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Annual Report 2015

Madras High Court I Editorial Board

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 & 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

Madras High Court III 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

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Judiciary is the quintessential part of a healthy democracy. The importance of judiciary in a democratic setup can hardly be exaggerated. Courts and 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.

Madras High Court VII In the year 2015, the Principal Seat at Chennai and the 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 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 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

Madras High Court IX 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 .

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 , 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 ) Madras High Court XI

Contents

• Hon’ble Judges of High Court, Madras – Profile in brief...... 1

• History of Madras High Court – A Brief Account...... 9

• Landmark Decisions of Public Importance - 2015...... 17

• Main Activities / Events / Initiatives - .2015...... 23

• Establishment...... 28

• Infrastructure...... 33

• Computerization...... 45

• Budget...... 49

• Constitution of Courts / Sanction of Posts...... 56

• Human Resources Development...... 71

• Alternative Disputes Resolution Mechanism...... 81

• Grievance Redressal Mechanism...... 103

• 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 of 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.

Madras High Court 1 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 Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 10.12.2005.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Tamilvanan Born on : 06.02.1954 Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 10.12.2005.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice V. Ramasubramanian Born on : 30.06.1958 Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 31.07.2006.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Manikumar Born on : 24.04.1961 Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 31.07.2006.

2 Madras High Court Hon’ble Mr. Justice A. Selvam Born on : 05.04.1956 Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 31.07.2006.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice P.R. Shivakumar Born on : 12.05.1954 Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 18.09.2006.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Nagamuthu Born on : 31.05.1955 Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 22.03.2007.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Palanivelu Born on : 11.05.1955 Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 22.03.2007.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice K.K. Sasidharan Born on : 28.10.1957 Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 12.11.2007.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice M. Venugopal Born on : 07.05.1957 Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 12.11.2007.

Madras High Court 3 Hon’ble Mr. Justice R. Subbiah Born on : 21.06.1959. Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 24.03.2008.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice M. Sathyanarayanan Born on : 10.06.1959 Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 23.04.2008.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice B. Rajendran Born on : 01.04.1955 Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 31.03.2009.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice D. Hariparanthaman Born on : 17.03.1954 Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 31.03.2009.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice C.T. Selvam Born on : 09.02.1957 Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 31.03.2009.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice C.S. Karnan Born on : 12.06.1955 Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 31.03.2009.

4 Madras High Court Hon’ble Mr. Justice N. Kirubakaran Born on : 21.08.1959 Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 31.03.2009.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice M.M. Sundresh Born on : 21.07.1962 Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 31.03.2009.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice T.S. Sivagnanam Born on : 16.09.1963 Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 31.03.2009.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice M. Duraiswamy Born on : 22.09.1960 Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 31.03.2009.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice T. Raja Born on : 25.05.1961 Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 31.03.2009.

Hon’ble Selvi. Justice R. Mala Born on : 15.03.1955 Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 31.03.2009.

Madras High Court 5 Hon’ble Mr. Justice T. Mathivanan Born on : 28.05.1955 Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 17.02.2010.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice K. Ravichandrabaabu Born on : 14.10.1958 Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 20.12.2011.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice P. Devadass Born on : 15.05.1955 Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 20.12.2011.

Hon’ble Mrs. Justice S. Vimala Born on : 11.01.1957 Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 20.12.2011.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice P.N. Prakash Born on : 12.01.1961 Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 25.10.2013.

Hon’ble Mrs. Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana Born on : 28.02.1960. Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 25.10.2013.

6 Madras High Court Hon’ble Mr. Justice K. Kalyanasundaram Born on : 27.05.1960 Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 25.10.2013.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Vaidyanathan Born on : 17.08.1962 Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 25.10.2013.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice R. Mahadevan Born on : 10.06.1963 Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 25.10.2013.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.S. Ravi Born on : 20.05.1954 Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 25.10.2013.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice G. Chockalingam Born on : 01.04.1955 Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 25.10.2013.

Hon’ble Selvi. Justice V.M. Velumani Born on : 06.04.1962 Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 20.12.2013.

Madras High Court 7 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. Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 31.03.2009. Retired on 15.06.2015.

Hon’ble Mrs. Justice Aruna Jagadeesan Born on : 26.03.1953 Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 31.03.2009. Retired on 25.03.2015.

Hon’ble Selvi. Justice K.B.K. Vasuki Born on : 09.09.1953 Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 17.02.2010. Retired on 08.09.2015.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice R. Karuppiah Born on : 07.04.1953 Elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 20.12.2011. Retired on 06.04.2015.

8 Madras High Court The Madras High Court its origin, eventful past & its growth

Madras High Court 9 Charter

A view of the High Court - a century ago

10 Madras High Court The Madras High Court - its origin, eventful past & its growth.

Establishment of Judicial Institutions A Charter was granted to the on the 31st Day of December, 1600, by Queen Elizabeth-I, by virtue of which the 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 th26 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, 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 Act, 1915, the maximum number of Judges shall be twenty. The said sanctioned

Madras High Court 11 Rare and old photographs of High Court, Madras.

12 Madras High Court 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 . 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

Madras High Court 13 Quadrangle

14 Madras High Court 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 . 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 , 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.

Madras High Court 15 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 & 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.

Madurai Bench

16 Madras High Court 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 inThe 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.

Madras High Court 17 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 inManikandan 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 v. The Chief Secretary, (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 Act, 2006, is a Secular Law and is

18 Madras High Court 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 inT.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 inRoyal 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 that was conducting a trial against three accused for allegedly murdering her in the eighties of the last century keeps haunting frequently. InV. 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

Madras High Court 19 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 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.

20 Madras High Court 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.

Madras High Court 21 Hon’ble Chief Justice inspecting the Guard of Honour by CISF of Honour inspecting the Guard Justice Hon’ble Chief

22 Madras High Court 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.-cum- Statistics) 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

Madras High Court 23 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

24 Madras High Court the year 2015. In this direction, a total number of 138 Civil Judges were appointed in the State of Tamil Nadu. In the 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.

Madras High Court 25 The Rajamannar Hall ... Then and Now

26 Madras High Court 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.

Madras High Court 27 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 Working Vacancy Strength Strength

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 Sanctioned Working Vacancy Strength Strength

District Judge 8 6 2 Senior Civil Judge 8 3 5 Civil Judge 10 5 5 Total 26 14 12

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0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SANCTIONED

1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 VACANT

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0 0 0 6 1 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 18 16 12 16 12 WORKING

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MADURAI BENCH WORKING

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21 32 54 77 175 117 257 134 117 SANCTIONED 5 1 4 7 2 1 2 6 2 1 1 24 60 95 88 225 187 287 191 152 PRL. SEAT MADRAS HIGH COURT (N0N-GAZETTED ESTABLISHMENT) (N0N-GAZETTED ESTABLISHMENT) MADRAS HIGH COURT SANCTIONED, WORKING & VACANCY POSITION AS ON 31.12.2015 & VACANCY WORKING SANCTIONED, INTERPRETER CO/SO/AE CO/SO/AE P.A. TO THE HON’BLE JUDGES JUDGES THE HON’BLE TO P.A. P.S. TO REGR. GENERAL REGR. TO P.S. TECHNICAL ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN ASSISTANT TECHNICAL ASST. SECTION OFFICER OFFICER SECTION ASST. PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO REGISTRAR REGISTRAR TO ASSISTANT PERSONAL REGISTRAR DEPUTY CLERK TO PERSONAL SENIOR TYPIST SENIOR TYPIST OPERATOR COMPUTER ASSISTANT ASSISTANT TYPIST TYPIST TELEPHONE OPERATOR CASHIER READER/EXAMINER OPERATOR XEROX OVERSEER BAILIFF HEAD SERGEANT DRIVER

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20 146 WORKING

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12 29 15 12 13 119 570 SANCTIONED

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Madras High Court 31 Subordinate Judiciary Sanctioned strength, Working strength and Vacancies as on 31.12.2015

S.No. Name of the District 2015 Sanctioned Working Vacancies strength strength 1 Chennai (City Civil Court) 794 694 100 C.S.C 175 105 70 C.M.M. 394 310 84 AG & OT 35 25 10 Industrial Tribunal 13 10 3 Labour Court 77 63 14 EC & NDPS 35 29 6 City Govt. Pleader 16 13 3 2 Coimbatore 748 625 123 3 Cuddalore 748 629 119 4 Dharmapuri 384 318 66 5 Dindigul 536 415 121 6 Erode 653 525 128 7 Kanniyakumari 525 483 42 8 Kancheepuram 540 463 77 9 Karur 327 283 44 10 Krishnagiri 424 350 74 11 Madurai 780 667 113 12 Nagapattinam 461 399 62 13 Namakkal 380 292 88 14 Nilgiris 288 232 56 15 Perambalur 162 137 25 16 Pudukkottai 271 241 30 17 Ramanathapuram 405 330 75 18 Salem 804 755 49 19 Sivaganga 442 360 82 20 Thanjavur 625 604 21 21 Theni 351 295 56 22 Thoothukudi 439 384 55 23 Trichy 695 558 137 24 Tirunelveli 748 618 130 25 Tiruvannamalai 496 383 113 26 638 512 126 27 Tiruvarur 377 334 43 28 Vellore 917 764 153 29 Villupuram 832 692 140 30 Virudhunagar 521 388 133 31 Ariyalur 257 232 25 32 509 342 167 Total 17822 14859 2963

32 Madras High Court 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

Madras High Court 33 • A Branch of the with two ATM Centers, BSNL office, Post Office, Dispensary, 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

34 Madras High Court DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE HIGH COURT, MADRAS Particulars of Financial Sanction accorded by the Government in 2015

Sanctioned Sl. No. G.O. Number & Date Purpose Amount (Rupees in lakhs)

1 G.O.(D).No.851, Home (Cts. Preservation of portraits of 6.00 IV) Department, dated Former Hon’ble Judges of this 08.12.2014. Court. (released in 2015)

2 G.O. (D) No.91 Home Provision of one advanced Wet 0.48 (Courts-IV) Department and Dry Multipurpose Vacuum dated 09.02.2015. Cleaner for the use of the High Court, Madras.

