MADRAS HIGH COURT

ANNUAL REPORT 2017 From the desk of the Editorial Committee

The year 2017 has been a momentous year for the with the celebration of the 125th year of the existence of the majestic and imposing heritage building housing the 155 year old High Court, on the 16th day of September, 2017, witnessed by a galaxy of dignitaries, Government officials of various departments, along with the Bench, Bar and the Registry of the Madras High Court and the District Judiciary.

Besides recording this historic event, this Report encapsulates and reports the increase in the strength of the Madras High Court and the District Judiciary, gist of landmark judgments rendered during the year, particulars detailing the quantum of institution, disposal and pendency of cases in the Madras High Court and in the District Judiciary, the existing and extended facilities of infrastructure, the renovatory measures taken for the conservation of the heritage building, the contribution of the local Government for constitution of courts and for effective functioning of the Judiciary, initiatives taken to make the courts in the State paperless and litigant friendly, the intensive training resources and the development in the Alternative Disputes Resolution.

The Editorial Committee acknowledges the contribution of the Registry to this Report. The Committee places on record the services rendered by the editorial team of the Current Tamilnadu Cases in vetting the gist of landmark judgments.

Justice M.M.Sundresh Justice T.S.Sivagnanam

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2 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 3 Contents

HON’BLE JUDGES 07 Profiles Sanctioned and Working Strength of Hon’ble Judges Landmark Judgments of Public Importance Committees

REGISTRY 49 Registrars’ - Profiles Sanctioned and Working Strength of the Registry Sanction of Additional Staff strength during 2017 – High Court Sanctioned and Working Strength of the District Judiciary Sanction of Additional Staff Strength in 2017 – District Judiciary

STATISTICS 69 Institution, Disposal & Pendency of Cases in Madras High Court - Principal Seat & Madurai Bench District Judiciary Statement of Pendency of Cases - Yearwise Madras High Court - Principal Seat & Madurai Bench District Judiciary

INFRASTRUCTURE 81 Principal Seat of the Madras High Court Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court Conservation of the Heritage Building Museum Library Development of Infrastructure facilities in District Judiciary

Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 5 Contents

125th ANNIVERSAY CELEBRATIONS OF THE MADRAS HIGH COURT HERITAGE BUILDINGS 117

DEVELOPMENTS IN THE HIGH COURT & IN THE DISTRICT JUDICIARY IN 2017 ON THE TECHNICAL FRONT & IN OTHER FIELDS 125 Computerization - High Court & District Judiciary Recruitment Cell GSICC Vigilance Cell

CONSTITUTION OF COURTS 141

BUDGET & 14th FINANCE COMMISSION 157 Hon’ble Judges TAMIL NADU STATE JUDICIAL ACADEMY 161

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION 179 Tamil Nadu Mediation and Conciliation Centre Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority Union Territory of Puducherry Legal Services Authority

6 Hon’ble Judges - Profiles

Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Huluvadi G. Ramesh Acting Chief Justice from 17.02.2017 to 04.04.2017

Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice S. Manikumar A. Selvam K.K.Sasidharan Hon’ble Judges – Profiles

Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice M. Venugopal R. Subbiah Rajiv Shakdher

Hon’ble Ms. Justice Indira BanErjee, CHIEF JUSTICE Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice M. Sathyanarayanan C.T. Selvam N. Kirubakaran

Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 9 Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Hon’ble Selvi. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice M. M. Sundresh T.S. Sivagnanam M. Duraiswamy V.M. Velumani V. Bharathidasan D. Krishnakumar

Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Hon’ble Dr.Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice T. Raja K. Ravichandrabaabu S. Vimala S.S. Sundar M.V. Muralidaran P. Kalaiyarasan Hon’ble Judges – Profiles

Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Hon’ble Tmt. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice P.N. Prakash Pushpa Sathyanarayana K. Kalyanasundaram N. Authinathan V. Parthiban R. Subramanian Hon’ble Judges – Profiles Hon’ble

Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice S. Vaidyanathan R. Mahadevan Satrughana Pujahari M. Govindaraj M. Sundar R. Suresh Kumar (Assumed office on 23.11.2017)

10 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 11 Hon’ble Judges elevated during 2017

Hon’ble Tmt. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice J. Nisha Banu M.S. Ramesh S.M. Subramaniam

Hon’ble Tmt. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice V. Bhavani Subbaroyan A.D. Jagadish Chandira G.R. Swaminathan

Hon’ble Dr. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Anita Sumanth A.M. Basheer Ahamed T. Ravindran

Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Hon’ble Thiru.Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Abdul Quddhose M. Dhandapani P.D. Audikesavalu Hon’ble Judges – Profiles

Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Hon’ble Dr. Justice S. Baskaran P. Velmurugan G. Jayachandran

Hon’ble Tmt. Justice Hon’ble Tmt. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice S. Ramathilagam R. Tharani P. Rajamanickam Hon’ble Judges – Profiles Hon’ble

Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice C.V. Karthikeyan RMT. Teekaa Raman N. Sathish Kumar N. Seshasayee

12 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 13 Hon’ble CHIEF JUSTICE – Elevated TO SUPREME COURT OF INDIA during 2017

Hon’ble Tmt. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Hon’ble Tmt. Justice T. Krishnavalli R. Pongiappan R. Hemalatha

Hon’ble Judges elevated during 2018

Hon’ble Selvi. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice P.T. Asha M.Nirmal Kumar Subramonium Prasad Hon’ble Judges – Profiles

Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Hon’ble Thiru. Justice Hon’ble Mr. Justice HON’BLE JUDGES – PROFILES HON’BLE Anand Venkatesh G.K. Ilanthirayan Krishnan Ramasamy C. Saravanan SANJAY KISHAN KAUL Hon’ble Judges – Profiles Hon’ble Judge, Supreme Court of India (Chief Justice of Madras High Court till 16.02.2017)

14 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 15 SANCTIONED STRENGTH, WORKING STRENGTH AND VACANCY POSITION Hon’ble Judges – Retired during 2017 OF HON’BLE JUDGES OF MADRAS HIGH COURT - 2017

Sanctioned Strength of Hon’ble Judges - 75

Working Strength of Hon’ble Judges as No. of Hon’ble Judges elevated to 57 1 on 01.01.2017 Supreme Court

No. of Hon’ble Judges who assumed No. of Hon’ble Judges transferred to office in 2017 on transfer from other 2 NIL other High Courts in 2017 Hon’ble Mr. Justice Hon’ble Mr. Justice Hon’ble Mr. Justice Hon’ble Mr. Justice High Court M.Jaichandren Nooty Ramamohana Rao S. Nagamuthu S. Palanivelu No. of Hon’ble Judges who assumed office in 2017 on elevation from Bar & 12 No. of Hon’ble Judges retired in 2017 10 Subordinate Judiciary Sanctioned and Working Hon’ble StrengthJudges of SANCTIONED, WORKING STRENGTH AND VACANCY POSITION OF HON ’BLE JUDGES

Working Strength Hon’ble Mr. Justice Hon’ble Selvi. Justice Hon’ble Mr. Justice Hon’ble Mr. Justice B. Rajendran R. Mala T. Mathivanan P. Devadass 60

Sanctioned Strength Vacant 75 15

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Hon’ble Mr. Justice G. Chockalingam B. Gokuldas

VacantVacant Workingworking Strength Hon’ble Judges – Profiles Hon’ble

16 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 17 GIST OF LANDMARK JUDGEMENTs RENDERED BY HON’BLE JUDGES OF THE HIGH COURT OF MADRAS DURING 2017

1. Local Bodies Election — Credentials and of Teachers, not applicable to Minority antecedents of Candidates : Direction to Institutions : Right conferred under Article upload details provided by Candidates in 30(1) cannot be abrogated : Government cannot insist upon Minority Institutions their Affidavits, in Website : Challenge to: to abide by any Regulations framed under Held, electors entitled to know credentials RTE Act. However, Minority Institutions may and antecedents of all Candidates consider conducting a Refresher Course contesting elections : Informations provided and Interactive Sessions to Teachers during by Candidates has to be uploaded in annual vacation in order to improve quality Website of Election Commission as directed of Teachers. by Single Judge : Further clarified that State — (DB)* Huluvadi G. Ramesh, J. in The Secretary Election Commission shall consolidate, to Government, Government of Tamil Nadu, record and data base details provided in Education Department, Chennai and others v. S. Jeyalakshmi and another, W.A. Nos.213 & 572 Affidavits andpload u in its Website. of 2016, dated 24.8.2016 : 2016 (5) CTC 639 * (Huluvadi G. Ramesh & M.V. Muralidaran, JJ.) Local Bodies Election — Panchayats & Landmark Judgements of PublicLandmark Judgements of Importance Municipalities, duration of : Articles 243-E & 3. Customs Act — Seizure of smuggled Gold Madurai Bench Madurai 243-U, Constitution of India fixing duration jewellery : Provisional release of : “Prohibited as maximum 5 years, mandatory in nature goods” : Scope : In the Appeal against the : Elections to be conducted before expiry dismissal of the prayer seeking to grant of duration of 5 years’ period : Disability to provisional release of seized gold, it was perform mandatory duty should be without held that prohibitions/restrictions are in- default : Drought situation not such as built in statute, or by Notifications subject to to render holding of Elections absolutely which, goods are to be imported and when impossible. there is a failure to comply with conditions, they are liable for confiscation and further — (DB)* Indira Banerjee, C.J. in Tamil Nadu State that when there is a prima facie case of Election Commission v. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam smuggling, for which action for confiscation and others, W.A. No.1268 of 2016 & W.P. Nos.14381 is taken, such proceedings taken should & 18141 of 2017, dated 4.9.2017: 2017 (5) CTC 449 be allowed to reach its logical end and not - *(Indira Banerjee, C.J. & M. Sundar, J.) stiffed by any provisional release and hence, discretion exercised by the Competent 2. right of Children to Free and Compulsory Authority, considering the objects of the Education Act, 2009 — Teacher Eligibility Customs Act, 1962, or any other law for the Test: Applicability to Minority Aided time being in force, cannot be held as not in and Unaided Institutions : G.O. insisting conformity herewith. conduct of TET exams for recruitment

Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 19 — (DB)* S. Manikumar, J. in Malabar Diamond — (DB)* K.K. Sasidharan, J. in Registrar 7. Public Interest Litigation — Petition seeking ought to have granted, inter alia, the relief of Gallery Pvt. Ltd. v. Additional Director General, (Judicial), Madurai Bench of Madras High direction to name Residential Quarters for purchase of shares of Respondent Nos.1 to 6 Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Chennai and Court, Madurai v. Secretary to Government, Judicial Officers at and : While dealing with this issue, this Court held others, W.A. No.377 of 2016, dated 28.7.2016 : Union Ministry of Communications, New Delhi 2016 (8) MLJ 460 : 2016 (341) ELT 65 (Mad.) and others, Suo Motu W.P.(MD) No.16668 of Court Complex as Bharat Ratna Dr. M.G. that it does not find any difficulty in Company * (S. Manikumar & D. Krishnakumar, JJ.) 2017, dated 12.9.2017 : 2018 (1) CTC 506 Ramachandran Residential Complex for Law Board coming to the conclusion that * (K.K. Sasidharan & G.R. Swaminathan, JJ.) Judicial Officers : Locus standi to file Writ there would be impediments in running 4. Contract Act — Right of lien : If, can be Petition: Held, for maintaining a Public the affairs of S.V. Global Mill Limited, and exercised by Bank to secure other liabilities 6. negligence — Award of damages : Death Interest Litigation, it must be shown that the therefore, perhaps, as against the use of of Mortgagor by retaining documents of student in Swimming Pool under control Government or the instrumentalities of the the expression “practical deadlock”, some of Mortgagor/Guarantor : Held, the of Corporation/Appellant : Negligence Government have failed to discharge their other expression, which would describe the Respondent-Bank cannot exercise right on part of School Management and Public duty or they have breached the well- of lien to secure any other liabilities of the situation more accurately, cold have been Corporation: Award of Rs.9,60,000/- as Mortgagor by retaining the documents established procedures while discharging used : Perhaps, “gridlock” would better Damages/Compensation by Single Judge of the Mortgagor or Guarantor, which are their Public duty or there is any violation describe similar situations : This Court in Writ Petition directing School Authority deposited with an intention to secure a of any provisions of law or Constitutional further held that inasmuch as the direction to pay Rs.4,80,000/- and Corporation to particular Loan transaction and further mandate in discharge of such duty : That issued by the Company Law Board vide the that legal obligation of the Mortgagee to pay Rs.4,80,000/- confirmed in Appeal : the Petitioner must also show that there is impugned judgment, is set aside to that return the Title Deed to the Mortgagor upon The Appellants in both the Writ Appeals violation or transgression of any law by the discharge of Mortgage Loan for which the extent, it directs purchase of equity stake were negligent and because of the Respondents and such violation warrants Title Deeds were secured, can be certainly of Respondent Nos.1 to 6 by S.V. Global Mill negligence, the students including the First judicial interference. In the present case, the treated as an implied Contract contrary to Limited. Respondent/Petitioner’s son went to the Section 171 of the Contract Act, as right relief sought for naming or re-naming the Swimming Pool of the Appellant/Madurai PublicLandmark Judgements of Importance of lien, under Section 171 of the Act, will Judicial Officers Residential Quarters cannot — Rajiv Shakdher, J. in M. Ethiraj and others v. be contrary to the provisions of Transfer of Corporation and for want of exercise of be taken up by this Court at the instance Sheetala Credit Holdings Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi and Property Act : Respondent-Bank directed the Madurai Corporation’s proper care in of the Petitioner : The task of naming or others, Comp. Appeal Nos.3 & 4 of 2016 and Cross- to return the documents in respect of the providing the necessary safeguards like re-naming of a Public building cannot be Obj. No.39 of 2016, dated 4.7.2017 : 2017 (7) MLJ properties belonging to the Petitioner which 419 Life Savers, Security Guards, Swimming subjected to Judicial Review as it is within were given as security by way of deposit of Instructors, Care-takers, etc., the incident the exclusive domain of the Government to Title Deeds in respect of the transaction. 9. Criminal Law — Kumbakonam School Fire had occurred, whereby and whereunder the decide it by taking a Policy decision or even First Respondent/Writ Petitioner has lost his Tragedy case : Conviction under Sections — (DB) Nooty Ramamohana Rao & S.S. Sundar, JJ. by a consultative process with all the stake only son : Therefore, the Appellants in both 304 Part II [94 Counts], 338, 337, 285, 467 in M. Shanthi v. Bank of Baroda, rep. by its Chief holders. r/w 197, 465 r/w 197 & 120-B, I.P.C., etc. : Manager, Namakkal Branch, Namakkal, W.P.(MD) the Writ Appeals are liable to pay Damages/ No.12613 of 2016, dated 9.8.2017 : 2017 (2) WLR Compensation to the First Respondent/ — (DB)* R. Subbiah, J. in Dr. A.E. Chelliah, Senior Appeals against conviction as also acquittal 584 Writ Petitioner, who is the father of the Advocate, Chennai v. The Registrar General, High : Death of children at young age continues deceased. Court of Madras, Chennai and others, W.P. No.5225 to haunt the parents and the injured children 5. Information Technology Act — Suo motu of 2017, dated 26.10.2017 : 2017 (2) WLR 779 may have psychological scar : Confirming PIL : Blue Whale Online Game : Dangerous * (R. Subbiah & A.D. Jagadish Chandira, JJ.) — (DB)* M. Venugopal, J. in The Commissioner, the Order of acquittal in respect of some and addictive online game targeting Corporation of Madurai, Madurai v. G. Ravindran and of the Accused granted by the lower Court, vulnerable students and youth : Mechanism 8. Company Law — Order of Company Law others, W.A.(MD) Nos.724 of 2015 & 1441 of 2016 High Court held that there is presumption of Landmark Judgements of Public Importance Judgements ofLandmark Public to put an end to such a social menace : High Board directing acquisition of shares : and M.P.(MD) No.1 of 2015 & C.M.P.(MD) No.10964 innocence in favour of the Accused on the Court issued directions to Central and State of 2016, dated 30.11.2017 : 2018 (1) WLR 78 Challenge to : Whether the Company Law basis of the order of acquittal and that the Government in larger public interest. * (M. Venugopal & Abdul Quddhose, JJ.) Board, given the findings that it has returned,

20 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 21 Accused were also incarcerated during trial having completed 2 years’ service, entitled 13. Company Law — Company Petitions for — K.Ravichandra Baabu, J. in V.S. Sai Sachin, Minor, and most of them are aged about 70 and to get admission to undergo PG course : winding up of Respondent-Companies on rep. by his father and Natural Guardian, V. Suresh v. State of Tamil Nadu, Department of Health and their families have also suffered socially Admission granted for Academic year 2017- ground of inability to pay debts : Section Family Welfare, rep. by its Secretary and others, 434(1)(c), Companies Act envisages and financially : High Court confirmed the 2018 would be valid for next Academic year W.P. Nos.16341 of 2017 (Batch), dated 14.7.2017: transfer of such Petitions to the Bench conviction and modified the sentence of 2018-2019 : Directions issued. 2017 (4) CTC 337 of the Tribunal established under Section some of the main Accused and set aside the 419(4) of the Act : High Court, held, the conviction of some of the Co-Accused. — N. Kirubakaran, J. in Dr. U. Ishwarya v. Director 16. Motor Accident Claim — Compensation Company Petitions filed for winding up of Medical Education, Directorate of Medical : Enhancement : Injured/Claimant, aged under Section 433(e) of the Act, in which — (DB)* M. Sathyanarayanan, J. in R. Balaji v. State, Education and others, W.P. No.12660 of 2017, 35 years, doing diploma in Teachers pre-admission Notices have been served or rep. by the Inspector of Police, Crl.A.(MD) Nos.237 dated 22.12.2017 : 2018 (2) CTC 654 Training, suffered amputation of both not, and those Petitions which have been of 2014 & 59 of 2015, dated 10.8.2017 * (M. legs : 100% disability: Injured having a admitted and Notice has not been served Sathyanarayanan & V.M. Velumani, JJ.) 12. Design — Infringement of Design : Injunction: daughter aged 11 years: No other earning on the Respondent, as required under Rule Grant of : Scope : High Court, while dealing member in family: Tribunal, fixing income at 26 of the Company Court Rules, 1959, shall 10. Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances with the issues of “infringement of a Rs. 4,500/- p.m., awarding Rs.13,55,323/- as be transferred to NCLT. Total Compensation : Injured taking Tuition — “Small Quantity” or “Commercial Quantity”: registered design” and “passing off”, and classes to meet Educational expenses Seizure of 18415 tablets of “Zolfresh” deciding the Interim Applications filed by the — T.S. Sivagnanam, J. in C.P. Goel v. EL Forge Ltd., of herself and her daughter : High Court containing Psychotropic Substance viz. C.P. No.14 of 2014, dated 11.1.2017 Applicants seeking Permanent Injunction, fixing Rs.6,000/-p.m. as income from Zolpidem Tartrate : Each tablet found to held that as the Applicants themselves Tuition, Rs. 2,000/- p.m. towards Household contain 10 mg of Zolpidem Tartrate : Total 14. Press — Advertisement in Newspapers: have taken a clear stand with respect to services and Rs.2,000/-p.m. towards Issue of, by State Government : contents in 18415 tablets found to be the functionality of the framelessness, the Future Prospects, fixed Monthly Income at Discrimination : Directions issued to State to PublicLandmark Judgements of Importance 184.15 gm far less than Commercial question of onus on the Respondent would Rs.10,000/- Awarding Rs.3,00,000/- towards grant Advertisements based on circulation quantity of 250 gms : Offence, held, falls not arise : The Court also held that there are Loss of Intangible Services to daughter and of Newspapers as per Audit Bureau of Rs.1,00,000/- towards Loss of Re-marriage under Section 22(b) and not under Section differences between the products sans the Circulations Certificate and also to frame Prospects, Total Compensation enhanced 22(c) : Charge accordingly altered. framelessness and there is no encroachment Guidelines/qualifications for releasing from Rs.13,55,323/- to Rs.31,20,000/-. on the reputation of the Applicants by the — C.T. Selvam, J. in Mohamad Ali Jinna and others Advertisement. v. The Intelligence Officer, Directorate of Revenue Respondent : The Court also reiterated that — Dr. S. Vimala, J. in Dhanalakshmi v. R. Intelligence, Chennai, Crl.R.C. No.1421 of 2016, a mere juxtaposed position alone cannot be — M. Duraisamy, J. in Kal Publications Private Ltd. Panneerselvam and another, C.M.A. No.2699 of dated 14.3.2017 : 2017 (2) MWN (Cr.) 41 a factor : High Court, while dismissing the v. State of Tamil Nadu and others, W.P. Nos.6374, 2013, dated 25.7.2017 : 2017 (2) TNMAC 480 6375, 6394 & 8242 of 2017, dated 1.6.2017 : 2017 Applications, also held that the Concept 11. Maternity Benefit — Maternity Leave (4) CTC 288 17. Criminal Procedure — Whether Police of Initial Interest Confusion, Protection of entitled to be furnished with copies of Period: If, can be treated as service period: Trade Dress and Product Passing off also, Statement of Witnesses and Confession Computation of 2 years’ service period as 15. Medical Education — Admission : G.O. would not come in such a case. reserving 85% of seats for students of Statement of Accused recorded by service condition for entitlement to undergo Tamil Nadu State Board and 15% seats to Magistrate under Section 164, Dying Post Graduate Degree course : Held, — M.M. Sundresh, J. in Maya Appliances Pvt. Ltd., students of CBSE : Disadvantageous and Declaration and Test Identification Parade Petitioner being an approved probationer in Chennai and others v. Butterfly Gandhimathi discriminatory reservation, held, contrary to Report of Magistrate : High Court, evolving procedures for recording such Statements Medical services entitled to Maternity leave Appliances Ltd., O.A. Nos.814 & 815 of 2016 & A. Principle of Equality : Impugned G.O. being Landmark Judgements of Public Importance Judgements ofLandmark Public No. 4773 of 2016 in C.S. No.677 of 2016, dated and conduct of T.I. Parade, issued directions and period of Maternity leave cannot be an arbitrary exercise of power and totally 9.1.2017 : 2017 (2) CTC 742 unreasonable, indirectly meddles with to be harmoniously construed and excluded from 2 years’ service : Petitioner, object of NEET, quashed. implemented.

22 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 23 — (DB) Indira Banerjee, C.J. & P.N. Prakash, J. in 20. Writ of Mandamus — Seeking direction river beds causing erosion of River banks should be 3 days in between date of service Murugasamy v. State, rep. by Inspector of Police, to Respondent/CMDA to forbear from affecting riparian habitats: High Court in of Notice and date of meeting : Notice Karumathampatty Police Station, Coimbatore interfering with Petitioner’s peaceful larger public interest issued directions served on 29.08.2016 for meeting to be held District and another, Crl.O.P. No.12148 of 2017, possession and enjoyment of her property to State to stop sand mining activities in on 01.09.2016 : Impugned Notice, held, not dated 15.9.2017 : 2017 (5) CTC 561 (DB) : 2017 (3) in village : Hut-dweller State. in compliance of Rule 62(3) of Tamil Nadu MWN (Cr.) 77 (DB) in occupation of Government land : Co-operative Rules. Government, as a welfare measure, allotting — R. Mahadevan, J. in M.R.M. Ramaiya Enterprises 18. service Law — Compassionate Appointment: different place/alternative site for purpose Private Limited v. The District Collector, Thoothukudi — D. Krishnakumar, J. in K.S. Ramesh v. The Deputy Entitlement of illegitimate children to Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Chidambaram of allocating Wholesale Koyambedu District, Thoothukudi, W.P.(MD) No.20020 of 2017, Compassionate Appointment: Child born dated 29.11.2017 : 2017 (6) CTC 673 Circle, Cuddalore District and another, W.P. Market Complex : Such alternate allotment through 2nd Wife during subsistence of No.30202 of 2016, dated 22.12.2017 : 2018 (4) CTC considered to occupants, who were in marriage with 1st Wife, held, not entitled 22. Civil Procedure — Rejection of Plaint : Petition 113 : 2018 (1) WLR 233 possession of B-Memo : Petitioner not one to seek Compassionate Appointment : seeking rejection of Plaint on ground of res among hut-dwellers carrying B-Memo, who 24. Right to Freedom of Religion — Police Merely because illegitimate child put on judicata, suppression of material fact, fraud had been identified, but an encroacher in permission/Police protection to celebrate par in matters of inheritance by specific and abuse of process of Court : Dismissal site meant for allotment of houses to hut- Statutory provision, it cannot be said that of : Revision against : Suppression of earlier Christmas festival : If, can be denied on basis dwellers : Writ Petition dismissed : High such children are also entitled to seek for proceedings amounts to abuse of process of objection raised by people belonging to Court expressed its view that to prevent Compassionate Appointment de hors Rules of Court and a ground for rejection of Plaint other religion by citing Law & Order issue : the menace, a pre-emptive clause shall be framed by Employer. : Lower Court failed to consider same : Emphasizing the core of religious tolerance made by the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Suit filed by 1st Respondent is nothing but needed to be maintained for our country to — Pushpa Sathyanarayana, J. in M. Muthuraj v. Board in the Agreement/Allotment Order relitigation of very same issue : High Court grow and flourish, held that secularism is The Deputy General of Police, Tamil Nadu Police itself, without diluting the Transfer of has power not only under Section 115 of a basic feature of our Constitution and the PublicLandmark Judgements of Importance Department, Chennai, W.P.(MD) No.3502 of 2011, Property Act, not to dispose of the property, dated 27.4.2016 : 2016 (5) CTC 50 : 2016 (3) LLN CPC and has power under Article 227 of present problem or dispute between the to any third party and in case the occupants 456 : 2017 (1) CWC 663 : 2017 (1) WLR 376 the Constitution of India to reject the Plaint Petitioner on the one hand and the Fifth want to sell the property it should only be but also has power to strike off the Plaint, Respondent therein on the other hand, sold to Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board 19. Lease & License — Municipality Shops: when it is brought to the notice of the Court can be resolved only if Article 25 of the on the Guideline value prevalent on that day Re-fixation of License fee : Challenge to: that the Suit is abuse of process of Court: Constitution of India is understood in its and that once such pre-emptive clause is Licensees of Municipal Shops have no Setting aside impugned Order, held, Plaint letter and spirit and the object and principle, incorporated, the property can be sold only vested right to seek renewal of license in liable to be rejected. with which it was enshrined, and further, held to the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board perpetuity : High Court holding that as that no specific activity of the Petitioner in and the Authorities can sell the property and — V.M. Velumani, J. in P. Srikanth v. R. Venkatesan the letting out of the shops belonging to connection with Christmas celebrations is a Municipality is to collect more revenue give the property to poor persons based on and others, C.R.P. No.2484 of 2015, dated pointed out as one intending/affecting the to the Municipality, the Public property is the seniority maintained for the purpose. 9.6.2017 religious right of the Fifth Respondent and to be put into auction by inviting tender — S. Vaidyanathan, J. in S. Michel Sugirtha, rep. 23. Co-operative Societies — Special meeting that apart, if the Petitioner is prevented from so as to enable the Municipality to obtain herein by her Power Agent, G. Mariakannu v. The celebrating the Christmas function on the the highest offer in a fair and transparent of Board of Society for consideration of Member Secretary, CMDA, Chennai, W.P. No.24857 resolution expressing “No Confidence date of Christmas, it is certainly a restriction manner, dismissed the Writ Petitions. of 2003, dated 4.12.2017 : 2018 (2) CWC 1 Motion” in Office-bearer : 3 clear days’ Notice affecting the right that is guaranteed to the — K. Kalyanasundaram, J. in S.A. Ganesa Raja v. The as mandated by Rule 62(3) : Computation of citizen, of this country under Article 25 and Landmark Judgements of Public Importance Judgements ofLandmark Public 21. Environmental Law — Indiscriminate Rajapalayam Municipality, rep. by its Commissioner, 3 clear days : Both date of receipt of Notice accordingly, directed to accord Permission quarrying of River sand: Impact on Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar, W.P.(MD) No.9333 of and date of Meeting to be excluded : There to conduct the Christmas celebrations. 2017 (batch), dated 10.7.2017 environment : Removal of excess sand from

24 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 25 — S.S. Sundar, J. in S. Jayaprakash v. The domestic users : No scarcity of water 29. Act, 1978 — Resolution — (DB)* M. Sundar, J. in Thol. Thirumavalavan Superintendent of Police, Kanyakumari District nor any hindrance in utilizing river water passed by Syndicate of University for and others v. The State of Tamil Nadu and and others, W.P.(MD) No.22863 of 2017, by common people : Government after convening convocation : Challenge to: another, W.P. Nos. 36467 & 36797 of 2006, dated 20.12.2017 : 2018 (2) CWC 14 : MANU/ getting permission from Water Utilization Temporary vacancy in office of Vice- dated 4.1.2017 : 2017 (1) CTC 379 (DB) TN/4292/2017 Committee, permitted SIPCOT to enter into Chancellor due to completion of term * (Sanjay Kishan Kaul, C.J. & M. Sundar, J.) Contract for supply of water : Writ Petition of earlier Vice-Chancellor : Convener 25. Departmental Enquiry — Principles of filed with mala fide intention dismissed. Committee constituted in presence of then 31. service Law — Seniority : R4 to R18 placed Natural Justice : Violation of : Petitioner, Vice-Chancellor for performing duties of above Petitioners in Seniority List : Challenge a School Teacher allegedly used abusive — (DB)* P. Kalaiyarasan, J. in M. Appavu and Vice-Chancellor : Resolution authorizing to : Appointment of R4 to R18 not questioned: words and beaten 12th standard students : another v. Chief Secretary to Government of Chairman of Convener Committee, i.e. Held, the present challenge though has Charge Memo issued pursuant to Complaint Tamil Nadu and others, W.P.(MD) Nos.22425 of Principal Secretary, Higher Education not been expressly made in respect of the 2015 & 20558 of 2016 : 2018 (1) CWC 308 (DB) filed by students : Punishment of stoppage Department to convene convocation and appointment of the Respondents 4 to 18, * (A. Selvam & P. Kalaiyarasan, JJ.) to sign Degree Certificates : Contention of increment for 3 years with cumulative after 20 years, certainly is a delayed one, effect: Arbitrary Enquiry proceedings: that Chairman of Convener Committee 27. Criminal Law — Robbery : Conviction under and by thus, it is fatal to the very case of Petitioner not allowed to cross-examine cannot sign Degree Certificate and Vice Section 394 r/w 397, IPC : Appeal against: the Petitioners : The Court also held that Chancellor alone has to sign Degree students : Contents of Complaint not Knife used while committing robbery not Certificates, held, not tenable : In absence since Petitioners expressed the view that authenticated or cross-verified : Statements produced : Whether knife was a deadly of challenge to constitution of Convener their grievance is only in respect of seniority of Witnesses not furnished : Violation of weapon, not established : Accused, however, Committee, action of syndicate in respect and therefore, they had not questioned the Principles of Natural Justice : Impugned voluntarily caused hurt : Conviction modified of conferment of Degree alone cannot very appointment made to Respondents Orders, held, liable to be set aside : Writ to one under Section 392 : Sentence of 7 be questioned : Chairman of Convener 4 to 18, that declaration on the part of the Petition allowed making a passing remark years’ RI reduced to 4 years’ RI with fine of Committee, held, empowered to sign Degree Petitioners itself, make the very challenge of of the present ‘delicate’ position of handling Rs.5,000/- and default sentence. PublicLandmark Judgements of Importance Certificates : Dismissing Writ Petition, held, the Petitioners in this Writ Petition otiose. the students, who are reacting immediately withholding convocation till appointment to the scolding of the teachers and the — N. Authinathan, J. in Manoj v. State by Inspector of Vice-Chancellor detrimental to aspiring — R. Suresh Kumar, J. in V. Selvanathan and others minds of the young children, who are very of Police, Crl.A. No.121 of 2016, dated 14.9.2017 students. v. Government of Tamil Nadu, rep. by its Secretary, sensitive of the situations and their act of Highways Department and others, W.P. No.14327 28. Hindu Succession — Whether son born taking their lives by themselves : Directions — M. Govindaraj, J. in Anna University Teachers’ of 2010, dated 13.9.2017 : 2017 (8) MLJ 295 after 1956 would become Coparcener by issued for taking immediate steps in this Association, rep. by its President v. Anna University, birth and entitled to claim share in Ancestral regard. rep. by its Registrar and others, W.P. No.12429 of 32. Hindu Marriage — Proof of valid marriage property allotted to his father in partition 2017, dated 18.5.2017 : CDJ 2018 MHC 485 : Registration of marriage, if, sufficient — M.V. Muralidaran, J. in G. Kanakaraj v. The between his father and brothers : Answered proof: No solemnization of marriage before Commissioner, Corporation of Chennai, Ripon in affirmative holding that the Plaintiff is 30. Panchayats — SC/ST Reservation for Buildings, Chennai and another, W.P. No.12598 of entitled to sue for partition of the properties, post of Vice-President/Vice-Chairman in registration of marriage : No cohabitation: 2012, dated 21.12.2017 : 2018 (2) CWC 7 inasmuch as they were allotted to his father Panchayats : Scope : High Court dismissing Petitioner clearly stated in her evidence at a partition that took place in 1984 as a Writ Petitions held that Vice-President/ that she was forcibly taken by Respondent 26. Public Interest Litigation — Supply of Coparcener of a Joint Hindu family and the Vice-Chairman are elected indirectly from for registration of marriage : Petitioner Tamirabarani River water to Corporate Plaintiff would essentially have a right by amongst elected Members/Councillors smiling in photo, not a sufficient proof of birth to seek partition. Companies for preparation of soft drinks/ and there is already reservation provided valid marriage : Held, in view of the fact that mineral water : Petition seeking direction for election of Members/Councillors : Grant there is no solemnization of Hindu marriage

