The Madras High Court of Justice, one of the three High Courts of India established in the presidential cities by letters from Her Majesty Queen Victoria dated 26 June 1862, is the highest court in the State of Tamil Nadu, exercising original jurisdiction over the city of Madras and jurisdiction of appeal over the whole state, as well as the court of extraordinary origin. Civil and criminal law, under the letter patent and the special jurisdiction of origin to issue writs under the Indian Constitution. The Honourable Chief Justice is the head of the judiciary with the authority to administer the Supreme Court and administer justice throughout the state. The Honourable Chief Justice is responsible for the general policy of the administration of justice. The administration of justice in the civil and criminal courts of the districts governed by the Civil Courts Act or the Civil Courts Act. of the Code of Criminal Procedure, is executed by the following categories of judicial officers. D.Shoba DeviCourt of Small Causes,Chennai.044- 25341128. chnccc[dot]sccrc-tn[at]indiancourts[dot]nic[dot]in Email ID: chnccc[dot]pdc-tn[at]indiancourts[dot]nic[dot]in After the judicial division of Madurai into judicial districts of Madurai & Theni in 2006, the number of districts under the jurisdiction of the Madurai Court of the Madras High Court became 13. With the exception of the original jurisdiction, the Madurai Bench exercises jurisdiction in all cases, as in the case of the Main Bench in Chennai. The Madras High Court Bench in Madurai was inaugurated on Saturday, July 24, 2004 by the Honourable Justice R.C. LAHOTI, Chief Justice of India, and presided over by Justice B. Subashan Reddy, then Chief Justice of the Madras High Court. more details Click here.
As a result of the said order, a permanent bank of the Madras Supreme Court was appointed to be established in Madurai, with at least five judges appointed by the Chief Justice to sit on it and exercise its jurisdiction and powers with respect to cases taking place in the Kanyakumari districts, Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Madurai, Dindigul, Ramanathapuram. Virudhunagar, Sivaganga, Pudukottai, Thanjavur, Nagapattinam, Tiruchirapalli, Perambalur and Karur. Later, jurisdiction over nagapattinam and Perambalur districts was restored to the headquarters, see a corrigendum notified later. Municipal Civil Court: The Registrar, Municipal Civil Court – Main Building, Madras High Court Campus, Chennai-104 Ph: 044- 25330089. In the exercise of the powers conferred by section 51(2) of the State Reorganization Act 1956, the Government of India issued the Madras High Court (Establishment of a Permanent Bench in Madurai) Order 2004, which came into force on 06.7.2004 on 24.7.2004. The Administrative Director, Civil Court of the City, Chennai. Responsible for complaints under section 23 of the Disability Rights Act 2016 (Municipal Civil Court).