3 G.O. Ms. No.104 Home Establishment of Court 198.00 (Courts IV) Department, Annexed Arbitration Centre, in dated 13.02.2015. the High Court Campus and for the inaugural expenses.

4 G.O. Ms. No.196 Home Provision of Air Condition 41.90 (Courts-I) Department facilities to the Auditorium, dated 26.02.2015. Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy

5 G.O. Ms. No.355 Home Purchase of 2 TATA ACE vans 9.09 Courts Department, with closed body building for dated 22.04.2015. use of English Records Section, High Court, Madras.

6 G.O. Ms. No.375 Home Provision of Compactor / 116.80 (Courts-IV) Department Optimizer in one more floor dated 30.04.2015. in the new Nine Floor Record Buildings.

7 G.O. Ms. No.389 Home Construction of Police Lock up 4.70 (Courts-III) Department room adjacent to the Police dated 07.05.2015. Control Room inside the High Court campus.

8 G.O. Ms. No.904 Home Purchase of 60 skoda Superb 1211.10 (Courts-VIA) Department Elegance Cars for the use of dated 14.12.2015. the Hon’ble Judges of High Court, Madras, in replacement of the existing vehicles.

Madras High Court 35 DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE (BUILDING) IN THE SUBORDINATE JUDICIARY OF TAMIL NADU & PUDUCHERRY Particulars of Financial Sanction accorded by the Government in 2015

Home (Courts III) Sanctioned Sl. No. Department– G.O. Purpose Amount Ms. No. (Rupees in with date lakhs)

1 10 – 14.01.2015 Revised Administrative Sanction for construction 80.37 of combined Court Building at Eraniel, Kanniyakumari District.

2 47 – 14.01.2015 Revised Administrative Sanction for construction 124.45 of Combined Court Building at Mettur,

3 39 – 04.02.2015 Revised Administrative Sanction for construction 207.70 of Combined Court Building and quarters for Judicial Officers at Tiruvallur.

4 44 – 09.02.2015 Revised Administrative Sanction for construction 28.50 of Combined Court Building at Mudukulathur, .

5 56 – 18.02.2015 Revised Administrative Sanction for construction 29.67 of Court Building and quarters for District Munsif – cum - Judicial Magistrate Court at Tiruvadanai, Ramanathapuram District.

6 84 – 02.03.2015 Revised Administrative Sanction for construction 54.68 of Combined Court Building and quarters for Judicial Officers at Periyakulam, .

7 184 – 28.05.2015 Revised Administrative Sanction for construction 37.80 of quarters for Additional District Munsif at Eraniel, Kanniyakumari District.

8 197 – 01.06.2015 Revised Administrative Sanction for construction 5.28 of Court Building at Ilayangudi, .

9 198 – 01.06.2015 Revised Administrative Sanction for construction 17.42 of Court Building at Thenkanikottai, .

36 Madras High Court Home (Courts III) Sanctioned Sl. No. Department– G.O. Purpose Amount Ms. No. (Rupees in with date lakhs)

10 572 – 04.08.2015 Provision of Internal & External amenities to 48.50 the combined Court Building at Sankarankoil, .

11 573 – 04.08.2015 Construction of Combined Court Building at 374.38 Nannilam, .

12 257 – 04.08.2015 Revised Administrative Sanction for construction 280.00 of District Munsif-cum- Judicial Magistrate Court at Thirumayam, Pudukottai District.

13 591 – 11.08.2015 Construction of Court Building and quarters for 364.10 District Munsif – cum- Judicial Magistrate Court at Cheranmahadevi, Tirunelveli.

14 606 – 18.08.2015 Provision of lift and air conditioner facilities to 20.77 the District Munsif – cum – Judicial Magistrate Court at Keeranur, Pudukottai.

15 317 – 15.09.2015 Revised Administrative Sanction for construction 12.78 of Court Buildings with subsidiary building and quarters for Judicial Officers at Ulundurpet in Villupuram District.

16 731 – 19.10.2015 Construction of Combined Court Buildings and 656.67 quarters for Judicial Officers at Bodinayakkanur, Theni District.

17 387 – 18.11.2015 Revised Administrative Sanction for construction 461.33 of Additional Block building at the Court Complex, Chennai.

18 830 – 18.11.2015 Construction of Court Building and quarters for 348.70 District Munsif – cum – Judicial Magistrate Court, Tirukalukundram, Kancheepuram District.

19 399 – 25.11.2015 Revised Administrative Sanction for construction 72.18 of combined Court building at Cheyyar, .

Madras High Court 37 Hon’ble Chief Justice inaugurating the Combined Court building at Tiruvallur

38 Madras High Court Particulars of Proposed Combined Court Buildings, for Construction of which, Foundation Stone was laid during the year 2015

Amount Sl. No. Name of the Place & District G.O. Ms. No. & sanctioned Date Date (Rs. In lakhs)

1 Ulundurpet, Villupuram District 796 - 05.11.2014 1068.13 26.01.2015

2 Musiri, 796 - 05.11.2014 470.80 30.01.2015

3 Sathuvacheri @ Vellore, 872 - 28.11.2014 1756.64 08.03.2015

4 Keeranur, Pudukottai District 1010-30.12.2014 229.00 14.03.2015

5 Dindigul, 796 - 05.11.2014 3709.85 21.03.2015

6 Kodumudi, 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

COURT / COMBINED COURT BUILDING AND POST ATTACHED QUARTERS FOR JUDICIAL OFFICERS INAUGURATED IN 2015

G.O. Ms. No. Sanctioned Home amount Sl. District Place courts (III) (Rs. In Date

No. No.of Department lakhs) No. of courts

Quarters and date 1 Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli 18 3 78, dated 2264.81 07.03.2015 01.02.2011 1003, dated 261.79 25.11.2013 2 Salem Mettur 4 4 99, dated 496.72 25.04.2015 24.01.2012 3 Tirunelveli Sankarankoil 4 2 731, dated 381.47 28.05.2015 16.08.2010 4 Tiruvallur Tiruvallur 7 2 137, dated 1227.66 29.05.2015 24.02.2011 5 Nagapattinam Mayiladuthurai 6 6 967, dated 1041.60 14.06.2015 13.12.2012 6 Krishnagiri Thenkanikottai 1 1 415, dated 177.66 20.09.2015 08.06.2012 7 Cuddalore Tittagudi 2 2 967, dated 483.50 26.09.2015 13.12.2012 8 Kanniyakumari Eraniel 2 132, dated 265.43 09.10.2015 23.02.2011 9 Ramanathapuram Muthukulathur 2 2 967, dated 497.31 07.11.2015 13.12.2012

Madras High Court 39 DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE (FURNITURE, Motor Vehicles, TECHNICAL & OTHER EQUIPMENTS) IN THE SUBORDINATE JUDICIARY OF TAMIL NADU & PUDUCHERRY Particulars of Financial Sanction accorded by the Government in 2015

Sanctioned Sl. G.O. Number Amount No. & Date Purpose (Rupees in lakhs)

1 G.O.(Ms).No.375, Home Furniture for Holding of Camp Sub Court at the (Courts-II) Department, level of Senior Civil Judge at Mettupalayam, 0.50 dated 21.05.2014. . (Proceedings issued on 06.01.2015)

2 G.O.(Ms).No.800, Home Furniture for Holding of Camp Sub Court 0.50 (Courts-III) Department, at Ambur once in a week by the Sub Judge dated 07.11.2014. Vaniyambadi, Vellore District. (Proceedings issued on 06.01.2015)

3 Government Letter Furniture for the newly constituted Additional 2.10 No.75886/Cts-II/ 2014-2, Family Court at Coimbatore dated 04.02.2015

4 G.O. (D) No.94, Home (Cts. Replacement of the Photocopy Machine in the 1.21 III) Department, dated place of existing photocopy machine available 10.02.2015. in the Principal District Court, at Srivilliputtur.