Landmark Judgements of Public Importance Judgements ofLandmark Public — R. Subramanian, J. in M. Krishnamoorthy v. K. forbearing Authorities from supply of river of Reservation would result in double/ Pondeepankar and others, A.S. No.874 of 2008, between the parties prior to registration water : No material/scientific proof showing successive Reservation which will lead to dated 28.4.2017 : 2017 (3) CTC 170: 2017 (2) MWN of the marriage, the registration under the drawal of water affecting Agricultural or asymmetry. (Civil) 768

26 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 27 provisions of the Tamil Nadu Registration Graduate Medical Regulations, 2000, stakeholders, including the general public 37. Trusts — Suit for possession and damages of Marriage Act 2009 is unlawful and illegal issued by the MCI, indicating a different : The parties have rightly agreed that any filed by Manager of Trust : Maintainability and hence, the same has to be declared as methodology for award of incentive marks breach of the Agreement will result solely of : Suit filed by Manager of Trust and not a nullity. by weightage : Repugnancy between State in monetary consequences : This will follow by all Trustees joining together, held, not Executive Order and MCI Regulations : as and when the Arbitral Tribunal completes maintainable : Termination Notice issued by — J. Nisha Banu, J. in A. Aswini v. T. Rajavarman, MCI Regulations statutory in nature : G.O. the adjudication of the disputes being Manager not in accordance with Trusts Act, C.M.S.A.(MD) Nos.19 & 20 of 2016, dated therefore invalid. containing Administrative instructions agitated before it. 21.11.2017 : 2018 (1) MWN (Civil) 183 cannot be equated with statute : Field of — Dr. Anita Sumanth, J. in ACI Worldwide (Asia) v. — T. Ravindran, J. in V. Chandrasekaran and others grant of weightage marks occupied by 33. Criminal Procedure — Non-Bailable Financial Software and System, O.A. Nos.249 to v. Venkatanaicker Trust, rep. by its Manager and Central legislation and Regulations : State 251 of 2017, dated 18.12.2017 Warrant: Whether High Court under Section others, S.A. No.220 of 2011, dated 29.11.2016 : bound to follow MCI Regulations to award 482 empowered to quash/recall Non- 2017 (1) CTC 56 weightage marks to in-service candidates: 36. Criminal Law — Arms Act : Maritime Zone : Bailable Warrant, when alternate remedy Methodology adopted by the State, held, in Foreign vessel, (anchored) allegedly carrying 38. Prevention of Corruption — Conviction : of cancellation of warrant under Section contravention to the segment prescribed huge quantity of arms & ammunition, Sustainability of : Inordinate and unexplained 70(2) by Court issuing warrant available: through MCI Regulation and declared as intercepted by Coast-Guard : Sustainability delay in lodging Complaint : Contradictions Answering question in affirmative, High ultra vires to the Statutory scheme. of conviction of Crew Members/A1 to A35 in evidence let in by prosecution : Failure Court observed : “Power of issuance of under Arms Act : Vessel, a registered Ship on part of Trap Laying Officer to record Bailable Warrant or Non-Bailable Warrant — (DB)* M. Sathyanarayanan, J. (Third Judge) with Sierra Leone in West Africa, a utility Statement of Accused immediately after should be exercised with extreme caution concurring with S.M. Subramaniam, J. in Dr. vessel engaged in anti-piracy : And, enjoying his arrest : Prosecution, held, failed to prove and in the rarest of cases, bearing in mind Preethiswary, S.V.Dr. G. Kamaleshwaran and others, right of innocent passage and recognized : guilt of Accused beyond reasonable doubt : that the pendency Non-Bailable Warrant W.A. Nos.453 of 2017 (Batch), dated 3.5.2017 & Trial Court finding that Principle of Innocent Accused entitled to acquittal. PublicLandmark Judgements of Importance is one of the major factors for the long 6.5.2017 : 2017 (3) CTC 355 (DB) : 2017 (3) LW 141 passage breached, not found to be correct pendency of cases before the Trial Court. * (K.K. Sasidharan & S.M. Subramaniam, JJ.) — M. — S. Baskaran, J. in S.P. Tamilarasan v. State, : No proof that ship engaged in activities Sathyanarayanan, J. (Third Judge) rep. by the Inspector of Police, Vigilance & Anti- prejudicial to peace, good order or security — M.S. Ramesh, J. in Ramalingam v. S. Corruption, Cuddalore, Crl.A. No.580 of 2013, dated of state : Ship anchored on account of Subramanian and another, Crl.O.P. Nos.13276, 35. Specific Relief — Ad-Interim Injunction: 30.8.2017 : 2017 (3) MWN (Cr.) 435 13670, 13769, 14077, 14485 & 14595 of 2017, Grant of : Entitlement to : Balance of distress for want of provisions and fuel : dated 7.9.2017 : 2018 (1) MWN (Cr.) 412 convenience : Consideration : International No violation of Circular issued by Director 39. Criminal Procedure — Investigation : Voice Distributors Agreement in respect of General of Shipping, Government of India : Spectrograph Test : Permissibility : Legality 34. Medical Education — Post-Graduate Medical Software product in use in ATMs of No violation of UNCLOS : Protection under of Order permitting drawing of voice sample Education : Admission : NEET : Grant of Banks to which Respondent sub-licensed Section 45(a), Arms Act applicable : No proof of Accused : While interpreting Article 20(3) weightage marks to In-service candidates: software : Injunction sought for restraining that Ship was anchored within territorial of the Constitution of India, this Court held Methodology evolved by State : Whether Respondent from using/licensing software water limits of India : Registration of FIR and that the person Accused cannot refuse the State Government has the authority to product : Banks not parties to Application : investigation not correct : Conviction, held, to give his voice sample for comparison issue any Executive Order identifying the Relief sought for causing serious prejudice liable to be set aside. on the ground that he is protected under Constitution to keep silence : When his remote and difficult areas for the purpose of to lakhs of consumers, if operation of ATMs “voice” itself become subject matter for trial, granting weightage by incentive marks for interrupted : The question of balance of — A.M. Basheer Ahamed, J. in Dudnik Valentyn “silence” cannot be a shield : More so when admission to PG courses and fixing marks convenience in a case like this should take and others v. The Inspector of Police, Crl.A.(MD) Landmark Judgements of Public Importance Judgements ofLandmark Public Nos.41, 43 & 44 of 2016, dated 27.11.2017 : 2018 drawing voice sample is only a physical for service in the Government hospitals into account not merely the maintenance of (1) LW (Crl.) 518 : MANU/TN/3899/2017 examination without exerting any external in such areas, notwithstanding the Post- status quo inter se parties, but inter se all force.

28 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 29 — Dr. G. Jayachandran, J. in P. Kishore v. State, on the exchequer but it is also against the — N. Seshasayee, J. in National Insurance Co. Ltd. 45. Service Law — Compassionate rep. by Addl. Superintendent of Police, SPE/CBI/ decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in v. Bakkiam and others, C.M.A. No.31 of 2008, dated Appointment : Entitlement to : While 4.8.2017 : 2017 (5) CTC 1 : 2017 (2) TN MAC 436 : ACB/Chennai, Crl.R.C. No.1752 of 2011, dated Prajnya Parimita Barik v. State of Orissa and affirming the Order passed by the learned 2017 (3) LLN 717 16.11.2017 : 2017 (3) MWN (Cr.) 515 others, 2015 (2) SCC 170. Single Judge, directing the Appellants/ Bank to consider the Application of the 44. Mines & Minerals — Transport Permits in 40. Trade Mark — Infringement of Registered — (DB)* RMT Teekaa Raman, J. in State of Respondent/Petitioner dated 16.02.2001 respect of mining lease falling under coastal Trade Mark : Defendants not only adopted Tamil Nadu, rep. by the Secretary, Education for compassionate appointment under the Department and another v. K. Mathukumar and area : Grant of : Legality : Mining permission mark similar to that of Plaintiff but also scheme for appointment on compassionate another, W.A. No.1394 of 2014, dated 13.6.2017 accorded without Environment Clearance ground for the dependants of the deceased concept adopted by Plaintiff : Held, : 2017 (2) CWC 241 (DB) : 2017 (4) LLN 239 and CRZ Clearance : Order permitting to Employee/Employees retired, this Court protection of Registration cannot be * (Huluvadi G. Ramesh & RMT. Teekaa Raman, transport mined raw sand and finished held that deliberately, it had been delayed narrowed down to protect only the design JJ.) product, held, beyond scope of Apex Court for about four years to take a decision on the and colour of Trade Mark but it should be order in Deepak Kumar : While setting aside 42. Hindu Succession — Applicability of Petitioner’s Application for compassionate extended to protect the concept or the the Order passed by the learned Single Hindu Succession Act to Union Territory of appointment and no plausible or valid idea behind such an image : Defendants, Judge, the Second Respondent directed Pondicherry : In view of overriding provision reason had been stated by the Appellants held, attempted to trample on the goodwill to file a Comprehensive Report before this under Section 4, any custom or usage as for the delay : It was also observed that created by the Appellant. Court by collecting the details from all the part of law governing Hindus in Pondicherry District Collectors with regard to the on- excepting the introduction of the new Scheme, no other reason has been stated — C.V.Karthikeyan, J. in Comorin Match Industries immediately before commencement of going mining activities throughout the State for non-consideration of the appointment (P) Ltd. v. Alagarsamy and others, A.S. No.499 of Act will cease to have effect : Except and ascertain as to whether Environmental Clearance is obtained and the Coastal for Compassionate Appointment. 2002, dated 7.4.2017: 2017 (3) CTC 722 renoncants, who renounced their personal PublicLandmark Judgements of Importance Regulatory Zone Clearance is obtained for status and adopted French law, all Hindus, — (DB)* A.D. Jagadish Chandira, J. in The mining activities across the water bed and 41. School Education — Recognised Private natives of Pondicherry, are governed by Chief General Manager, State Bank of India, forthwith issue orders stopping all the mining School : Appointment against post not Hindu Succession Act in entirety. Chennai Local Head Office and others v. M. activities against those mines, who have sanctioned by State Government : School Santhosh, W.A. No.671 of 2017, 30.6.2017 : not obtained the Environmental Clearance 2017 (2) CWC 301 (DB) : 2017 (3) LLN 474 (DB) Management after appointing R1 as Post — N. Sathish Kumar, J. in Gowri v. Subbu Mudaliar and others, A.S. No.270 of 2008, dated 21.4.2017 : as well as the Coastal Regulatory Zone * (Huluvadi G. Ramesh & A.D. Jagadish Chandira, Graduate Assistant (Economics) sought 2017 (4) CTC 503 Clearance as directed by the Honourable JJ.) sanction for post with Back wages and Supreme Court in Deepak Kumar v. State of consequential benefits : Single Judge 43. Motor Accident Claim — Maintainability Haryana and others, 2012 (4) SCC 629 and 46. Public Trust — Govinda Naicker Trust, whether separate and independent Trust directed State Government to sanction post of claim before MACT after dismissal of the Orders passed by the National Green from that of Pachaiyappa’s Trust : “Person retrospectively from date of appointment : claim under Workmen’s Compensation Act: Tribunal, Principal Bench at New Delhi in interested in Trust” : Locus standi of Plaintiffs Held, not proper : It is settled law that if a Zaresh Zargar v. State of Madhya Pradesh Whether right of election of forum within to file Suit : This Court in the Original Side person has been appointed against a post meaning of Section 167 survives : Right and others. Appeal preferred against the Judgment not sanctioned by the State Government, of election not conclusive unless forum of and Decree passed by the learned Single — (DB)* V. Bhavani Subbaroyan, J. in The District he cannot claim salary against such first choice conclusively decided matter : Judge, held that the Plaintiffs in the Suit Collector, Kanyakumari District v. Indian Rare Earths unsanctioned post : Direction issued to are interested persons and they are entitled WC Commission dismissed claim without Ltd. and others, W.A.(MD) No.1376 of 2017, dated

Landmark Judgements of Public Importance Judgements ofLandmark Public to file a Suit against the First Respondent the State Government to sanction the post quantifying Compensation : Subsequent 7.12.2017 : 2018 (2) CWC 72 : AIR 2018 Mad. 41 and its Trustees under Section 92, CPC and retrospectively that too from the year 1988 * (K. Kalyanasundaram & V. Bhavani Subbaroyan, claim before MACT, held, maintainable. therefore, affirmed the conclusive finding will not only cause an unnecessary burden JJ.)

30 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 31 of the learned Single Judge that the Suit- does not violate the Section 311-A, Cr.P.C. : 49. Tamil Nadu Cooperative Societies — Effect 51. Negotiable Instruments — Dishonour of Trust is a separate and independent Trust : Proviso to Section 311-A must be read as a of bar of jurisdiction of Civil Courts : Suit Cheque : Acquittal : Appeal against : Cheque Division Bench however of view that Single whole alongwith Section 311-A and cannot challenging Attachment and Public Auction, allegedly issued in discharge of debt/liability Judge ought to have framed separate arising out of business transaction on credit be read in isolation. held, not maintainable : Under Section scheme for Suit Trust and appointed new basis : Accused denied having any dues and 156 of Tamil Nadu Act, there is total bar Trustees : High Court convinced that First also having issued any Cheque : Contention — M. Dhandapani, J. in Christopher Sam Miller for entertaining any Suit or proceeding Respondent-Trust committed breach of that Cheque in question was issued to one v. The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, by any Court in respect of Orders passed Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District, Crl.O.P.(MD) “P” while taking loan and same misused trust necessitating framing of separate by Registrar, Tribunal or Government : No.9985 of 2011, dated 21.11.2017 : 2018 (2) MWN by Complainant : Trial Court shifted onus scheme under Section 92, CPC : Interim However, Plaintiff/Respondent permitted to (Cr.) 321 of proving liability on Complainant : Management Committee headed by retired file Appeal before Appropriate Authority. Complainant since failed to adduce any High Court Judge appointed. 48. Scheduled Tribe Community Certification accounts or documentary evidence to — P. Rajamanickam. J. in Asst. Director Handloom substantiate alleged liability, Trial Court — Verification by Sub-Collector at instance — (DB)* Abdul Quddhose, J. in P. Elumalai and & Textile, Trichy and others v. Padmavathy, S.A. acquitted Accused under Section 255(1), another v. Pachaiyappa’s Trust Board, rep. of TNPSC/R2 : Consequential rejection of No.2005 of 2000, dated 11.12.2017 : 2018 (2) CTC Cr.P.C. : Held, Trial Court completely erred in by its President, Chennai and others, O.S.A. Application and cancellation of selection 903 shifting the onus of proof on the Appellant/ No.161 of 2013, dated 8.9.2017 : 2018 (1) LW 99 by TNPSC : Legality : Setting aside order Complainant and also misinterpreted the * (Rajiv Shakdher & Abdul Quddhose, JJ.) of TNPSC, verification directed by State 50. Motor Accident Claim — Compensation: provisions of the Negotiable Instruments Level Scrutiny Committee : Held, it would Determination of loss of income of Act and therefore, the order of acquittal 47. Criminal Procedure — Order of Magistrate be neither prudent nor in the interests of deceased, who were Managing Partners of warranted interference by this Court. directing person cited as Witness to give justice, to permit the Petitioner to rejoin the a Textile Mill : No pecuniary loss in respect specimen signature even prior to filing — R. Hemalatha, J. in J. Venkatesh v. Thiruppathi,

of business, when claimants stepped into PublicLandmark Judgements of Importance of Charge-sheet : Legality : Held, Section duty till the verification of Scheduled Tribe Crl.A. No.895 of 2005, dated 15.12.2017 : 2018 (2) shoes of deceased and became Partners MWN (Cr.) DCC 97 311-A, Cr.P.C. gives power to the Magistrate to Community Certificate is completed by the : Loss of Income is remuneration received issue a direction to any person including this State Level Scrutiny Committee : However, by deceased from Mill and not income of Petitioner, who alleged to have committed in order to balance equities, it is made clear Mill : No IT returns produced : Taking into the offence by impersonating the de facto that the Petitioner would be entitled to consideration Annual remuneration fixed continuity of service with all attendant and Complainant by affixing his signature in the in Partnership Deed and adding Future consequential monetary benefits on her document : Since the de-facto Complainant Prospects according to age, High Court reinstatement in service in the event of the had made an allegation that the Petitioner fixed Monthly Income and determined Loss impersonated him and subscribed his State Level Scrutiny Committee confirming of Income. signature as that of the signature of the her Scheduled Tribe Community status, de-facto Complainant, it is necessary to subject to deductions to the extent of the — (DB)* T. Krishnavalli, J. in Oriental Insurance Co. investigate whether the signature and remuneration earned by her through gainful Ltd. v. S. Vishnu Ganga and others, C.M.A.(MD) thumb impression are one and the same : employment, if any, in the interregnum. Nos.1075 & 1076 of 2015 : 2018 (2) TN MAC 1 (DB) When Investigating Agency approached the * (K. Kalyanasundaram & T. Krishnavalli, JJ.) learned Magistrate by invoking the Section — (DB) P.D. Audikesavalu, J. in D. Jayam v. The District Collector, , 311-A, Cr.P.C., for the purpose of obtaining

Landmark Judgements of Public Importance Judgements ofLandmark Public Kanchipuram and another, W.P. No.19151 of specimen signature and thumb impression 2017, dated 24.8.2017 * (M. Venugopal & P.D. from any person/witness or Accused, it Audikesavalu, JJ.)

32 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 33 (A) Committee on Transfers, Postings, Review and Assessment of COMMITTEES Judicial Officers (B) Special Committee for Awarding of A.C.P Scales of Pay to the Judicial Officers of Tamil Nadu State Judicial Service and 2 Puducherry Judicial Service: (i) DISTRICT JUDGES (For A)

The Hon’ble Mr.Justice Huluvadi G.Ramesh The Hon’ble Mr.Justice R.Subbiah The Hon’ble Mr.Justice M.M.Sundresh

(ii) SENIOR CIVIL JUDGES (For A & B) The Hon’ble Mr.Justice S.Manikumar The Hon’ble Mr.Justice M.Sathyanarayanan The Hon’ble Dr.Justice G.Jayachandran

(iii) CIVIL JUDGES (For A & B) The Hon’ble Mr.Justice K.K.Sasidharan The Hon’ble Mr.Justice C.T.Selvam Rajamannar Hall The Hon’ble Mr.Justice R.Mahadevan

The Hon’ble The Chief Justice is the ex-officio Chairman of all the Committees. Note : In administrative exigencies, the Hon’ble The Chief Justice can effect transfer of any cadre of the Judicial Officers and also when new courts are constituted.

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE

The Hon’ble The Chief Justice (A) PROMOTION COMMITTEE {For promotion from the cadre of Civil Judge to Senior Civil Judge and Senior Civil Judge to District Judge The Hon’ble Mr.Justice Huluvadi G.Ramesh (Entry Level)}

The Hon’ble Mr.Justice S.Manikumar (B) Committee to consider promotions to the cadre of Joint Registrar, Deputy Committees Registrar, Assistant Registrar and Sub Assistant Registrar in the Madras 1 The Hon’ble Mr.Justice K.K.Sasidharan 3 High Court Service, from the feeder categories and if need be, to review the The Hon’ble Mr.Justice M.Venugopal promotion made earlier to the said cadres.

The Hon’ble Mr.Justice R.Subbiah The Hon’ble Mr.Justice Huluvadi G.Ramesh Committees The Hon’ble Mr.Justice M.Sathyanarayanan The Hon’ble Mr.Justice S.Manikumar The Hon’ble Mr.Justice K.K.Sasidharan

34 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 35 (A) Committee to deal with the following subjects: (D) Committee for Cause List a. Complaints against the staff members by the Hon’ble Judges and (E) Committee for Effective Implementation on Case Management and staff grievances. Matters Pertaining to Court Managers Functioning in the State of Tamil Nadu. b. Transfers from Principal Seat to Madurai Bench and vice versa and 4 c. Promotion in the High Court Service (below the cadre of The Hon’ble Mr.Justice M.Duraiswamy (D & E) Sub Assistant Registrar) and seniority The Hon’ble Mr.Justice T.Raja d. Protocol in organising functions and other related activities. The Hon’ble Mr.Justice K.Ravichandrabaabu (B) Committee for Statewide Transfer of the Chief Administrative The Hon’ble Mr.Justice K.Kalyanasundaram Officers and Sherishtadars The Hon’ble Mr.Justice R.Mahadevan The Hon’ble Mr.Justice M.V.Muralidaran The Hon’ble Mr.Justice R.Subbiah The Hon’ble Mr.Justice M.Sundar The Hon’ble Mr.Justice M.Duraiswamy (F) Committee for Implementation of Model Courts The Hon’ble Mr.Justice P.Velmurugan (G) Committee for Monitoring Evening Courts The Hon’ble Mr.Justice N.Seshasayee The Hon’ble Mr.Justice T.S.Sivagnanam (F & G) The Hon’ble Mr.Justice M.Duraiswamy The Hon’ble Mr.Justice T.Raja The Hon’ble Mr.Justice K.Ravichandrabaabu (A) Computer and E-Committee for High Court (Madras & Madurai Bench The Hon’ble Mrs.Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana & Subordinate Courts) The Hon’ble Mr.Justice K.Kalyanasundaram (B) Committee for Process Re Engineering The Hon’ble Mr.Justice R.Mahadevan (C) Destruction of Records and Digitalization of Records The Hon’ble Mr.Justice M.V.Muralidaran 5 The Hon’ble Mr.Justice M.Sundar The Hon’ble Mr.Justice T.S.Sivagnanam – Chairperson (A, B & C) The Hon’ble Mr.Justice C.V.Karthikeyan The Hon’ble Mrs.Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana The Hon’ble Mr.Justice A.D.Jagadish Chandira The Hon’ble Mr.Justice K.Kalyanasundaram The Hon’ble Mr.Justice R.Mahadevan (A) Committee on Buildings and Facilities in The High Court - Design and Establishment of Buildings for Lok Adalat, Mediation Conciliation Centre, The Hon’ble Mr.Justice M.Sundar Arbitration Centre and other buildings within The High Court Premises The Hon’ble Mr.Justice C.V.Karthikeyan Committees - Maintenance of all Buildings, including Annual Maintenance of The Hon’ble Mr.Justice A.D.Jagadish Chandira 6 High Court Buildings. (B) Committe on Buildings and Facilities in The Subordinate Courts – Design and Establishment of Buildings for Lok Adalat, Mediation and Conciliation Centre, Arbitration Centre and other Buildings Within The Said Premises – Committees Maintenance of The Buildings, Including Annual Maintenance of Said Buildings.

36 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 37 (C) Committee for providing quarters for high court staff, including Sitting President of the Madras Bar Association identification of land for future requirement. and in his absence, the Secretary to be deputed (D) Committee to consider any other special work relating to buildings of to the meeting. - Member the subordinate courts. President, Madras High Court Advocates Association - Member

The Hon’ble Mr.Justice M.Sathyanarayanan President of the Law Association and in his absence, The Hon’ble Mr.Justice N.Kirubakaran the Secretary to be deputed to the meeting. - Member The Hon’ble Tmt.Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana The Principal, Dr.Ambedkar Government Law College, The Hon’ble Mr.Justice P.Kalaiyarasan High Court Campus, Madras. - Member

The Principal Judge, City Civil Court, Chennai. - Member

HERITAGE, MUSEUM, ENVIRONMENTAL AND PORTRAIT COMMITTEE

The Hon’ble Mr.Justice T.S.Sivagnanam - Chairman (A) Committee for allotment of quarters to the staff – members working at The Hon’ble Mr.Justice T.Raja - Member Madurai bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. The Hon’ble Tmt.Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana - Member (B) Committee for Allotment of Chambers to Advocates in Madurai 7 The Hon’ble Mr.Justice S.Vaidyanathan - Member Bench and to Monitor The Collection of Rent. The Hon’ble Mr.Justice C.V.Karthikeyan - Member The Advocate General, High Court, Madras - Member 8 Senior Administrative Judge of Madurai Bench The Additional Solicitor General of India - Member The Hon’ble Mr.Justice S.S.Sundar Mr.C.Mani Shankar, Additional Advocate General, The Hon’ble Mr.Justice A.M.Basheer Ahamed High Court, Madras - Member The Chief Engineer (Buildings), Public Works Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, , Chennai-600 005. - Member RULE COMMITTEE (As per section 123 C.P.C. And any other matter specifically referred) The Following members will be Special Invitees on invitation :

The Hon’ble Minister for Public Works Department, The Hon’ble Mr.Justice K.Ravichandrabaabu - President Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, The Hon’ble Dr.Justice S.Vimala - Member

Chennai-600 009. - Member 9 Committees The Hon’ble Mr.Justice V.Bharathidasan - Member The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, The Hon’ble Mr.Justice R.Subramanian - Member Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments Board, Mr.A.L.Somayaji, Senior Advocate - Secretary Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009. - Member Mr.T.R.Rajagopalan, Senior Advocate - Member Mr.S.V.Jayaraman, Senior Advocate - Member Committees The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Public Works Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, The Principal Judge, City Civil Court, Chennai – (Ex-Officio) Secretariat, Chennai-600 009. - Member Member

38 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 39 TAMIL NADU STATE JUDICIAL ACADEMY, HIGH COURT GUEST (A) DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE – HOUSE, PROTOCOL AND APPOINTMENT OF LAW CLERKS. Staff Grievances redressal for the Subordinate Courts

(a) Matters of inter-se-seniority, promotion, pay fixation, probation, The Hon’ble The Chief Justice - Patron-in-Chief regularisation, confirmation, selection grade, special grade, 10 The Hon’ble Mr.Justice S.Manikumar - President 12 temporary promotions and reversions etc. (b) Sanction of additional staff to the Subordinate Courts

BOARD OF GOVERNORS (c) Transfer of individuals from one Unit to another Unit and from one Department to another Department Contingency employees- The Hon’ble Mr.Justice M.Sathyanarayanan conversion into regular class The Hon’ble Mr.Justice C.T.Selvam (d) Review under F.R.56(2) in Tamil Nadu Judicial Ministerial Service and F.R.56 (j) in Union Territory of Puducherry The Hon’ble Mr.Justice T.S.Sivagnanam (e) Appeals, Reviews and any other representation of the The Hon’ble Mr.Justice P.N.Prakash employees of Subordinate Judiciary in disciplinary matters. The Hon’ble Mr.Justice M.Sundar The Hon’ble Dr.Justice G.Jayachandran The Hon’ble Mr.Justice C.V.Karthikeyan (B) COMMITTEE FOR RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT The Hon’ble Mr.Justice N.Sathish Kumar The Hon’ble Mr.Justice M.M.Sundresh (For A & B) The Hon’ble Mr.Justice T.Raja The Hon’ble Mr.Justice V.Parthiban COMMITTEE FOR TAMIL NADU MEDIATION & CONCILIATION The Hon’ble Mr.Justice R.Suresh Kumar CENTRE (PRINCIPAL SEAT & MADURAI BENCH) The Hon’ble Mr.Justice T.Ravindran

The Hon’ble Mr.Justice Huluvadi G.Ramesh - Chairman 11 The Hon’ble Mr.Justice S.Manikumar - Member The Hon’ble Mr.Justice D.Krishnakumar - Member (C) COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF The Hon’ble Mr.Justice P.Kalaiyarasan - Member JUVENILE JUSTICE ACT The Hon’ble Mr.Justice M.Govindaraj - Member The Hon’ble Mr.Justice S.Manikumar Mr.P.H.Arvindh Pandian, Senior Advocate, High Court,

Madras - Member The Hon’ble Dr.Justice S.Vimala Committees Mr.Sriram Panchu, Senior Advocate - Member The Hon’ble Mr.Justice M.S.Ramesh The Member-Secretary, Tamil Nadu State Legal The Hon’ble Mr.Justice P.Rajamanickam Services Authority, Chennai - Member The Hon’ble Tmt.Justice R.Hemalatha Mrs.Uma Ramanathan, Advocate - Co-ordinator Committees

40 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 41 TAMIL NADU STATE LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY, (A) Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Reforms LOK ADALAT, ETC. (B) Committee for Monitoring the Pendency and Disposal of Criminal Cases in all Subordinate Courts (Along with Hon’ble The Hon’ble Mr.Justice Huluvadi G.Ramesh - Executive Chairman 13 16 Portfolio Judges of Respective Districts) The Hon’ble Mr.Justice K.K.Sasidharan - Member (C) NORMS COMMITTEE (to Re-Fix the Norms for Disposal of The Hon’ble Mr.Justice M.M.Sundresh - Member Cases Dealt by Judicial Officers in the Cadre of Senior Civil Judges and Civil Judges) The Hon’ble Mr.Justice R.Mahadevan - Member (D) Committee for Third Pendency Reduction Drive for Weeding Out The Hon’ble Tmt.Justice J.Nisha Banu - Member Old, Infructuous and Ineffective Cases The Hon’ble Mr.Justice RMT.Teekaa Raman - Member

The Hon’ble Mr.Justice Huluvadi G.Ramesh (A to D) The Hon’ble Mr.Justice C.T.Selvam UNION TERRITORY OF PUDUCHERRY LEGAL SERVICES The Hon’ble Mr.Justice N.Kirubakaran AUTHORITY, LOK ADALAT, ETC., The Hon’ble Dr.Justice S.Vimala The Hon’ble Mr.Justice Huluvadi G.Ramesh - Chairman The Hon’ble Mr.Justice R.Mahadevan 14 The Hon’ble Mr.Justice N.Kirubakaran - Member The Hon’ble Mr.Justice Satrughana Pujahari The Hon’ble Mr.Justice M.V.Muralidaran - Member The Hon’ble Mr.Justice M.V.Muralidaran The Hon’ble Mr.Justice S.Baskaran - Member The Hon’ble Mr.Justice P.Kalaiyarasan The Hon’ble Mr.Justice T.Ravindran The Hon’ble Dr.Justice G.Jayachandran

HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, LOK ADALAT, ETC., FINANCE COMMITEE (to monitor the effective utilisation of funds sanctioned by the Government)

The Hon’ble Mr.Justice S.Manikumar - Chairman Subjects: 1. High Court (on different heads of accounts) 15 The Hon’ble Mr.Justice C.T.Selvam - Member 17 2. Construction of buildings for Courts Committees The Hon’ble Dr.Justice S.Vimala - Member 3. Renovation of old buildings / Constitution of new courts The Hon’ble Mr.Justice S.M.Subramaniam - Member 4. Infrastructure for Courts The Hon’ble Mr.Justice RMT.Teekaa Raman - Member 5. Stationery 6. Purchase of computers 7. Purchase of cars

Committees 8. Meeting expenses of the High Court 9. Travelling expenses 10. Contingency expenses, etc to the High Court and Subordinate Courts.

