DB not sitting) 7B V. Sivagnanam, J Old Second Appeals from the provisional list.
(when DB not sitting) - Dr.Anita Sumanth, J Appeals/Writ Petitions/Civil Revision Petitions arising from the orders of Central Administrative Tribunal. Writ Appeals relating to Service against Final Orders passed by Single Bench – upto the year 2023.
Tax Cases arising from Direct Tax Laws (like Income Tax Act, Wealth Tax Act) upto the year 2014;
Tax Cases arising from Indirect Tax Laws (including Customs, Central Excise, GST, Sales Tax etc.) upto the year 2014.
and
G.Arul Murugan, J
8A Dr.Anita Sumanth, J Old Writ Petitions relating to Tax from the provisional list
(when DB not sitting)
8B G.Arul Murugan, J Old Writ Petitions relating to Service from the provisional list.
(when DB not sitting)
9 Dr.G.Jayachandran, J Criminal Original Petitions (under Sections 407 and
482 Cr.P.C.), Writ Petitions (Cr.P.C.) – from the year 2023;
All Single Bench matters including Criminal Appeals and Writ Petitions relating to Criminal cases involving the sitting or former M.Ps and M.L.As (including those cases filed before the Madurai Bench).
10 RMT.Teekaa Raman, J Civil Suits including undefended suits and framing of issues and connected Interlocutory Applications (except Commercial Division Cases) – from the year 2018;
All Petitions/Applications invoking Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 / Arbitration Act, 1940 except
Commercial Division Cases;
Original Petitions (other than Arbitration Matters).
11 N.Seshasayee, J C.B.I. and Prevention of Corruption Act Cases (except Bail and Anticipatory Bail Applications);
Criminal Appeals (including appeals relating to crime against women and children) and Criminal Revisions – upto the year 2020. 12 A.D.Jagadish Chandira, J Civil Revision Petitions NPD (other than Civil Revision Petitions challenging the Awards passed by the Labour
Courts and the Co-operative Tribunals and cases of Intellectual Property Rights) – for all the years.
13 M.Dhandapani, J Writ Petitions relating to General Miscellaneous (other than Intellectual Property Rights to be heard by Intellectual Property Division), Cinema, Electricity,
Education, Mines and Minerals and Agriculture
Produce Market (APM) – for all the years;
Writ Petitions relating to H.R. & C.E and Wakf.
14
Vivek Kumar Singh, J Writ Petitions relating to Service – of the years 2021 and 2022.
15 R.Hemalatha, J
Civil Miscellaneous Appeals (other than Intellectual Property Rights cases to be heard by Intellectual
Property Division) and Civil Miscellaneous Second
Appeal;
Arbitration Appeal.
16 M.Nirmal Kumar, J Criminal Appeals (including appeals relating to crime against women and children) and Criminal Revisions – from the year 2021.
17
N.Anand Venkatesh, J Writ Petitions relating to Service – from the year 2023.
18 G.K.Ilanthiraiyan, J Writ Petitions relating to Industries, Panchayats, Forest and Motor Vehicle;
Senior citizens maintenance cases;
Writ Petitions relating to Municipalities and Local
Bodies, Freedom Fighters Pension Scheme, RTI; Writ Petitions relating to Co-operative Societies;
Writ Petitions relating to Service of the year 2020.
19 Krishnan Ramasamy, J Writ Petitions relating to Tax matters (including Income Tax, Sales Tax, Motor Vehicles Tax), Customs and Central Excise, Prohibition and State Excise.
- Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy, J (i) All cases to be heard by a Single Bench which have been transferred to High Court from erstwhile
Intellectual Property Appellate Board;
(ii) All cases filed in High Court to be heard by a Single Bench which would have otherwise been filed in erstwhile Intellectual Property Appellate Board, if it had not been abolished;
(iii) Cases relating to Commercial Division i.e., Civil Suits and Applications (Commercial) to be heard along with the cases under category (i) or (ii);(iv) All other Appeals / Civil Revision Petitions / Writ Petitions to be heard by a Single Bench pertaining to Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) matters.Cases relating to Commercial Division i.e., Civil Suits and Applications (Commercial), except the cases to be heard along with Intellectual Property Rights matters by Intellectual Property Division – from the year 2018; Cases relating to Commercial Division having value above Rs.500 Cr.
Admiralty cases.
21 Battu Devanand, J Writ Petitions relating to Service of the years 2018 and 2019.
22 A.A.Nakkiran, J Testamentary Original Suits and Original Matrimonial Suits;
Civil Suits including undefended suits and framing of issues and connected Interlocutory Applications (except Commercial Division Cases) – from the year 2010 to 2017.
23 Sathi Kumar Sukumara First Appeals.Kurup, J
24 R.N.Manjula, J Writ Petitions relating to Labour, Civil Revision Petitions and Writ Petitions against the Awards/Orders passed by the Labour Courts and the Co-operative
Tribunals – for all the years;
Second Appeals – from the year 2022 to 2023.
25
T.V.Thamilselvi, J
Second Appeals – up to the year 2010 and from the year 2024. 26 Dr.D.Nagarjun, J Transfer Civil Miscellaneous Petitions.