5 G.O. Ms. No.97 dated 10.02.2015 Provision of Generator facilities to the 684.21 (in continuation of G.O. Ms. Subordinate Courts in the State of Tamil 1087.78 No.799 dated 6.11.2014) Nadu Sanctioned during 2014

6 G.O.(Ms) No.135, Home Furniture and Photocopy Machine for the newly Furniture 2.67 (Courts-II) Department, constituted separate Judicial Magistrate Court at & Photocopy dated 17.02.2015. Sulur in Coimbatore District. Machine 1.00

7 G.O. (Ms) No. 147, Home Replacement of Photocopy Machine available (Cts.III) Department, dated in the Sub Court, Vridhachalam, Cuddalore 1.10 18.02.2015. District.

8 G.O.(Ms) No.200, Home Furniture for the newly constituted Separate 1.75 (Courts-II) Department, Judicial Magistrate Court at Bodinayakanur in dated 27.02.2015. Theni District by converting the existing District Munsif – Cum - Judicial Magistrate Court, Bodinayakanur in Theni District

9 G.O. (D) No. 143, Home Replacement of Photocopy Machine in the 1.10 (Cts.III) Department, dated place of existing Photocopy Machine for use 02.03.2015. in the District Court, Tiruvarur.

40 Madras High Court Sanctioned Sl. G.O. Number Amount No. & Date Purpose (Rupees in lakhs)

10 G.O.(Ms). No. 225, Home Furniture / Photocopy machine / Fax 1.00 (Furn) (Courts-II) Department, Machine and Motor Vehicles for the newly 1.00 (photo dated 09.03.2015. constituted Two Special Courts in Villupuram copy machine) and Sivagangai in the Level of District Court 0.25 (Fax) for exclusive trial of cases registered under 12.68 (2 cars) SC/ST (POA) Act 1989 by utilizing the Grants- in-aid recommended by the 13th Finance Commission.

11 G.O.(Ms).No.254, Home Provision of Photocopy Machine for use in the 1.10 (Cts-II) Department, dated Family Court, Madurai. 12.03.2015.

12 G.O.(Ms) No.260, Home Furniture for the newly constituted Special 2.21 (Courts-III) Department, Court at Coimbatore to try cases filed under dated 16.03.2015. Domestic Violence Act by utilizing 13th Finance Commission Grants-in-aid.

13 G.O.(D).No.186, Home Replacement of Photocopy Machine available 1.21 (Cts-III) Department, dated in the Principal District Court, Vellore District, 16.03.2015. Vellore.

14 G.O.(Ms) No.362, Home Purchase of furniture for use in the newly 4.00 (Courts-III) Department, constituted Sub Court, Tiruchendur in dated 27.04.2015. .

15 G.O. (Ms).No.75, Labour Replacement of existing photocopy machine 2.09 And Employment (D2) available in the Labour Court, Tiruchirapalli. Department, dated 11.05.2015.

16 G.O.(3D).No.26, Home Replacement of fire extinguishers to the 0.75 (Courts-III) Department, Courts accommodated in the Combined Court dated 01.06.2015. Buildings at Erode (Civil Courts).

17 G.O. (2D).No.207, Home Provision of Fire Extinguishers for use in the 0.18 (Courts-III) Department, Fast Track Court (Magisterial level), Vellore, dated 08.06.2015. Vellore District.

18 G.O. (D).No.398, Home Repairs to the existing Photocopy Machine 1.21 (Courts-III) Department, available in the Principal District Court, dated 08.06.2015. Salem.

19 G.O. (D).No.399, Home Provision of a new Photocopy machine for 1.21 (Courts-III) Department, use of the Sub Court, Rasipuram, Namakkal dated 08.06.2015. District.

20 G.O. (D).No.400, Home Repairs to the existing Photocopy Machine 1.21 (Courts-III) Department, available in the District Court, Sivaganga. dated 08.06.2015.

Madras High Court 41 Sanctioned Sl. G.O. Number Amount No. & Date Purpose (Rupees in lakhs)

21 G.O. (D).No.401, Home Purchase of new Fax Machine in the place of (Courts-III) Department, existing old Fax Machine for use in the District 0.17 dated 08.06.2015. Court, The Nilgiris.

22 G.O. (D).No.403, Home Provision of a new Photocopy machine for (Courts-III) Department, use of the Sub Court, Kovilpatti, Thoothukudi 1.21 dated 08.06.2015. District.

23 G.O. (D).No.404, Home Replacement of a new Photocopy Machine (Courts-III) Department, in the place of existing photocopy machine 1.21 dated 08.06.2015. available in the Principal District Court, Thanjavur.

24 G.O.(D).No.409, Home Provision of Photocopy Machine to the Family (Cts-II) Department, dated Court, Salem, Salem District. 1.21 08.06.2015.

25 G.O. (D).No.436, Home Provision of Photocopy machine to Fast (Courts-II) Department, Track Courts at Magisterial level in Madurai 2.42 dated 18.06.2015. District.

26 G.O. (D).No.504, Home Replacement of existing Photocopy machine (Courts-II) Department, available in the Special Court under TNPID Act 1.21 dated 08.07.2015. Cases, Coimbatore by a new one.

27 G.O. (D).No.507, Home Replacement of a new photocopy machine (Courts-III) Department, in the place of existing photocopy machine 1.21 dated 09.07.2015. available in the Sub Court, .

28 G.O. (D).No.508, Home Provision of Photocopy Machine and Fax (Courts-III) Department, Machine for use in the I Additional District 1.39 dated 09.07.2015. Court, Tindivanam, Villupuram District.

29 G.O. (D).No.542, Home Replacement of the existing photocopy (Courts-II) Department, machines for use in the two Additional 2.42 dated 22.07.2015. Special Courts for Trial of NDPS Act Cases at Madurai.

30 Government Letter Purchase of furniture for the use of the newly No.44150/ Cts-II/2015-1, constituted Judicial Magistrate Court at 1.75 dated 25.11.2015. Pudukkottai.

31 Government letter Furniture for the 50 Fast Track Courts at No.46501/Courts-II/2013-2, Magisterial level, 39 Nos. of Fast Track Courts 15.00 dated 08.12.2015. at Magisterial level in various Districts, constituted.

42 Madras High Court 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. • Additional Court Halls and Chambers in the Principal Seat and Madurai Bench, in view of the increase in the strength of Judges by 15. • 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, , 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 Photocopy machine (2 Nos.) for the use of High Court, Madras.

Madras High Court 43 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 Judge- cum-Chief Judicial Magistrate, 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, 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.

44 Madras High Court 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,

Madras High Court 45 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. • 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. • Uploading daily proceedings of cases from the Court Halls. • 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

46 Madras High Court 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)

Madras High Court 47 • 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.

48 Madras High Court BUDGET DETAILS OF ALLOCATION AND EXPENDITURE - 2014-15

(Rupees in crores) Sl. Head of Department No. Allocation Expenditure

1 High Court of Madras and Madurai 132.66 124.56 Bench of Madras High Court at Madurai.

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

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Madras High Court 55 CoNSTITUTION OF COURTS / SANCTION OF POSTS

DETAILS OF COURTS SANCTIONED BY THE GOVERNMENT DURING THE YEAR 2015

Sl. G.O. Number No. Courts & Date

1 Constitution of a Judicial Magistrate Court at Sulur in G.O(Ms). No.135, Home Coimbatore District. (Courts II) Department, dated 17.2.2015

2 Constitution of a separate Judicial Magistrate Court at G.O.(Ms.)No.200, Home Bodinayakanur, Theni District (Courts-II) Department, dated 27.2.2015

3 Constitution of a separate District Munsif Court at Vaniyambadi G.O.(Ms).No.206, Home by converting the existing Additional District Munsif Court, (Courts-III) Department, Vaniyambadi in Vellore District dated 3.3.2015

4 Constitution of a separate District Munsif Court at Uthangarai, G.O.(Ms.)No.214, Home Krishnagiri District (Courts-II) Department, dated 4.3.2015

5 Constitution of a separate Judicial Magistrate Court at G.O.(Ms).No.219, Home Pappireddipatti in . (Cts.II) Department, dated 05.03.2015

6 Constitution of a Special Court at Coimbatore to try the cases G.O.(Ms).No.260 Home filed under the Domestic Violence Act. (Courts-II) Department, dated 16.3.2015

7 Constitution of a Sub Court at Tiruchendur in Thoothukudi G.O.(Ms).No.362, Home District. (Courts-III) Department, dated 27.04.2015

8 Constitution of a separate Judicial Magistrate Court at G.O.(Ms).No.484, Home Paramathy by bifurcating the existing District Munsif-cum- (Courts-II) Department, Judicial Magistrate Court, Paramathy in dated 12.6.2015

9 Constitution of an Additional District Munsif Court at G.O.Ms.No.771, Home (Cts. Aruppukottai in Virudhunagar District. III) Department, dated 28.10.2015

10 Constitution of an Additional District Munsif Court at G.O.Ms.No.772, Home (Cts. Thirumangalam in . III) Department, dated 28.10.2015.