42 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 43 • The Registrar General, High Court, Madras The Hon’ble Mr.Justice M.Duraiswamy • Chief Secretary to the State, Government of Tamil Nadu The Hon’ble Mr.Justice T.Raja • The Principal Secretary to Government, Home, P & E Department, The Hon’ble Dr.Justice Anita Sumanth Secretariat, Chennai The Hon’ble Mr.Justice P.Velmurugan • The Secretary to Government, Department of Finance, Government of Tamil Nadu The Hon’ble Dr.Justice G.Jayachandran • The Secretary to Government, Law Department, Government of Tamil Nadu • The Secretary to Government, Public Works Department, Government of Tamil Nadu • The Engineer-in-Chief (Buildings), Public Works Department, Chennai. MONITORING COMMITTEE

(to Monitor the effective utilisation of the funds released by the Govt. of India for improving delivery of Justice based on the recommendations of the Finance 18 Commission.) The Hon’ble Mr.Justice K.Ravichandrabaabu (A) Library Committee For High Court (Madras & Madurai Bench) and Subordinate Courts The Hon’ble Dr.Justice S.Vimala The Hon’ble Mr.Justice C.V.Karthikeyan (B) Committee To Monitor The Cases Being Dealt With By The Legal Cell, High Court, Madras The Registrar General, High Court, Madras 20 (C) Committee to consider and approve the draft counter affidavits to The Principal Secretary to Government, Home, P & E Department, Government of Tamil Nadu be filed on behalf of the Registrar General / Registrars shown as respondents in writ petitions and also to approve the draft charges The Principal Secretary to Government, Finance Department, Government of Tamil Nadu to be framed against judicial officers The Secretary to Government, Law Department, Government of Tamil Nadu The Hon’ble Mr.Justice R.Subbiah - Chairman (A to C) The Hon’ble Mr.Justice M.M.Sundresh - Member The Hon’ble Mr.Justice K.Ravichandrabaabu - Member COMMITTEE TO MONITOR THE WORK OF COMPLETION OF THE PROJECTS, CONSTRUCTION OF COURT BUILDINGS AND The Hon’ble Mr.Justice V.Parthiban - Member Committees 19 RESIDENTIAL QUARTERS FOR JUDICIAL OFFICERS The Hon’ble Mr.Justice M.Sathyanarayanan - Chairman The Hon’ble Mr.Justice N.Kirubakaran - Member

Committees The Hon’ble Mr.Justice S.Vaidyanathan - Member The Hon’ble Mr.Justice T.Ravindran - Member

44 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 45 (A) Committee for Allotment Of Chambers To Advocates In THE HIGH COURT GENDER SENSITISATION AND INTERNAL Principal Seat and to Monitor The Collection Of Rent COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE-I FOR PRINCIPAL SEAT OF MADRAS (B) Committee To Consider The Complaints Made Against Judicial HIGH COURT 21 Officers Dealt With By ‘Vigilance Cell’ 24 The Hon’ble Dr.Justice S.Vimala - Chairperson The Hon’ble Dr.Justice Anita Sumanth - Member Mr.G.Mohanakrishnan, President, Madras High Court The Hon’ble Mr.Justice M.Sathyanarayanan (A & B) Advocates’ Association - Member The Hon’ble Mr.Justice T.S.Sivagnanam Mr.V.R.Kamalanathan, Secretary, The Hon’ble Mr.Justice P.Velmurugan Madras Bar Association - Member Ms.R.Sudha, Vice-President, Madras High Court Advocates’ Association - Member SECURITY COMMITTEE Mrs.V.Nalini, President, Women Lawyers’ Association - Member

The Hon’ble Mr.Justice K.K.Sasidharan Ms.Maimoon Badsha, Advocate - Member The Hon’ble Mr. Justice N.Kirubakaran Mrs.K.Indumathi, Registrar (Management), 22 High Court, Madras - Member The Hon’ble Mr.Justice K.Ravichandrabaabu Dr.Swarna Rajagopal, Social Activist - Member The Hon’ble Mr.Justice P.N.Prakash Mrs.S.Premavathi, Advocate Clerk, Tamil Nadu Advocates’ Clerks’ Association, High Court, Madras - Member

Mrs.K.Indumathi, Registrar (Management), High Court, Madras, will also function as the Member Secretary of the High Court GSICC-I, for the Principal Seat. COMMITTEE FOR DESIGNATION AS SENIOR ADVOCATES (Re-constituted as per direction of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India THE HIGH COURT GENDER SENSITISATION AND INTERNAL made in W.P.(C) No.454/2015, dated 12.10.2017). COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE-II FOR MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS 23 HIGH COURT, MADURAI The Hon’ble The Chief Justice - Chairperson The Hon’ble Tmt.Justice J.Nisha Banu - Chairperson The Hon’ble Mr.Justice Huluvadi G.Ramesh - Member 25 The Hon’ble Mr.Justice A.M.Basheer Ahamed - Member The Hon’ble Mr.Justice S.Manikumar - Member The Hon’ble Mr.Justice C.V.Karthikeyan - Member Committees The Advocate General of State of Tamil Nadu - Ex-officio Mr.V.S.Karthi, Advocate, Madurai Bench of Thiru.R.Krishnamurthi, Senior Advocate - Member Madras High Court, Madurai - Member Mr.S.Suresh Kumar Isaac Paul, Advocate - Member Mr.R.Gandhi, Advocate, Madurai Bench of

Committees Madras High Court, Madurai. - Member

46 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 47 Tmt.N.Krishnaveni, President, Women Advocates Association, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. - Member Mr.K.Samidurai, Advocate, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. - Member Mr.J.Anandhavalli, Advocate, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - Member Mrs.V.Uma, Registrar (Administration), Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. - Member Ms. R.Kayalvizhi, Social Activist, Madurai. - Member Ms. Mercy Premila, Advocate Clerk, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. - Member

Mrs.V.Uma, Registrar (Administration), Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai will also function as Member Secretary of the High Court GSICC-II for the Madurai.

COMMITTEE FOR ARBITRATION CENTRE The Hon’ble The Chief Justice - Chairperson REGISTRY The Hon’ble Mr.Justice M.Sathyanarayanan - Member 26 The Hon’ble Mr.Justice M.M.Sundresh - Member The Hon’ble Mr.Justice M.Sundar - Member The Hon’ble Dr.Justice G.Jayachandran - Member The Hon’ble Mr.Justice C.V.Karthikeyan - Member The Advocate General of Tamil Nadu - Ex-Officio Mr.P.S.Raman, Senior Advocate - Member Mr.AR.L.Sundaresan, Senior Advocate - Member Thiru.M.K.Kabir, Senior Advocate - Member Mr.M.S.Krishnan, Senior Advocate - Member Thiru R.Murari, Senior Advocate - Member Mr.Satish Parasaran, Senior Advocate - Member Thiru N.L.Rajah, Senior Advocate - Member

Committees Thiru Anirudh Krshanan, Advocate - Member The Additional Registrar (Vigilance), - Ex-Officio High Court, Madras. Member

48 registrars’ Profiles

Thiru.V. Devanathan Thiru. R.Kannappan Thiru. Swarnam J. Natarajan Tmt.C.B.Meena Registrar (Administration) Registrar-cum-Special Registrar (Recruitment) Official Assignee Officer (Liaisoning)

MADURAI BENCH Thiru R.Sakthivel Registrar General PRINCIPAL SEAT

Tmt. A. Nazeema Banu Thiru. G.Ilangovan Tmt. V. Uma Tmt. N. Saraswathi Additional Registrar General Registrar (Judicial) Registrar (Administration) Additional Registrar (IT & Statistics) Selvi. R. Poornima Thiru. C. Kumarappan Thiru. M. Jothiraman Registrar (Vigilance) Registrar (IT-cum-Statistics) Registrar (Judicial) (Till 31.08.2017) JUDICIAL ACADEMY AND LEGAL SERVICES

Tmt. K. Indumathi Registrars’ Profiles Thiru. P. Murugan Selvi. R. Kamalavathy Mr. G. Chandrasekaran Mr. A. Nazeer Ahamed Mr. S. Balakrishnan Registrar (Management) Director (Tamil Nadu Mediation Registrar (Vigilance) Director, TNSJA, Chennai Member Secretary, Deputy Director, and Conciliation Centre) (From 06.09.2017) TNSLSA, Chennai TNSJA, Chennai Registrars’ Profiles Registrars’

Thiru B. Hari Thiru. V. Thangamariappan Mr. P. Srikumar Mr. A.K. Mehbub Alikhan Thiru. M. Saisaravanan Registrar-cum-P.S. to Registrar (District Judiciary) Deputy Director, TNSJA Deputy Director, TNSJA Additional Registrar - I Hon’ble Chief Justice Regional Centre, Coimbatore Regional Centre, Madurai (Vigilance)

50 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 51 Sanctioned and Working Strength of Officers of Madras High Court Sanctioned and Working Strength of Officers of Madras High Court (Principal Seat & Madurai Bench) as on 31.12.2017 (Principal Seat & Madurai Bench) as on 31.12.2017 Officers Strength of the Madras High Court & Madurai Bench

Principal Seat Madurai Bench Sl. Name of the Post Sanctioned Working Sanctioned Working No. Vacant Vacant Strength Strength Strength Strength 150 SanctionedSanction Strength Strength - 117 - 117 1 Registrar General 1 1 - - - -

Additional Registrar 2 - - - 1 1 - General 100 3 Registrar 11 10 1 4 4 -

114 Sanctioned Strength - 41 4 Director, TNMCC 1 1 - - - - Sanction Strength - 41

50 5 Chief Editor, TLJ 1 - 1 - - -

41 6 Official Assignee 1 1 - - - - 3 0 7 Master 1 1 - - - - 0 Principal Seat Madurai Bench 8 Joint Registrar 8 8 - 4 4 - Sanctioned and Working the Registry Strength of 9 Deputy Registrar 14 13 1 2 2 - Vacancy Working Strength

10 Associate Editor, TLJ 1 1 - - - - Sanctioned and Working Strength of Staff of Madras High Court 11 Deputy Official Assignee 1 1 - - - - (PrincipalStaff StrengthSeat & Madurai of the Madras Bench High- Non-Gazetted Court & Madurai Establishment) Bench as on 31.12.2017

12 Assistant Registrar 37 37 - 15 15 -

Sanctioned Strength - 2701 Assistant Registrar 13 1 1 - - - - (e-Court Project) 3000

14 Court Manager 2 2 - 1 1 - 2500

1746 15 Chief Librarian 1 1 - - - - 2000

Sanctioned Strength - 890 16 Chief Accounts Officer 1 1 - - - - 1500

17 Sub Assistant Registrar 31 31 - 12 12 - 1000 594 955 500 18 Assistant Editor, TLJ 2 2 - - - - 296

19 Librarian 2 2 - 1 1 - 0 Sanctioned and Working Strength of Strength the Registry Working Sanctioned and Principal Seat Madurai Bench 20 Accounts Officer - - - 1 1 - Vacancy Working Strength Total 117 114 3 41 41 0

52 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 53

2 3 2 6 3 8 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 4 9 4 3 1 7 1 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 3 4 2 10 29 65 60 24 14 62 90 40 72 29 70 56 28 26 327 216 1298 OVERALL OVERALL VACANCY VACANCY OVERALL OVERALL VACANCY VACANCY

0 9 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 2 1 2 5 0 1 1 8 4 0 1 5 9 0 5 3 1 2 0 2 1 2 5 2 0 11 92 13 28 24 74 97 28 399 114 351 229 494 220 119 2379 OVERALL OVERALL WORKING OVERALL OVERALL WORKING

- - 3 2 6 8 2 2 2 3 1 4 5 2 8 3 2 1 5 5 1 2 4 2 1 2 8 6 2 19 14 14 93 68 31 19 86 17 12 38 31 726 121 204 391 301 144 550 313 248 145 SANC 3677 SANC TIONED TIONED OVERALL OVERALL OVERALL OVERALL T) AS ON 31.12.2017 T) T) AS ON 31.12.2017 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VACANT VACANT - - EN S HM EN S HM 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 ING ING WORK WORK A BLI TNSJA, MDU TNSJA, A BLI TNSJA, MDU TNSJA, 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 IONED IONED SANCT- SANCT- TTT ES ED TTT ES ED 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VACANT VACANT 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 WORKING WORKING T ( N 0 -G A Z E T T ( N 0 -G A Z E T TNSJA, CBE TNSJA, TNSJA, CBE TNSJA, 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 IONED IONED SANCT- SANCT- 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 VACANT VACANT Sanctioned and Working the Registry Strength of HIGH C O U R ADRAS HIGH HIGH C O U R ADRAS HIGH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 M M TNSJA TNSJA WORKING WORKING E E 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 7 3 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 IONED IONED SANCT- SANCT- F TH ON O F F TH ON O F 2 0 1 3 1 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 8 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 2 0 2 2 1 62 19 19 13 32 27 47 20 296 VACANT VACANT 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 2 1 0 18 89 62 14 30 66 25 29 106 120 594 WORKING WORKING C AN Y P OS ITI C AN Y P OS ITI A A MADURAI BENCH MADURAI BENCH 5 0 1 3 1 4 1 3 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 4 6 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 7 0 4 3 1 24 23 20 13 36 92 70 41 77 66 30 49 168 120 890 IONED IONED SANCT- SANCT- 7 3 1 3 7 1 1 0 0 8 0 1 9 0 0 0 1 7 1 2 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 23 43 38 30 36 64 24 41 52 27 19 70 257 166 955 VACANT VACANT 6 0 0 0 0 9 0 2 5 7 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 1 3 8 0 5 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 74 10 22 20 58 65 89 23 85 ING ING 286 258 167 367 150 1746 WORK- WORK- PRL. SEAT PRL. SEAT AND V GTH N G S T REN GTH AND V GTH N G S T REN 3 1 3 7 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 4 2 2 7 0 5 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 4 3 1 13 10 97 10 65 43 15 13 50 11 32 99 24 543 294 231 231 419 177 108 155 IONED 2701 IONED SANCT- SANCT- OR KI OR KI

L A L T O T Sanctioned and Working Strength of Strength the Registry Working Sanctioned and PROGRAMMER (including CHOBDAR ) CHOBDAR (including BINDER BOOK BINDER BOOK LIBRARY ATTENDANT LIBRARY ASSISTANT PROGRAMMER ASSISTANT RECORD ASSISTANT ASSISTANT RECORD BOOK RESTORER BOOK RECORD CLERK LIFT OPERATOR LIFT LIBRARIAN ASO) of the cadre (in REGISTRAR TO DEPUTYREGISTRAR SUPERINTENDENT (CATERING) SUPERINTENDENT NAME OF THE POST THE NAME OF CO/SO/AE SWEEPER XEROX OPERATOR XEROX SANITARY WORKER SANITARY PERSONAL CLERK TO TO PERSONAL CLERK P. A . T O T H E H O N ’ B L E J U D G E S GARDENER WATERMAN BEARER SYSTEM OFFICER SYSTEM PERSONAL ASSISTANT TYPIST SENIOR INTERPRETER OVERSEER COOK COMPUTER OPERATOR COMPUTER DUFFADAR WATCH & WARD & WATCH ASSISTANT ASSISTANT ASST. SECTION OFFICER OFFICER SECTION ASST. OFFICE ASSISTANT ASSISTANT OFFICE P. S . TO R E G R . G E N E R A L HEAD BAILIFF WATCHMAN ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN ASSISTANT LIBRARY ASSISTANT LIBRARY ROOM BOY ROOM TECHNICAL ASSISTANT TO ASSISTANT TECHNICAL SERGEANT NAME OF THE POST THE NAME OF TYPIST TYPIST SYSTEM ANALYST SYSTEM TELEPHONE OPERATOR TELEPHONE DRIVER JUNIOR BAILIFF JUNIOR CASHIER COURT KEEPER COURT READER/EXAMINER JAMEDAR GOLLAH

GTH, W GTH, S T REN ONED SAN CTI GTH, W GTH, S T REN ONED SAN CTI 48 28 29 SL. NO 1 38 49 19 10 2 30 39 6 9 11 31 3 20 32 12 33 40 41 13 7 4 21 42 43 8 34 14 44 35 5 22 36 15 37 45 16 23 46 24 SL. NO 17 25 47 18 26 27

54 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 55 TAMIL NADU STATE JUDICIAL SERVICE Increase in sanctioned strength of staff Sanctioned Strength, Working Strength & Vacancies (As On 31.12.2017)

for the past three years In the cadre of District Judge :

CHART TITLE Sanctioned Strength Working Strength Vacancies 4500 257 199* 60 4000 3677 3500 3243 * Including 1 officer on deputation and 2 officers under suspension 2897 3000 In the cadre of Senior Civil Judge : 2500 2000 Sanctioned Strength Working Strength Vacancies 1500 300 272** 28 1000 ** Including 2 officers on deputation and 2 officers on suspension 500 0 0 In the cadre of Civil Judge : YEAR 2014 YEAR 2015 YEAR 2016 YEAR 2017 Sanctioned Strength Working Strength Vacancies 549 438*** 111

*** Including 7 officers under suspension Sanctioned and Working the Registry Strength of

PONDICHERRY JUDICIAL SERVICE

In the cadre of District Judge : Vacancies Filled up During the Year 2017 Sanctioned Strength Working Strength Vacancies Appointment on Gazetted Officer by Non-Gazetted Officer 8 7* 1 Compassionate Recruited By TNPSC way of Promotion by way of Promotion Grounds * Including 1 officer on deputation. 106 297 2 365 In the cadre of Senior Civil Judge : Sanctioned Strength Working Strength Vacancies 8 0 8

In the cadre of Civil Judge : Sanctioned Strength Working Strength Vacancies

10 5 5 Sanctioned strength, Working Strength and vacancies of Hon’ble Judges, Registry and District Judiciary and District Registry and vacancies of Strength Judges, Working Hon’ble Sanctioned strength, Sanctioned and Working Strength of Strength the Registry Working Sanctioned and

56 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 57 Sl. Sanction of Additional Staff to Madras High Court G.O. No. Description of Sanction No. (Principal Seat & Madurai Bench) from 01.01.2017 to 31.12.2017 Sanction of certain posts, viz., one post of Assistant Registrar, G.O. (Ms.) No. 300 Home (Courts II) One post of Section Officer, two posts of Assistant Section Sl. Department, dated 05.04.2017 and Officer, two posts of Assistant, one post of Typist and three G.O. No. Description of Sanction 8 No. G.O. (Ms.) No. 945, Public (Special B) posts of Office Assistant for formation of the separate section Department, dated 14.11.2017. to look after welfare benefits of the Retired Chief Justices/ G.O. (Ms.) No. 12, Home (Courts II) Sanction of 130 posts of Translator for the Principal Seat at 1 Judges and their dependent family members etc. Department, dated 04.01.2017 Madras and Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai

Upgradation of 30 posts of Personal Assistants to Hon’ble (i) Sanction for creation of 170 additional posts in various Judges as Private Secretaries to Hon’ble Judges in the scale categories to the High Court of Madras consequent to of Pay of Rs.15600 – 39100 +G.P 5700, 20 Posts of Private (i) G.O. (Ms.) No. 301 Home (Courts II) the increase of strength of Hon’ble Judges from 60 to G.O. (Ms.) No. 46, Home (Courts V) Secretary as senior Private Secretary to Hon’ble Judges in the Department, dated 05.04.2017 75 and 2 Department, dated 09.01.2017 scale of Pay of Rs.15600 – 39100 + G.P. 6600 and 10 Posts 9 and (ii) Procurement of Computers, IT Pheripherals and I pads of Senior Private Secretary as Principal Private Secretary (to (ii) G.O.(D.) No. 618, Home (Courts VIA) for the use of 15 Hon’ble Judges, Home offices, Court be newly created) to Hon’ble Judges in the scale of Pay of Department, dated 18.05.2017 Halls, chambers and for the Registry and annual updation Rs.15600 – 39100 +G.P. 7600/-. charges for SCC online for the use of 15 Hon’ble Judges of the High Court, Madras. G.O. (Ms.) No. 92, Home (Courts V) Department, dated 27-1-2017 and Sanction of one post of Sub Assistant Registrar in the scale StrengthAdditional Staff Sanction of during 2017 - High Court 3 G.O.(Ms) No.408, Home (Courts of pay of Rs.15600-39100+GP 5700, for Vigilance Cell, High Upgradation of certain posts in the cadre of CO/SO/AE., V) Department, dated 03.05.2017. Court, Madras. by way of awarding the pay scales i.e., the first 30 senior Amendment (Head of account) Court Officer / Section Officer / Appeal Examiner in the pay G.O. (Ms.) No. 306, Home (Courts V) scale of Rs.15600-39100 +GP Rs.5400 to the scale of pay 10 Upgradation of the post of Deputy Registrar-cum-Additional Department, dated 06.04.2017 of Rs.15,600-39,100 + GP Rs.6600 and the next 30 Senior G.O. (Ms.) No. 162, Home (Courts V) Private Secretary to Hon’ble Chief Justice as Joint Registrar- Court Officer / Section Officer / Appeal Examiner in the pay 4 Department, dated 01.03.2017. cum-Additional Private Secretary to Hon’ble Chief Justice, scale of Rs.15600-39100 +GP Rs.5400 to the scale of pay of High Court, Madras. Rs.15,600-39,100 +GP Rs.5700.

Creation of one post of Additional Registrar General in the Sanction of staff viz., one post of Director (in the cadre of cadre of District Judge, one post of Additional Registrar-II District Judge), one post of Deputy Director(in the cadre of (Vigilance) in the cadre of District Judge, one post of Additional G.O. (Ms.) No. 265, Home (Courts II) Deputy Registrar), one post of Section Officer, two posts of 5 Registrar (IT cum Statistics) preferably as promotion post from G.O. (Ms.) No. 311, Home (Courts IV) Assisant Section Officer, two posts of Assistant, two posts of Department, dated 28.03.2017. 11 Joint Registrar and one post of Joint Registrar (Computers) Department, dated 06.04.2017 Personal Assistant/Steno Grapher, two posts of Typist, one as promotion post from Deputy Registrar for Madurai Bench post of Driver, three posts of Office Assistant, and one post of of Madras High Court. Sweeper and other infrastructural facilites to the Tamil Nadu Mediation and Conciliation Centre, High Court, Madras. Sanction of one post of Technical Assistant to the Librarian G.O. (Ms.) No. 294, Home (Courts I) in the scale of pay of Rs.9300-34800+GP 4800(PB2) to the Constitution of a Special Cell in the High Court headed by Department, dated 05.04.2017. Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy on par with the post of 6 Technical Assistant to Librarian, High Court, Madras, and the Registrar (Special Cell) in the cadre of District Judge with G.O. (D.) No.1399, Home (Courts I) allocate the sanctioned said post to the Tamil Nadu State supporting staff, viz., one post of Deputy Registrar, one post Department, dated 17.11.2017 (Amendment) of Assistant Registrar, one post of Section Officer, two posts Judicial Academy Regional Centre, Madurai, instead of G.O. (Ms.) No. 312, Home (Courts II) 12 of Assistant Section Officer, two posts of Computer Operator, Chennai. Department, dated 06.04.2017 one post of Assistant, one post of Driver and two posts of Sanction of one post of Registrar (Recruitment) in the cadre Office Assistant and other amenities for Monitoring the of District Judge, consequent to the Resolution of the Hon’ble implementation of resolutions passed in the Chief Justices’ Chief Justices’ Conference, 2016 with supporting staff, viz., Conference, 2016. one post of Deputy Registrar, one post of Section Officer, G.O. (Ms.) No. 299, Home (Courts II) 7 two posts of Assistant Section Officer, one post of Personal Sanction of additional posts viz., two posts of Addtional Department, dated 05.04.2017. G.O. (Ms.) No. 338, Home (Pol.1A) Superintendent of Police and eight posts of Deputy

Sanction of Additional Staff Strength during 2017 - High Court Sanction ofAdditional Staff Strength Assistant, one post of Computer Operator, two posts of 13 Assistant, one post of Typist, one post of Driver and two posts Department, dated 06.04.2017 Superintendent of Police to the Vigilance Cell, High Court of of Office Assistant along with car, fuel, telephone and mobile Madras. call charges, etc., to the Recruitment Process.

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Upgradation of the posts of Deputy Registrar (Admn), Sanction of additional staff viz., one post of Administrative G.O. (Ms.) No. 539, Home (Courts V) Deputy Registrar (Judicial) and Deputy Registrar (Writs) Officer in the cadre of Assistant Registrar, two posts of Section Department, dated 29.06.2017 and Officer, one post of System Officer, one post of Technical 19 of the Madurai Bench as Joint Registrar (Admn), G.O. (Ms.) No. 603, Home (Courts V) Assistant to Librarian, one post of Overseer, one post of P.A Joint Registrar (Judicial) and Joint Registrar (Writs) (Steno-Typist), two posts of Assistant Section Officer, one post Department, dated 28.07.2017. G.O. (Ms.) No. 356, Home (Courts I) respectively. 14 of Computer Operator, one post of Typist, one post of Driver, Department dated 12.04.2017. one post of Cook, four posts of Office Assistant, two posts of Sweeper, two posts of Room Boy, two posts of Sanitary Worker, three posts of Gardener, one post of Watchman, one Proposals for (1) the Change of Nomenclature of the post of Lift Operator, one post of Binder and one post of Xerox post of ‘Scavenger’ as ‘Sanitary Worker’ in the High Operator to the Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy, Chennai. Court, Madras, (2) Conversion of the post of Interpreter G.O. (Ms.) No. 548, Home (Courts II) (Gujarati) as Interpreter (Hindi), (3) Creation of two Department, dated 04.07.2017 and 20 more posts of Interpreter viz.,Interpreter (Kannada) and G.O. (Ms.) No. 390, Home (Courts I) G.O. (Ms.) No. 943, Home (Courts II) Enhancement of Honorarium from Rs.10,000/- p.m., to Interpreter (Malayalam), (4) Conversion of the post of Department, dated 24.04.2017 and Department, dated 26.12.2017. Rs.15,000/-p.m., to the Law Clerks to the Hon’ble Judges of Telephone Operator in the Principal Seat as Reader/ 15 G.O. (Ms.) No. 624, Home (Courts High Court of Madras and Madurai Bench of Madras High Examiner, as done in the case of Madurai Bench of I) Department, dated 02.08.2017. Court, Madurai. StrengthAdditional Staff Sanction of during 2017 - High Court (Amendment) Madras High Court. Sanction of StrengthAdditional Staff Sanction of during 2017 - High Court Sanction of additional staff viz., one post of Chief Librarian (in the cadre of Assistant Registrar), three posts of Assistant Librarian (in the cadre of Assistant Section Officer), four posts of Computer Operator, four G.O. (Ms.) No. 419, Home (Courts II) 16 posts of Library Assistant, two posts of Book Binder, Department, dated 09.05.2017. six posts of Library Attendant and two posts of Book Restorer to the High Court Library in the Principal Seat at Madras and Madurai Bench of Madras High Court at Madurai.

Sanction of 15 posts of Law Clerks to the Hon’ble Judges G.O. (Ms.) No. 449, Home (Courts I) to the High Court, Madras and Madurai Bench of Madras 17 Department, dated 18.05.2017. High Court, Madurai – Consequent to the increase in strength of Hon’ble Judges from 60 to 75.

Creation of an Internal Audit wing for the Entire Judiciary in Tamil Nadu – Orders issued for 48 posts, out of which, 26 posts for Audit Party viz., one post of Assistant G.O. (Ms.) No. 507, Home (Courts V) Registrar, five posts of Section Officer, five postsof Department, dated 13.06.2017 and Assistant Section Officer, five posts of Assistant, five 18 G.O. (Ms.) No. 530, Home (Courts posts of Computer Operator and five posts of Office V) Department, dated 21.06.2017. Assistant to the Principal Seat of Madras High Court (Amendment) and Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai and the balance 22 posts for Administrative wing shall be

Sanction of Additional Staff Strength during 2017 - High Court Sanction ofAdditional Staff Strength filled up through Finance Department of Secretariat/ Treasuries and Accounts Department. Sanction of Additional Staff Strength during 2017 - High Court Sanction ofAdditional Staff Strength

60 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 61 Sanction of Additional Staff to the Subordinate Courts - 2017 Sanctioned and Working Strength of the Staff of Distict Judiciary Sl. G.O. No. Description of Sanction Sl. Sanctioned No. Districts Working Strength Vacant No. Strength Creation of 1344 number of additional Posts (42 posts in 1 Chennai 1819 1231 588 various Cadres x 32 Districts) towards bifurcation of the 2 Ariyalur 386 288 98 G.O. (Ms.) No.22, Home (Courts V) 1 office Administration into two wings viz, Administrative Department, dated 06.01.2017. 3 Coimbatore 954 674 280 wing and Judicial wing in City Civil Court and in the 4 Cuddalore 837 722 115 Courts of Principal District Judges in the 32 Districts. 5 Dharmapuri 464 329 135 6 Dindigul 650 481 169 G.O. (Ms.) No.26, Home (Courts II) Sanction of additional staff to the Additional Sub Court, 2 7 Erode 710 567 143 Department, dated 06.01.2017. Tirunelveli District. 8 Kancheepuram 589 479 110 9 Kanniyakumari 578 470 108 Sanction of additional Technical manpower viz., two posts of Assistant Programmer for the High Court, 10 Karur 378 294 84 G.O. (Ms.) No. 143, Home (Courts III) StrengthAdditional Staff Sanction of in 2017 - District Judiciary 3 Madras, two posts of System Analyst and two posts 11 Krishnagiri 497 409 88 Department, dated 17.02.2017. of Assistant Programmer for the City Civil Court, 12 Madurai 951 732 219 Chennai. 13 Nagapattinam 406 309 97 Sanction of remaining posts viz., Bench Clerk – 3, 14 Namakkal 469 325 144 Assistant – 1, Junior Assistant - 1, Senior Bailiff – 4, G.O. (Ms.) No.192, Home (Courts VII) 15 The Nilgiris 394 217 177 4 Junior Bailiff – 8, Deputy Nazir-1 and Examiner-1 to Department, dated 10.3.2017. 16 Perambalur 226 150 76 the District Munsif Court at Lalgudi in Tiruchirappalli 17 Pudukottai 352 271 81 District. 18 Ramanathapuram 439 301 138 Sanction of additional posts in various cadre to the G.O. (Ms.) No.200, Home (Courts II) 5 Principal Special Court under EC and NDPS Act, I and II 19 Salem 997 671 326 Department, dated 10.03.2017. Additional Special Courts under NDPS Act, Chennai. 20 Sivagangai 518 397 121 21 Thanjavur 705 528 177 G.O. (Ms.) No.191, Home (Courts VII) Sanction for creation of 1075 additional staff in various 22 Theni 420 309 111 6 Department, dated 10.03.2017. cadre in the courts of State of Tamil Nadu. 23 Thoothukudi 557 389 168 24 Tiruchirappalli 856 630 226 Sanction of Additional posts to each of the 10 Additional G.O. (Ms.) No.201, Home (Courts II) 25 Tirunelveli 957 754 203 7 District Courts (Fast Track Courts) in the cadre of District Department, dated 10.03.2017. 26 Tiruppur 628 480 148 Judge. 27 744 512 232 Sanction of one post of Masalchi to the Fast Track 28 Tiruvannamalai 528 455 73 G.O. (Ms.) No.272, Home (Courts II) Court at Magisterial Level at Dharmapuri and one post 8 29 Tiruvarur 431 357 74 Department, dated 31.03.2017. of Record Clerk to the Special Court for Trial of Land 30 Vellore 1025 941 84 Grabbing cases, Dharmapuri.

Sanctioned and Working Strength of Strength the StaffWorking ofSanctioned and Judiciary Distict 31 Villupuram 941 660 281 G.O. (Ms.) No.271, Home (Courts II) Sanction of 4 additional posts to Chief Judicial 9 32 Virudhunagar 633 407 226 Department, dated 31.03.2017. Magistrate Court, Karur. Total 21039 15739 5300

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Sanction of one post of Sheristadar and upgradation Sanction of additional posts viz., Head Clerk -1, Senior G.O. (Ms.) No.279, Home (Courts II) 10 of one post of Assistant as Bench Clerk Grade -II to the G.O.(Ms.) No.323, Home (Courts VII) Bailiff – 3, Junior Bailiff – 5, Reader – 1 and Examiner Department, dated 03.04.2017. 20 Special Court for trial of P.C. Act, Tiruchirappalli. Department, dated 06.04.2017. - 1 to the District Munsif Court at Omalur in Salem District.

G.O. (Ms.) No.291, Home (Courts VII) Sanction of one post of Gardener and one post of G.O.(Ms.) No.324, Home (Courts VII) Sanction of additional staff to the Combined Court 11 21 Department, dated 04.04.2017. Scavenger to Court Complex, Aruppukkottai. Department, dated 06.04.2017. Building at Tiruchengode in Namakkal District.

G.O.(Ms.) No.321, Home (Courts VII) Sanction of ten posts of Typist to the Courts in Sanction of two posts of Lift Operator and one post of 22 G.O. (Ms.) No.289, Home (Courts VII) Department, dated 06.04.2017. Tiruchirappalli District. 12 Sweeper-cum-Sanitary Worker to the Court Campus at Department, dated 04.04.2017. Mayiladuthurai in Nagapattinam District. Sanction of two posts of Xerox Operator with Xerox G.O.(Ms.) No.322, Home (Courts VII) Machine and three more post of Copyist Attenders/ G.O.(Ms.) No.292, Home (Courts VII) Sanction of one post of Lift Operator to the Combined 23 13 Department, dated 06.04.2017. Office Assistants to the Central Copyist Section of the Department, dated 04.04.2017. Criminal Court Buildings, Erode. District Court at Coimbatore. StrengthAdditional Staff Sanction of in 2017 - District Judiciary

Sanction of one post of Sanitary Worker to the Combined G.O.(Ms.) No.325, Home (Courts VII) Sanction of certain additional staff to the Combined G.O. (Ms.) No.287, Home (Courts VII) 24 14 Court Complex at Kumbakonam attached with the Chief Department, dated 06.04.2017. Court Building, Tiruchirappalli. Department, dated 04.04.2017. Judicial Magistrate at Kumbakonam.