27 M.Sudheer Kumar, J Writ Petitions relating to Service – upto the year 2015.
28 N.Mala, J
Writ Petitions relating to Service of the years 2016 & 2017. 29 S.Sounthar, J Writ Petitions relating to Land Reforms, Land Tenancy, Urban Land Ceiling, Land Ceiling and Land Acquisition and other Land Laws, including cases relating to Registration, Patta and other issues relating to Land Revenue and Registration.
30 K.Kumaresh Babu, J
All Petitions / Applications invoking Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 / Arbitration Act, 1940 relating to Commercial Division; Insolvency Petitions;
Company Petitions and Company Appeals; Civil Suits including undefended suits and framing of issues and connected Interlocutory Applications (except Commercial Division Cases) – upto the year 2009)
31 V.Lakshminara yanan, J Civil Revision Petitions PD (other than Civil Revision Petitions challenging the Awards passed by the Labour Courts and the Co-operative Tribunals and cases of Intellectual Property Rights) – for all the years.
32 R. Sakthivel, J Second Appeals from the year 2017 to 2021.
33 P.Dhanabal, J
Criminal Original Petitions – Anticipatory Bail and Bail; Petitions for cancellation, Relaxation or Modification of Bail and Anticipatory Bail;
All other Petitions concerning Bail and Anticipatory
Bail;
Criminal Original Petitions (under Sections 407 and 482 Cr.P.C.), Writ Petitions (Cr.P.C.) – upto the year 2022.
34 N.Senthilkum
ar, J Second Appeals – from the years 2011 to 2016.
Note:
• Cases should be listed chronologically as per the date of filing, unless otherwise directed having regard to exceptional urgency.
• Cases relating to Senior Citizens, Crime against Women, Persons with Disability and Children shall be taken up on priority basis.
• Review Applications should be posted before the Judge/Judges whose order is sought to be reviewed.
Applications/Petitions for Review/Clarification/Modification of the orders or Speaking to the Minutes to the Orders passed by the Division Bench/Single Bench of which the Judge(s) is/are not available on account of elevation, transfer or retirement such matters shall be placed before the Division Bench or Single Bench having the provision to dispose of the main proceedings as per roster.
Applications/Petitions for Review/Clarification/Modification of the orders or Speaking to the
Minutes to the Orders passed by the Division Bench of which the Senior Judge/Junior Judge
is not available on account of elevation, transfer or retirement such matters shall be placed before the Division Bench consisting of the Junior Judge/Senior Judge of the former Division
Bench.
Applications/Petitions for Review/Clarification/Modification of the orders or Speaking to the Minutes to the Orders passed by the Division Bench of which the Senior Judge is not available on account of elevation, transfer or retirement and the Junior Judge is sitting Single such matters be placed before the Division Bench consisting of Hon’ble Mr.Justice S.S.Sundar and the Junior Judge of the former Division Bench.
• Civil Contempt Petitions/Applications shall be listed as per roster in respect of Judgments, Decree, Direction, Order, Writ or other process, the Contempt is alleged, for orders as to whether notice to be issued to the alleged Contemnor.
If the Judge or Judges concerned is/are not available in view of their sitting at Madurai/Madras or retirement or for any other reasons, such applications shall be posted before the learned Single Judge or before the Division Bench, as the case may be, according to the subject being dealt with.
If the Senior Judge/Junior Judge is not available on account of elevation, transfer or retirement such matters shall be placed before the Division Bench consisting of the Junior Judge/ Senior Judge of the former Division Bench.
If the Senior Judge is not available on account of elevation, transfer or retirement and the Junior Judge is sitting Single such matters be placed before the Division Bench consisting of Hon’ble Mr.Justice M.Sundar and the Junior Judge of the former Division Bench.
• All Bails and Anticipatory Bails which are part heard or Reserved for orders shall be placed before the Roster Bench, upon change of Roster.
• Upon change of Roster, Part heard matters shall stand released and be placed before the Bench as per Roster. However, if the parties or any of them make a request for retention of the matter before the Hon’ble Bench which had heard it, stating that the matter had been heard for a considerable length of time and de novo hearing would not be expedient, and if the
Hon’ble Bench endorses the request, such matter may be placed before the Hon’ble The Chief Justice for being assigned to the Hon’ble Bench which partly heard the matter.
• Whenever any Court is of the opinion that there are case(s) pending before other Court(s) similar to the case(s) in hand and it is necessary to tag matter(s) pertaining to other Court(s), with the case(s) which is listed before it, (or) any party mentions before the Court that there are matters before other Court(s) which is/are similar to the case(s) on the list of that Court and request for tagging, the Court shall direct the matters to be placed before the Hon’ble The Chief Justice for tagging the matters and for placing the same before appropriate Court.
• Whenever a case is directed to be listed under the caption “For Reporting Compliance”, “For Compliance”, “For Further Hearing”, “For Filing Report”, “For Recording Appearance”, “For Recording Settlement”, and etc., on a specific date, upon change of Roster, the case shall stand released from the Court which passed such order, and shall be listed before the Hon’ble Court as per Roster.
// BY ORDER OF THE HON’BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE //
Dated: 01.08.2024 Registrar (Judicial),
High Court, Madras