11 Constitution of two Additional District Munsif Courts at G.O.Ms.No.773, Home (Cts. Coimbatore. III) Department, dated 28.10.2015

12 Constitution of a separate District Munsif Court at Omalur in G.O.Ms.No.774, Home (Cts. Salem District III) Department, dated 28.10.2015

56 Madras High Court Sl. G.O. Number No. Courts & Date

13 Constitution of a separate District Munsif Court at Paramathy G.O.Ms.No.775, Home in Namakkal District (Cts-III) Department, dated 28.10.2015 14 Constitution of a separate District Munsif Court at Keeranur G.O.Ms.No.776, Home in Pudukottai District. (Cts-III) Department, dated 28.10.2015 15 Constitution of a separate District Munsif Court at Lalgudi in G.O.Ms.No.777, Home Tiruchirappalli District. (Cts-III) Department, dated 28.10.2015 16 Constitution of an Additional District Munsif Court at G.O.Ms.No.778, Home (Cts. Manapparai in Tiruchirappalli District. III) Department, dated 28.10.2015 17 Constitution of a separate Judicial Magistrate Court at Omalur G.O.(Ms).No.790, Home by converting the existing District Munsif-cum-Judicial (Cts.II) Department, dated Magistrate Court, Omalur in Salem District 30.10.2015 18 Constitution of a separate Judicial Magistrate Court at Keeranur G.O.(Ms).No.789, Home by bifurcating the existing District Munsif-cum-Judicial (Cts-II) Department, dated Magistrate Court, Keeranur in Pudukottai District. 30.10.2015 19 Constitution of a separate District Munsif Court at Andipatti by G.O.Ms.No.792, Home converting the existing District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate (Cts-III) Department, dated Court, Andipatti in Theni District 2.11.2015 20 Constitution of a separate District Munsif Court at Vadipatti by G.O.Ms.No.807, Home converting the existing District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate (Cts-III) Department, dated Court, Vadipatti in Madurai District. 06.11.2015. 21 Constitution of an Additional Judicial Magistrate Court, G.O.Ms.No.821, Home in Kancheepuram District at . (Cts-II) Department, dated 17.11.2015. 22 Constitution of a separate Judicial Magistrate Court at Andipatti G.O.(Ms).No.822, Home in Theni District (Cts-II) Department, dated 17.11.2015 23 Constitution of a separate Judicial Magistrate Court at Vadipatti G.O.Ms.No.823, Home in Madurai District (Cts-II) Department, dated 17.11.2015. 24 Constitution of a Judicial Magistrate Court, Perambalur in G.O.Ms.No.824, Home . (Cts-II) Department, dated 17.11.2015. 25 Constitution of Four Additional Family Courts for Chennai G.O.Ms.No.832, Home City. (Cts-II) Department, dated 19.11.2015 26 Constitution of three Additional District Munsif Courts at G.O.Ms.No.850, Home Madurai (Cts-III) Department, dated 26.11.2015

Madras High Court 57 Sl. G.O. Number No. Courts & Date

27 Constitution of a Special Court for exclusive trial of Rent Control G.O. (Ms). No. 951, Home Original Petitions at Coimbatore. (Cts-II) Department, dated 23.12.2015. 28 Constitution of a Judicial Magistrate Court at Sivakasi in G.O. (Ms). No. 952, Home Virudhunagar District. (Cts-II) Department, dated 23.12.2015. 29 Constitution of a Judicial Magistrate Court at Padmanabhapuram G.O. (Ms). No. 953, Home in Kanniyakumari District (Cts-II) Department, dated 23.12.2015. 30 Constitution of a Judicial Magistrate Court at Alangulam in G.O. (Ms). No. 954, Home Tirunelveli District. (Cts-II) Department, dated 23.12.2015. 31 Constitution of a Sub Court at Tittagudi in . G.O. Ms. No. 960, Home (Cts-III) Department, dated 28.12.2015. 32 Constitution of a District Munsif Court at Sulur in Coimbatore G.O. Ms. No.961, Home District. (Cts-III) Department,dated 28.12.2015. 33 Constitution of Ten Additional District Courts (Fast Track Courts) G.O. (Ms). No. 964, Home in the cadre of District Judge - one each at Theni, Paramakudi, (Cts-II) Department, dated Arani, Nagercoil, Villupuram, Palani, Mettur, Kumbakonam, 28.12.2015. Vellore and Kancheepuram. 34 Constitution of a Judicial Magistrate Court at Thoothukudi in G.O. (Ms). No. 968, Home Thoothukudi District. (Cts-II) Department, dated 28.12.2015. 35 Constitution of a Sub Court at Thuraiyur in Tiruchirappalli G.O. Ms. No.970, Home District. (Cts-III) Department,dated 28.12.2015. 36 Constitution of a Sub Court at Tirumangalam in Madurai G.O. Ms. No. 977, Home District. (Cts-III) Department, dated 29.12.2015. 37 Constitution of Special Magistrate Courts with Civil Powers G.O. (Ms). No. 978, Home to try petty cases in Illupur in and (Cts-II) Department, dated Madathukulam in 29.12.2015. 38 Constitution of a Judicial Magistrate Court at in G.O. (Ms). No. 979, Home Kancheepuram District. (Cts-II) Department, dated 29.12.2015. 39 Constitution of a Judicial Magistrate Court at Ariyalur in Ariyalur G.O. (Ms). No. 980, Home District (Cts-II) Department, dated 29.12.2015. 40 Constitution of a Judicial Magistrate Court at Kallakurichi by G.O. (Ms). No. 981, Home converting the existing III Additional District Munsif Court, (Cts-II) Department, dated Kallakurichi in Villupuram District. 29.12.2015.

58 Madras High Court Details of Government Orders sanctioning additional staff to the High Court

Sl. G.O. Number No. Details of Sanction & Date

1 Sanction of 429 additional posts in various G.O.Ms.No.384, Home (Cts.II) categories to the High Court of Madras, consequent Department, dated 04.05.2015. to the increase of strength of Hon’ble Judges from 42 to 60.

2 Sanction of staff and other infrastructure facilities to G.O.Ms.No.563, Home (Cts.I) the Regional centres of the State Judicial Academy at Department, dated 04.05.2015. Coimbatore and Madurai.

3 Sanction of funds for Additional Court Halls, Chambers, Out of 195 attached posts, the Staff, Furniture, Car, Computer, etc,, for enhancement Government have sanctioned only 15 of 15 Additional Judges. 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, G.O.Ms.No.685, Home (Cts.III) 3 posts of Assistant Programmer, one post of Senior Department, dated 05.10.2015. 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.

Madras High Court 59 Details of Number of Courts Constituted during the Year 2015

Sl. Name of the G.O. Number No. of Date of No. District Name of the Court & Date New Constitution Courts

1 Kancheepuram Constitution of one Family G.O.Ms.No.516, 1(DJ) 12.01.2015 Court at Chengalpattu. Home (Cts.II) Department, dated 16.07.2013.

2 Virudhunagar Constitution of Fast G.O.Ms.No.217, 1(DJ) 30.03.2015 Track Mahila Court at Home (Cts.II) in the cadre of Department, District Judge. dated 02.04.2013.

3 Villupuram and Constitution of two special G.O.Ms.No.793, 2(DJ) 30.03.2015 Sivagangai Courts in the cadre of Home (Cts.II) District Judge for exclusive Department, trial of cases registered dated under SC/ST (POA) Act, 07.10.2013. 1989 at Villupuram and Sivagangai.

4 Tiruvallur Constitution of two special G.O.Ms.No.79, 3 (1-DJ + 30.03.2015 Courts (one in the cadre Home (Cts.II) 2-SJ) of District Judge and one Department, in the cadre of Sub Judge) dated to deal with MCOP cases 13.01.2012. and one Special Court (in the cadre of Sub Judge) to deal with LAOP cases at Tiruvallur.

5 Tiruppur Constitution of Sub Court at G.O.Ms.No.935, 1(SJ) 15.12.2015 Avinashi Home (Cts.II) Department, dated 16.12.2014.

60 Madras High Court Details of Government Orders sanctioning additional staff to Subordinate Courts

Sl. No. of Post G.O. Number No. Details of Sanction Sanctioned & Date

1 Sanction of one post of Junior Junior Assistant - 1 G.O.Ms.No.148, Home (Cts.III) Assistant to the District Munsif Department, dated 18.02.2015. Court, Sankarapuram.

2 Sanction of one post of Typist to Typist – 1 G.O.Ms.No.36, L & E (D2) Industrial Tribunal, Chennai. Department, dated 19.02.2015.

3 Sanction of one post of Typist Typist – 1 G.O.Ms.No.41, L & E (D2) to II Additional Labour Court, Department, dated 03.03.2015. Chennai.

4 Sanction of 5 posts of Night Night Watchman-5 G.O.Ms.No.213, Home (Cts.III) Watchman for the Courts in Department, dated 04.03.2015. Tirunelveli District from Texco on Contract basis.