Sanction of one post of Junior Assistant to the Central G.O. (Ms.) No.309, Home (Courts VII) Sanction of 10 posts of Typist to the Court of Small G.O.(Ms.) No.290, Home (Courts VII) 25 15 Nazareth Establishment of the Principal District Court at Department, dated 06.04.2017. Causes, Chennai. Department, dated 04.04.2017. Dharmapuri.

G.O.(Ms.) No.288, Home (Courts VII) Sanction of one post of Sanitary Worker to the District G.O. (Ms.) No.308, Home (Courts VII) Sanction of additional staff to the Combined Court 16 26 Department, dated 04.04.2017. Court Complex at Karur. Department, dated 06.04.2017. Complex at Kumbakonam.

G.O.(3D.) No.21, Home (Courts V) Fixing of Special time scale of pay to 5 Sanitary workers Sanction of 24 posts of Computer Operator to all District 17 G.O.(Ms.) No.339, Home (Courts VII) Department, dated 04.04.2017. in Civil unit of Kanyakumari District. 27 Courts and Subordinate Courts functioning in Dindigul Department, dated 06.04.2017. District. G.O. (Ms.) No. 283, Home (Courts V) Sanction of 2 posts of Bench Clerk Grade I in the I Department, dated 04.04.2017. G.O.(Ms.) No.327, Home (Courts VII) Sanction of three posts of Bench Clerk Grade-II to the 18 Additional District Court, Coimbatore in lieu of the one 28 Department, dated 06.04.2017. Sub Court, Vedasandur in Dindigul District. G.O. (Ms.) No. 466, Home (Courts V) post of Translator and one post of Junior Assistant. Department, dated 25.05.2017. Sanction of additional staff viz., 3 posts of Bench Clerk Sanction of additional posts viz., Deputy Nazir -1, Bench G.O.(Ms.) No.326, Home (Courts VII) Gr.II, 1 post of Assistant, 2 posts of Junior Assistant and Clerk Grade-III -1, Junior Assistant -3, Junior Bailiff -4 and 29 G.O.(Ms).No.329, Home (Courts VII) Department, dated 06.04.2017. 1 post of Bailiff to the Sub Court, Valliyoor, Tirunelveli 19 Office Assistant -1to the proposed District Munsif Court, Department, dated 06.04.2017. District. Andipatti by converting the existing District Munsif-cum- Judicial Magistrate Court, Andipatti in Theni District. Sanction of Additional Staff Strength in 2017 - District Judiciary in 2017 - District Sanction ofAdditional Staff Strength G.O.(Ms.) No.308, Home (Courts VII) Sanction of certain additional staff to the II Additional 30 Department, dated 06.04.2017. District Court, Tirunelveli.

64 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 65 Sl. Sl. G.O. No. Description of Sanction G.O. No. Description of Sanction No. No.

G.O. (Ms.) No.340, Home (Courts VII) Sanction of 7 additional posts to District Court, Namakkal Sanction of additional posts viz., Assistant-1, Computer 31 G.O. (Ms.) No.544, Home (Courts II) Operator-1,Typist-1 and Xerox Machine Operator-1 to Department, dated 06.04.2017. and 7 additional posts to Sub Court, Namakkal. 40 Department, dated 30.06.2017. the Judicial Magistrate Court at Paramathy in Namakkal District. G.O. (Ms.) No.310, Home (Courts VII) Sanction of 6 additional posts to Chief Judicial 32 Department, dated 06.04.2017. Magistrate Court, Tiruvannamalai. G.O. (Ms.) No.566, Home (Courts V) Upgradation of 3 posts of Assistant as Bench Clerk 41 Department, dated 12.07.2017. Grade-II in Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Ariyalur. G.O. (Ms.) No.328, Home (Courts VII) Sanction of 5 additional posts to combined court 33 Department, dated 06.04.2017. building, Perambalur. Sanction of one post of Junior Assistant to the proposed G.O. (Ms.) No.715, Home (Courts II) Judicial Magistrate Court at Tittagudi by converting the 42 Sanction of additional staff to the Sub Court, Department, dated 20.09.2017. existing District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court, G.O. (Ms.) No.420, Home (Courts VII) 34 and Principal District Munsif Court, Tittagudi in Cuddalore District. Department, dated 09.05.2017.

Poonamallee in . StrengthAdditional Staff Sanction of in 2017 - District Judiciary G.O. (Ms.) No.178, L & E (D2) Sanction of one post of sweeper and scavenger to 4 43 Sanction of three posts of stenographer Grade-I Department, dated 17.10.2017. Labour Courts in Chennai on outsourcing basis. G.O.(Ms.) No.440, Home (Courts II) – one each to the Family Court at Villupuram, the 35 Department, dated 16.05.2017. Nilgris at Udhagamandalam and Kancheepuram at . G.O.(Ms.) No.832, Home (Courts III) Sanction of one post of Typist to the District Munsif 44 Department, dated 09.11.2017. Court, Pollachi, Coimbatore District. G.O. (Ms.) No.445, Home (Courts VII) Sanction of 3 additional staff to District Munsif Court, 36 Department, dated 17.05.2017. Aranthangi, Pudukkottai District. Sanction of post of Stenographer Gr-I instead of post G.O. (Ms.) No.865, Home (Courts II) 45 of Steno-Typist sanctioned in G.O.(Ms) No.201, Home Department, dated 21.11.2017. G.O. (Ms.) No.445, Home (Courts VII) Sanction of one post of Lift Operator to Combined court (Courts II) Department, dated 10.03.2017. 37 Department, dated 17.05.2017. building, Salem. Sanction for creation of 4 posts of Assistant - one each Sanction for creation of 286 additional posts to the G.O.(Ms.) No.876, Home (Courts II) to the four Judicial Magistrate Court I & II at Karur and G.O. (Ms.) No.461 Home (Courts II) 46 38 13 Family Courts in the cadre of District Judge in 13 Department, dated 23.11.2017. Kulithalai in Karur District and one post of assistant to Department, dated 24.05.2017. Districts. the Principal District Court at Karur.

G.O. (Ms.) No.885, Home (Courts III) Sanction of one post of Assistant and one post of Record Sanction of one post of Junior Assistant to Judicial 47 Department, dated 28.11.2017. Clerk for District Court Library, Srivilliputhur. Magistrate Court, Thiruthuraipoondi and one post of Junior Assistant to Judicial Magistrate Court No.I, Mannargudi. Upgradation of Assistant as Head Clerk G.O. (Ms.) No.886, Home (Courts II) Sanction of one post of Examiner to each of Judicial G.O. (Ms.) No.473, Home (Courts V) to the Court of Judicial Magistrate VIII, Coimbatore. 48 39 Department, dated 28.11.2017. Magistrate Court No.II, Tiruvallur and Poonamallee. Department, dated 26.05.2017. Upgradation of Junior Assistant as Bench Clerk Gr.III Judicial Magistrate - I, Pollachi and Judicial Magistrate Court No.VIII, Coimbatore. Upgradation of one post of G.O. (Ms.) No.897, Home (Courts III) Sanction of one post of Steno-Typist to District Munsif

Sanction of Additional Staff Strength in 2017 - District Judiciary in 2017 - District Sanction ofAdditional Staff Strength 49 Assistant as Head Clerk to the Court of District Munsif - Department, dated 05.12.2017. Court, Paramathy. cum - Judicial Magistrate, Valparai.

66 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 67 StATISTICS 4 0 15 44 482 127 113 292 8384 5816 3046 1546 2218 12191 32060 P ENDEN C Y AS P ENDEN C Y AS ON 31.12.2017 ON 31.12.2017 - 6 1 2 92 58 240 470 736 394 2319 2492 2120 2504 F RO M F RO M 8930 D I S P OSA L D I S P OSA L 31.12.2017 31.12.2017 01.01.2017 to 01.01.2017 to 01.01.2017 to AD U RA I B EN CH AD U RA I B EN CH - M M 2 6 1 56 17 43 253 630 353 2680 1309 1528 2505 F RO M F RO M 6878 31.12.2017 31.12.2017 ON I NS TITUTI ON I NS TITUTI 01.01.2017 to 01.01.2017 to 01.01.2017 to Institution, Disposal - Pendency Cases - Principal of Seat & Madurai Bench - 4 5 43 163 469 577 307 8023 6999 3638 1587 2217 AS ON AS ON 12297 34112 P ENDEN C Y P ENDEN C Y 31.12.2016 31.12.2016 - 8 1 9 10 15 94 77 19 23 22 560 455 182 592 424 500 492 413 1157 7561 4873 3465 7697 6920 1303 1238 1742 4456 AS ON AS ON 13412 16346 14527 63601 P ENDEN C Y P ENDEN C Y 31.12.2017 31.12.2017 T T - 0 4 0 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 5 98 26 75 90 48 90 49 218 310 694 717 426 907 514 350 5368 2893 1258 1588 2084 F RO M F RO M 12891 ON T E JU R I SD ICTI D I S P OSA L D I S P OSA L A 31.12.2017 31.12.2017 01.01.2017 to 01.01.2017 to 01.01.2017 to A L SEA A L SEA ON OR IGI NA L JU R I SD ICTI ON , D I S P OSA L & ENDEN C Y - I NS TITUTI T ON , D I S P OSA L & ENDEN C Y - I NS TITUTI T A PP E LL - 0 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 90 29 19 25 36 41 226 906 717 996 367 488 435 134 P R I N CIP P R I N CIP 1005 4830 3544 1825 1298 2345 F RO M F RO M 13552 31.12.2017 31.12.2017 ON I NS TITUTI ON I NS TITUTI 01.01.2017 to 01.01.2017 to 01.01.2017 to - 3 9 7 10 13 96 83 67 23 25 568 452 682 430 512 551 369 1149 6866 4636 3442 7418 6529 1329 1153 4195 AS ON AS ON 13950 15695 14879 62400 P ENDEN C Y P ENDEN C Y 31.12.2016 31.12.2016 ADRAS HIGH C O U R ADRAS HIGH C O U R M M L T A O T V ERI F ICATION SICAL O F C ASES T E G ORY O F C ASES T E G ORY Institution, Disposal - Pendency of Cases - Principal Seat & Madurai Bench & Madurai Seat of - Principal Cases Disposal - Pendency Institution, CROSS OBJECTION REVIEW APPLICATION TRADE MARKS SECOND APPEAL REFERRED CASE PETITION SPECIAL TRIBUNAL CASE SPECIAL APPEAL CONTEMPT TAX CASE TAX MATRIMONIAL CASE MATRIMONIAL REFERRED CASE APPEALS AGAINST APPELLATE APPELLATE APPEALS AGAINST ORDER APPEAL COMPANY CIVIL REVISION PETITION APPEALS AGAINST ORDER APPEALS AGAINST INSOLVENCY CASES* INSOLVENCY MATTERS COMPANY (WINDING PETITION (i) COMPANY UP) PETITION (ii) COMPANY (AMALGAMATION) NOTICE (iii) SEC. 463-SHOW CAUSE WRIT APPEAL WRIT SECOND APPEAL FIRST APPEAL FIRST SUITS (i) CIVIL SUITS ORIGINAL SUITS TESTAMENTARY (ii) ARBITRATION MATTERS ARBITRATION RELIEF FOR INTERIM (i) PETITION (iii) ORIGINAL MATRIMONIAL SUITS* (iii) ORIGINAL MATRIMONIAL C A C A ORIGINAL SIDE APPEAL APPEAL LETTERS PATENT (ii) OTHERS 34 UNDER SECTION (iii) PETITIONS OF 1996 ACT ORIGINAL PETITIONS (i) ORIGINAL (INDIAN PETITION SUCCESSION ACT) (ii) ORIGINAL GUARDIAN PETITION ORIGINAL & OTHER ACT) & WARDS PETITIONS CONTEMPT OF COURTS (DIVISION OF COURTS CONTEMPT BENCH) EXECUTION PETITIONS* PETITIONS ELECTION (SINGLE OF COURTS CONTEMPT BENCH) TER PHY 7 8 9 6 2 3 4 5 1 1 4 2 3 5 6 7 8 F 18 17 15 16 13 14 10 11 12 S l. S l. N o. N o. * A

70 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 71 1 384 120 2095 2199 2218 10376 43639 APPELLATE JURISDICTION 43759 15055 P ENDEN C Y AS ON 31.12.2017

70000 63601 62400 330 148 2084 1177 F RO M

60000 2504 17651 22400 22548 21242 D I S P OSA L 31.12.2017 01.01.2017 to 01.01.2017 to

50000 AD U RA I B EN CH M 40000 1 77 712 34112 956 1894 F RO M 2505 18158 24283 24360

32060 21721 31.12.2017 ON I NS TITUTI 01.01.2017 to 01.01.2017 to 30000 Institution, Disposal - Pendency Cases - Principal of Seat & Madurai Bench

20000 13552 191 12891 574 1713 2420 9869 2217 AS ON 41756 41947 14576

8930 P ENDEN C Y 31.12.2016 10000 6878 1 0 0 11 38 129 366 3954 3918 1485

PENDENCY AS ON INSTITUTION DISPOSAL FROM PENDENCY AS ON AS ON 12754 98135 99620 31.12.2016 FROM 01.01.2017 01.01.2017 to 31.12.2017 25581 21122 P ENDEN C Y 31.12.2017 to 31.12.2017 31.12.2017 PRINCIPAL SEAT 62400 13552 12891 63601 MADURAI BENCH 34112 6878 8930 32060 T 2 0 0 0 28 230 1617 3085 1622 F RO M 4935 27552 35212 35240 34108 D I S P OSA L 31.12.2017 01.01.2017 to 01.01.2017 to A L SEA ON JU R I SD ICTI W R IT ON , D I S P OSA L & ENDEN C Y - I NS TITUTI T ORIGINAL JURISDICTION ON C R IMI NA L JU R I SD ICTI 3 0 0 0 58 583 238 P R I N CIP 2490 1629 F RO M 5819 29833 34431 34489 30000 34776 31.12.2017 ON I NS TITUTI 01.01.2017 to 01.01.2017 to 25581

25000 22993 0 38 11 961 121 203 4988 3911 AS ON 10473 98916 98916 22993 20454 P ENDEN C Y 20000 31.12.2016 ADRAS HIGH C O U R M

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10000 L L 5819 L 4935 T A T A T A O 5000 O O T 2217 2505 2504 2218 T T

0 PENDENCY AS ON INSTITUTION FROM DISPOSAL FROM PENDENCY AS ON

31.12.2016 01.01.2017 to 01.01.2017 to 31.12.2017 V ERI F ICATION SICAL O F C ASES T E G ORY Institution, Disposal - Pendency of Cases - Principal Seat & Madurai Bench & Madurai Seat of - Principal Cases Disposal - Pendency Institution, 31.12.2017 31.12.2017 REFERRED TRIAL REFERRED CRIMINAL APPEAL (SINGLE) HABEAS CORPUS PETITION CRIMINAL APPEAL (BENCH) CRIMINAL REVISION CASE REVIEW APPLICATIONS (APLW)* REVIEW APPLICATIONS CRIMINAL ORIGINAL PETITION WRIT PETITION WRIT (ii) APPLICATION UNDER COURT UNDER COURT (ii) APPLICATION FOR FOR VALUATION FEES ACT ESTATES ASIDE SET TO (iii) APPLICATION NOTICE INSOLVENCY OTHER MISCELLANEOUS OTHER APPLICATIONS SUE TO FOR LEAVE (i) APPLICATION PERSON AS AN INDIGENT PRINCIPAL SEAT 22993 5819 4935 25581 C A MADURAI BENCH 2217 2505 2504 2218 TER PHY 1 2 5 3 2 4 1 9 F S l. N o. * A

72 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 73 7926 O F 34538 30002 55407 15333 63457 44132 31707 10027 17299 21778 10086 57075 14300 23518 19130 11813 47239 20043 28103 Total 125945

T E A WRIT JURISDICTION S T 5849 3309 6700 9002 2993 6374 4458 7457 7305 6623 15796 13385 22528 27019 16071 19105 56726 25876 15497 12316 14535 Crl. 98916 99620

100000 TH E N Closing Balance

90000 S I (as on 31.12.2017) T 9484 6718 7093 7926 3468 5190 80000 7727 16617 32879 18742 28061 12602 36438 69219 10599 12776 31199 16061 11825 31742 13568 Civil 70000 60000 43759 C O U R 50000 41947 34489 35240 T E 40000 7332 49043 33112 28841 31441 16990 92123 17018 11894 13086 21915 45709 17232 18854 22343 14593 14530 39071 20489 23929 24360 NA Total 22548 143179 30000 20000 10000 6970 8375 3769 8600 0 2017 YEAR 36047 22004 17597 11327 13892 11082 66982 15024 24743 12212 17213 12857 10752 26309 15993 13004 S UB ORD I E Crl. PENDENCY AS ON INSTITUTION FROM DISPOSAL FROM PENDENCY AS ON 104069

31.12.2016 01.01.2017 to 01.01.2017 to 31.12.2017 D isposal 31.12.2017 31.12.2017 PRINCIPAL SEAT 98916 34489 35240 99620 5663 5936 4924 4711 3563 6891 5020 1641 5993 9486 3778 MADURAI BENCH 41947 24360 22548 43759 4496 12996 11108 11244 17549 25141 39110 20966 12762 10925 Civil LL TH E N A LL Institution, Disposal - Pendency Cases -District of Judiciary 6596 48417 34066 27677 15859 31891 16830 10183 88557 14229 21891 43168 16707 18925 14278 21531 15061 37708 21455 22261 151816 Total CRIMINAL JURISDICTION

34776 5922 8343 3630 34108 8006 35094 22627 16881 10500 14308 10365 65674 14367 25541 10969 17094 12749 11291 25458 17185 12195 Crl. TH F OR O F PU D UCH ERRY ORY 35000 114132 Institution

30000 5359 6465 4261 5886 7524 2966 5738 1831 6272 8782 3770 4270 13323 11439 10796 17583 22883 37684 17627 12250 10066 Civil

25000 IT T ERR ON 21721 21242 20454 21122

20000 7855 I C Y O F ASES AND P ENDEN S P OSA L 30628 54453 32836 15521 35702 11738 43682 67023 16156 21802 10822 59616 14825 19445 24330 11282 48602 19077 29771 Total

14576 15055 117253 15000 ON , D I 6566 4357 6732 9659 3132 7617 7899 7565 4577 10000 6084 14338 21905 19933 16512 15655 28327 46663 25078 16348 11124 15344 Crl. MIL NADA MIL U AND N I T O pening Balance 5000 NS TITUTI (as on 01.01.2017) I 8955 7381 9424 7690 7208 3278 5198 7953 16290 32548 12903 19190 28027 38696 70590 12143 34538 11546 16765 32254 14427 0 Civil PENDENCY AS ON INSTITUTION FROM DISPOSAL FROM PENDENCY AS ON

31.12.2016 01.01.2017 to 01.01.2017 to 31.12.2017 TH E N G 31.12.2017 31.12.2017 PRINCIPAL SEAT 20454 34776 34108 21122 MADURAI BENCH 14576 21721 21242 15055 T S H O WI T V ERI F ICATION SICAL Institution, Disposal - Pendency of Cases - Principal Seat & Madurai Bench & Madurai Seat of - Principal Cases Disposal - Pendency Institution, M EN T E ERODE KANCHEEPURAM KANNIYAKUMARI* DINDIGUL CUDDALORE DHARMAPURI ARIYALUR COIMBATORE KARUR ame of the D istrict of the N ame CHENNAI * KRISHNAGIRI MADURAI PERAMBALUR PUDUKKOTTAI NAGAPATTINAM NAMAKKAL NILGIRIS RAMANATHAPURAM SALEM SIVAGANGA THANJAVUR A TER PHY . 7 8 9 6 4 5 2 3 1 F S T 10 11 12 16 17 13 14 15 18 19 20 21 S . NO * A

74 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 75

L A T O T 3465 16346 455 14527 15 10 77 8 560 94 4873 1157 7561 13412 492 9

O F 10461 38596 41747 28777 17619 28278 44528 50586 41224 46821 28383 26930 Total 2017

3 5 2 25 60 1065878 1092808 T E 635 619 714 133 724 154

2591 3083

A 2016 S T 7 1 34 62 89 39 358 842 751 808 8931 5386 1855 1898 17484 13250 25858 18721 18050 10398 11140 12413 15376

14044 Crl.

455931 469975 2015 1 TH E N 32 48 13 51 397 691 759 895 122 1667 2024 Closing Balance

S I (as on 31.12.2017) T 2014 8688 5075 6 1 10794 31278 24728 22503 28771 17985 27456 29334 13401

12886 34 57 80 197 461 839 114

Civil 1774 1033 1926 609947 622833 2013 8 3 C O U R 41 41 93 61 293 901 725 2007 1011 1645

T E 2012 5 30 35 68 47 29306 19007 28458 36988 37221 33181 22353 14695 31222 49174 30993 16770 316 600 299 875 NA 1220 1033 Total

1015322 1032092 2011 9 44 82 22 83 13

293 902 321 508 595

1207 ( AS ON 31.12.2017) 2010 SE 6896 2017 YEAR 4 9 7 25 21 80 24369 12335 13748 25456 20037 21265 12019 11526 16397 34469 25886 295 724 163 815 398 S UB ORD I 1212 E Crl. 676328 683224

D isposal 2009

9 2 1 6

21 32 73 77 18 147 763 775 853 240 2008 8 1 1 9 4937 6672 3169 5107 39 24 45 13 9874 135 721 876 193 1127 14710 11532 17184 11916 10334 14825 14705

Civil WI - YEAR T

LL TH E N A LL 338994 348868 2007

4 4

72 15 12 18 46 461 797 151 117 2006 2 77 21 11 20 34 10 67 539 364 127 A L SEA

29700 19109 27076 37472 35050 33146 22053 13845 30546 49605 32363 15545 Total 2005 6 2 5 8 1 1009071 1024616 58 16 21 34 91 36 497 826

N CIP 2004 9 2 57 12 71 85 14 136 853 Statement of Pendency CasesStatement of - Principal of Seat

P R I 6667 2003 24649 12257 14526 25198 20722 21958 11582 10716 16196 33866 27226 2 1 7 1 1 Crl. 26 29 51 12 113 TH F OR O F PU D UCH ERRY ORY 644 681227 687894

Institution 2002

3 4 3 5 3 1

21 12 21 18 TH E N 446 2001 5051 6852 3129 5137 8878 3 9 1 8 6 3 2 25 29 11 12550 12274 14328 11188 10471 14350 15739 372

Civil

327844 336722 IT T ERR ON 2000

3 6 2 2 2 9 1

25 16 304 1999 4 1 2 1 5 4 10

228

I C Y O F ASES AND P ENDEN S P OSA L 17225 1998 28176 45910 50102 43395 46856 28683 11311 39272 41316 27407 28155 Total

2 3 6 3 4

13 1072072 1100227 143 1997

ON , D I 1 8 5 4 8 5 1

135 1996 8651 6196 1 4 7 1

10 59

17562 12472 26116 18036 17357 10835 11341 13016 14036 14273 Crl. 451033 1995 465306

2 4 4 3 11 33 MIL NADA MIL U AND N I 1994 T O pening Balance NS TITUTI 1 6 1 1 1

11 22

(as on 01.01.2017) I C Y O F ASES O F P ENDEN T I 1993 8574 5115 4 7 7 10 24

10614 33438 23986 25359 29499 17848 27931 28300 13371 13882 Civil 621039 1992 634921

4 M EN 1 1 13 1991 G TH E N G T E 1 4 1

15

A 1990

2 1

S T 1989 1

A L T 1988

T S H O WI T

3 O V ERI F ICATION SICAL YEAR L Institution, Disposal - Pendency of Cases -District Judiciary of -District Cases Disposal - Pendency Institution, M EN T A T E O ame of the D istrict of the N ame THENI THOOTHUKUDI TIRUCHIRAPALLI* TIRUNELVELI TIRUPPUR TIRUVALLUR TIRUVANNAMALAI TIRUVARUR VELLORE VILLUPURAM VIRUDHUNAGAR* PU D UCH ERRY T G RAND T A T. T. A T A T TER PHY A G ORY T A . F TC AS SA R C W LP A S C R P R CP OSA S T CM T E CM SA C ON 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 S . C ON L A PP EA NO * A V. A PPL RE V. C ROS O BJ . C A

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L

L A T O T T A 1 4 1289 2770 3380 1368 3144 1488 3765 8492 8512 3598 7107 2353 5242 7167 1542 49 71 44 15 384 306 422 117 365 292 127 113 157 O 1055 8384 2218 5510 3046 1124 2199 1938

93092 42584 12191 12856 10376 18309

T 2017 1 7 6 2 11 98 30 76 29 21 15 319 480 499 171 667 515 110 602 121 323 9394 1471 1280 3287 19535 69 43

140 507 418 111 405 888 262 754 697 272 435 181 NA L 2016 O 20) 1412 1886 3462 1 7 2 84 10 10 64 57 67 36 47 20 28 607 649 523 111 334 283 7103 1152 2054

13249 AN 10 YEARS

( C ) 2015 C R IMI (11 T (11 3 6 1 3 29 13 15 16 71 50 34 22 691 413 414 371 170 106 198 8209 1157 1718 13710

89 2014 171 287 237 802 590 140 428 529 219 637 169 773 243 4 7 3 1 TH M ORE 59 71 10 51 40 28 32 14 80 801 982 682 471 358 102 105 1120 1230 2062 7001 2111 13013

CIVIL 2013 2 3 8 8 5 3 44 94 67 25 33 15 16

192 726 712 933 429 149 131

8734 4107 1032 2012 L 4 6 8 4 978 84 35 20 51 12 19 23 42 79 661 886 488 330 131 114 5903 2906 1976 2725 1210 2231 6490 1305 2932 6097 3117 5716 1487 4197 5502 1118

T A

2011 10848 12785 O 4 2 2 4 1 1 T

65 10 23 16 96 32 37 35

861 678 338 236 203 112 4416 1660 2010 G E WI SE ( AS ON 31.12.2017) ( AS ON 31.12.2017) 2 6 7 2 6 5 21 13 73 78 12 26 10 546 631 488 217 149

3683 1391

SE 2009 827 408 725 514 449 968 976 124 NA L 5 2 2 5 5 2 3 S - A 27 66 24 12 12 17 1243 3327 4319 4032 1866 2986 1789 1959 7039 768 679 271 385 167 164

2616 O 10)

T AN 5 YEARS (B) 2008 1 3 6 6 4 5 3

13 24 20 14 53 21

591 207 302 186 195 (6 T 1654 C R IMI 2007 7 5 8 2 1 2 7 14 19 14 36 790 146 109 170 1330

TH M ORE 2006 570 485 856 511 994 T E C O U R

3 3 1149 1482 1717 3163 1964 1778 1 6816 1251 2730 2 2408 1 3543 4 5746 3

36 25 10 16 19 22 972 827 2005 CIVIL

1 3 2 3 2 1

17 15 34 10 943 855 2004 1 2 2 3 5 Statement of Pendency CasesStatement of - District of Judiciary 11 11 19 855 801 D WI - YEAR CH B EN AD U RA I

L 2003 M 9 3 1 4 1 14 678 646 7316 6637 8485 T A

15750 12932 20374 48583 15811 18013 23195 2002 42551 26404 27431 12980 38890 56290 O 107636 1 3 6 1 T 11 17

450 411

TH E N 2001

3 1 1 1 9

19 435 401 2000 2 NA L 11 O L AN 5 YEARS 331 318 1659 5644 3910 6832 5580 7629 6208 4176 3004

( A ) 21137 12900 17608 11257 12056 14010 24625 46225 1999

1 1 8

10 239 219 1998 C R IMI

2 3 74 69 TH ESS 1997

5 9 1 98 83 1996

2 1 5657 2727 7352 9603 8804 5481 70 51 16 1995 10106 13542 10384 27446 10295 24943 15147 15375 24880 31665 61411

CIVIL

9 40 31 L C ASES 1994

1 6

23 16 I C Y O F ASES O F P ENDEN T 1993

8 6 14 1992 T O F P ENDEN C Y ASES I N S UB ORD NA T

M EN

2

8 10 T E 1991

6 1 5 A 1990 S T 3 3

O F TH E

1989 T E M EN

2 2 S T R ICT A 1988

D I 2 2

S T 1986

NA M E

2 2 1985

2 2 YEAR PERAMBALUR PUDUKKOTTAI NAMAKKAL NILGIRIS KRISHNAGIRI MADURAI KANNIYAKUMARI NAGAPATTINAM KARUR KANCHEEPURAM ERODE DINDIGUL DHARMAPURI CUDDALORE COIMBATORE ARIYALUR CHENNAI (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (B) (B) (B) (S) (B) (B) (B)

. Statement of Pendency of Cases - Madurai Bench of - Madurai ofStatement Cases Pendency 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 16 17 14 15 11 12 13 10 L S L. NO A T P T T A . T A G ORY T A T A R T SA TC AS WP W LP A O S C R P HCP CM T E C R L A CM SA O BJ N . T C ROSS C R L C R L O P C ON C ON V. A PLW RE V. C A V. A PLC. RE V.

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1833 8276 3442 4448 2675 3021 8686 3855 5275 3958 1428 6647 6414 4336 3696 O 12966 T 169642 173338 406 584 564 469 139 248 498 498 494 340 188 408 612 285 161 NA L 1444 O 20) 19119 19280 AN 10 YEARS ( C ) C R IMI (11 T (11 83 79 45 23 320 161 331 313 805 851 733 576 451 TH M ORE 1046 1275 1152 17519 17970 CIVIL L 1344 6646 2799 3659 2491 2612 6913 3026 4468 2767 1217 5087 5069 3475 3084 T A 10717 O

133004 136088 T G E WI SE ( AS ON 31.12.2017) 904 893 844 NA L S - A 2145 2079 1910 1498 1744 2001 1827 2407 4369 1837 1817 1543 1641 O 10) 61369 63010 T AN 5 YEARS (B) (6 T (6 C R IMI TH M ORE 440 720 993 868 373 T E C O U R 4501 1749 4912 1199 2061 6348 1874 3250 3252 1932 1443 71635 73078 CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE L 9980 9033 T A 38963 16601 23655 14944 25257 35842 46731 35949 33855 24425 31949 35333 24441 23234 O 896236 919470 T AN 5 YEARS O L D NA L 5313 9673 7294 9165 4354 8895 9984 12768 12156 15492 10751 23533 15820 12237 13548 12242 ( A ) 375443 387685 C R IMI 4667 6928 7650 9765 4679 26195 11499 25091 23198 20129 21618 15260 23054 25349 10893 10992 TH C ASES L ESS CIVIL 520793 531785

T O F P ENDEN C Y ASES I N S UB ORD NA T A L O F TH E T T E M EN O A D I S T R ICT S T NA M E Statement of Pendency of Cases - District Judiciary of - District ofStatement Cases Pendency RAMANATHAPURAM SALEM SIVAGANGA THANJAVUR THENI THOOTHUKUDI TIRUCHIRAPALLI TIRUNELVELI TIRUPPUR TIRUVALLUR TIRUVANNAMALAI TIRUVARUR VELLORE VILLUPURAM VIRUDHUNAGAR TOTAL PUDUCHERRY G RAND T

. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 S L. NO

80 INFRASTRUCTURE

PRINCIPAL SEAT OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

The Madras High Court is located within the High Court campus and is housed in the heritage and annexe buildings and in the Administrative Block – the heritage buildings built in the year 1892, the annexe, during the year 1996 and the Administrative Block during the year 2015.

63 Judges’ Chambers including the Chambers of the Hon’ble Chief Justice, 48 Court Halls, various sections on the Judicial, Administrative and Technical sides, Library, Meeting and Conference Halls with Video Conferencing facilities, National Informatics Centre, Information Centre, Office of the Advocate General, Madras Bar Association, Madras High Court Advocates Association, are housed in the heritage, annexe buildings and Administrative Block.

Besides the High Court, the High Court campus includes City Civil Court, Court of Small Causes, Principal Labour Court and 3 additional Labour Courts, Mahalir Neethimantram, Principal Special Court under EC Act, I & II Additional Special Courts for exclusive trial of cases under NDPS Act, Special Court under TNPID Act, Principal Family Court and 7 Additional Family Courts, Industrial Tribunal, Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal, State Transport Appellate Tribunal, Offices of the Additional Solicitor General, Standing Corporation Counsel, Official Assignee, Administrator General & Official Trustee, Public Prosecutor, and Government Pleaders.

