High Court of Madras – Principal Seat at Madras   Sitting Arrangements (Revised) – From 01.06.2023 to 30.06.2023  

P.D.Audikesavalu, J

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 – from the year 2021;

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 – from the year 2021;  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;

Cases relating to National Company Law Tribunal;  All Appeals arising from Intellectual Property Rights matters to be heard by a Division Bench.

First Appeals and Second Appeals to be heard by Division Bench – from the year 2017.

(when DB not sitting)

Tax cases arising from Indirect Tax Laws (including Customs, Central Excise, GST, Sales Tax etc.);

Writ Petitions and PIL relating to GST Act, Rules or Regulations including those cases challenging the vires of the GST Act, Rules or Regulations;

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;

Original Side Appeals – from the year 2018;

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 2021;

Writ Petitions relating to Encroachments – up to the year 2020;

SARFAESI, IBC and other Bank related cases in connection with SARFAESI – up to the year 2020.

P.Dhanabal, J

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;

Appeals/Writ Petitions/Civil Revision Petitions arising from the orders of Central Administrative Tribunal.

(when DB not sitting)

(when DB not sitting)

C.Kumarappan, J

Bench – up to the year 2016;

Original Side Appeals – up to the year 2017;

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.

(when DB not sitting)

(when DB not sitting)

R.Sakthivel, J

All Criminal Appeals and other Criminal Cases to be heard by Division Bench (including crime against women and children);

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).

(when DB not sitting)

(when DB not sitting)

D.Bharatha Chakravarthy, J

Civil Miscellaneous Appeals arising from Family

Courts;

Civil Miscellaneous Appeals arising from M.A.C.T. – from the year 2019.

(when DB not sitting)

Writ Petitions relating to Land Reforms, Land Tenancy, Urban Land Ceiling, Land Ceiling and Land Acquisition and other Land Laws, including cases relating to Patta and other issues relating to Land Revenue and Registration.

Central Excise, Prohibition and State Excise;

Writ Petitions relating to Co-operative Societies.

Bail and Anticipatory Bail Applications) – up to the year 2021;

Criminal Appeals (including appeals relating to crime against women and children) and Criminal Revisions – of the year 2020.

Second Appeals – from the year 2019.

Bail;     Petitions     for     cancellation,     Relaxation     or

Modification of Bail and Anticipatory Bail;

All other Petitions concerning Bail and Anticipatory Bail;

C.B.I. and Prevention of Corruption Act Cases – from the year 2022;

Criminal Original Petitions (under Sections 407 and 482 Cr.P.C.), Writ Petitions (Cr.P.C.) – up to the year 2018.

Criminal Original Petitions (under Sections 407 and 482 Cr.P.C.), Writ Petitions (Cr.P.C.) – of the year 2022.

Writ Petitions relating to H.R. & C.E and Wakf; Writ Petitions relating to Municipalities and Local Bodies.

Company Petitions and Company Appeals.

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;

(iv)           All other Appeals / Civil Revision Petitions / Writ Petitions to be heard by a Single Bench pertaining to Intellectual Property Rights matters.

Property Rights cases to be heard by Intellectual Property Division) – up to the year 2019;

Civil Miscellaneous Second Appeals – up to the year 2019.

Civil Suits including undefended suits and framing of issues and connected Interlocutory Applications (except Commercial Division Cases) – up to the year 2017.

Civil Miscellaneous Second Appeals – from the year 2020.

Intellectual Property Division;

Cases relating to Commercial Division having value above Rs.500 Cr.

Commercial Division Cases) – from the year 2018;

Admiralty cases;

All Petitions/Applications invoking Arbitration and Conciliation Act,1996 / Arbitration Act, 1940 except

Commercial Division Cases;

Original Petitions (other than Arbitration Matters).

Civil Revision Petitions (other than Intellectual Property

Rights cases to be heard by Intellectual Property Division) and Transfer Civil Miscellaneous Petitions – up to the year 2017.