5 Sanction of one post of Special Special G.O.Ms.No.216, Home (Cts.V) Accountant in the grade of Senior Accountant-1 Department, dated 04.03.2015. Accounts Officer to the O/o Administrator General & Official Trustee of Tamil Nadu.

6 Sanction of one post of full time Masalchi – 1 G.O.Ms.No.624, Home (Cts.II) Masalchi to District Munsif- Department, dated 25.08.2015. cum-Judicial Magistrate Court at Vedaranyam.

Madras High Court 61 Details of Further Continuance of 48 Courts and 35 Court Managers Sanctioned under 13th Finance Commission

Sl. G.O. Number No. Subject & Date

1 Further continuance of 48 Courts for the year 2015-16 G.O.(2D)No.275, Home (1) 9 Special Courts in the cadre of District Judge to deal (Cts.II) Department, dated with MCOP Cases. 13.08.2015 and G.O.(2D) (2) 18 Special Courts in the cadre of Sub Judge to deal No.319, Home (Cts. with MCOP Cases. II) Department, dated (3) 1 Additional Sub Court, Tiruppur in the cadre of Sub 16.09.2015. (amendment) 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

2 Honorarium to be paid to the Judicial Officers and staff G.O.(2D) No.275, Home members of the 4 Holiday Family Courts at Chennai for the (Cts.II) Department, dated year 2015-16 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.

62 Madras High Court Government Orders issued in respect of the recommendation made by the Hon’ble Shetty Commission to the Subordinate Judiciary

Sl. G.O. Number No. Subject & Date

1 Creation of 32 Posts of Executive Assistants to the Principal G.O.(Ms).No.854, Home (Cts.III) Judge, City Civil Court, Chennai/Principal District Judges. Department, dated 24.11.2014. (released in 2015) 2 Sanction of Special Allowance of Rs.200/- p.m., which is G.O.(Ms).No.855, Home (Cts.III) inclusive of Travelling Allowance to the 32 Posts of Executive Department, dated 24.11.2014. Assistants. (released in 2015) 3 Creation of 32 Posts of Protocol Officer - one each for 32 G.O.(Ms).No.856, Home (Cts.III) Districts with one post of Assistant and Office Assistant as Department, dated 24.11.2014. supporting staff to each Protocol Officer. (released in 2015) 4 Creation of 197 posts of Stenographer Grade-I to the Court of G.O.(Ms).No.857, Home (Cts.III) District and Sessions Judge in the Districts. Department, dated 24.11.2014. (released in 2015) 5 Revision of Pay Scale of the 32 posts of Chief Administrative G.O.(Ms).No.858, Home (Cts.III) Officer in the Courts of Principal District Judges. Department, dated 24.11.2014. (released in 2015) 6 Redesignation of the Post of Sherishtadar of the Court of Civil G.O.(Ms).No.859, Home (Cts.III) Judge (Senior Division) as Senior Sherishtadar. Department, dated 24.11.2014. (released in 2015) 7 Justice Shetty Commission Recommendations:- G.O.(Ms).No.703, Home (Cts.V) (i) Sanction of Fixed Travelling Allowance to Junior Department, dated 08.10.2015. Bailiff (Process Server)/Senior Bailiff (Bailiff) from 01.04.2003. (ii) Sanction of Travelling and Compensatory Allowance to Stenographers working in G.O.(Ms).No.704, Home (Cts.V) Taluk and District Head Quarters and Department, dated 08.10.2015. Cities with effect from 01.04.2003.

(iii) Sanction of higher pay scale to G.O.(Ms).No.705, Home (Cts.V) Sherishtadar of the Court of Civil Judge Department, dated 08.10.2015. (Senior Division) now designated as Senior Sherishtadar with effect from 01.04.2003. (iv) Sanction of higher pay scale to the post of G.O.(Ms).No.706, Home (Cts.V) Chief Administrative Officer with effect Department, dated 08.10.2015. from 11.01.2008. (v) Sanction of Medical Allowance with effect G.O.(Ms).No.707, Home (Cts.V) from 01.04.2003. Department, dated 08.10.2015.

(vi) Sanction of higher scale of pay to G.O.(Ms).No.708, Home (Cts.V) Stenographer Grade-II of the Court of Department, dated 08.10.2015. Civil Judge (Senior Division)

(vii) Sanction of Special Allowance to staff G.O.(Ms).No.709, Home (Cts.V) working in Record Room/Property Room. Department, dated 08.10.2015. (viii) Sanction of Uniform/Uniform allowance G.O.(Ms).No.710 Home (Cts.V) to the post of Process Servers, Bailiffs, Department, dated 08.10.2015. Bench Clerks and Stenographers.

Madras High Court 63 INITIATIVES TAKEN FOR CONSTITUTION OF COURTS

List of Proposals sent to the Government • Formation of 4 Additional Courts in the cadre of District Judge in Chennai. • Constitution of Additional District Courts, at Nagercoil in Kanniyakumari District, Tiruvannamalai, Srivilliputhur in Virudhunagar District, Villupuram, Sivagangai and Nagapattinam.

• Constitution of Additional Labour Courts at Madurai, Krishnagiri, and Coimbatore. • 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 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 14th Finance Commission.

• Formation of 10 Additional Courts in the cadre of Sub Judge in Chennai. • Constitution of Sub Courts at Alandur in Kancheepuram District, Aranthangi in Pudukottai District, Jayankondam in , Palladam and Kangeyam in Tiruppur District, Gudalur and Coonoor in Nilgiris District, Mettupalayam in Coimbatore District, Melur and in Madurai District, Ulundurpet in Villupuram District, Palacode in Dharmapuri District, Manamadurai in Sivagangai District, Eraniel in Kanniyakumari District and Mudukulathur in Ramanathapuram District.

• Constitution of Additional Sub Courts at Dharmapuri, Ponneri in , 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 in Kancheepuram District.

• Constitution of separate District Munsif Courts at Vedasandur in Dindigul District and Sivagiri in Tirunelveli District.

• Constitution of Additional District Munsif Courts at Perambalur, Tiruvallur, Pollachi in Coimbatore District, Thenkanikottai in Krishnagiri District and Thanjavur.

• Constitution of two Additional District Munsif Courts at Salem.

64 Madras High Court • 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.

• Constitution of a Fast Track Court at Magisterial Level for trial of cases under N.I. Act at in .

• Constitution of a Special Court to exclusively deal with the N.I. Act cases in Tirunelveli District.

• Constitution of Fast Track Court at Magisterial Level at Eraniel by shifting the existing Fast Track Court at Magisterial Level at Nagercoil.

• Constitution of one more Judicial Magistrate Court at Thoothukudi. • Constitution of Additional Judicial Magistrate Courts at Jayamkondam, Ariyalur District and Madurantakam in Kancheepuram District.

• Constitution of 2 Additional Judicial Magistrate Courts at Tiruppur. • 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.

• Constitution of separate Judicial Magistrate Court at , Dindigul District. • Constitution of Special Court at Villupuram for trial of NDPS Act cases in the cadre of District Judge.

• Creation of Special Court for trying CBI cases relating to Indian Bank Scam cases under 13th Finance Commission Grants-in-aid.

• Constitution of a Separate Employees Insurance Courts at Chennai and Madurai as per provision under Section 74 of the E.S.I. Act.

• Holding Mahila Camp Court at Kuzhithurai by the Fast Track Mahila Court, Nagercoil. • Constitution of an exclusive Motor Accident Claims Tribunal in Tindivanam Court campus. • 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.

Madras High Court 65 • Constitution of 15 Special Courts to deal with the cases filed under SC/ST (POA) Act 1989.

• 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.

• Constitution of separate Mobile Court at Courtrallam, Tirunelveli District.

• Constitution of one Mobile Court for the prosecution of Railway Act cases in Chennai Division of Southern Railway under 13th Finance Commission

• 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).

• Constitution of Special Court for exclusive trial of land grabbing cases at Chengalpattu.

• 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, as District Munsif - cum - Judicial Magistrate Court, Pallipattu in Tiruvallur District.

• Constitution of separate District Munsif Court at Rajapalayam by shifting the existing Additional District Munsif Court, Srivilliputhur in Virudhunagar District.

• Conversion of existing District Munsif Court, Ranipet as District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court, Ranipet in Vellore District.

• Conversion of existing Judicial Magistrate Court, Alangudi as District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court, Alangudi in Pudukkottai District.

• 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 Munsif- cum-Judicial Magistrate Court, Chengam).

• 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.

66 Madras High Court • 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).

• Constitution of District Munsif Court at Mettupalayam by bifurcating the existing District Munsif- cum-Judicial Magistrate Court at Mettupalayam in Coimbatore District.

• 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-cum- Judicial Magistrate Court, Nanguneri).

• Constitution of separate District Munsif Court at Tittagudi in Cuddalore District.

• Constitution of separate Judicial Magistrate Court at Tittagudi by converting the existing District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court, Tittagudi in Cuddalore District.

• Constitution of separate District Munsif Court at Eraniel by converting the existing Principal District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court, Eraniel in Kanniyakumari District.