Women Lawyers’ Association, Law Association, Tamil Nadu Advocate’s Clerks’ Association, Madras Newly created Court Hall High Court Retired officials Association, Tamil Nadu Judges Association, PAO, Press Room, Office for the Government Branch Press, Madras High Court Advocates’ Co-operative Society Canteen e-stamping terminal, Police Control Room, Museum, Auditorium, Arbitration Centre, Mediation Centre, a branch of the with two ATM Centers, BSNL office, Post Office, Dispensary, Milk Parlour, Photo Copier shop, Railway Reservation Counter, Fire and Rescue Services, office of the CISF, and Law Chambers are also located within the campus.

Developments in the year 2017 Infrastructure - Principal Seat

In view of the increase in the strength of the Hon’ble Judges, there was a need to create additional Court Halls, Judges Chambers and Sections of the Registry. The State Government vide G.O.(Ms) No.627, Home (Courts – III) Department, dated 02.09.2016 sanctioned a sum of Rs.5.37 crores for creating additional Court Halls and additional chambers. Accordingly, 5 new Court Halls and 5 Judges Chambers were created in the main building and 5 more chambers and 4 court halls have been created in the Annexe Building, after relocating various sections of the Registry. The State Government sanctioned a sum of Rs.709.50 lakhs for construction of quarters for the Registrars of the High Court inside the High Court campus. With the said fund a building consisting of Stilt + 3 floors has been constructed adjacent to the Fire Service Station inside the High Court

Infrastructure - Principal Seat - Principal Infrastructure campus. All the sections of the Registry have been Air Conditioned at a total cost of Rs.1.00 crore, sanctioned by the State Government. Newly created Chambers

82 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 83 The electric transformer providing electricity to the entire High Court campus was of 500 KVA capacity, it was upgraded to 1000 KVA capacity at a total cost of Rs.2.30 crores, sanctioned by the State Government. The State Government have sanctioned a sum of Rs.1.42 crores for installation of Solar Lighting facility over the Annexe Building of the High Court and the work has been entrusted to TEDA. The Judicial Notice section was functioning in a cramped space and an additional space has been created adjacent to the existing one with the fund available under the Maintenance Head of Account. Likewise, the Court Officers’ Section has been provided with new space with using the fund available under the Maintenance Head of Account. All the Masters’ Court were functioning in scattered locations. All the Masters’ Courts have been brought under one roof at the second floor of the Annexe Building over the Original Side as Masters’ Court Complex. The Advocates canteen has been provided with new space in the First and Second floors of the Advocates Canteen Building near the Aavin Milk Parlour. The building which was previously occupied by the Advocates’ Co-operative Society Canteen has now been provided to the Madras High Court and Madurai Bench Officers & Staff Association, for

running a canteen. A part of the said building has been provided to the Madras High Court Advocates Infrastructure - Principal the Madras High Court Seat of Association for keeping safe lockers for the benefit of the young and deserving Lawyers. The Stock Holding Corporation has been provided with a space in front of the City Civil Court for setting up of e-Stamps vending counter.

Sections

84 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 85 Security of the High Court Buildings – Parking slots were arranged to the members A dedicated team of staff members has been (Principal Seat & Madurai Bench) of the Associations of the Madras Bar trained in processing the data and printing of Association and Madras High Court Advocates’ ID cards, to ensure authenticity. Association. The Security of the Principal Seat of the Madras High Court was entrusted to the Central Industrial RFID enabled ID cards have been issued to Security Force from 16.11.2015, as per the directions of the Hon’ble First Bench in W.P.No.29197/2015 A separate pass issuance block with 10 all the staff members of the Registry, to other dated 30.10.2015. The State Government vide G.O. (Ms.) No.670, Home (Police-12) Department dated counters with State of Art Technology has Government departments and to the media 17.09.2015, declared the High Court of Madras and Madurai Bench of Madras High Court Campuses been set up for issuance of photo ID cards to persons. as High Security Zones and also sanctioned necessary funds for the implementation of the security visitors. Around 8,000 RFID ID cards to all the Advocates system. From then on, necessary infrastructure facilities have been provided for the security of the A dedicated Visitor Management System have been printed for distribution. buildings, both at the Principal Seat and at the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, few of which software has been developed for the Pass All the Judicial Officers in Chennai City have are bulleted under : Issuance Counter. been issued with ID cards and issuance of ID At every gate, a permanent frisking booth has been constructed. X-BIS Baggage Scanners and Visitors are photographed and photo ID cards cards to all the Judicial Officers across the CCTV Cameras have been installed inside every frisking booth. are issued. After verification of their identity, the State, is under process. data of every visitor is stored in the computer The State Government have sanctioned All the entry points have been provided with mechanised Boom Barriers. for future reference and retrieval. necessary funds for installation of CCTV Vehicle Surveillance System with RFID vehicle tags have been proposed to be installed in all the A separate ID card processing wing with a full- cameras in all the Court Complexes across the vehicle entry points. fledged photo studio has been created inside State and the work has been completed in all the High Court premises to take photographs the Courts in 5 Districts initially viz., Chennai, of persons to be issued with ID cards. Madurai, Dindigul, Kanniyakumari and Salem. The work is in progress in other Districts. Infrastructure - Principal Seat Infrastructure - Principal Seat - Principal Infrastructure

CCTV Surveillance CISF at the Southern Gate (Principal Seat)

86 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 87 MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court was activities. inaugurated in the year 2004. There are 25 Chamber for Registrar -cum-Private Secretary Court Halls and Judges’ chambers attached to Hon’ble the Chief Justice, High Court, to Court Halls, Library, Conference Hall with Madras was provided in the ground floor near Video conferencing system, Projector, etc., 21 the Chambers of the Hon’ble the Chief Justice. bungalows, VIP Guest House, Food Court, Law Office Building, Lawyers Chambers’ Buildings, 8 Government accorded sanction for shops, Staff Canteen, BSNL, Post Office, Indian Rs.4,69,33,600/- for conversion of existing halls Bank and Advocates Canteen, within the campus. and sections into 8 nos. of Additional Court An orchard and a tank with greenery, flora and Halls with Chambers in the Administrative fauna is maintained with the assistance of Public Block of Madurai Bench and work of conversion Works Department. Variety of birds like Peacock, of 4 nos. of Court Halls with Chambers is fully Lesser whistling duck, spot billed Duck, Glossy completed. Ibis, Yellow Bitten, etc., have their nests in the Chamber-cum-office of the Additional garden. Registrar-II (Vigilance) was provided at a cost DEVELOPMENTS IN THE YEAR 2017 : of Rs.6,00,000/-.

Office-cum-Chambers of the Assistant 3 numbers of new KONE Lifts with capacity to Solicitor General of India at Madurai Bench carry 13 persons (one exclusively for Hon’ble was constructed at a cost of RS.22.99 lakhs Judges and two for Advocates, staff, public and inaugurated on 22.09.2017. etc.,) were installed in the Administrative Block.

Additional kitchen and store room in the Food 299 nos. of CCTV cameras were installed in the Infrastructure - Madurai Bench Court in V.I.P. Guest House was constructed Court Halls, corridors, sections, law chamber at a cost of Rs.6,00,000/- and inaugurated on areas, Judges’ Bungalow areas etc., in the 22.09.2017. premises of the Madurai Bench (Work relating to installation of 52 cameras by CISF is fully  Additional two wheeler parking facilities for the completed and 247 cameras by M/s ELCOT, Advocates, Law Officers, public etc., in the Law Chennai has also been completed and the Chamber Area was inaugurated on 22.09.2017. cameras are running on trial basis).

3 numbers of additional cubicles were provided Dredging and strengthening of the bunds in the inside the Mediation and Conciliation Centre. 3 tanks situated in the premises of the Madurai Bench have been carried out at an estimated Space measuring approximately 136 sq.ft. cost of Rs.15,00,000/- for improving the inside the Accounts Section was allotted to storage capacity of the tanks and to maintain the Madras High Court Co-operative Society the water table level. NO.G-214, Chennai-104 for carrying out Society

Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 89 Shelter has been provided for supplying food to the TSP Personnel posted in the Madurai Bench Conservation of the HERITAGE BUILDING premises.

Mass cleaning and plantation programme was organised in the premises on 16.12.2017, in which The conservation of this heritage building, which and the work has commenced. The State was built in the year 1892, was realised a decade Hon’ble Judges, Registrars, District Collector of Madurai, Deputy Director of Horticulture, Members Government have sanctioned the necessary ago and a committee was constituted for restoring from the Bar, Officers and staff of the Madurai Bench participated. funds and the work is in progress. and conserving the beauty of the building. The  M/s. Abha Narain Lambah Associates has Committee now consists of Hon’ble Judges, Sign boards, Kiosks and Display Boards are placed at prominent places of the High Court of Madras – both at the been appointed as a Conservation Architect Advocate General and Additional Advocate Principal Seat and at Madurai Bench for the easy access of the Advocates and litigant public. as per the G.O.M.S.No.876, Home (Courts III) General of the State, Additional Solicitor General Department dated 07.12.2015, to carry out the of India, and Chief Engineer (Buildings) PWD. following works:- Besides, the Hon’ble Minister for PWD, Officials in 1. Repair works to leaky Madras Terrace Roof the cadre of Secretaries, Presidents / Secretaries using heritage methods. of the Bar Associations, Principal of Government Law College and the Principal Judge, City Civil 2. Lime Plastering works in walls. Court, are special invitees for heritage meetings. 3. Repair works in the wooden joists. The heritage work carried out during the year 2017 are bulleted under : 4. Repair works in the stone joints.

The old light house, which was in a dilapidated 5. Architectural Conservation/Restoration.

condition, was renovated completely and now The State Government have sanctioned a sum stands tall with its regained aesthetic look. of Rs.9,00,002/- towards service charges @5% The Chief Justice’s Court Hall was renovated. of the total project cost payable to M/s. Abha Few missing designs in the painted ceiling Narain Lambah Associates, for phase-I of the CJ’s bungalow - Madurai Bench were repainted and fixed. All the stained glass conservation and Restoration work in the High Conservation of the Heritage Building Conservation of panels were repaired and restored. The teak Court’s Heritage Building. wood furniture were polished to original shine. All Court Halls in the heritage building and in The floor carpet was removed and original the annex building have been provided with flooring restored by polishing. elegant number boards made of brass metal.

The tiles in the first floor of the main building It was very difficult to clean the long corridors of were replaced with tiles which appear to be the the heritage building as also the annex building. replica of the heritage tiles. Therefore, two battery operated eco friendly mopping machines have been purchased at a Leaky roof of the main building was treated total cost of Rs.18,50,600/-, sanctioned by the with traditional methods. State Government.

The Conservation work of murals in the 22 Since the lime plastering inside the central domes is entrusted to National Research dome, over the quadrangle area, kept peeling

Infrastructure - Madurai Bench - Madurai Infrastructure Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural off frequently, it has been proposed to redo Property (NRLC), Lucknow at a total cost of the entire plastering without disturbing the A view of Madurai Bench Entrance Rs.2.70 crores for 36 months of duration Originality and the work is in progress.

90 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 91 There were massive Air Conditioner ducts in progress in the interior walls of Quadrangle leading to Court Hall Nos.13 and 14 and shabby dome. machine rooms erected in front of the Courts at The vinyl flooring and restore the original both ends of the corridor, spoiling the elegance marble and kadappa stone flooring and floor of the building. Now, these Air Conditioner polishing is done. ducts and the machine rooms have been totally To regain the aesthetic look, the damaged removed after installing Variable Refrigerant stained glass panels in Court Hall Nos.1, 3 and Flow (VRF) system allowing the building to 4 are restored in an effective manner by an be visible, restoring the original beauty of the expert. corridors. To enhance the aesthetic look of the dome, the PVC conduits and electric/computer cables Stained glass are fixed to the gothics of the running to thousands of metres over the quadrangle dome, which is located in the mid corridors of the main building and also the of Court Halls 8,9,10 and 11. annexe building were identified with special To restore the aesthetic look, the Wooden effort and removed. The cables have been Flooring has been relayed with tiles; main handed over to the Computer Section for reuse. door and stained glasses are restored in the Renovation works in the Quadrangle Dome Chambers of Hon’ble Chief Justice. is in progress. Scaffolding is erected to carry In the Heritage Building, a stand for the out the work in the interior of the dome. The Gong Bell has been installed and the same is Chief Justice’s Court Hall existing wall plastering is completely removed and as a base, lime plastering is done primarily. replicated in the Annexe Building. As a second layer, Mughal plastering work is Conservation of the Heritage Building Conservation of Conservation ofConservation the Heritage Building

Chief Justice’s Chamber

92 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 93 Madras High Court Interiors Museum

The Madras High Court Museum was established Department executed the task by utilising the in the year 2005 to showcase the great heritage services of archaeologist and interior designer of the Madras High Court for posterity. The Ms.Nalini Radhakrishnan, who had earlier worked museum was the brainchild of the then Hon’ble to put in place the interiors of the Madras Museum Chief Justice Mr. Markandeya Katju. In the task at Egmore. The funds for carrying out these works of establishing the museum he was ably assisted were released by the Government of India under by Hon’ble Mr. Justice K.P. Sivasubramaniam, the Museum Grants Scheme. Hon’ble Mr. Justice K. Raviraja Pandian and There are two pavilions in the Museum - one Hon’ble Mrs. Justice Prabha Sridevan. Curator historical pavilion and the other heritage pavilion. Mr. Thekkur Krishnamoorthy assisted them ably by identifying and collecting many artefacts that The objects and artefacts displayed in the were then displayed at the Museum. Museum take the viewers back to the 18th, 19th and the early 20th century. The Historical Pavilion The Museum, when it was inaugurated was displays : housed in an extent of about 3000 sq. ft in the  North Eastern side of the ground floor of the main A pictorial narrative of the history of Indian legal building. In the year 2017, a new building was system from the year 1600 till its establishment constructed in an extent of 6782 sq. ft. in the south in the year 1862. western part of the campus, to accommodate the Charters of the Mayor’s Court, 1753, Recorder’s museum in the first floor and an auditorium in the Court, 1798, and the Supreme Court of Madras, second floor. 1800. Copy of Letters Patent of 1862 and amended The task of shifting the museum to the newly Letters Patent of 1865. constructed building, interior decoration,  displaying the artefacts elegantly and continued Original declaration made by Judges of the maintenance of the museum were entrusted with Supreme Court of Madras and the High Court the Public Works Department. The Public Works of Madras at the time of their respective appointments. Museum Conservation ofConservation the Heritage Building

94 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 95 HISTORIC PAVILION The Heritage pavilion consists of : Records relating to some important and Portraits / Photographs of the first and last interesting cases. Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of Suit Registers of the 19th Century maintained Madras, the Chief Justices of the Madras High by the Subordinate Courts, Ootacamund. Court, including Justice Arthur Collins during whose tenure the present High Court Buildings Seals and Badges used in Subordinate were constructed and declared open and at Courts during pre-independence days and the whose initiative the marble statue of Justice documents written in cadjan leaves filed as Sir Muthuswami Iyer was sculpted by the renowned sculptor George Wade and installed exhibits. in the High Court. A Model Court hall of the pre independence Photographs of old High Court Buildings at the days, with the ornamental chairs of Hon’ble Customs House (where the Supreme Court of Judges, Clerk’s tables, horse shoe table for Madras functioned from 1817 to 1862 and the the Advocates and the ornamental chairs, High Court of Madras functioned from 1862 to 1892) brass table lamps used in those days and the decorative lamps fitted in Courts and the Group photographs of dignitaries taken at the witness box and seat for the public. time of opening ceremony of the present High Court Buildings on 12th July, 1892. Mannequins depicting the event of the key handing over ceremony of the High Court Photographs of the High Court taken at various points of time in its history. Buildings that took place on the 12th July, 1892. These mannequins don the robes worn  Ceremonial robes worn by the Hon’ble Judges, by the artists who re-enacted the ceremony while presiding over the criminal sessions of during the 125th Anniversary of the Building the High Court till the High Court exercised the celebrated on 16th September, 2017). ordinary original criminal jurisdiction and the ceremonial robes worn by Sheriff of Madras.  A Model of the Heritage Building made at Busts of the first Indian Judge of the Madras Poompuhar is prominently exhibited on a table. High Court – Sir T. Muthuswami Iyer (1878 – Artefacts from the Subordinate Judiciary were 1895) and of Justice P.V. Rajamannar, the first collected and are also displayed. There is a Indian Chief Justice (1948 - 1961). proposal to have a separate pavilion for these artefacts. Extract of the speeches delivered by His Excellency the Governor of Madras Rt. Hon’ble The Museum is open to public on all working days Beilby Baron Wenlock and the Hon’ble Chief of the High Court from 10.30 am to 5.45 pm. The admission is free.

Justice Sir Arthur Collins, at the opening Museum ceremony of the High Court Buildings. Museum

96 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 97 HERItage PAVILION

Model Court Hall Museum Museum

Master Miniature of the Heritage Building

98 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 99 LIBRARY

Principal Seat Juris Secundum, a Complete Restatement of the Entire American Law in 101 Volumes, American The Madras High Court Library, called “Hon’ble Jurisprudence 2d – A Modern Comprehensive Judges’ Library”, is a big Library, housed in a Text Statement of American Law as well as spacious area with a wooden tier inside, wherein Halsbury’s Laws of England and Halsbury’s Laws of India, in its collections. various range of law books, bare Acts and books on general topics are arranged in wooden almirahs There is also an Annexe Library for housing with glass sliding, so as to locate the required various Law Journals, such as All India Reporter books at a glance. The library is situated in the (AIR), Supreme Court Cases (SCC), Supreme First Floor of the Heritage Building, near the Chief Court Reporter (SCR) SCALE, Judgment Today, Justice’s Chambers and Court Hall. An artistically Madras Law Journal (MLJ), Law Weekly, Current designed wooden staircase leads to the wooden Tamil Nadu Cases, Journals on Tax Matters and tier, where old Acts and Text Books and Civil All England Reports etc. Law Reports (Appeal and Criminal Court Manuals are housed. Apart Cases), Law Reports (Chancery Divisions), from the Text Books on various branches of Law Drewrys Reports, Hare’s Reports, Criminal Law authored by eminent jurists, leading Barristers Review, Cox Criminal Law Cases and Law Reports and Advocates and Professors of various Law (Queen Bench) are also housed in the Annexe Universities, the Judges Library has Corpus Library. Library - Principal Seat Library Library

Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 101 Madurai Bench

The Hon’ble Judges’ Library at the Madurai Bench In the year 2017, a mini library has been established is housed in a vast and spacious area, in the block in each and every Chambers of the Hon’ble meant for Court Halls, both in the ground floor and Judges housing about 80 important books, mostly commentaries, with the funds sanctioned by the in the first floor. A spacious and fully furnished Government in a sum of Rs.75,00,000/- (Rupees Reading Hall is provided in the Judges’ Library. Seventy Five lakhs only), as a special allotment. Few of the Collections in the Judges’ Library include Bare Acts, Law Books with commentaries, Insofar as subordinate judiciary is concerned, the Digests of Supreme Court and the High Courts, Government of Tamil Nadu have sanctioned a Medical and Legal Dictionaries, Halsbury’s Laws sum of Rs.4.75 crores as a special allotment, for of England (56 volumes), of India (45 Volumes) purchase of recent editions of law books. From and out of the said amount allotted, 870 sets of and Encyclopaedia of important Central Acts, wide range of books, such as Manual of Central Rules, Regulations, Orders, Schemes, etc. Law Acts, Manual of Tamil Nadu Acts, Commentaries Journals including Privy Council judgments, All on Constitution of India, Civil Procedure India Reporter, Scale, Supreme Court Cases (Civil Code, Criminal Procedure Code, Evidence Act, and Criminal), Supreme Court Reports and almost Transfer of Property Act, Motor Vehicles Act, all the law journals published in the Tamil Nadu Legal dictionaries, etc. were purchased for the are housed in the Annexe Library. libraries in all the subordinate courts starting from Judicial Magistrate Courts, District Munsif Library - Madurai Bench - Madurai Library Coping with the development in the information Courts, Subordinate Judge Courts, Chief Judicial technology, e-journals, such as SCC On-line, Magistrate Courts, District Courts and Special Manupatra, Complete Digital Journal (CDJ), Law Courts. Weekly, Current Tamil Nadu Cases (CTC), All India Considering the workload of the Librarian in the Reporter, ITR, GST-Excus are also available in the Principal Seat of the Madras High Court, due to Hon’ble Judges Library in the Principal Seat and in increase in the strength of the Hon’ble Judges, a the Madurai Bench. E-journals help in many ways new post - ‘Chief Librarian’ has been created in in browsing very old reported cases of Indian the cadre of Assistant Registrar with effect from Courts as well as foreign courts. 23.12.2017. Library

Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 103 Sanctioned DISTRICT JUDICIARY - DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE Sl. G.O. and date Place / District Proposal Amount (Rs. In PARTICULARS OF FINANCIAL SANCTION No lakhs) Transfer of land measuring an extent of 2.70 acres in S.No.105/2, Kottaimedu village, Sanctioned Kamudhi, belonging to the Tamil Nadu Sl. Kamudhi / G.O. and date Place / District Proposal Amount (Rs. In GO. (Ms.) No.34 Khadi and Village Industries Board, to the No 12. Ramanathapuram 151.03 lakhs) 06.01.2017 Judicial Department, for construction of Distict Construction of two sub courts over the court building and quarters for the District G.O. (Ms.) No.770 / existing combined court building, two quarters 1. 471.65 Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate at Kamudhi, 23.10.2017 Vellore District for the Judicial Magistrates and two garages Ramanathapuram District. at Arakkonam, Vellore District Construction of compound wall around the G.O. (2D) No. 10, Krishnagiri/ Construction of court building and quarters for 13. Judges Quarters at Bethathalapalli Village at Rs.27.17 lakhs G.O. (Ms.) No.874 Arcot / Vellore the District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate 06.01.2017 Krishnagiri 2. 427.92 Krishnagiri District. 19.09.2017 District along with cycle stand, garage at Arcot, Vellore Construction of post attached quarters for District Special District Judge(MACT), Sessions G.O. (Ms.) No. 87, Krishnagiri / Ariyalur, 14. Judge (FTMC), Special Sub Judge (MACT) 297.00 25.01.2017 Krishnagiri Coimbatore, Construction of Police lock-up with toilet and Special Judge for Land Grabbing Cases at G.O. (Ms.) No.122 Madurai, Salem, in the combined court buildings at Ariyalur, 3. 70.12 Krishnagiri. 09.02.2017 Pudukottai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem, Pudukottai, Construction of combined court building and G.O. (Ms.) No.87 Krishnagiri / Ramanathapuram Ramanathapuram and Tirunelveli 15. quarters for the Judicial Officers at Krishnagiri, 1673.10 25.01.2017 Krishnagiri District & Tirunelveli Krishnagiri District Construction of quarters for Judicial Infrastructure facilities in District Development of Judiciary G.O. (Ms.) No. 87, Refixation of the rent for the Law Chambers 4. Attur/Salem Magistrate No.2 and Fast Track Court 85.47 G.O. (Ms.) No.812, in the District Court Campus at Madurai as 25.01.2017 16. Madurai (Magisterial Level) at Attur, Salem District 06.11.2017 Rs.400/- per month instead of Rs.930/- per Chengam / Construction of combined court building and G.O. (Ms.) No.87 month 5. Tiruvannamalai quarters for the Judicial Officers at Chengam, 1098.02 lakhs Construction of Police Guard Rooms in the 25.01.2017 G.O. (Ms.) No.708 Madurai & District Tiruvannamalai District 17. Regional Centres of Tamil Nadu State Judicial 8.07 GO. (Ms.) No.27 Renovation & Improvement of Old Malligai 19.09.2017 Coimbatore 6. Chennai 155.33 Academy at Madurai and Coimbatore. 06.01.2017 Building, Chennai -28. Nagercoil / Provision of Additional Amenities work in Construction of combined court building G.O. (Ms.) No.55 G.O. (Ms.) No.87 Chidambaram / 18. Kanniyakumari the combined court building at Nagercoil, 519.00 7. and quarters for the Judicial Officers at 2011.02 10.03.2017 25.01.2017 Cuddalore District District Kanniyakumari District Chidambaram, Cuddalore District Construction of four quarters for Sessions Carrying out special repairs to the approach Judge, FTMC, Chairman, Permanent Lok road to the Principal District Judge’s Bungalow G.O. (Ms.) No.881, Adalat, Judicial Magistrate (Special Court for G.O. (Ms.) No.926, and carrying out renovation, restoration and 19. Namakkal 260.49 8. Cuddalore Rs.95.65 27.11.2017 land grabbing cases) and Judicial Magistrate 19.12.2017 preservation work in the Principal District (Mobile Court) in the Master plan complex at Judge’s Bungalow in the Judge’s Bungalow Namakkal. campus at Cuddalore Transfer of land measuring an extent of Construction of quarters for Additional Mahila 0.14.0 hectares in T.S.No.27/4 belonging Judge (Magisterial Level), Special Judge for G.O. (Ms.) No. 87, Cuddalore / G.O. (Ms.) No.33 Needamangalam / to Yamunambal Chatram to the Judicial 9. MCOP Cases, Special Judge for LAOP Cases, Rs.232.67 20. 162.75 25.01.2017 Cuddalore 06.01.2017 Tiruvarur District Department, for construction of court building Special Judge for Land Grabbing Cases at and quarters for the Judicial Officers at Cuddalore. Needamangalam, Tiruvarur District. Construction of compound wall around the GO. (Ms.) No. 38, Devakottai / Construction of four quarters for Sessions 10. residential quarters of Judicial Officers at 15.75 Judge, Mahila Court, Sub Judge, Judicial 06.01.2017 Sivaganga G.O. (Ms.) No.881, Devakkottai 21. Perambalur Magistrate (Land Grabbing Cases) and Rs.263.18 Construction of third floor over the existing 27.11.2017 GO. (Ms.) No.42 Erode / Erode Judicial Mgistrate (Additional Mahila Court) at 11. combined court building at Erode, Erode 180.00 07.01.2017 District Perambalur District. Construction of combined court building and G.O. (Ms.) No.769 Pochampalli / 22. quarters for the District Munsif and the Judicial 574.01 19.09.2017 Krishnagiri District Magistrate at Pochampalli, Krishnagiri District Development of Infrastructure facilities in District Judiciary Development of facilities in District Infrastructure

104 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 105 Sanctioned Sanctioned Sl. Sl. G.O. and date Place / District Proposal Amount (Rs. In G.O. and date Place / District Proposal Amount (Rs. In No No lakhs) lakhs) Construction of combined court building G.O. (Ms.) No.881, Construction of VIP Guest House in the Polur / 36. Trichy 208.13 G.O. (Ms.) No.769 and quarters for the Judicial Officers, staff 27.11.2017 Combined Court Buildings at Trichy 23. Tiruvannamalai 748.12 19.09.2017 canteen, two garages and two wheeler shed at District Construction of combined court building, Bar Polur, Tiruvannamalai District G.O.(Ms.) No.455 Udhagamandalam/ Association Building, Advocate Clerk’s building 37. 2872.60 Rajapalayam / Construction of combined court building 22.05.2017 The Nilgiris District and 49 law chambers at Udhagamandalam, G.O. (Ms.) No.87 24. Virudhunagar and quarters for the Judicial Officers at 964.70 The Nilgiris District 25.01.2017 District Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar District Construction of second floor over the existing G.O.(Ms.) No.769 Udumalpet / Enhancement of Service connection to the 38. Sub Court building at Udumalpet, Tiruppur 121.53 G.O. (Ms.) No.881, 19.09.2017 Tiruppur District 25. Saidapet / Chennai newly constructed Judicial Officers quarters Rs.17.53 District 27.11.2017 at Saidapet in Chennai Construction of quarters for Judicial Magistrate G.O. (Ms.) No. 87, Uthamapalayam / Construction of VIP Guest House for the 39. (Fast Track Court) at Uthamapalayam, Theni 42.35 G.O. (Ms.) No. 41, Sathuvachari / 25.01.2017 Theni 26. Judicial department in the campus of the 185.46 District. 07.01.2017 Vellore Combined Court Buildings at Sathuvachari Construction of combined court building and G.O.(Ms.) No.87 Vadipatti / Madurai Construction of connecting corridor between 40. quarters for the Judicial Officers at Vadipatti, 677.60 G.O.(Ms.) No.851 Sathuvachari / 25.01.2017 District 27. ‘A’ Block and ‘B’ Block of the combined court 20.97 Madurai District 19.09.2017 Vellore District building at Sathuvachari, Vellore District Construction of Additional Block of building in G.O.(Ms.) No.640 Villupuram / Sivakasi / Construction of combined court building and 41. the existing combined court building campus 2254.95 G.O.(Ms.) No.40, 17.08.2017 Villupuram District 28. Virudhunagar quarters for the Judicial Officers at Sivakasi, 1616.56 at Villupuram, Villupuram District 06.01.2017 District Virudhunagar Construction of four Judicial Officers Quarters 278.96 (ADJ) 29. G.O.(Ms.) No.87 Sriperambudur / Construction of combined court building viz., 1.Additional District Judge, 2.Sub Judge, 79.86 G.O. (Ms.) No. 44, Virudhunagar / 25.01.2017 Kancheepuram and quarters for the Judicial Officers at 809.88 42. 3.Judicial Magistrate and 4. Principal District 51.70 & 77.00 Infrastructure facilities in District Development of Judiciary 07.01.2017 Virudhunagar District Sriperambudur, Kancheepuram District Munsif quarters at Virudhunagar (Sub Judge, JM 30. G.O.(Ms.) No.35 Thanjavur / Construction of combined court building Construction of VIP Guest House & PDM) 06.01.2017 Thanjavur District with compound wall at Thanjavur, Thanjavur 3539.00 District. Construction of three post attached quarters in the Combined District Court complex at 1. Lakshmipuram, Theni District G.O. (Ms.) No. 17, 2. Sessions Judge (Magalir 31. Theni / Theni 186.45 05.01.2017 Neethimandram) 3. Judicial Magistrate (FTC) and Judicial Magistrate (Special Court for land grabbing cases) 32. G.O.(Ms.) No.87 Thoothukudi / Construction of remaining portion in 25.01.2017 Thoothukudi the existing combined court building at 488.84 District Thoothukudi, Thoothukudi District 33. G.O. (Ms.) No. Tirukoilur / Construction of two quarters for I Additional 779, 25.10.2017 Villupuram District District Munsif and II Additional District Munsif 103.35 at Tiurkoilur in Villupuram District 34. G.O. (Ms.) No. 21, Tiruppur/ Tiruppur Transfer of land to Judicial Department for 05.01.2017 construction of Judicial Officers quarters at 1072.70 Tiruppur

Construction of three Quarters at Tiruvarur 1. Sessions Judge G.O. (Ms.) No. 39, Tiruvarur / 35. (Magalir Neethimandram), 230.24 06.01.2017 Tiruvarur 2. Sub Judge and 3. Chief Judicial Magistrate Development of Infrastructure facilities in District Judiciary Development of facilities in District Infrastructure Judiciary Development of facilities in District Infrastructure

Combined Court Building at Periyakulam

106 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 107 COMBINED COURT BUILDINGS / COURT BUILDINGS AND JUDICIAL OFFICERS’ QUARTERS FOR WHICH FOUNDATION STONE HAVE BEEN LAID DURING THE YEAR 2017

G.O. Nos. SANCTIONED Sl. Home (Cts III) DISTRICT Name of place AMOUNT DATE No. Department (Rs. In lakhs) and date 645, dated 1 TIRUVALLUR TIRUVALLUR 2350.76 18.02.2017 08.09.2016 172, dated 2 TIRUNELVELI NANGUNERI 471.90 10.03.2017 12.02.2016 40, dated 3 VIRUDHUNAGAR SIVAKASI 1616.56 25.03.2017 06.01.2017 Combined Court Building at Nannilam, Tiruvarur 87, dated 4 VIRUDHUNAGAR RAJAPALAYAM 964.70 25.03.2017 25.01.2017 THOOTHUKUDI (REMAINING 87, dated 5 THOOTHUKUDI 488.84 22.03.2017 PORTION OF THE 25.01.2017 CCB) * 87, dated 6 KRISHNAGIRI KRISHNAGIRI 1970.10 29.04.2017 25.01.2017 Infrastructure facilities in District Development of Judiciary 87, dated 7 CUDDALORE CHIDAMBARAM 2011.02 03.05.2017 25.01.2017 611, dated 8 THOOTHUKUDI SATHANKULAM 555.28 29.05.2017 24.08.2016 87, dated 9 TIRUVANNAMALAI CHENGAM 1098.02 05.06.2017 Combined Court Building at Dharmapuri 25.01.2017 87, dated 10 KANCHEEPURAM SRIPERAMBADUR 809.88 07.06.2017 25.01.2017 646, dated 11 TIRUPPUR TIRUPPUR * 3374.50 29.07.2017 08.09.2016 170, dated 12 TIRUNELVELI AMBASAMUDRAM * 723.41 29.07.2017 12.02.2016 455, dated 13 THE NILGIRIS UDHAGAMANDALAM 2872.60 21.10.2017 22.05.2017

Note: * - Combined Court Building Excluding Quarters Development of Infrastructure facilities in District Judiciary Development of facilities in District Infrastructure Combined Court Building at Dindigul

108 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 109 COMBINED COURT BUILDING AND POST ATTACHED QUARTERS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF COMBINED COURT BUILDINGS AND QUARTERS FOR JUDICIAL OFFICERS INAUGURATED IN 2017 JUDICIAL OFFICERS SANCTIONED UNDER CENTRALLY SPONSORED SCHEME FOR THE YEAR FROM 2011-12 TO 2016-2017 Cost Sl. Name of the No of No. Of Inaugurated Estimate Amount No. Court Buildings / CCB Courts Quarters on (Date) Sl. Sanctioned (In lakhs) Name of the Work G.O.No. Stage of Work No. Rs. in Madhuranthagam, 1 3 - 825.96 26.01.2017 Lakhs Kancheepuram District Cheyyar, 2011-2012 2 4 2 695.90 12. 03. 2017 Tiruvannamalai District Cheranmahadevi, - NIL - 3 1 1 310.20 10. 03. 2017 Tirunelveli District Thuraiyur, 4 2 - 375.03 18.03.2017 2012-2013 Trichy District. Keeranur, 5 1 - 253.41 19.03.2017 Construction of Combined court Pudukkottai District 967, Home (Courts III) Work completed Building and Judicial Officers 1 Department, 1041.61 and inaugurated on Sattur, quarters at Mayiladuthurai in 6 2 - 382.80 25.03.2017 dated 13.12.2012 14.06.2015 Virudhunagar District Nagapattinam District Musiri, 7 2 1 426.46 09.04.2017 Construction of Combined Court Trichy District 967, Home (Courts III) Work completed Buildings and post attached quarters Infrastructure facilities in District Development of Judiciary Tindivanam, 2 Department, 483.50 and inaugurated on 8 8 4 1584.60 14.04.2017 for Judicial Officers at Tittagudi in dated 13.12.2012 26.09.2015 Villupuram District Cuddalore District Dindigul, 9 13 13 3184.36 15.04.2017 Dindigul District Construction of Combined Court 967, Home (Courts III) Work completed Buildings and post attached Sivagiri, 3 Department, 497.31 and inaugurated on 10 1 1 269.17 20.04.2017 quarters at Mudhukulathur in Tirunelveli District dated 13.12.2012 07.11.2015 Ramanathapuram District Dharmapuri, 11 12 12 2762.20 04.06.2017 Dharmapuri District Construction of quarters for 967, Home (Courts III) Additional District Judge, Additional Work completed and Tirukalikundram, 4 Department, 141.68 12 1 1 301.46 10.06.2017 Special Judge and Judicial quarters were occupied Kancheepuram District dated 13.12.2012 Magistrate-II at Krishnagiri Periyakulam, 13 4 1 641.99 22.06.2017 Construction of building for Theni District accomodating the Advocate’s 967, Home (Courts III) Work completed Nagercoil, 14 12 12 1393.87 25.06.2017 5 society canteen and law chambers Department, 420.00 and inaugurated on Kanniyakumari District for advocates at premises of High dated 13.12.2012 29.10.2014 Nannilam, Court, Chennai 15 2 - 374.38 05.08.2017 Tiruvarur District 2013-2014 Tiruthuraipoondi, 16 2 - 368.5 05.08.2017 Tiruvarur District Construction of Combined Court 796, Home (Courts III) Work completed Building and quarters for Judicial Portonovo, 1 Department, 470.80 and inaugurated on 17 1 - 287 23.09.2017 Officers at Musiri, Tiruchirappalli Cuddalore District dated 05.11.2014 09.04.2017 District. Construction of Combined Court 796, Home (Courts III) Work completed 2 Buildings with subsidiary building at Department, 375.03 and inaugurated on Thuraiyur, Tiruchirappalli District. dated 05.11.2014 18.03.2017 Development of Infrastructure facilities in District Judiciary Development of facilities in District Infrastructure

110 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 111 Amount Amount Sl. Sanctioned Sl. Sanctioned Name of the Work G.O.No. Stage of Work Name of the Work G.O.No. Stage of Work No. Rs. in No. Rs. in Lakhs Lakhs

Construction of Court building and Construction of quarters for 10 796, Home (Courts III) 796, Home (Courts III) Work completed Work completed and quarters for the District Munsif-cum- 13 Judicial Officers at Tirunelveli, Department, 613.80 3 Department, dated 352.00 and inaugurated on quarters were occupied Judicial Magistrate at Kodumudi in Tirunelveli District. dated 05.11.2014 05.11.2014 27.08.2016 Erode District Construction of quarters for the 796, Home (Courts III) Work completed and Construction of Combined Court 14 Judicial Officers at Saidapet, Chennai Department, 368.00 796, Home (Courts III) Work completed quarters were occupied Building and quarters for Judicial District dated 05.11.2014 4 Department, dated 1068.13 and inaugurated on Officers at Ulundurpet, Villupuram 05.11.2014 22.10.2016 Addressed to the District. Construction of five numbers of Government on 796, Home (Courts III) Judicial Officers quarters in the 18.01.2017 for issuing Work is in the finishing 15 Department, 173.50 Construction of Combined Court 796, Home (Courts III) Master Plan Complex at Karur, Karur amendment regarding stage and will be dated 05.11.2014 5 Buildings at Thiruthuraipoondi, Department, dated 368.50 District. place of construction. completed in the Tiruvarur District. 05.11.2014 Amendment awaited. month of June 2017 2014-2015

Construction of Court building and - NIL - 796, Home (Courts III) Work completed Infrastructure facilities in District Development of Judiciary quarters for the District Munsif-cum- 6 Department, dated 307.45 and inaugurated on Judicial Magistrate at Sivagiri in 05.11.2014 20.04.2017 2015-2016 Tirunelveli District - NIL - Construction of Combined Court Work is in the finishing 796, Home (Courts III) Building and quarters for Judicial stage and will be 7 Department, dated 530.20 Officers at Sirkali, Nagapattinam completed in the 2016-2017 05.11.2014 District. month of August 2017 Construction of Combined Court 87, Home (Courts III) Construction of Central Record Room 796, Home (Courts III) 1 Building and quarters for Judicial Department, 677.60 Tender under scrutiny 8 in the Combined Court Buildings at Department, dated 29.70 Work Completed Officers at Vadipatti, Madurai District. dated 25.01.2017 Villupuram Villupuram District 05.11.2014 Construction of Combined Court Construction of Combined Court 796, Home (Courts III) Work completed 87, Home (Courts III) Building and quarters for Judicial Boomi Pooja held on 9 Buildings and post attached quarters Department, dated 3709.85 and inaugurated on 2 Department, 1098.02 Officers at Chengam, Tiruvannamalai 05.06.2017. at Dindigul in Dindigul District. 05.11.2014 15.04.2017 dated 25.01.2017 District.

Construction of District Munsif- 796, Home (Courts III) Work is in the finishing Construction of Combined Court 87, Home (Courts III) 10 cum-Judicial Magistrate Court at Department, dated 268.00 stage and will be Building and quarters for Judicial Foundation stone laid 3 Department, 809.88 Portonovo in Cuddalore District 05.11.2014 completed in July 2017 Officers at Sriperambudur, on 07.06.2017 dated 25.01.2017 Kancheepuram District. Construction of Combined Court 796, Home (Courts III) Work completed Building and quarters for Judicial 11 Department, dated 772.90 and inaugurated on Construction of remaining portion Officers at Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai of the combined court building in 87, Home (Courts III) 05.11.2014 12.03.2017 Foundation stone laid District. 4 the vacant space available in front Department, 488.84 on 22.04.2017 Construction of Combined Court 796, Home (Courts III) Work completed of the existing civil court building at dated 25.01.2017 12 Building at Sattur, Virudhunagar Department, dated 382.80 and inaugurated on Thoothukudi, Thoothukudi District District. 05.11.2014 25.03.2017 Development of Infrastructure facilities in District Judiciary Development of facilities in District Infrastructure

112 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 113 Amount PROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTURE Sl. Sanctioned (FURNITURE, MOTOR VEHICLE, TECHNICAL & OTHER EQUIPMENTS) Name of the Work G.O.No. Stage of Work No. Rs. in IN THE SUBORDINATE JUDICIARY OF TAMIL NADU & PUDUCHERRY DURING 2017 Lakhs Sl. Photocopy / Fax Number of Furniture Motor Vehicle Districts No in Rs. Machines in Rs. in Rs. Construction of Combined Court 87, Home (Courts III) Building and six quarters for Judicial Foundation stone laid 1 Principal Seat 1627500 2 P.M. 353664533 4,06,98,465 5 Department, 2011.02 Officers at Chidambaram, Cuddalore on 03.05.2017. dated 25.01.2017 2 Ariyalur 221000 2 P.M. 934500 0 District. 3 Chennai 1014948 3 P.M. 4237065 3023563 Construction of 4 post attahed 4 Coimbatore 451663 4 P.M. 200000 755890.75 quarters for Special District Judge 5 Cuddalore 267393 2 P.M. 3036500 (MACT), Sessions Judge (FTMC), 87, Home (Courts III) 6 Dharmapuri 107044 1 P.M. 1563000 755890.71 6 Special Sub Judge (MACT) and Department, 297.00 Tender under scrutiny Speicial Judge for land grabbing dated 25.01.2017 7 Dindigul 0 - 0 0 cases at Krishnagiri, Krishnagiri 8 Erode 0 - 0 755890.75 District 9 Kancheepuram 102189 1 P.M. 667000 755890.75 10 Kanniyakumari 360678 3 P.M. 471745 610893 Construction of quarters for Judicial 87, Home (Courts III) 7 Magistrate (FTC) at Uthamapalayam, Department, 42.35 Tender under scrutiny 11 Karur 0 - 0 0 Theni District dated 25.01.2017 12 Krishnagiri 107474 1 P.M. 0 0 Development of Infrastructure facilities in District Development of Judiciary 13 Madurai 228474 2 P.M. 382550 0 Construction of quarters for 14 Nagapattinam 117177 1 F.M. + 1 P.M 0 0 Additional Mahila Judge (Magisterial 15 Namakkal 0 - 0 0 level), Special Judge for MCOP 87, Home (Courts III) 16 The Nilgiris 121000 1 P.M. 400000 755890.75 8 cases, Special Judge for LAOP cases, Department, 232.67 Tender under scrutiny Special Judge for Land Grabbing dated 25.01.2017 17 Perambalur 0 - 0 0 Cases at Cuddalore, Cuddalore 18 Pudukottai 0 - 500000 0 District 19 Ramanathapuram 0 - 890000 0

Construction of quarters for Judicial 20 Salem 121000 1 P.M. 500000 0 87, Home (Courts III) Magistrate No.2 and Fast Track 21 Sivagangai 0 - 1525385 779007.5 9 Department, 85.47 Tender under scrutiny Court (Magisterial level) at Attur, dated 25.01.2017 22 Thanjavur 2460000 19 P.M 0 632991 Salem District 23 Theni 0 - 475000 755890.71 Construction of Combined 24 Thoothukudi 288811 3 P.M. 231000 755890.71 87, Home (Courts III) Court Building and quarters for Foundation stone laid 10 Department, 964.70 25 Tiruchirappalli 107474 1 P.M. 1000000 1511781.42 Judicial Officers at Rajapalayam, on 25.03.2017 dated 25.01.2017 26 Tirunelveli 103000 1 P.M. 483700 2343261.88 Virudhunagar District. 27 Tiruppur 146000 1 P.M.+ 1 F.M. 400000 755890.71 28 Tiruvallur 102177 1 P.M. 200000 1511781.46

Construction of Combined Court 29 Tiruvannamalai 0 - 0 0 87, Home (Courts III) Building in the vacant space of the Foundation stone to be 30 Tiruvarur 0 - 0 0 11 Department, 1673.10 existing District Court Campus at laid on 29.04.2017. dated 25.01.2017 31 Vellore 703999 8 P.M. 50,000 2267672.13 Krishnagiri, Krishnagiri District. 32 Villupuram 0 - 0 2290788.96 33 Virudhunagar 122000 1 P.M. 131000 755890.75 34 Puducherry 0 - 0 0 Total 8881001 371942978 62473221.94 Development of Infrastructure facilities in District Judiciary Development of facilities in District Infrastructure P.M. – Photocopy machine F.M. – Fax Machine

114 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 115 125th Anniversary celebrations of THE MADRAS HIGH COURT HEritage BUILDINGS 125th Anniversary celebrations of came to be erected in the 1990s. Bharat Ratna chambers were used to display photographic Dr. B.R.Ambedkar, the great and incomparable exhibitions on two topics. These were “Madras – THE MADRAS HIGH COURT HEritage BUILDINGS architect of our Constitution also came to be the first City of modern India” and “Contribution of honoured by a statue in his memory in the Madras the legal professionals to public life”. The area High Court campus. around the light house was beautifully landscaped with imported Mexican grass and decorated with facade lighting in blue colour. The Madras High Court Buildings - 125

Key handing over ceremony - 12th July 1892 The majestic and imposing edifice in buildings, when they were first inaugurated also which the High Court of Judicature at Madras housed the Small Causes Court building and was The cleaning of the entire buildings was is now housed came up in the year 1892. The thus a court complex. The court complex was done by battery driven scrubber drier machine, construction of the buildings commenced in regarded as the second largest court complex in without damaging the flooring and walls in the October, 1888. The original plan and estimates the world after the chancery courts in England. building. This machine was specially procured for were prepared by Mr. J.W. Brassington, Consulting Samaneedhi Chozhan Statue The 125th year of the existence of the iconic the purpose. Architect to Government, but revised by Mr.H.Irwin, structure which has become a major landmark of Consulting Architect. Though the original cost The Government was addressed for The venue for the celebration was the Anniversary Celebrations the city of Chennai, and which has withstood the th was estimated at Rs.9,45,000/-, the construction release of funds to meet the expenditure relating open space on the south western side, within ravages of weather, the load of several additional was completed at a revised cost of Rs.12,98,163/- to the celebration and the Government sanctioned the High Court campus near MTC bus stand. A constructions, drillings, ducting, etc., was resolved in July, 1892 and it was proclaimed open on the a sum of Rs.1,45,00,000/- (Rupees One crore forty remarkably grand and leaky proof pandhal was to be celebrated in a befitting manner on 16th of 12th day of July, 1892 by His Excellency Beilby five lakhs) for the purpose. A logo was designed erected to accommodate nearly 3000 people. September, 2017. th Baron Wenlock, the Governor of the erstwhile to mark the event, which was officially released Six small LED screens were installed in various Celebrations Anniversary , in the presence of Sir Arthur In the 125 years of its existence, five on 12.07.2017 by the Hon’ble Chief Justice, in the places of the venue and in the main building of Collins, the then Chief Justice of the Madras High statues have also been erected in the High Court presence of the Hon’ble Judges of the Madras the Madras High Court to enable the viewers to Court, Puisne Judges and others. complex. The first of these was the statue of High Court and other dignitaries in an official view the events, from any place. One backdrop Justice Muthusamy Iyer in 1895, followed by a function arranged by the Madras Bar Association. LED screen in mega size was erected at the dais The event, as narrated in the Centenary statue of Sri Bhashyam Ayyangar, the first Indian for displaying the old photographs of the heritage Volume, published in the year 1962 states that The old light house, which incidentally is Acting Advocate General of the Madras High building during the function and also for playing there was a procession passing through the Court also the oldest structure in the Court complex, Court, followed by a bust in memory of the first the documentary film produced by the national and reached the dais. The Secretary to Government was renovated applying the best renovation Indian Chief Justice of the Madras High Court broadcaster Doordarshan. in the Public Works Department offered the key of techniques. A lantern at the top of the light house Justice Rajamannar. Samaneedhi Chozhan the building to the Governor, who after accepting simulating the original that had been lost with the The Hon’ble Chief Justice of India – Hon’ble personifies obeisance to the principle “May you the key delivered it to the keeping of the Chief passage of time, was installed with the assistance Mr. Justice Dipak Misra was the Chief Guest of the

The Madras High Court Buildings - 125 High Court Madras The be ever so high, the law is above you”. In memory Justice. The key was received by His Lordship of the Directorate of Light Houses and Lightships. occasion. The other dignitaries who graced the of this stalwart among kings, a statue for him also the then Chief Justice Sir Arthur Collins. The The ground floor of the structure which had four occasion were the Hon’ble Judges of the Supreme

118 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 119 Court, Hon’ble Chief Justices of other High Courts, Justice, Government of India, Hon’ble Judges of Hon’ble Judges of other High Courts, Hon’ble the Supreme Court of India, Hon’ble Chief Justice Ministers of the Union Government including of the Madras High Court, Hon’ble Chief Minister the Law Minister, Hon’ble Chief Minister of the and Hon’ble Minister for Law, Courts and Prisons, State of Tamil Nadu and Hon’ble Chief Minister State of Tamil Nadu, the Attorney General for India of Puducherry and Hon’ble Ministers of the State, and the Advocate General for Tamil Nadu. The Secretaries to Government – both at the Centre dignitaries were delighted on seeing the photo and at the State, Senior Counsel, Attorney General gallery at the light house. Helium gas balloons of India, Additional Solicitor General, the Advocate were released into the air as the proceedings General of Tamil Nadu as also Judges from the commenced. District Judiciary, Officials of the Government – The galaxy of luminaries then proceeded to Centre and the State, top ranking police officials, the Museum, which was inaugurated by the Chief the press, the media, and others. Guest. The dignitaries spent few unforgettable On the eventful day, the proceedings minutes, appreciating the artefacts, charters, commenced with the inauguration of the renovated model courts and the photographs displayed in The Madras High Court Buildings - 125 old light house at the hands of the Hon’ble Chief the museum. The Chief Guest also unveiled the Justice of India – Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dipak Misra, master miniature of the High Court Buildings accompanied by the Hon’ble Minister for Law and which was displayed on a table at the Museum.

Dignitaries viewing the Master Miniature of the Madras High Court Building Anniversary Celebrations th th Anniversary Celebrations Anniversary

Chief Justice of India Inaugurating the renovated Old Light House The Madras High Court Buildings - 125 High Court Madras The

A Scene from the Re-enactment of key handing over ceremony enacted by Madras Players

120 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 121 The dignitaries, thereafter, reached the Felicitations were offered by Mr. Vijay function hall. The first event of the celebration, Narayan, Advocate General for Tamil Nadu, appropriate to the occasion, was re-enactment of Mr. C.Ve. Shanmugam, Hon’ble Minister for the ‘key handing over ceremony’ that took place on Law, Courts and Prisons, Government of Tamil th the 12 day of July 1892. The re-enactment was Nadu. Thereafter, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Huluvadi performed by Madras Players. The performance G. Ramesh, Judge of the Madras High Court of the artists, who portrayed the roles of the addressed the gathering. Keynote address was luminaries of the past, their diction and their delivered by Hon’ble Ms. Justice Indira Banerjee, costumes vastly impressed the audience. Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, followed The heritage of the buildings, its by the felicitations of Mr. K.K. Venugopal, Attorney maintenance, and its renovation, as narrated General for India. The other dignitaries on the dais by the Chairman of the Heritage Committee - – Hon’ble Mr. Justice R.K. Agrawal, Hon’ble Mrs. Hon’ble Mr.Justice T.S. Sivagnanam and few Justice R.Banumathi, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Members of the Building Committee – Hon’ble Mr. Kishan Kaul – Hon’ble Judges of the Supreme Justice N. Kirubarakan and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Court, Mr. Ravishankar Prasad, Hon’ble Minister T.Raja, the Executive Engineer, the Assistant for Law and Justice, Government of India, Mr. The Madras High Court Buildings - 125 Executive Engineer, Mr. N.L.Raja, Senior Counsel, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, Hon’ble Minister of Mr.Takkur Krishnamoorthy, Curator, Museum, was documented by the Doordarshan Kendra and Tamil Nadu delivered their special address. played for about ten minutes. “An iconic splendour” – a coffee table book Thereafter, the distinguished guests compiled by Mr. N.L. Rajah, advocate, assisted by occupied their place in the dais. The dignitaries on Mrs. Tara Murali, Architect and Mrs. Lavanya Iyer, the dais, along with the Chief Guest, were Hon’ble designer portraying the grandeur of the building, Mr. Justice R.K. Agrawal, Hon’ble Mrs. Justice its notable features, wall plastering, dados, wood R.Banumathi, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kishan work, lattice work, frescoes, stained glasses, court Kaul – Hon’ble Judges of the Supreme Court, Mr. halls, etc., was released at the hands of the Chief Ravishankar Prasad, Hon’ble Minister for Law Guest and the first copy was received by Hon’ble and Justice, Government of India, Mr. Edappadi Mr. Justice R.K.Agrawal, Judge of the Supreme K. Palaniswami, Hon’ble Minister of Tamil Nadu, Court of India. The dignitaries on and off the dais

Chief Justice of India delivering Presidential address Presidential Chief Justice of India delivering Hon’ble Ms. Justice Indira Banerjee, Chief Justice A view of the Dignitaries on dais and audience were presented with a copy of the book and also of Madras High Court, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Huluvadi a memento of miniature of the Madras High Court G. Ramesh, Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Manikumar, th

Building made of pith. The Chief Guest – Hon’ble Celebrations Anniversary Hon’ble Mr. Justice A. Selvam – Hon’ble Judges of the Madras High Court, Mr. C.Ve. Shanmugam, Mr. Justice Dipak Misra, Chief Justice of India Hon’ble Minister for Law, Courts and Prisons, rendered his Presidential Address. Government of Tamil Nadu and Mr.Vijay Narayan, The artists of Madras Players were Advocate General for Tamil Nadu. honoured by the Chief Guest. At the end, Hon’ble The function commenced with the Mr. Justice A. Selvam, Judge of the Madras invocation. The elite gathering was warmly High Court thanked the gathering. The occasion welcomed by Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Manikumar, concluded with the National Anthem. Judge of the Madras High Court. The dignitaries were honoured with Cardamom Garlands, The entire event was videographed and specially ordered from Theni District, and with was hosted in the official website of the Madras books – “Thirukkural” and “Being different by High Court. Malhotra Rajiv”.

Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 123 developments in the high court & District judiciary in 2017 on the technical front & Anniversary Celebrations th in other fields The Madras High Court Buildings - 125 High Court Madras The

124 COmputerization - high court & district judiciary High Court of Madras has installed Touch Screen Kiosk at Principal Seat and Madurai Bench and ensured that the case related information is made available to the litigants, advocates and public at large such as: High Court of Madras is always front runner in implementing the ICT infrastructure in the Justice Delivery • Stage of Copy Application. System. To achieve the goal of paperless administration, the Registry is utilizing the computers in all • Section-wise case status. possible ways and the court also has been modernized with the provision of latest ICT infrastructure. • Cause lists from 01.01.2017. Now every court hall is equipped with necessary ICT infrastructure including the Display Board. The High Court of Madras is taking great stride in implementing all new technologies for efficient and effective • High Court Calendar from the year 2013. Justice Delivery System. • Composite Display Board. • S.R. Stage Details - Section-wise. The implementation of technology in the High Court of Madras, may be discussed in two different heads • Tracking of Order Copy preparation. viz., A. The Projects which have already been implemented and yielding good results • Previous Adjournments/Listed details. B. Projects which are awaiting implementation in the near future The installation of Kiosk yields tremendous results both at the Principal Seat and Madurai Bench of Madras High Court. (A) PROJECTS WHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN IMPLEMENTED AND YIELDING GOOD RESULTS 3. VIDEO CONFERENCE (VC) SYSTEM FOR REVIEW APPLICATION 1. TRAINING CENTRE FOR STAFF OF HIGH COURT High court of Madras is having its Bench at Madurai. Therefore, the Hon’ble Judges according to the Training Centre (fully air conditioned) with all ICT infrastructure was started with a purpose to impart roaster will sit either in Chennai or at Madurai. Review Applications are listed before the Hon’ble Judges training to the staff members of the High Court in the field of Computers to improve their skills, to who decided the main cases. There were difficulties in listing the Review Applications whenever the cope up with the latest technology and to be efficient in the software developed by the NIC officials Hon’ble Judges move from the Principal Seat to Madurai Bench and vice versa, as the matter had to be Computerization - High Court & District Judiciary as also the In-House Software Team of High Court of Madras. listed only after the concerned Judges return to the Bench, in which the main case was disposed of. In order to get over the delay in listing, a dedicated VC system was inaugurated on 13.02.2017. This facility 2. TOUCH SCREEN INFORMATION KIOSKS help in quick and speedy disposal of the review application by Judge and also paved way for speedy justice. More number of cases are being heard through Video conferencing between Principal Seat at Chennai and Madurai Bench. Computerization - High Court & District Judiciary & District - High Court Computerization

126 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 127 4. CHILD FRIENDLY DEPOSITION / COURT ROOM 5. CAPACITY BUILDING Rs.11,80,75,170/-. Now in TN, all courts are covered under TNSWAN Connection, except 42 ICT Advancement is the order of the day. For With a broader vision and sensitivity, High Court of Madras thought it fit to extend the Video conferencing Nos. of courts where the process of TNSWAN effective utilization of ICT infrastructure, the ICT facility apart from the usage of Remand Extension of accused(s) between courts and jail. High Court of implementation is underway. Notwithstanding know-how is essential to the stake holders. This Madras proposed Studio Based video conferencing to include regular recording of evidence in sensitive the number of courts in a court complex, it has would give greater comfort zone to them and cases, recording the evidence of doctors (and other professionals) in criminal cases, legal aid matters been ensured all court complexes have 8 Mbps would be useful to get rid of their mental block. between jail and courts and sensitive matters pertaining to child abuse, domestic violence and sexual band width. Principal Seat and Madurai bench abuse and other areas as and when the need arises with the sole aim to avoid secondary victimization High Court of Madras is unique in providing Digital are included in TNSWAN having band width of 32 of child victims. Empowerment to Hon’ble Judges of Principal Mbps. In furtherance thereof, Registry had meetings with UNICEF regarding creation of Vulnerable Witnesses Seat and Madurai Bench. “Training Program on 7. DIGITIZATION OF CASE RECORDS / Child Victim Deposition Room. The UNICEF after consultation with Child Psychologist has finalized a Computer Basic Applications” to the Hon’ble Plan for the creation of Vulnerable Witness Deposition Room. This covers audio video linkage between Judges of High Court, Madras was held on The Records Wing of the High Court of Madras, the court and the room with recreation facility for the child victim. Arrangement of one way mirror screen 06.10.2017, 09.10.2017 & 10.10.2017 at Principal which is 150 years old, houses case records in the court hall as mandated in the POCSO Act is made and inagurated on 18.07.2017. Seat and on 04.12.2017 and 05.12.2017 at Madurai from 1862, occupying considerable space and Bench. consuming more time in accessing. The archives As on 31.12.2017, 13 Nos. of cases have been examined and the victims felt more relaxed and safe while of records, some of which have historic value, deposing through audio video linkage and it has safeguarded the victims from secondary victimization. 6.TNSWAN CONNECTIVITY IN COURT are now undergoing a transformation to become On 28.10.2017, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Madan B Lokur, Chairman, Hon’ble E-Committee, Supreme Court of COMPLEXES ACROSS THE STATE digital archives, as the process of digitization of India also visited the Vulnerable Witnesses/Child Victim Deposition Room. case records has been initiated in the Principal Like ICT infrastructure, connectivity is also an Seat of the Madras High Court. Contract has

equally important factor to achieve the fullest been entered into by the Madras High Court with Computerization - High Court & District Judiciary objective of the E-Courts project. Provision of Digitization vendor and at present the records of connectivity is a prime factor in providing case Original Side, Appellate Side, Criminal Side and of details of courts across State of Tamil Nadu and administration, which have been disposed off, are U.T of Puducherry as a Citizen centric Service to being digitized. Litigants, Public, Advocates etc., As of now, in most of the court complexes Lease Line connection and A state of art digitization centre was created in VPNoBB are provided as the mode for connectivity. the 4th floor of the Records Building with sufficient In spite of the existing connectivity infrastructure, infrastructural facilities. The Digitization Centre sending that the existing bandwidth would not be was inaugurated by Hon’ble Mr. Justice Madan sufficient to meet the growing demand and need in B. Lokur, Judge-in-charge, e-Committee, Supreme terms of Quality of Service (QoS). In the near future, Court of India, in the presence of the Hon’ble Ms. Madras High Court will be having e-filing modules Justice Indira Banerjee, the Chief Justice on in all courts across the State, and the courts will be 28.10.2017. examining the witness using video conferencing technology, aggregation of state wide data from all As far as funds are concerned, the Government of the courts, introduction of biometric attendance, Tamil Nadu accorded administrative sanction for moving towards Cloud technology, Network a sum of Rs.9,42,87,753/- under G.O. Ms. No.314, Rooms. In the above backdrop, it is felt that a Home (Courts IV), dated 17.03.2016 and a sum of robust wide area network would be more useful to Rs.6,08,09,132/- has already been released. Out of Computerization - High Court & District Judiciary & District - High Court Computerization meet the requirements. As per the proposal of the the said funds, Rs.5,55,04,106/- has been spent. Hon’ble High Court, Government has sanctioned

128 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 129 A proposal for sanction of required staff strength Madurai Bench of Madras High Court. Besides the 8. COMPLIANCE OF MADRAS HIGH COURT (meity) provide quality assurance, testing, has also been forwarded to the Government to records of cases which have been disposed of, the WEBSITE TO GIGW GUIDELINES calibration and conformity assessment services. implement the project successfully. current records have also to be digitized to make High Court of Madras availed the service of STQC the Courts paperless. The scenario of Advocates With the advent of e-Governance and focus on in assessing its website quality in conformity with As per the recommendations of the 14th Finance carrying voluminous case bundles and the officials web enablement of Citizen Centric Services, World Wide Web Consortium,(W3C) compliance Commission, the Government has issued G.O. of the Registry transporting case bundles from Department of Administrative Reforms and Public which mandated 115 parameters. Ms. No.431 Home (Courts IV) Department dated filing section to posting section, to Courts, Judges’ Grievances in association with NIC, has framed 6.4.2017 according administrative sanction for a Chambers and residence and to other sections will guidelines for Indian Government Websites. These To comply with the Guidelines for Indian sum of Rs.27,57,12,247/- for digitizing case records soon disappear and the mode of transportation guidelines would bring uniformity in the quality of Government Websites (GIGW) for Madras High of the Tamil Nadu State Judiciary. Pursuant to will only be electronic on one day, and that day is content as well as enhance the overall usability Court Website, NIC Officials attached to High Court the said G.O., steps are being taken to digitize the not too far. and functionality of Indian Government Website. Madras, re-designed the existing Madras High records in all the Courts of the Tamil Nadu, including The guidelines aim to assist the Departments Court Website. Standardisation Testing Quality in ensuring that their website conform to a Certification (STQC) Kolkata did quality auditing consistently high standard. Guidelines to be of the re-designed website and issued the Website followed are categorised as Mandatory and Quality Certificate. We firmly believe that Madras Advisory or Voluntary. High Court is the first High Court in obtaining the Website Quality Certificate as mandated by GIGW Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification, guidelines. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology Computerization - High Court & District Judiciary

(B) PROJECTS WHICH ARE AWAITING IMPLEMENTATION IN THE NEAR FUTURE

1. MIGRATION OF MADRAS HIGH COURT’S Team of Madras High Court ensuring the data was CASE INFORMATION SYSTEM TO HIGH intact and coherent to avoid data loss. Migration COURT’S CIS NC v 1.0 Script was altered to suit new database structure and test migration was carried out. Test Migration Uniformity and standardisation are vital to of entire data (as of March, 2017), is at completion any organisation. It will bring transparency, stage. Registry is in the process of end user accountability, save time of the end users and be feedback from the respective sections. beneficial to the system. In order to achieve the objective, Hon’ble E-Committee, Supreme Court of Peripheral Modules (Un-Stamped Register Entry – India proposed to have a Unified Case Information Document filing, return and representation; Notice System for High Courts across India. – Creation, Allocation, Dispatch, Cover printing, Reports; Bailiff Entry; Visitor’s Entry Pass; Docket Accordingly, training program was conducted by Printing; Pending cases report; etc) are being NIC, Pune regarding CIS and Migration. Migration developed by Technical Manpower. Script was developed by the In-house Software Computerization - High Court & District Judiciary & District - High Court Computerization

130 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 131 2. LEVY OF COURT FEE THROUGH ELECTRONIC MODE 3. BIOMETRIC ATTENDANCE IN IMPLEMENTATION OF E-COURTS PROJECT: SUBORDINATE JUDICIARY (SUBORDINATE COURTS) In an attempt to curb the possibility and circulation of fake stamp papers, to avoid space crunch and High Court, Madras has implemented Bio Metric The Department of Justice had released a total sum to have more transparency in the system, High Court of Madras decided to implement E-Stamps as a System for marking the attendance of staff of Rs.60,31,33,700/-, under various Budget Heads, process of paying Court Fees. In accordance to the same, amendment was made in Sections 74 & 75 of members of the registry in the Principal seat, towards the implementation of e-Courts Project (Phase – II) in 988 Subordinate Courts, 267 Court Tamil Nadu Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act,1955, enabling acceptance of e-stamp papers in lieu of Chennai and also in Madurai Bench successfully. Complexes, 3 State Judicial Academies, 4 District Court Fee Stamps and Judicial Stamp Papers. Similarly, in order to facilitate the monitoring Legal Service Authorities, 37 Taluk Legal Service of attendance of all the staff members in the Committees and Video Conferencing facility to The Government has issued G.O implementing the E-Stamps for Judicial Stamps also vide G.O. (Ms). Subordinate Courts in the State of Tamil Nadu 117 Prisons in the State of Tamil Nadu and the No.845, Home (Cts.VIA) Department dated 14.11.2017. We have now started working for the creation and U.T of Puducherry, High Court of Madras has Union Territory of Puducherry covered under the of interface between E-stamp vendor and the E-Court software. We now have E-Stamp facility in the proposed to extend the usage of Bio metric device Phase II of e-Courts Project and Development of first instance at High Court of Madras (Online and Offline Modes). We are also working on integration to all the Courts under its jurisdiction. In this regard, Software and Technical Team for Central Project High Court of Madras has already forwarded a of E-Stamp Module with that of CIS v.2.0 of Subordinate Courts and CIS v1.0 of High Court of Madras. Co-ordinator for one year. proposal to the Government for sanctioning a sum of Rs.1,87,00,695/-. The State Government has accorded sanction for Rs.4.5 Crore (2nd Slot) for replacement of IT 4. STUDIO BASED VC SYSTEM IN Peripherals supplied to the District Courts through SUBORDINATE JUDICIARY E-Courts Project viz., 190 Computers, 21 Laser printers, 21 MFD, 21 Scanners, 31 Projector with High Court of Madras has already sent a proposal Screen and Tripod stand, 33 Servers, 87 Additional to the Government for sanctioning a sum of RAM, 33 UPS, 32 Web camera, 32 Speaker, 32 Hard Computerization - High Court & District Judiciary Rs.22,83,04,690/- with a vision to have Video Disk Drive, 854 UPS (600VA), 152 Switch and 85 Conferencing facility in all court complexes to convertor to the Subordinate Courts in the State of overcome the difficulty of physical appearance by Tamil Nadu. the litigant before the courts and to ensure speedy STATUS OF HARDWARE PROCUREMENT – trial of cases. E-COURTS Subordinate Courts 5. DIGITAL SIGNAGE BOARDS IN THE HIGH COURT 5556 Computers, 1032 Duplex Laser Printer, 1032 MFD, 1032 Extra Monitor with splitter, In order to have effective access to justice, the 1032 Display Board Monitor with Thin Client litigant(s) should be made aware of the services have been supplied and installed in 1032 and facilities available in the courts. After spending Subordinate Courts in the State of Tamil Nadu a substantial amount in providing ICT infrastructure and availing the facilities out of it, High Court of and the UT of Puducherry and 6984 LAN Points Madras thought it fit to bring the same to the Provided in 884 Subordinate Courts. knowledge of every litigant / citizen about the State Judicial Academy services available and thereby paving way for 93 Computers ,120 LAN Points, 12 MFD and effective dispensation of justice. Hence High Court Duplex Network Printers have been supplied of Madras sent a proposal for Rs.1,53,00,708 /- to and installed in the Tamil Nadu State Judicial Computerization - High Court & District Judiciary & District - High Court Computerization Government for implementation of Digital signage Academy, Chennai and Regional Academies at Boards at High Court. Coimbatore and Madurai.