• Constitution of separate Judicial Magistrate Court at Eraniel by converting the existing Additional District Munsif Court, Eraniel in Kanniyakumari District.

• Constitution of separate District Munsif Court at by converting the existing District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court, Sriperumbudur and constitution of separate Judicial Magistrate Court at Sriperumbudur in Kancheepuram District.

• 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.

• Re-designating the District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court No.I, Hosur as District Munsif Court, Hosur in Krishnagiri District.

• Constitution of an Additional Judicial Magistrate Court, Bhavani by converting the existing II Additional District Munsif Court, Bhavani in Erode District.

Madras High Court 67 INITIATIVES TAKEN FOR INCREASING THE STAFF STRENGTH WITH PAY AND ALLOWANCES

List of Proposals sent to the Government : • 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).

• One post of Technical Assistant to the Librarian to the Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy.

• 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.

• 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).

• 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.

• 2 posts of ADSP and 8 posts of DSP (Based on the Directions of the Hon’ble Vigilance Committee) in the High Court, Madras.

• One post of Sub Assistant Registrar to the Vigilance Cell, High Court, Madras.

• 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.

68 Madras High Court • Car, fuel and maintenance charges to the Registrar (District Judicary) and the Registrar (IT-cum- Statistics).

• (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-cum- Private 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 Registrar- cum-Senior Private Secretary and

(4) 30 posts of P.A., to Hon’ble Judges as Sub Assistant Registrar -cum- Private Secretary.

• 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.

• 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.

• Staff, furniture, car and telephone (both recurring and non-recurring) to the Tamil Nadu Mediation and Conciliation Centre, High Court, Madras.

• 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.

Madras High Court 69 Corridor

70 Madras High Court Lounge 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) Induction Training (ii) In service Training (iii) Computer Training (iv) District Continuing Education Workshops (v) Zonal-wise programmes on Tools & Techniques for enhancing timely justice. (vi) Regional programmes on Tools & Techniques for enhancing timely justice. (vii) Inter Departmental Programmes (viii) Seminars / Conferences (ix) 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

Madras High Court 71 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.

Board of Governors’ Room

Computer Room

72 Madras High Court TRAINING OF JUDGES / JUDICIAL OFFICERS and ACTIVITIES OF STATE JUDICIAL ACADEMY

Sl. Date & Particulars No. Description of Training of Participants

1 Training Programme conducted in association with Spastic 21.02.2015 Society of Tamil Nadu on “Legal Guardianship and Rehabilitation Schemes and Benefits”. Senior Civil Judges & Civil Judges numbering 40.

2 Training Programmes contemplated by the National Judicial 21.02.2015 & 22.02.2015 Academy in co-ordination with the State Judicial Academies were conducted to the budding Advocates in two phases – in at the 33 District Head the first phase Advocates having practice upto 5 years and in Quarters the second phase to the Advocates having practice above 5 years and upto 10 years. 2038 Advocates 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

3 Training Programme on Ubuntu Operating System and Case 28.02.2015 to 11.03.2015 Information Software for Judicial Officers. 103 Judicial Officers hailing from Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, Bombay, Karnataka and Kerala.

4 Training Programme for Core Group of DSA Master Trainers for 16.03.2015 to 30.03.2015 Training CIS Master Trainers of all the High Courts. 95 DSAs from Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and Kerala.

Madras High Court 73 Hon’ble Chief Justice addressing the Conference on Arbitration Law.

Newly recruited Judicial Officers visiting Museum

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5 Refresher Course on Effective Implementation of Juvenile Justice 22.03.2015 (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000. 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.

6 National Conference on Arbitration Law. 28.03.2015 & 29.03.2015

Besides, Hon’ble High Court Judges, District Judges and Advocates numbering about 200 from all over the country.

7 State-level Conference on effective implementation of Juvenile 18.04.2015 & 19.04.2015 Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000. 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.

8 Conference on – 13.06.2015 (i) Legal niceties. (ii) Ethics and Change of Mindset. Principal District Judges and (iii) Relevant factors for effective administration of Chief Judicial Magistrates, justice. numbering 79. (iv) Judges as Learners. (v) General Administration of District level Courts.

9 Training Programme on – 20.06.2015 & 21.06.2015 (i) Salient features of Competition Act, 2002. and (ii) Interpretation of the terms in the Competition Act, 2002. 08.08.2015 & 09.08.2015 (iii) Procedure relating to Trial proceedings in Sessions Cases. 74 District Judges in the (iv) Law of precedents. I Batch and 96 District (v) Salient features of Hindu Succession Act. Judges in the II Batch. (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.

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10 Training Programme on – 27.06.2015 & 28.06.2015 (i) Involvement in active and continuous learning. and (ii) Importance of continuing judicial education. 29.08.2015 & 30.08.2015 (iii) An overview of Prevention of Corruption Act. (iv) Assessment of nature and type of accident and 75 Senior Civil Judges in the significance of Sections 163A and 166 of the Motor I Batch and 90 Senior Civil Vehicles Act. Judges in the II Batch. (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. 11 Training Programme on – 11.07.2015 & 12.07.2015 (i) Involvement in active and continuous learning. (ii) Aspects of Judicial service, Judicial management 25.07.2015 & 26.07.2015 and judicial education. and (iii) Issues and challenges faced by Judicial Officers 22.08.2015 & 23.08.2015 during the trial proceedings in Criminal Cases. (iv) Elements to be taken into account while taking 72 Civil Judges in the cognizance of offences. I Batch, 80 Civil Judges in (v) Strong correlations between the eating habits and the II Batch and 100 Civil the diseases. Judges in the III Batch. (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. 12 Workshop on Strengthening of Juvenile Justice System 04.07.2015 Principal Magistrates, Members of Juvenile Justice Board and Police officials across the State and Union Territory numbering 225.

13 Workshop on Human Trafficking for Labour 08.08.2015 96 District Judges.

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14 Induction Training Programme – 21.09.2015 to 03.10.2015 Orientation Programme – (i) Roles of the other stake holders of the Justice 142 newly appointed Civil Dispensation system viz., the bar, the staff and the Judges – 2015 batch. 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.

15 Induction Training Programme – 05.10.2015 to 31.10.2015 Intensive Training Programme – (i) Civil Procedure Code – An Overview. 71 newly appointed Civil (ii) Evidence of dying declaration and test Judges – 2015 batch I. identification parade. (iii) Procedure relating to arrest. (iv) Computation of Court fee and Suit valuation. (v) Procedure relating to set off and counter claim.

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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.

16 Induction Training Programme – 05.10.2015 to 31.10.2015 On-Job Training – • Sitting along with the Presiding Officers of Judicial 71 newly appointed Civil / Metropolitan Magistrate Courts and District Judges – 2015 batch II. 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.

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17 Training programme – 21.02.2015, 27.06.2015, (i) Original Side Rules. 19.09.2015 & 31.10.2015 (ii) Appellate Side Rules. (iii) Criminal Side Rules. P.A. to Hon’ble Judges, (iv) Life style in Stress and Health Management. Court Officers / Section (v) General Instructions – Mannerism – Dictations, Officers / Appeal Communication skills, English Grammar and usage. Examiners, Assistant Section Officers and Assistants working in the Principal Seat and the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, numbering 675. 18 Training Programme at 33 District Head Quarters – 28.02.2015, 27.06.2015 & (i) Handling correspondence to administration and 26.09.2015 court work. (ii) Typing Draft and Fair order in uncontested civil 4500 Staff members of cases. the District Judiciary in (iii) Maintaining Registers. the State of Tamil Nadu (iv) Preparation of statements. and Union Territory Of Puducherry.

19 Induction Training Programme – 02.11.2015 to 22.12.2015 Intensive Training Programme – (i) Interlocutory Application including Injunction 71 newly appointed Civil Applications - Tools and Techniques. Judges – 2015 batch I. (ii) Life Style Management. (iii) Civil Trials - Legal provisions as contemplated in 28.12.2015 to 31.12.2015 C.P.C. (iv) Intricacies of Order XXXVIII of C.P.C. 72 newly appointed Civil (v) Legal provisions with regard to arrest, confession Judges – 2015 batch II. 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.

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(xviii) Visit to 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. 20 Induction Training Programme – 02.11.2015 to 22.12.2015 On-Job Training – • Sitting along with the Presiding Officers of Judicial 72 newly appointed Civil / Metropolitan Magistrate Courts and District Judges – 2015 batch II. Munsif/Small Causes Courts. • Visiting the Courts of Judicial Magistrate, visiting the Offices of Revenue Department, Field Survey, 28.12.2015 to 31.12.2015 Police Department, Forest Department, Prison/Jail administration, Treasury Department, Government 71 newly appointed Civil Hospital, Government observation Home for Judges – 2015 batch I. Children. 21 Conference on Intellectual Property Rights Adjudication. 21.11.2015 50 District Judges functioning in Chennai, Thiruvallur and Kancheepuram.

22 Training Programme for Ministerial Staff at Districts 28.11.2015 at all the District Headquarters Head Quarters Judicial Ministerial Staff Members in the State of Tamil Nadu and Union Territory of Puducherry, numbering 1522.

80 Madras High Court 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

Madras High Court 81 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.

82 Madras High Court ALTERNATIVE DISPUTES RESOLUTION

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.

Madras High Court 83 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.

84 Madras High Court 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.

Madras High Court 85 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.

86 Madras High Court 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 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.

Madras High Court 87 • 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 @ 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.

88 Madras High Court • 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 , 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 13,481

Madras High Court 89 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 No. of Cases Adalats 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

Sl. Category No. of No. Beneficiaries 1 Scheduled Caste 3096 2 Scheduled Tribe 353 3 Women 9721 4 Backward Community 40826 5 In Custody 3766 6 Children 59 7 Senior Citizen 530 8 Disable Persons 15 9 Industrial Worker 4 10 Disaster Victim 1 11 Victim Trafficking 1 Total 58372

90 Madras High Court 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 . 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.

Madras High Court 91 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 , 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.

92 Madras High Court • 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 104 No. of cases settled 5446 No of MACTOP cases 298 MACTOP settled amount Rs.3,97,05,527

Special Lok Adalat (Conducted for Nationalized Banks, Cellphone Cos. & Ins. Cos. participated by BSNL, UCO 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

Madras High Court 93 Combined Lok Adalat

Lok Adalat Continuous Lok Special Lok Adalat 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 16,029 Lok Held on 12-12-2015 Total No. of cases 23,128 Total Amount 21,72,68,165

Legal Aid / Legal Literacy Camps

No. of camps conducted 50 No. of Villages covered 75 No. of persons benefited 5910

Conciliation Cell

No. of Conciliation Cells 7 Total No. of sittings 286 Received petitions 816 Disposed petitions 749

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 Total 765

94 Madras High Court 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.

Madras High Court 95 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.

96 Madras High Court 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.

Madras High Court 97 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

Sl. Name of the Date of Referral Settled Unsettled Non- No. District Inception Staters

1 Tamil Nadu Mediation and 09.04.2005 7620 1436 4215 1883 Conciliation Centre, High Court, Madras.

2 District Mediation Centre, 09.11.2006 2392 473 1436 237 City Civil Court - Chennai.

3 Labour Court Mediation 25.09.2007 1502 319 648 535 Centre - Chennai.

4 Family Court Mediation 19.10.2006 3025 798 1424 448 Centre - Chennai.

5 Madurai Bench of Madras 17.09.2005 6949 920 4207 1632 High Court, Madurai.

6 Union Territory of 10.12.2007 88 7 73 5 Puducherry

7 Coimbatore 03.07.2006 4082 787 2743 447

8 Tiruchirapalli 07.08.2006 3125 398 1535 1032

98 Madras High Court Sl. Name of the Date of Referral Settled Unsettled Non- No. District Inception Staters

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 20.11.2006 216 22 126 42 Chengalpattu 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 08.03.2010 88 9 56 6 Srivilliputhur 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 07.10.2013 347 26 190 0 Nagercoil 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 TOTAL 38592 6359 21259 8644

Madras High Court 99 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.

Madras High Court 101 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.

Madras High Court 103 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.

104 Madras High Court STATISTICS

Madras High Court 105 MADRAS HIGH COURT - PRINCIPAL SEAT 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 31.12.2015 31.12.2015 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

10 TAX CASE 6205 1349 729 6825

11 MATRIMONIAL CASE 1 0 1 0

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 57931 14124 10843 61212

106 Madras High Court 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 31.12.2015 31.12.2015 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

TOTAL 19653 6830 4610 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 19742 36291 35751 20282

GRAND TOTAL 182314 101635 88003 195946

Madras High Court 107 MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT 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 31.12.2015 31.12.2015

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 WRIT JURISDICTION

WRIT PETITION 32573 23666 17648 38591 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 GRAND TOTAL 81255 60378 53151 88482

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SPL. COURTS OTHE 40 61 70 60 30 30 10 30 51 90 90 90 70 70 53 40 10 08 10 755 675 448 788 874 207 643 362 981 846 695 153 2236 151 142 485 287 281 221 175 163 115 142 162 4401 7783 2211 353 486 103 278 193 216 71502 NI.ACT 06 1 01 00 369 262 374 361 467 414 386 237 176 367 614 199 581 351 410 183 165 273 178 243 182 395 197 161 936 243 228 229 671 671 762 MC 10917 CRIMINAL 30 14 472 655 448 918 876 990 598 100 379 615 747 755 574 298 622 209 L 1595 1527 1283 3036 1235 1775 1171 1023 1332 1057 2404 1971 3370 1046 1419 1624 2741 37287 O.A & O. 00 17 C 514 170 033 842 7415 7549 8930 5168 7154 4405 6840 9424 6349 5680 3781 5179 6081 7661 7657 2744 4476 6950 I.P. 15107 13027 11330 12474 11931 12501 10392 15395 18860 11809 20561 273991

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92 93 47 47 48 16 69 67 69 74 129 134 319 982 843 209 108 248 106 131 102 173 228 170 146 148 632 286 144 118 163 6061 CRL. APPL 5 00 SS. 294 197 295 724 343 451 655 536 572 558 536 393 116 365 106 300 497 794 125 250 388 709 564 E 1313 1773 1005 1063 1042 1901 1447 1787 1304 22204 80 00 LS 15 49 117 642 877 9773 5159 7927 1063 0636 4734 9411 7331 9415 9134 12720 17255 29157 33516 14140 13841 19128 21537 28320 10854 30133 32656 35076 15834 13462 39899 2020 26817 39133 24367 16991 651697 TOTA 09 82 91 05 23 63 06 02 / 33 58 66 89 12 16 26 29 33 65 371 189 149 161 156 120 244 439 190 296 376 RS 1181 1608 3507 6154 6183

41613 20208 SPL. COURTS OTHE 0 00 867 640 495 931 667 EP 1660 1275 2211 5463 3902 2148 1172 1783 3740 2956 5527 1479 7083 2022 1332 3372 4120 1618 4332 1629 1939 2333 4153 2754 3325 5611 9054 3110 2457 95500 3 R 81 76 58 70 15 39 41 40 13 171 434 628 303 456 989 277 249 340 376 273 241 158 526 468 128 746 211 's -275 4762 1249 1200 1136 2175 1308 OTHE OP 91 71 93 0 0 00 00 02 0 03 0 01 352 580 358 377 100 428 326 542 299 944 906 708 274 220 609 775 887 1085 2262 1197 1550 1542 1284 1288 1838 HMOP L 0 06 2 80 53 49 98 41 15 40 28 49 95 87 73 32 55 CIVI 113 252 119 146 281 760 207 884 211 103 139 277 247 2453 3151 2218 LAOP 12034 20 00 00 31 933 547 802 794 OP 3967 3353 2265 4599 7776 3660 5045 1429 2797 1827 4132 1017 6570 3706 1153 4396 6439 6403 9419 1905 6646 4471 8700 1297 2203 3740 10833 2202 MC 141524 0 00 51 43 84 48 13 78 84 39 94 17 53 OP 356 191 547 158 116 117 325 160 111 491 206 171 219 308 108 100 106 211 1297 1425 3674 RC 10645

00 00 73 77 60 80 95 77 75 86 A 199 569 140 112 299 208 143 287 206 256 526 128 167 430 234 462 552 120 622 199 241 170 113 459 217 9640 2035 CMA RC 0 82 272 131 202 538 537 665 971 152 298 931 492 832 761 485 881 899 529 368 162 396 269 579 283 432 372 440 397 971 527 AS 1001 1116 1296 18136 00 00 112 NADU AND PUDUCHERRY OF TAMIL COURTS & SUBORDINATE DISTRICT OS 6187 5769 4464 7659 8469 7370 2409 4763 9252 5757 3820 9668 2955 2089 7089 3824 3887 4937 4744 5852 8429 17248 12359 13056 10849 21265 13267 12283 17135 16245 15819 12359 13833 289454 RICT Court ST WISE PENDENCY AS ON 31.12.2015 WISE - CATEGORY DISTRICT SHOWING STATEMENT l vi LAI RI M Causes Ci