132 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 133 District Legal Service Authority and Taluk Legal Service Committee RECRUITMENT CELL 12 Computers, 4 MFD Duplex Network Printers and 24 LAN Points have been provided for 4 District Legal Service Authorities in the State of Tamil Nadu and the UT of Puducherry. CENTRALISED RECRUITMENT:- REECRUITMENT OF THE HIGH COURT 74 Computers, 37 MFD Duplex Network Printers and 148 LAN Points for 37 Taluk Legal Service STAFF:- Committees in the State of Tamil Nadu and the UT of Puducherry. • Consequent to the directions issued by the • (a) With regard to filling up of 391 vacancies in Tender is under progress by the ELCOT, towards procurement of the following IT Peripherals for the Hon’ble Apex Court in RENU AND OTHERS various categories, the High Court of Madras State of Tamil Nadu and the UT of Puducherry, viz., vs. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE (Civil has requested the Tamil Nadu Public Service Appeal No.979 of 2014, dt.12.02.2014) [(2014) Commission (TNPSC) to cause publication of 14 SCC 50)] (direction regarding centralised Total Nos., to be Notification inviting applications for filling up Sl.No. Description of IT Peripherals procured selection of candidates for the subordinate of 391 vacancies in various posts in Division courts, if desirable) and on Implementation of II of the Madras High Court Service Rules, viz., 1 Projector with Screen and Tripod Stand 3 the resolutions passed in the Chief Justices’ Personal Assistant to Hon’ble Judges, Personal Assistant (to the Registrars), Personal Clerk 2 Flatbed Scanner with ADF 3 Conference, 2016 (in Part-B of Subject No.2), the Hon’ble Committee constituted for the purpose (to the Deputy Registrars), Computer Operator, Typist, Reader/Examiner, Cashier and Xerox 3 10KVA UPS 3 has opined that a Centralised Recruitment Cell Operator, by direct recruitment. may be constituted to take up the recruitment 4 2TB USB HDD with External Power Adapter 3 of Judicial Officers in the cadres of District • Accordingly, the TNPSC published the 5 Diesel Generator Set 270 Judge and Civil Judge; staff members of Notification No.10/2016, dated 20.07.2016 subordinate judiciary in Tamil Nadu and Union inviting applications and conducted written 6 Studio based Video Conferencing 3 Territory of Puducherry and staff members for examination on 27.08.2016 for oral test posts the Madras High Court Service, after analysing and on 28.08.2016 for non-oral test posts. 7 Desktop Based Video Conferencing 355 the information to be received from other High • With the joining of all the selected candidates 8 2 KVA UPS for Network Room 267 Courts and the replies from the Governments during January 2017, all the vacancies notified of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, TNPSC etc. have been filled up. 9 600 VA UPS for Desktop (15 Mins., Backup) 5204 • In due compliance of the Resolutions passed • After joining, some of the candidates have 10 1 KVA UPS for DLSA and TLSC 41 in the Chief Justices’ Conference, the High resigned their posts and steps are being taken Court, Madras has addressed the Government to fill up such vacancies. for sanction of one post of Registrar Towards Green Drive and to generate pollution free power, the High Court has identified 14 Court • With regard to filling up of vacancies in the (Recruitment) along with supporting staff Complexes to install Solar Panels. High Court of Madras is co-ordinating with Tamil Nadu Energy categories of Sweeper and Sanitary Worker,

and the Government has also issued orders in Recruitment Cell Development Agency (TEDA) to implement the process. the High Court has issued the Notification G.O.Ms.No.299, Home (Courts-II) Department, No.125/2017, dated 14.7.2017 in two News dated 5.4.2017, sanctioning, in all 13 posts, in papers viz., ‘Daily Thanthi’ and ‘The New Indian this regard. Now, Thiru Swarnam J.Natarajan, Express’ as well as in High Court website, inviting District Judge has been posted on Other Duty applications from the eligible candidates. After as Registrar (Recruitment) on 17.7.2017 and conducting the written test, practical test and interview, 125 candidates have been appointed another proposal for sanction of additional post and posted at Principal Seat, Madurai Bench,

Computerization - High Court & District Judiciary & District - High Court Computerization with infrastructure facilities to the Recruitment TNSJA, Chennai, Regional Centre of TNSJA at Cell is pending with the Government. Coimbatore and Madurai.

134 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 135 • Steps are being taken to recruit candidates for after development steps will also be taken to fill GENDER SENSITIZATION AND INTERNAL COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE the post of Personal Assistant to the Hon’ble up the other vacancies in other categories, by (GSICC) Judges, Personal Assistant (to the Registrars), direct recruitment, after effecting promotions Personal Clerk (to the Deputy Registrars) to the eligible candidates from the feeder Constitution of the Committee: Volunteers: categories. • Steps are also being taken to develop As required by the Judgement of Supreme 18 Volunteers have been selected to assist recruitment software for the Madras High Court of India in the case of Binu Tamta vs. the Committee in the Gender Sensitisation, Court, with help of In-house software team and High Court of Delhi, in Writ Petition (Civil) to enable the aggrieved persons to approach No.162 of 2013 dated 17.07.2013, the Madras the Committee and their names are made High Court formulated its own Regulation as available in the Madras High Court’s official early as 2013, viz., the Gender Sensitisation website. and Sexual Harassment of Women at the Madras High Court - Principal Seat at Sensitisation and Publicity: Chennai and Madurai Bench at Madurai - (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) As required by clause 7(2)(i) and (ii) of Regulations, 2013. The said Regulations the Regulations, the matter of devising of came into effect from 01.01.2014. As per strategy for publicity and creating awareness Clause 7(2)(iii) of the said Regulations, by holding seminars and workshops for the Gender Sensitisation and Internal sensitizing persons, is under consideration. Complaints Committee-I for the Principal The High Court has framed a Policy to Seat at Madras and Gender Sensitisation prevent gender discrimination and sexual and Internal Complaints Committee-II for harassment in the Madras High Court the Madurai Bench have been constituted. precincts and it was published and the said Similar Internal Complaints Committees Policy in English and Tamil version is made have been constituted in the Subordinate available in the official Website of Madras Courts in the State of Tamil Nadu and the High Court. The complaint format, in Tamil Union Territory of Puducherry. and English, is also made available in the Website. Object of the Committee: A Training Programme was conducted The object of the constitution of the on “Gender Sensitisation and Internal Committee is to sensitize the public about the Complaints Committee” to Members from gender issues and how to redress complaints various disciplines namely Advocates made with regard to sexual harassment in from the Madras Bar Association, Women the Madras High Court precincts. Lawyers Association, Madras High Court Advocate Association, Staff Members of Crisis Management: the Madras High Court, Advocates Clerks

The Complaints are attended to promptly Association, Central Industrial Security Force GSICC and the Committee is conducting regular and Local Police and for the volunteers of the meetings and resolving the problems without GSICC-I, on 4th & 5th of March 2017, at Tamil any delay. Nadu State Judicial Academy, Chennai. Recruitment Cell Recruitment Resource persons from various fields viz.,

136 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 137 (i) Ms. Indira Jaising, (ii) Ms. Ujwala Kadrekar, Financial Requirement: LCWRI, (iii) Mr. Sonal Mattoo, LCWRI VIGILANCE CELL The Government has been addressed for (iv) Dr. Gopal Mohan have given lectures on sanction of funds / infrastructural facilities various topics, such as, (i) Setting the context, Pursuant to the decisions taken in the Hon’ble Chief Justices’ Conference held during the year 2015 for implementation of the Regulation and Legal Strategies in Sexual Harassment Case, regarding the strengthening of Vigilance Cell in High Courts, a base has been prepared to launch the execution of the same. The Government & Initiation of the Complaint and Inquiry Vigilance Cell to ensure that the Justice Delivery System is made available to the litigants/complainants have sanctioned a sum of Rs.68,42,271/- Procedure (ii) Difference between Sex and the following have been implemented during the year 2017 :- vide G.O.(Ms.) No.724, Home (Courts-II) and Gender & Sexual Harassment at the Department, Dated 17.10.2016 and for Workplace (iii) Salient Features of the Sexual Allotment of adequate office space for Vigilance Cell with separate rooms for the Officers, staff, the remaining 50% of the above financial Harassment Act, Sexual Harassment in Court sanction is awaited. enquiry, maintaining confidential records, for Photo copy machine and server room. & Initiation of the Complaint and Inquiry Procedure (iv) Rights of the Complainant Improvement of Infrastructural requirements by provision of computers for each staff, Intranet From the funds allotted the following expenses and Respondent. were met out:- facility, CCTV, Shredders, furniture, LED lights, Air conditioners and fire alarm. (i) Purchase of Computer and The Awareness Programme to Advocates Creation of new posts such as Sub Assistant Registrar (Vigilance) and Additional Registrar II Accessories - Rs.7,76,062/- and and Clerks on Gender Sensitisation and (Vigilance) at the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court. Internal Complaints Committee was (ii) Conducting Training Programme as conducted by the Madras Bar Association, stated above: - Rs.5,11,821/-. Strengthening of Vigilance police detachments by creation of two new posts of ADSPs in Coimbatore Chennai on 25.10.2017. Speech about and Cuddalore and eight new posts of DSPs in eight detachments. Gender Sensitisation and Internal Conclusion: Compliance Committee-I (GSICC-I), Madras, Sanction of amount for the purchase of ten Bolero Jeeps to eight DSPs in eight detachments and The GSICC-I is functioning effectively was delivered by the Hon’ble Dr. Justice since its constitution and redressing the two ADSPs in Coimbatore and Cuddalore. S.Vimala, High Court of Madras, Chairperson grievances of aggrieved person to prevent of the GSICC-I, High Court, Madras and The Sanction of amount for the purchase of furniture and telecommunication charges for the eight sexual harassment of women within the Hon’ble Dr. Justice Anita Sumanth, High detachments. precincts of the Madras High Court. Court of Madras, Member of the GSICC-I, High Court, Madras, during the awareness Proposal for rental accommodation for six detachments submitted for placing before the Hon’ble programme above stated. Building Committee.

Proposal for strengthening Data Base for preparing comprehensive Data base to assess every Judicial Officer which includes Vigilance complaints, profile, property statements, service particulars and other details.

Registrar (Vigilance) nominated as Nodal Officer to deal with public grievance relating to Judiciary Vigilance Cell forwarded by Department of Justice, New Delhi. GSICC

138 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 139 Constitution of courts - - - - ­ ------D ate of D ate of 28.09.2017 Inauguration Inauguration Taluk Taluk Eraniel Eraniel Ranipet Gudalur Saidapet Pallipattu Palladam Chengam Nanguneri Perundurai Paramathy Usilampatti Rajapalayam n 2017 i n t Erode Vellore Nilgiris D istrict D istrict Chennai Madurai Tiruppur Tiruvallur Namakkal Tirunelveli Kanyakumari Kanyakumari Virudhunagar Kancheepuram Thiruvannamalai v ern m en e Go th e y y N ame of the Court N ame of the Court Constitution Of CourtsConstitution Of Constitution of separate District Munsif CourtConstitution of separate at convertingby existing Principal District the Eraniel Court, in Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Eraniel District. Kanniyakumari Constitution of Sub Court at Usilampatti in District Madurai Constitution of (i) separate District Munsif Court convertingat Sriperumbudur by existing the Court, District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Sriperumbudur and (ii) constitution of separate CourtJudicial Magistrate at Sriperumbudur in District. Kancheepuram Conversion of existing District Munsif Court,Conversion Ranipet as District Munsif-cum-Judicial District. Court,Magistrate Ranipet in Vellore Constitution of separate District Munsif CourtConstitution of separate at District. in Erode Perundurai Constitution of Sub Court at Gudalur in Niligiris District. Constitution of District Munsif-cum-Judicial Court convertingMagistrate by at Pallipattu the existing District Munsif Court in at Pallipattu District Tiruvallur District Munsif CourtConstitution of separate at convertingNanguneri by the existing Additional District Munsif Court, Tirunelveli Nanguneri in District Constitution of separate District Munsif Constitution of separate Courtexisting shifting the by at Rajapalayam Additional District Munsif Court, Srivilliputhur in Virudhunagar District Constitution of a separate District Munsif CourtConstitution of a separate convertingat Chengam by the existing Additional District Munsif Court, Chengam Constitution of separate Judicial Magistrate Court Judicial Magistrate Constitution of separate converting by existing the Additional at Eraniel District Munsif Court, in Kanniyakumari Eraniel District. Constitution of Sub CourtTiruppur in at Palladam District Constitution of Sub Court in at Paramathy Namakkal District Constitution of Fast Track Court at Magisterial Track Constitution of Fast Act at Saidapet for trial of cases under N.I. Level in Chennai. oned b oned san cti s t Co u r . N o. and date . N o. and date G. O G. O G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No. 297, Home (Courts III) Department, dated 05.04.2017 G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No.297, Home (Courts III) Department dated 05.04.2017. G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No.297, Home (Courts III) Department dated 05.04.2017. G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No.297, Home (Courts III) Department, dated 05.04.2017 G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No.128, Home (Courts III) Department, dated 14.02.2017. G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No.297, Home (Courts III) Department dated 05.04.2017. G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No.68, Home (Courts III) Department, dated 19.01.2017 G.O. (Ms.) No.297, Home (Courts III) Department, dated 05.04.2017. G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No.297, Home (Courts III) Department, dated 05.04.2017 G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No.297, Home (Courts III) Department, dated 05.04.2017. G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No.132 Home (Courts II) Department, dated 14.02.2017. G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No.297, Home (Courts III) Department dated 05.04.2017. G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No.297, Home (Courts III) Department dated 05.04.2017. G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No.202, Home (Courts II) Department,dated 10.03.2017 Constitution Of Constitution Courts

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142 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 143 ------D ate of D ate of 25.10.2017 11.02.2018 23.12.2017 Inauguration Inauguration Taluk Taluk Palani Eraniel Lalgudi Omalur Ariyalur Chennai Anthiyur Thanjavur Coimbatore Dharmapuri Srivilliputhur Srivilliputhur Mudukulathur Manamadurai Tiruvannamalai Erode Trichy Salem D istrict D istrict Ariyalur Dindigul Chennai Tiruvallur Thanjavur Sivagangai Coimbatore Dharmapuri Kanyakumari Virudhunagar Virudhunagar Kancheepuram Tiruvannamalai Ramanathapuram N ame of the Court N ame of the Court Constitution Of CourtsConstitution Of Constitution of Sub Courtin at Lalgudi District. Tiruchirappalli Constitution of District Munsif-cum-Judicial CourtMagistrate at Sholinganallur in District Kancheepuram Constitution of an Additional Sub Court at Dharmapuri Constitution of Sub Courtin at Manamadurai District Sivagangai Constitution of an Additional District Munsif Court at Thanjavur Formation of Additional CourtsFormation in Chennai (4 CourtsAdditional of District Judge in the cadre and 10 Assistant Courts of Sub in the cadre Judge) for the speedy disposal of cases Constitution of Sub Court in at Eraniel District Kanniyakumari Constitution of Sub Court at Mudukulathur in District Ramanathapuram Constitution Sub Courtof an Additional at Ponneri in Tiruvallur District Constitution District of an Additional Court at Tiruvannamalai. Constitution Sub of an Additional Court at Palani in Dindigul District Constitution of separate District Munsif CourtConstitution of separate shifting the existing I at Anthiyur Additional by Court, Bhavani. District Munsif's Constitution Sub of Additional Court at Virudhunagar District. Srivilliputhur, Constitution of Sub Court at Omalur in Salem District Constitution of an Additional District Court, Srivilliputhur in Virudhunagar District. Constitution of an Additional Sub Court at Ariyalur District. in Ariyalur Additional Sub CourtConstitution of one more at Coimbatore. . N o. and date . N o. and date G. O G. O G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No.297, Home (Courts III) Department dated 05.04.2017. G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No.297, Home (Courts III) Department dated 05.04.2017. G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No.297, Home (Courts III) Department dated 05.04.2017. G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No.297, Home (Courts III) Department dated 05.04.2017. G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No.297, Home (Courts III) Department, dated 05.04.2017. G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No.297, Home (Courts III) Department, dated 05.04.2017. G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No.297, Home (Courts III) Department dated 05.04.2017. G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No.297, Home (Courts III) Department dated 05.04.2017. G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No.297, Home (Courts III) Department dated 05.04.2017. G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No.297, Home (Courts III) Department, dated 05.04.2017. G.O. (Ms.) No.297, Home (Courts III) Department dated 05.04.2017. G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No.297, Home (Courts III) Department dated 05.04.2017. G.O. (Ms.) No.297, Home (Courts III) Department dated 05.04.2017. G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No.297, Home (Courts III) Department dated 05.04.2017. G.O. (Ms.) No.297, Home (Courts III) Department, dated 05.04.2017. G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No.297, Home (Courts III) Department dated 05.04.2017. G.O. (Ms.) No.297, Home (Courts III) Department dated 05.04.2017. Constitution Of Constitution Courts

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144 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 145 ------D ate of D ate of 13.01.2018 Inauguration Inauguration Athur Taluk Taluk Hosur Chennai 22 Taluks Namakkal Sivagangai Courtrallam Pudukkottai Nagapattinam Kancheepuram Salem D istrict D istrict Chennai Namakkal Tirunelveli Krishnagiri Sivagangai 22 Districts Pudukkottai Nagapattinam Kancheepuram Kancheepuram N ame of the Court N ame of the Court Constitution Of CourtsConstitution Of Constitution of an Additional District Munsif Court at Attur Constitution of separate Mobile CourtConstitution of separate at District. Tirunelveli Courtrallam in Constitution of (i) one Special Court in the cadre exclusive at Alandur for the of Judicial Magistrate Act and Customs to trial of the cases relating other related cases and (ii) one Additional Mahila at Courtof Judicial Magistrate in the cadre offences to trial of cases relating Alandur for the against women and other cases in Kancheepuram District. Constitution of an Additional Sub Court at Pudukkottai Constitution of Special Courts series of cases CBCID against M/s.Gold by under investigation Quest International Pvt.Ltd – Constitution of Special Court at Chennai to try the cases Circulation filed Chits and Money under the Prize Scheme (Banning) Act 1978. Constitution Sub Courtof an Additional at Hosur in Krishnagiri District. Constitution CourtsMahila of 22 Additional (in the cadre of Judicial Magistrate) one each for 22 Magalir Neethimandram stations the where Courts)Mahila District of cadre in the Track (Fast Judge are sanctioned in Home G.O. (Courts (Ms.) II) No.217, Department dated in 2.4.2013 2 phases from 2017-2018 Financial sanction issued for Constitution of 11 and 2018-2019. Courts 2017-2018 in the year Constitution of an Additional Sub Court at Kancheepuram Constitution District of an Additional Court at Nagapattinam in District. Constitution of an Additional Sub Court at Namakkal Constitution District of Additional Court at Sivagangai.

. N o. and date . N o. and date G. O G. O G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No.297, Home (Courts III) Department, dated 05.04.2017. G.O. (Ms.) No. 303, Home G.O. (Courts II) Department, dated 05.04.2017 (ii) G.O.(Ms.) No. 318, Home 318, No. G.O.(Ms.) (ii) (Courts II) Department,dated 06.04.2017 (i) G.O. (Ms.) No. 305, Home 305, No. (Ms.) G.O. (i) (Courts II) Department,05.04.2017 dated G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No.297, Home (Courts III) Department dated 05.04.2017. G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No. 304, Home (Courts II) Department,dated 05.04.2017 G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No.297, Home (Courts III) Department dated 05.04.2017. G.O. (Ms.) No.298, Home (Courts II) Department,dated 05.04.2017 G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No.297, Home (Courts III) Department dated 05.04.2017. G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No.297, Home (Courts III) Department dated 05.04.2017. G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No.297, Home (Courts III) Department, dated 05.04.2017. G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No.297, Home (Courts III) Department dated 05.04.2017. Constitution Of Constitution Courts

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146 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 147 ------D ate of D ate of 22.11.2017 23.01.2018 15.09.2017 Inauguration Inauguration Taluk Taluk Melur Vellore Chennai Tiruppur Alangudi 17 Taluks 16 Taluks Tirunelveli Vandavasi Aranthangi Sivagangai Kodaikanal Tindivanam Chengalpattu Vellore D istrict D istrict Dindigul Chennai Madurai Tiruppur Tirunelveli Tirunelveli Villupuram 16 Districts Pudukkottai Pudukkottai (17 Districts) Kancheepuram Tiruvannamalai N ame of the Court N ame of the Court Constitution Of CourtsConstitution Of Constitution of separate District Munsif CourtConstitution of separate at District Tirunelveli in Sivagiri Conversion of existing Judicial Magistrate of existing Judicial Magistrate Conversion Court, Alangudi as District Munsif-cum-Judicial Court, Magistrate in Pudukottai District. Alangudi Constitution of an Additional Sub Court at Vellore Setting up of a Special Court deal at Chennai to Indian currency stamp papers & fake with fake Constitution of Special Court trial of for exclusive cases at Chengalpattu land grabbing Constitution of Sub Court at Melur in Madurai District Constitution of separate District Munsif CourtConstitution of separate convertingby the existing Additional District Judicial separate and Munsif Court, Vandavasi converting by Court the Magistrate at Vandavasi existing Principal District Munsif-cum-Judicial Tiruvannamalai in Court,Magistrate Vandavasi District in Tribunal Accident Claims Constitution of Motor CourtTindivanam campus. Constitution of Sub Court in at Aranthangi Pudukottai District Constitution of 17 Special Magistrate Courts Constitution of 17 Special Magistrate with tryCivil powers to the petty cases one at each no court where is functioning. Taluk, Constitution of separate Judicial Magistrate Judicial Magistrate Constitution of separate Court Dindigul District. at Kodaikanal, Constitution of an exclusive Motor Accident Motor Constitution of an exclusive Tiruppur at Claims Tribunal Constitution of a Special Court at Tirunelveli to Constitution of a Special Court to Tirunelveli at Instrument with the Negotiable deal exclusively District Tirunelveli Act cases in Constitution of 16 Special Courts with deal the to Act 1989 (POA) cases filed under SC/ST

. N o. and date . N o. and date G. O G. O G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No. 332, Home (Courts III) Department, dated 06.04.2017 G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No.330, Home (Courts III) Department, dated 06.04.2017 G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No. 334, Home (Courts II) Department,dated 06.04.2017. (4 Courts be constituted to in I Phase) G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No.307, Home (Courts III) Department dated 06.04.2017. G.O. (Ms.) No. 313, Home (Courts II) Department,dated 06.04.2017 G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No. 314, Home (Courts II) Department,dated 06.04.2017. G.O. Ms.No.331, Home G.O. (Courts III) Department dated 06.04.2017. (ii) G.O. (Ms.) No.345, Home No.345, (Ms.) G.O. (ii) (Courts II) Department,dated 07.04.2017" (i) G.O. (Ms.) No.297, Home No.297, (Ms.) G.O. (i) (Courts III) Department 05.04.2017. dated G.O. (Ms.) No.336, Home (Tr-IV) Department, dated 06.04.2017 G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No. 333, Home (Courts III) Department, dated 06.04.2017. G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No.319, Home (Courts II) Department,dated 06.04.2017 G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No. 315, Home (Courts II) Department,dated 06.04.2017. G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No.335, Home (Tr-IV) Department, dated 06.04.2017 G.O. G.O. (Ms.) No.316, Home (Courts II) Department,dated 06.04.2017 Constitution Of Constitution Courts

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150 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 151 Courts constituted in 2017 in the State of Tamil Nadu No. of Date of Name of the Name of the court G.O.No. and date new constitution District No. of courts Date of Name of the Constitution of separate Name of the court G.O.No. and date new G.O. (Ms.) No.777, Home constitution District District Munsif Court and courts (Courts III) Department, Judicial Magistrate Court dated 28.10.2015 & G.O. Constitution of Additional 09.04.2017 Tiruchirappalli at Lalgudi by converting the 1 G.O. (Ms.) No. 964, Home (Ms.) No.389, Home District Court (FTC) in the existing District Munsif-cum- 07.01.2017 Kancheepuram (Courts II) Department, dated 1 (Courts II) Department, dated cadre of District Judge at Judicial Magistrate Court at 28.12.2015 04.06.2012 Kancheepuram Lalgudi Additional District and G.O. (Ms.) No. 654, Home Constitution of Judicial G.O. (Ms.) No. 968, Home 27.01.2017 Tirunelveli Sessions Court (Fast Track (Courts II) Dept, dated 1 22.04.2017 Thoothukudi Magistrate Court No.III at (Courts II) Department, dated 1 Court)at Tenkasi 28.12.2015 Thoothukudi. 28.12.2015. G.O. (Ms.) No.947, Home (i) Constitution of Family Constitution of separate G.O. (Ms.) No. 774, Home (Courts II) Department, dated 1 Court at Ariyalur. 11.02.2017 Salem District Munsif Court at (Courts III) Department, 1 26.12.2016. Omalur dated 28.10.2015 G.O. (Ms.) No.784, Home (ii) Constitution of Sub Court Constitution of separate 29.04.2017 Ariyalur (Courts III) Department, 1 at Jayankondam. Judicial Magistrate Court G.O. (Ms.) No. 790 Home dated 16.11.2016. 11.02.2017 Salem at Omalur by bifurcating (Courts II) Department, dated - (iii) Constitution of Judicial G.O. (Ms.) No.782, Home the existing DM-cum-JMC, 30.10.2015 Magistrate Court No.II at (Courts II) Department, dated 1 Omalur. Jayankondam. 16.11.2016. Constitution of Judicial G.O. (Ms.) No. 183, Home (i) Constitution of a District G.O. (Ms.) No.961, Home 11.02.2017 Tiruppur Magistrate Court No. III and IV, (Courts II) Department, dated 2 29.04.2017 Coimbatore Munsif Court at Sulur in (Courts III) Department, 1 Tiruppur 15.02.2016 Coimbatore District dated 28.12.2015. G.O. (Ms.) No.977, Home (ii) Constitution of a Judicial G.O. (Ms.) No.135, Home Constitution of Sub Court at 23.02.2017 Madurai (Courts II) Department, dated 1 Magistrate Court at Sulur in (Courts II) Department, dated 1 Tirumangalam 29.12.2015 Coimbatore District 17.2.2015. Constitution of Sub Court G.O. (Ms.) No.941, Home Constitution of an Additional G.O. (Ms.) No.772, Home 04.06.2017 Dharmapuri at Palacode in Dharmapuri (Courts III) Department, 1 23.02.2017 Madurai District Munsif Court at (Courts III) Department, 1 District dated 26.12.2016 Tirumangalam dated 28.10.2015 G.O. (Ms.) No.790, Home (i) Constitution of Sub Court G.O. (Ms.) No.362, Home (Courts III) Department, 1 Constitution of Sub Court at at Ulundurpet 11.03.2017 Thoothukudi (Courts III) Department, dated 16.11.2016. Tiruchendur dated 27.04.2015 (ii) Constitution of Judicial Magistrate Court No.I, CourtsConstitution Of Constitution of Additional Ulundurpet by converting G.O. (Ms.) No.390, Home G.O. (Ms.) No. 964, Home District Court (FTC) in the the existing I Additional (Courts II) Department, - 12.03.2017 Tiruvannamalai (Courts II) Department, dated 1 cadre of District Judge at District Munsif-cum-Judicial dated 04.06.2012. 28.12.2015 18.06.2017 Villupuram Arani Magistrate Court No.I, Ulundurpet Constitution of separate G.O. (Ms.) No. 776, Home (iii) Constitution of Judicial District Munsif Court and (Courts III) Department, Magistrate Court No.II, Judicial Magistrate Court at G.O. (Ms.) No.981, Home dated 28.10.2015 and Kallakurichi by converting the 19.03.2017 Pudukkottai Keeranur by bifurcating the 1 (Courts II) Department, - G.O. (Ms.) No. 789, Home existing III Additional District existing District Munsif-cum- dated 29.12.2015. (Courts II) Department, dated Munsif Court, Kallakurichi in Judicial Magistrate Court at 30.10.2015 Villupuram District Constitution Of Constitution Courts Keeranur

152 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 153 No. of No. of Date of Name of the Date of Name of the Name of the court G.O.No. and date new Name of the court G.O.No. and date new constitution District constitution District courts courts (i) Constitution of separate G.O. (Ms.) No.785, Home Constitution of Sub Court at District Munsif Court at 7.10.2017 Tiruppur (Courts III) Department, 1 G.O. (Ms.) No.807, Home Kangeyam Vadipatti by converting the dated 16.11.2016 24.06.2017. Madurai (Courts III) Department, - existing District Munsif-cum- dated 06.11.2015. Constitution of Judicial Judicial Magistrate Court, Magistrate Court at G.O. (Ms.) No.920, Home Vadipatti Uthangarai by bifurcating the 11.10.2017 Krishnagiri (Courts II) Department, - (ii) Constitution of separate G.O. (Ms.) No.823, Home existing District Munsif-cum- dated 10.12.2014 24.06.2017 Madurai Judicial Magistrate Court at (Courts II) Department, dated 1 Judicial Magistrate Court at Vadipatti in Madurai District 17.11.2015. Uthangarai Constitution of Judicial G.O. (Ms.) No.214, Home G.O. (Ms.) No.952, Home Constitution of separate Magistrate Court No. II at 11.10.2017 Krishnagiri (Courts III) Department, 1 28.06.2017 Virudhunagar (Courts II) Department, dated 1 District Munsif Court Sivakasi in Virudhunagar dated 04.03.2015 23.12.2015 District G.O. (Ms.) No.297, Home Constitution of Sub Court at G.O. (Ms.) No.832, Home 25.10.2017 Ramanathapuram (Courts III) Department, 1 Constitution of four Additional Mudukulathur 21.07.2017 Chennai (Courts II) Department , 4 dated 05.04.2017 Family Courts at Chennai dated 19.11.2015. Constitution of Additional G.O. (Ms.) No.964, Home Constitution of Additional District Court (Fast Track G.O. (Ms.) No.964, Home 04.11.2017 Theni (Courts II) Department, 1 District Court (FTC) in the Court) in the cadre of District 06.08.2017 Villupuram (Courts II) Department, dated 1 dated 28.12.2015. cadre of District Judge at Judge at Theni 28.12.2015 Villupuram Constitution of District Munsif- G.O. (Ms.) No.788, Home G.O. (Ms.) No.41, L & E 12.11.2017 Salem cum-Judicial Magistrate Court (Courts III) Department, 1 Constitution of Additional 12.08.2017 Coimbatore (D2) Department, dated 1 at Vazhapadi dated 16.11.2016. Labour Court at Coimbatore 16.02.2016 Constitution of Judicial Constitution of separate Magistrate Court No.I, District Munsif Court at G.O. (Ms.) No.206, Home Kumbakonam by converting G.O. (Ms.) No.14, Home 15.09.2017 Vellore Vaniyambadi by converting (Courts III) Department, - 16.11.2017 Thanjavur II Additional District Munsif- (Courts II) Department, dated - the existing Additional District dated 03.03.2016 cum-Judicial Magistrate 06.01.2016 Munsif Court, Vaniyambadi Court No.I, Kumbakonam in Constitution of separate Thanjavur District. Judicial Magistrate Court at G.O. Ms. No.333, Home Constitution of Sub Court at Vaniyambadi by converting G.O. (Ms.) No.302, Home 22.11.2017 Pudukottai (Courts III) Department, 1 Aranthangi 15.09.2017 Vellore the existing Principal (Courts II) Department, - dated 06.04.2017

District Munsif-cum- dated 05.04.2017 Additional District Court (Fast CourtsConstitution Of G.O. (Ms). No.964, Home Judicial Magistrate Court, Track Court) in the cadre of 25.11.2017 Salem (Courts II) Department, dated 1 Vaniyambadi District Judge at Mettur in 28.12.2015. G.O. (Ms.) No.307, Home Salem District Constitution of an Additional 15.9.2017 Vellore (Courts III) Department, 1 G.O. Ms. No.954, Home Sub Court at Vellore Constitution of Sub Court at dated 06.04.2017 16.12.2017 Coimbatore (Courts III) Department dated 1 Mettupalayam G.O. (Ms.) No.789, Home 27.12.2016 Constitution of Sub Court at 27.9.2017 Nilgiris (Courts III) Department, 1 G.O.Ms.No.297, Home Coonoor Constitution of Sub Court at dated 16.11.2016 23.12.2017 Salem (Courts III) Department, 1 Omalur G.O. (Ms.) No.297, Home dated 05.04.2017 Constitution of Sub Court at 28.9.2017 Nilgiris (Courts III) Department, 1 Gudalur dated 05.04.2017 Constitution Of Constitution Courts

154 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 155 BUDGET & 14th finance commiSsion BUDGET 14th FINANCE COMMISSION ALLOCATION & EXPENDITURE – 2016 – 17 As per the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission, States have been devolved with increased funds and as per the report of the 14th Finance Commission, total funds required for the initiatives in the Justice sector in Tamil Nadu amounts to Rs.542.13 crore over a period of 5 years Sl. ALLOCATION EXPENDITURE and the proposals include, among other things, setting up of Fast Track Courts, Additional Courts and HEAD OF DEPARTMENT No. (Rupees in crores) (Rupees in crores) Family Courts, re-designing existing Courts to make them more litigant friendly, providing manpower, High Court of Madras and Madurai technical support and digitization of case records to enhance ICT environment of Courts, setting up 1 187.25 187.25 Bench of Madras High Court at Madurai of ADR Centres, Lok Adalat and capacity building activities and efforts need to be made to make full utilization of the funds allocated to the Justice Sector. 2 Subordinate Judiciary in the State 687.53 686.98 Accodingly, the High Court on 25.02.2016, has recommended proposals to the Government for –

3 Judicial Academy 4.15 4.14  Constitution of 8 Additional Courts in the cadre of District Judge for pendency reduction in districts where pendency is higher than the national average. 4 Legal Services Authority 14.27 14.26  Constitution of 87 Fast Track Courts in various cadre. TOTAL 893.20 892.63  Constitution of 15 Family Courts in Districts without such Courts.