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CHENNAI City Civil Court 85956148 2709183314892679667 330284 24734 1 Court of Small Causes 11704 7905 5357216713461751368 37 130636 MM Courts 000000 0000 Special Courts 87183562 2352162723661081410 61 31 20208 2 ARIYALUR 19011388 1372 827 4612754512 16733 9415 3COIMBATORE 10866 7948 6477433126806033993 296275 39899 4CUDDALORE 96107611 3959276518193234812 188135 30133 5DHARMAPURI 32083036 1350 975 371534 2305415 9773 6DINDIGUL 58484093 2954230717953750679 98 13 21537 7ERODE 75753226 21941397980 1557 268382017255 8KANCHEEPURAM 84645732 46254010244548932959240 14833516 9KANNIYAKUMARI 44643590 21841217783 1341 315133 11314140 10 KARUR 30682297 1391 974 705544 1412410 9154 11 KRISHNAGIRI 45253161 1505 986 8202084298 51 32 13462 12 MADURAI 14450 7766 49393940261237381430198 60 39133 13 NAGAPATTINAM 27441852 1097 736 416413 44 19 10 7331 14 NAMAKKAL 35844275 2557163313011751646 60 27 15834 15 NILGIRIS 1232623 401 243 272655 1663713 3642 16 PERAMBALUR 21161406760 613 4131327189 41 12 6877 17 PUDUKKOTTAI 47182478 11271102619 680231 66 42 11063 18 RAMANATHAPURAM 2191688 562 706 461402 78 17 12 5117 19 SALEM 12092 6622 4919381826013908825 2167535076 20 SIVAGANGA 28682287 1419 836 5341001134 39 16 9134 21 THANJAVUR 54084251 2553157711871524382 63 46 16991 22 THENI 35452688 1126 810 507618 102141 9411 23 TIRUCHIRAPALLI 10498 5196 43373513249847741505259 76 32656 24 TIRUNELVELI 90515348 3460237816862044308 60 32 24367 25 TIRUPPUR 82154977 3738344821663730406 1003726817 26 TIRUVALLUR 83365609 3835299422853953639 171105 27927 27 TIRUVANNAMALAI 52093716 2870183219352540706 2487219128 28 TIRUVARUR 24041086604 426 227325 67 911 5159 29 TUTICORIN 39702335 14991039792 1004 153511110854 30 VELLORE 89356545 37273023175327441273239 81 28320 31 VILLUPURAM 94726668 4233268421773252487 1196529157 32 VIRUDHUNAGAR 41582857 1901122611242007471 89 813841 PUDUCHERRY 36032767 1991148111931305262 89 29 12720

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CHENNAI 834 516 387 236 166 326 130 44 20 2659 City Civil Court 1 Court of Small Causes 0131068200 75 MM Courts 8838 6252 5908 4551 378044661464 201 53 35513 Special Courts 1546 578 224 11596160 119 35 24 2897 2 ARIYALUR 997 920 625 296 103 53768123549 3 COIMBATORE 7833 5833 4522 3414 18351950 373 28 5 25793 4 CUDDALORE 3905 2498 1652 1425 11181815 511 44 22 12990 5 DHARMAPURI 1144 1279 830 649 627 1020 603 312 84 6548 6 DINDIGUL 3199 2953 1751 1953 12093594 760 72 3 15494 7 ERODE 3923 3670 2001 1302 946 1529 398 93 16 13878 8 KANCHEEPURAM 4575 4216 3363 2691 234145161083 468 324 23577 9 KANNIYAKUMARI 3035 3644 4013 2500 192631461011 296 17 19588 10 KARUR 1862 1123 792 766 646 593 199 715989 11 KRISHNAGIRI 2352 1945 1759 776 777 1566 957 254 45 10431 12 MADURAI 13196 5035 3434 1592 12331015 212 14 5 25736 13 NAGAPATTINAM 2503 1272 1251 914 549 1179 167 33 17869 14 NAMAKKAL 2063 1397 922 926 395 91376316696 15 NILGIRIS 1170 874 595 381 317 989 344 99 34772 16 PERAMBALUR 609 733 261 146 192 870 431 83 63331 17 PUDUKKOTTAI 2056 1900 1245 771 884 1199 306 38 28401 18 RAMANATHAPURAM 1240 1263 1004 683 1057263 32 15 25559 19 SALEM 2234 3429 3695 4161 1381687 161 95 11 15854 20 SIVAGANGA 3149 1776 1177 830 666 1773 441 26 99847 21 THANJAVUR 4737 3619 2832 1968 14161446 185 78 56 16337 22 THENI 2126 2241 1372 1052 642 76048308244 23 TIRUCHIRAPALLI 4041 2213 1331 942 641 1928 513 113 22 11744 24 TIRUNELVELI 7059 5538 3632 2899 22403208 392 47 44 25059 25 TIRUPPUR 4504 2852 2515 1997 15863204 559 41 14 17272 26 TIRUVALLUR 5055 4216 3392 1481 952 570 214 49 23 15952 27 TIRUVANNAMALAI 2003 2109 1665 1146 878 2364 542 110 4 10821 28 TIRUVARUR 1963 1250 969 767 510 1113 94 706673 29 TUTICORIN 4743 3753 2139 1770 14002160 292 39 6 16302 30 VELLORE 3478 1740 1721 1511 10241586 230 36 10 11336 31 VILLUPURAM 2778 2553 2049 1290 13962031 545 107 24 12773 32 VIRUDHUNAGAR 2573 2394 1511 1478 14481840 271 418 11537 PUDUCHERRY 4211 2806 1115 1107 10651804 129 15 1 12253

116 Madras High Court 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 ( CIVIL ) SL . NAME OF THE TR NO COURT CRPSACMA CM SA CMPs WP AS WA TOTAL CMP

1CHENNAI979 --711 108 43239

2ARIYALUR174 2------23

3COIMBATORE147 29 8-81325201251

4CUDDALORE 90 45 11 -13415 - 169

5DHARMAPURI131 1- -922- 28

6ERODE 17966142 14-8- 274

7KANCHEEPURAM 54 96-4744-88

8KRISHNAGIRI 35 73-1241-53

9NAGAPATTINAM 29 19 7- -1-5- 61

10 NAMAKKAL111 38 7-3315- 168

11 NILGIRIS 21 61--3-4-35

12 PERAMBALUR 7-1- -1-1- 10

13 SA LEM 1029 13 -16523 - 159

14 TIRUPPUR40104 ---11-56

15 TIRUVALLUR294 1-1213- 41

16 TIRUVANNAMALAI36237 --1-1-68

17 TIRUVARUR197 ------26

18 VELLORE 24 97-210 93- 64

19 VILLUPURAM41117 --3-3-65

TOTAL1091306 1002 29 79 164 103 4 1878

PONDICHERRY 45 30 2- -46401128

GRAND TOTAL1136336 1022 29 83 170 143 5 2006

Madras High Court 117 STATEMENT SHOWING THE PENDENCY OF CRIMINAL CASES IN DISTRICT & SUBORDINATE COURTS STAYED BY PRINCIPAL SEAT OF HIGH COURT DISTRICT WISE - CATEGORY WISE

CATEGORY OF CASES ( CRIMINAL ) SL . NO NAME OF THE COURT CRL.ACRL.R C CRL. O PCRL.M P TOTAL

1CHENNAI331 130 24 188

2ARIYALUR--7- 7 3COIMBATORE-29 115 - 144 4CUDDALORE -101 - 11 5DHARMAPURI-1-- 1 6ERODE -114 6 21 7KANCHEEPURAM -830 - 38 8KRISHNAGIRI 14 214-30 9NAGAPATTINAM --617 10 NAMAKKAL--8- 8 11 NILGIRIS -16-7 12 PERAMBALUR -11-2 13 SALEM -449 - 53

14 TIRUPPUR-123-24 15 TIRUVALLUR -535 - 40 16 TIRUVANNAMALAI--3- 3 17 TIRUVARUR--21-21 18 VELLORE -213 - 15 19 VILLUPURAM-212-14 TOTAL1798 488 31 634 PONDICHERRY1836146 GRAND TOTAL18106 524 32 680

118 Madras High Court STATEMENT SHOWING THE PENDENCY OF CIVIL CASES IN DISTRICT & SUBORDINATE COURTS STAYED BY MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DISTRICT WISE - CATEGORY WISE

CATEGORY OF CASES (CIVIL) SL . NAME OF THE NO. COURT TR. CRPSACMA CMPs WP AS WA CMSA TOTAL CMP

1DINDIGUL100 34-1-3-- 111

2KANNIYAKUMARI 1502571-36-- 192

3KARUR 49 11 2- -1-- - 63

4MADURAI 67 4311 -40620 1 152

5PUDUKOTTAI49852 124- - 71

6RAMANATHAPURAM18221 ---- - 23

7SIVAGANGA 25 13 2------40

8THANJAVUR 69 19 31 10 -9-- 111

9THENI 42 72-3---- 54

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11 TIRUNELVELI217 34 9- -145 -1 280

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13 VIRUDHUNAGAR 44 86-11--1 61

TOTAL976 1725417296838204 1378

Madras High Court 119 STATEMENT SHOWING THE PENDENCY OF CRIMINAL CASES PENDING IN DISTRICT & SUBORDINATE COURTS STAYED BY MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DISTRICT WISE - CATEGORY WISE

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SL . NO NAME OF THE COURT CRL.RC CRL.PO CRL.MP TOTAL

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2KANNIYAKUMARI 417223

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4MADURAI 468 18

5PUDUKOTTAI -41 5

6RAMANATHAPURAM -11-11

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9THENI 411217

10 TIRUCHIRAPALLI 318223

11 TIRUNELVELI 348152

12 TUTICORI N 35 - 8

13 VIRUDHUNAGAR 18 - 9

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