 Sanction of a sum of Rs.34.27 crores towards Technical Manpower Support for ICT enabled Courts.

 Sanction of a sum of Rs.69.92 crores towards Scanning and Digitization of the case records

Allocation & Expenditure - (2016 - 2017) which includes digitization proposals for Madras High Court and Madurai Bench.

686.98  Sanction of a sum of Rs.5.5 crores towards Organizating Lok Adalats.

687.53  Sanction of a sum of Rs.23 crores towards Support for Mediation and Conciliation in ADR 500 Centres. 400 187.25

300  Sanction of a sum of Rs.24.77 crores towards Incentive to Mediators / Conciliators to encourage 187.25

200 4.14 14.26 mediation/conciliation. 14 Expenditure (Rupees in Crores)

100 4.15 14.27 th Allocation (Rupees in Crores)  Sanction of a sum of Rs.12.78 crores for Training and Capacity Building of Judges, Public Finance Commission 0 Prosecutors, Mediators, Lawyers. High Court of Madras Subordinate Judiciary in Judicial Academy Legal Services Authority and Madurai Bench of the State Madras High Court at Madurai

Allocation (Rupees in Crores) Expenditure (Rupees in Crores) Budget

158 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 159 Government Orders issued under the grants of 14th Finance Commission IN RESPONSE TO THE PROPOSALS

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

Administrative Sanction for Constitution of 15 G.O. (Ms.) No.947, Home Family Courts in the Cadre of District Judge in 1. (Courts II) Department, 15 Districts in 4 phases from 2016-2017 to 2019- 19.46 dated 26.12.2016. 2020 and Financial Sanction for Constitution of 4 Courts in first phase for the year 2016-2017.

G.O. (Ms.) No.6, Home Administrative and Financial sanction accorded 2. (Courts IV) Department, 05.50 for Organizing Lok Adalats dated 02.01.2017.

G.O. (Ms.) No.47, Home Administrative and Financial sanction accorded 3. (Courts I) Department, 10.24 towards “Training and Capacity Building”. dated 09.01.2017. TAMIL NADU STATE G.O. (Ms.) No.51, Home Administrative and Financial sanction accorded. in 4. (Courts IV) Department, Assets of “Support for Mediation and Conciliation 19.70 dated 10.01.2017. in ADR Centre”. JUDICIAL ACADEMY

G.O. (D.) No.218, Home Administrative and Financial sanction accorded 5. (Courts IV) Department, 12.08 regarding “Incentives to Mediators / Conciliators”. dated 22.02.2017.

G.O. (D.) No.429, Home Administrative and Financial sanction accorded 6. (Courts IV) Department, 03.06 regarding “Training of Mediators and Lawyers”. dated 06.04.2017.

G.O. (D.) No.431, Home Administrative sanction accorded regarding 7. (Courts IV) Department, 27.57 “Scanning and Digitization of Case Records”. dated 06.04.2017. Finance Commission Finance th 14

160 TAMIL NADU STATE JUDICIAL ACADEMY TAMIL NADU STATE JUDICIAL ACADEMY

Chennai ESTABLISHMENT

Ever since its establishment in the year 2001, the Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy (TNSJA), the training wing of the High Court of Madras, has been conducting a plethora of training programmes, conferences, seminars, workshops, symposia and colloquia on the subjects and issues – legally, socially, and economically relevant – for the judicial officers, public prosecutors, lawyers, police personnel, court staff, members of non-governmental and social organizations, and other stakeholders of the justice delivery system.

Prior thereto, providing informal induction training to the judicial officers recruited in the State of Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry started as early as 1997, and it was felt that training needed to be inculcated in a structured manner and with an institutionalized approach, in order to address the functional requirements of the judicial officers, both theoretically and practically, establishment of a Judicial Academy was contemplated.

Having been housed in the present building, at its Headquarters at Chennai, since the year 2004, TNSJA spread its wings on the concept of decentralization process, to Coimbatore and Madurai, Regional Centre where its Regional Centers started functioning from February, 2016. Under the able and valuable Madurai guidance of the Governing Body, TNSJA has been drawing up plans every year to provide training to the main target group of judicial officers, both newly inducted and in-service, and to the other stakeholders of the justice dispensation system. Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy CONFERENCES

 In the recent times, there have been reports that women and children in the country fall into the hands of criminals and crimes against them are on the increase. In this background, to deliberate upon the issues concerned with women and children and to create sensitivity amongst the judicial officers all over the country, a Conference on Women and Children was organised in Chennai on 21st and 22nd January, 2017. In the conference, Hon’ble Judges of the High Court and the District Judges from across the country, members of NGOs, academicians, students and police officials, Regional Centre numbering 217, participated. Coimbatore  In collaboration with the National Judicial Academy and the High Court of Madras, a two-day South Zone Regional Conference on Enhancing the Excellence of Judicial Institutions: Challenges and th th Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy Judicial Nadu State Tamil Opportunities, was held on 25 and 26 February, 2017 at TNSJA Headquarters, Chennai. Twelve High Court Judges, and 49 Judicial Officers in the cadre of Civil Judge, from the southern States, participated.

162 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 163 The enormous changes in the family system over the time with the present-day way of life being technology-driven have an impact on the marital relationship resulting in estrangement between couples and ordeal for children. In view of this, there arises a need to strengthen the procedural methods and practices and intensify the consensual methods to resolve matrimonial conflicts. In this background, the Fourth Regional Conference on Sensitization of Family Court Matters was organized on 03.02.2018, in Chennai.

The State Consultation on Laws relating to Children: Issues and Challenges in Implementation was organized in association with the UNICEF and the programme was held at TNSJA Headquarters in Chennai, on 22nd and 23rd of April, 2017. The Principal District Judges, the Presiding Officers of Family and Mahila Courts, and the Principal Magistrates of Juvenile Justice Boards, functioning in the State of Tamilnadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry, numbering 95, participated, as delegates, in the programme.

As a prelude to the Regional Third Round Table Consultation on Juvenile Justice Issues, scheduled to be held on 22nd and 23rd July, 2017, in Kochi, this State-level Consultation on Effective Implementation of Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 and Linkages with the POCSO Act, 2012, as organized, in association with the UNICEF, was held on 15.07.2017 at TNSJA Headquarters, Chennai. In the programme, about 245 delegates participated and they comprise the presiding officers of the

Dignitaries at the National Conference on Women and Children Mahila Courts (31), Principal Magistrates of the Juvenile Justice Boards (31), Probation Officers (33), Chairpersons of Child Welfare Committees (31), District Child Protection Officers (31), Special Juvenile Police Units Officials (45), NGOs’ Representatives (10), and others.

The perils of bonded labour have enormous consequences striking the very roots of human dignity. To draw a multi-faceted strategy and to strengthen the implementation mechanism, a one- day State Conference on Bonded Labour, was organized in association with International Justice Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy Mission, Chennai, on 12.11.2017 at TNSJA Headquarters , Chennai, and in the conference, 52 Judicial Officers, 10 Police Officers, 19 Public Prosecutors, 22 Representatives of NGOs, in all 103, participated.

As a prelude to the Regional Conference proposed to be held later, on 03.02.2018, a State Consultation on Sensitization of Family Court Matters, was held on 02.12.2017 at TNSJA Headquarters, Chennai, and in the programme, the family court judges and the Sub Judges handling family matters, lawyers, counsellors, and mediators, numbering 110, participated.

As a first of the programmes of the year 2017-2018, the Conference of the Principal District Judges and the Chief Judicial Magistrates on General Administration was held on 3rd June, 2017, at TNSJA Headquarters, Chennai, where the judicial officers functioning as Principal District Judges and Chief Judicial Magistrates, numbering 57 participated.

Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 165 REFRESHER COURSES

As the main objective of the TNSJA is to impart training to the Judicial Officers to make them competent and sensitive, so as to 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, Refresher Courses for District judges, Senior Civil Judges and Civil Judges were held, periodically, as per the Annual Calendar, at the Headquarters at Chennai, and the Regional Centers at Coimbatore and Madurai.

SPECIAL TRAINING PROGRAMMES

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Judge, Supreme Court of India addressing the delegates in the State Level Consultation on Laws relating to Children: Issues and Challenges An Orientation Programme on Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) and online sharing Motor ACCIDENT Claims Tribunal (MACT), was held on 09.04.2017 at TNSJA Headquarters, Chennai, for the judicial officers functioning in Chennai and Puducherry.

Section 4(5) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, mandates induction training and sensitization of all the members, including the Principal Magistrates, of the Juvenile Justice Boards, on care, protection, rehabilitation, legal provisions, and justice for children, within a period of 60 days from the date of appointment. In order to comply with the mandate of the Act, an induction training and sensitization programme to the Principal Magistrates of the Juvenile Justice Boards and Probation Officers was held on 17.06.2017, at TNSJA Headquarters, Chennai.

In pursuance of the resolution of the Hon’ble Board of Governors of the TNSJA, for the first time, orientation programme for the newly promoted senior civil judges, numbering 49, was held for three days from 19.07.2017 to 21.07.2017, at TNSJA Headquarters, Chennai.

Six judicial officers, who were recruited and appointed in the year 2015, as Civil Judges, underwent

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Judge, Supreme Court of India addressing the gathering at the Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy training as interns to the Hon’ble Judges, High Court of Madras, at the Principal seat, for a period State Consultation on Sensitization of Family Court matters. of two months from 04.09.2017 to 03.11.2017. During the training period, they observed the court proceedings relating to Civil Suits, Criminal Original Petitions, Second Appeals, Criminal Appeals and Civil Revision Cases, for one week each.

In co-ordination with the Chennai City Police department, a training programme on criminal investigation for the police officers of the rank of Inspectors of Police and above, serving in Chennai city, was held on 09.09.2017, at TNSJA Headquarters, Chennai, and in the programme, 103 Police officials participated.

A one-day Orientation-cum-Sensitization Programme on Adoption under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, was held on 05.11.2017 at TNSJA Headquarters, Chennai in association with Central Adoption Resource Authority, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India. In the programme, 83 judicial officers in the cadre of District Judge participated.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice P.N. Prakash, Judge, High Court of Madras addressing the Judicial Officers in the Orientation Programme on Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems and Online sharing Motor Accident Claims Tribunal.

Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 167 Principal Magistrates of the Juvenile Justice Boards In collaboration with the Bajaj Alliance General Insurance Company Limited, a one-day Seminar and Probation Officers in the Induction Training and on Assessment of Disability in Motor Accident Claim Cases was held on 11.11.2017, at TNSJA Sensitization programme on Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. Headquarters, Chennai, and in it, judicial officers, medical professionals and insurance company officials, and police officials, in all 120 delegates, participated.

On 03.12.2017, a special training programme on POCSO Act for the presiding officers of Mahila Courts and other District Judges, was held at TNSJA Regional Centre, Coimbatore, and in it, 59 judicial officers, took part.

In collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, an Awareness Programme on Information Security of Cyber Forensics and Legal Perspective was organized on 10.12.2017 at TNSJA Headquarters, Chennai, and in it, judicial officers of all three cadres, viz. District Judge, Senior Civil Judge, and Civil Judge, numbering 122, participated. Participants in the Training Programme on criminal investigation for the Police officials of the rank of Inspectors of Police and above. FIELD TRAINING

One of the objectives of TNSJA is to make the judicial officers learn the things, which are associated or related to law, for the reason that knowing non-legal things – social, economic, and technological trends – will have greater impact on the judicial work. In this background, in order to facilitate

Hon’ble Dr.Justice S.Vimala addressing the District Judges in the Orientation-cum-Sensitization Programme Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy on adoption under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.

Presiding Officers of Mahila Courts & District Judges in a Special Training Programme on POCSO Act.

Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 169 better understanding of the forestry, environment, and ecology, so that they could get sensitized on OTHER ACTIVITIES the importance of protecting forests and wildlife, the judicial officers in the cadre of Civil Judge of 2015 batch, numbering 145, were taken, in five batches, to Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in the Nilgiris STUDY MATERIAL TO THE JUDICIAL OFFICERS District, for two days each, and during the field training, they were taken inside the forests and they In accordance with the decision of the Hon’ble Governing Body of TNSJA, volumes 13 to 24 of Manual of also attended classroom training. They were explained, by the forest officials, the environmental Tamilnadu Acts and Rules, have been provided to all the courts in Tamilnadu and Puducherry, in addition enthusiasts, and the forest law experts, about the crimes being committed by the perpetrators and to volumes 1 to 12, which were already supplied during the year 2015, with an object of making the how they are investigated. The judicial officers were called upon to handle forest cases, keeping judicial officers update their knowledge on the areas of work they are involved in. always in mind the necessity of protection of environment for generations to come. TRAINING PROGRAMMES DECENTRALISATION OF TRAINING PROGRAMMES In pursuance of the decision of the e-Committee of the Supreme Court and the Computer Corresponding to the increase in litigations being filed in the district-level Courts, there is an increase in Committee of the High Court of Madras, a Refresher Training for Ubuntu Master Trainers and the number of judicial officers and staff members. Further, in order to cut expenditure in organizing the Ubuntu-cum-CIS Master Trainers, was organized and 26 Master Trainers participated and of them, training programmes for the judicial officers, young advocates, and the staff members, it was decided by four, who underwent training in Gujarat, trained the others. the Hon’ble Governing Body of TNSJA to decentralize the training programmes to its Regional Centers at Coimbatore and Madurai, and to the Districts Headquarters. The above decision was taken, considering In accordance with the resolution of the Hon’ble Governing Body of the Tamil Nadu State Judicial the scenario in future that the stakeholders of the justice delivery system require to be inculcated training Academy, training programmes on more effective use of video conferencing facilities were on the legal and social trends emerging from time to time, as often as required. conducted at the Districts Headquarters to the judicial officers and the court staff and in it, the services of the two judicial officers who underwent such training earlier at Hyderabad as organized by the Bureau of Police Standards and Research Organization, were utilized and also jail staff were ONLINE FACILITIES TO JUDICIAL OFFICERS involved. In this exercise, the judicial officers, numbering about 1000, functioning in the State of The judicial officers functioning in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry were provided with online judgment Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry, and about 9300 staff members in the districts’ access facility, as licensed by CDJ Law Journal and Law Weekly. courts, were inculcated as to how to use the video conferencing facilities in a more effective manner. The master trainers visited the Districts Headquarters to conduct such training. Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR THE STAFF MEMBERS

It is equally important that the skills of the staff members need to be improved on account of the increase in their workload in recent years. Therefore, TNSJA takes every endeavour to include in its annual calendar, programmes for the staff members of the High Court of Madras and the modules of such programmes are devised in such a manner that it achieves proficiency, swiftness, and professionalism in their functions.

The staff members working in the district-level courts in Tamilnadu and Puducherry, take strenuous efforts, in view of the manifold increase in the number of cases, year after year, to see that a better practice, which is litigant-friendly, is put in place in the courts. TNSJA, in order to make the staff members of the district judiciary well-equipped with the rules, practices and procedures, in

Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy Judicial Nadu State Tamil handling the issues, both administrative and judicial, includes in its annual calendar, the cadre- specific programmes for better reach.

170 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 171 ACTIVITIES DURING THE YEAR 2017 Sl. Place of Date(s) of Number of Description of Programme No. training training Participants Sl. Place of Date(s) of Number of Description of Programme 18.03.2017 and No. training training Participants 18. Refresher Course-II for Civil Judges (Batch-III) Madurai 56 19.03.2017 21.01.2017 and 1. National Conference on Women and Children Chennai 147 Refresher Course-II for Senior Civil Judges 25.03.2017 and 22.01.2017 19. Madurai 70 (Batch-III) 26.03.2017 28.01.2017 and 2. Refresher Course-II for Civil Judges Chennai 73 Training Programme on online sharing of 29.01.2017 documents pertaining to motor accident 28.01.2017 and 20. Chennai 09.04.2017 115 3. Refresher Course-II for Civil Judges Coimbatore 56 claims for all the Judicial Officers functioning in 29.01.2017 Chennai and Puducherry 28.01.2017 and 4. Refresher Course-II for District Judges Madurai 61 Training programme on Online sharing of 29.01.2017 Districts Head 21. documents pertaining to motor accident claims April 2017 713 Training Programme for High Court Staff - quarters 5. Chennai 28.01.2017 79 for all the Judicial Officers Members in the Cadre of SO/CO/AE Training Programme for High Court Staff One-day Training Programme for Section 6. Madurai 28.01.2017 19 Members in the Cadre of SO/CO/AE 22. Officers/Assistant Section Officers, Madurai Madurai 22.04.2017 177 Training Programme for High Court Staff Bench of Madras High Court Members in the Cadre of ASO/Assistant State Consultation on Laws relating to Children: 22.04.2017 and 7. Chennai 18.02.2017 100 23. Chennai 95 (Batch-II) at the Principal Seat of Madras High Issues and Challenges in Implementation 23.04.2017 Court Training Programme for the Newly Appointed 11.05.2017 to 24. Chennai 76 Training Programme for High Court Staff P.As. to Hon’ble Judges and P.As. to Registrars 20.05.2017 Members in the Cadre of ASO/Assistant Training Programme for the Newly Appointed 15.05.2017 to 8. Madurai 18.02.2017 104 25. Madurai 32 (Batch-II) at the Madurai Bench of Madras High P.As. to Hon’ble Judges and P.As. to Registrars 25.05.2017 Court Conference of Principal District Judges and 26. Chennai 03.06.2017 64 18.02.2017 and Chief Judicial Magistrates 9. Refresher Course-II for Senior Civil Judges Chennai 114 19.02.2017 10.06.2017 and 27. Refresher Course for Civil Judges (Batch-I) Chennai 50 18.02.2017 and 11.06.2017 10. Refresher Course-II for District Judges Coimbatore 45 Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy 19.02.2017 10.06.2017 and 28. Refresher Course for Civil Judges (Batch-I) Coimbatore 55 18.02.2017 and 11.06.2017 11. Refresher Course-II for Civil Judges (Batch-I) Madurai 59 19.02.2017 10.06.2017 and 29. Refresher Course for Civil Judges (Batch-I) Madurai 65 South Zone Regional Conference for Enhancing 11.06.2017 25.02.2017 and 12. the Excellence of Judicial Institution: Challenges Chennai 71 Induction Training and Sensitization Programme 26.02.2017 and Opportunities [under Section 4(5) of the Juvenile Justice 11.03.2017 and 30. (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015] Chennai 17.06.2017 33 13. Refresher Course for District Judges Chennai 80 12.03.2017 for Principal Magistrates of Juvenile Justice 11.03.2017 and Boards and Probation Officers 14. Refresher Course-II for Senior Civil Judges Coimbatore 48 12.03.2017 Field Training on Forest-related Cases for Civil 17.06.2017 and 31. The Nilgiris 30 11.03.2017 and Judges 18.06.2017 15. Refresher Course-II for Civil Judges (Batch-II) Madurai 55 12.03.2017 Field Training on Forest-related Cases for Civil 24.06.2017 and 32. The Nilgiris 32 Intensive Training Programme on Criminal Law 18.03.2017 and Judges 25.06.2017

Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy Judicial Nadu State Tamil 16. Chennai 58 for District Judges 19.03.2017 Field Training on Forest-related Cases for Civil 01.07.2017 and 33. The Nilgiris 32 18.03.2017 and Judges 02.07.2017 17. Refresher Course-II for Civil Judges Coimbatore 62 19.03.2017

172 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 173 Sl. Place of Date(s) of Number of Sl. Place of Date(s) of Number of Description of Programme Description of Programme No. training training Participants No. training training Participants Training Programme for High Court Staff Training Programme on Criminal Investigation 34. Chennai 08.07.2017 100 53. Chennai 09.09.2017 103 Members in the Cadre of CO/SO/AE for Police Officers from Chennai City Training Programme for High Court Staff Training Programme for High Court Staff 35. Madurai 08.07.2017 69 Members in the Cadre of CO / SO / AE 54. Members in the cadres of ASO and Assistant Chennai 09.09.2017 97 Ministerial Staff Training Programme for Junior (Batch-I) District 36. Assistants / Copyists / Typists / Readers / July 2017 4434 Training Programme for High Court Staff Headquarters Examiners / Record Clerks 55. Members in the cadres of ASO and Assistant Chennai 23.09.2017 100 Field Training on Forest-related Cases for (Batch-I) 08.07.2017 and 37. Civil Judges at Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, The Nilgiris 31 23.09.2017, 09.07.2017 Intensive Training for the Recently Appointed Theppakadu, The Nilgiris (Batch-IV) 56. Chennai 25.09.2017 to 27 P.As to the Hon’ble Judges 38. Refresher Course for District Judges Chennai 09.07.2017 84 28.09.2017 39. Refresher Course for Senior Civil Judges Coimbatore 09.07.2017 55 Training Programme for Ministerial Staff at Districts Headquarters in the cadres of Assistant District 40. Refresher Course for District Judges Madurai 09.07.2017 55 57. 28.10.2017 1658 State-level Consultation on Effective / Bench Clerk Grade III / Record Keeper Grade III Headquarters 41. Implementation of Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 Chennai 15.07.2017 225 (a) / Computer Operator and Linkage with the POCSO Act, 2012 Training Programme for High Court Staff Field Training on Forest-related Cases for Civil 15.07.2017 and 58. Members in the cadre of Private Secretary / Chennai 28.10.2017 100 42. The Nilgiris 31 Judges 16.07.2017 Personal Assistant Orientation Programme for the Newly Promoted 19.07.2017 to Training Programme for High Court Staff 43. Chennai 49 Senior Civil Judges 21.07.2017 59. Members in the cadre of Private Secretary / Madurai 28.10.2017 66 Refresher Course-I for Senior Civil Judges 22.07.2017 and Personal Assistant 44. Chennai 67 Refresher Course-I for Senior Civil Judges 28.10.2017 and (Batch-I) 23.07.2017 60. Chennai 62 22.07.2017 and (Batch-II) 29.10.2017 45. Refresher Course-I for District Judges Coimbatore 43 28.10.2017 and 23.07.2017 61. Refresher Course-II for Civil Judges (Batch-I) Coimbatore 56 22.07.2017 and 29.10.2017 Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy 46. Refresher Course-I for Senior Civil Judges Madurai 63 28.10.2017 and 23.07.2017 62. Refresher Course-II for Civil Judges (Batch-I) Madurai 49 29.07.2017 and 29.10.2017 47. Refresher course-I for Civil Judges (Batch-II) Chennai 62 30.07.2017 One-day Orientaion-cum-Sensitisation 29.07.2017 and Programme on Adoption under the Juvenile 48. Refresher course-I for Civil Judges (Batch-II) Madurai 45 63. Chennai 05.11.2017 83 30.07.2017 Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 05.08.2017 and 49. Refresher course-I for Civil Judges (Batch-III) Chennai 60 06.08.2017 Training Programme for Ministerial Staff at Districts Headqurters in the cadres of Bench 05.08.2017 and District Head 50. Refresher course-I for Civil Judges (Batch-II) Coimbatore 54 64. Clerks-Grade I and II / Head Clerks, Copyist 11.11.2017 2513 06.08.2017 quarters Superintendents and Translators – Category III 05.08.2017 and 51. Refresher course-I for Civil Judges (Batch-III) Madurai 42 (a) / Deputy Nazirs / Stenographers 06.08.2017 J.O – 95 Training as interns to Hon’ble Judges, High Seminar on Assessment of Disability in Motor 04.09.2017 to 65. Chennai 11.11.2017 Doctors –

Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy Judicial Nadu State Tamil 52. Court of Madras for Newly Appointed Civil Chennai 6 Accident Claim Cases 03.11.2017 11 Judges

174 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 175 Sl. Place of Date(s) of Number of EXPENDITURE PARTICULARS Description of Programme No. training training Participants An amount of Rs. 1,29,43,048/- (One Crore Twenty Nine Lakhs Forty Three Thousand and J.O – 52 Forty eight only) had been incurred for organizing the programmes during the year 2017. 66. State Conference on Bonded Labour Chennai 12.11.2017 Police – 10 DOP – 19 11.11.2017 and 67. Refresher Course-II for Civil Judges (Batch-II) Coimbatore 55 12.11.2017 WAY FORWARD 11.11.2017 and 68. Refresher Course-II for Civil Judges (Batch-II) Madurai 50 12.11.2017 Considering the emerging trends in the legal scenario in the country, judicial education and training 18.11.2017 and has become an integral and vital part of the institution associated with judicial processes. Creating 69. Refresher Course-II for Civil Judges (Batch-I) Chennai 58 19.11.2017 spaces and opportunities to the judicial officers and other stakeholders of the justice dispensation Orientation training programme for the newly system, so as to make them hone and improve their skills of decision-making, is one of the core 70. appointed P.As. to Hon’ble Judges and P.As. to Maduai 25.11.2017 32 areas on which TNSJA always lays an emphasis. Registrars TNSJA strives hard, every now and then, to see that the benefits of every programme, as organized 25.11.2017 and 71. Refresher Course-I for District Judges (Batch-II) Chennai 90 by it, reach those who are associated with justice administration and dispensation, thus enabling 26.11.2017 them to do their best in their respective areas of work, all towards expeditious disposal of cases, 25.11.2017 and 72. Refresher Course-II for Senior Civil Judges Coimbatore 57 26.11.2017 both in quality and quantity, leading to greater effectiveness of the institution. 25.11.2017 and 73. Refresher Course-II for District Judges Madurai 51 Thanks to the able and valuable guidance of the Hon’ble governing Body, TNSJA always does 26.11.2017 its best to have each and every programme with better content and to give the judicial officers State Consultation on Sensitisation of Family 74. Chennai 02.12.2017 110 and other stakeholders of the justice dispensation system, better facilitation, for better learning, Court Matters all towards putting in place a better judicial system and setting in motion a better adjudication 02.12.2017 and 75. Refresher Course-II for Senior Civil Judges Madurai 65 process. This becomes possible, as, towards providing quality judicial education and training, 03.12.2017 TNSJA takes every effort to lay focus on, inter alia, two core areas and they are pedagogy and 76. Refresher Course-II for Senior Civil Judges Chennai 03.12.2017 68 andraogy. 77. Special Training Programme on POCSO Act Coimbatore 03.12.2017 59

Refresher Training for Ubuntu Master Trainers 09.12.2017 and Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy 78. Chennai 26 and Ubuntu cum CIS Master Trainers 10.12.2017 ********** ********** One-day Awarness Programme on Information 79. Chennai 10.12.2017 122 Security, Cyber Forensics and Legal Perspective Training Programme for High Court Staff 80. Chennai 16.12.2017 100 Members in the Cadre of SO/CO/AE Training Programme for High Court Staff 81. Madurai 16.12.2017 32 Members in the Cadre of SO/CO/AE 82. Refresher Course-II for District Judges (Batch-I) Chennai 17.12.2017 83 Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy Judicial Nadu State Tamil

176 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 177 ALTERNATive DISPUTES RESOLUTION TAMIL NADU MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION CENTRE SL. TOTAL NO.OF NAME OF THE MEDIATION CENTRE / DISTRICT NO. MEDIATORS The Tamil Nadu Mediation and Conciliation Centre, established as per the mandate under Section Tamil Nadu Mediation and Conciliation Centre, High 89 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908, India’s first Court-Annexed Mediation Centre, was inaugurated 1 163 Court, Madras. on 9th April, 2005, and functions as per the Tamil Nadu Mediation Rules, 2010, framed by the District Mediation Centres – City Civil Court, Labour Madras High Court. Court and Family Court Mediation Centres 2 TNMCC, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 91 The Centre was set up by the Madras High Court under an order dated 13th March, 2005, and is 3 U.T. Of Puducherry 63 located in the High Court buildings. 4 Coimbatore 19 5 Tiruchirapalli 21 ACTIVITIES OF THE CENTRE : 6 Namakkal 18 7 Tirunelveli 35 The following, among others, shall be the functions of the Centre ; 8 Salem 50 9 Thanjavur 8 1. To enhance access to Justice by effective implementation of Mediation Programme and, to 10 Kancheepuram at Chengalpattu 11 promote the Constitutional goal of Fraternity and, ensure peace and harmony in the society. 11 Karur 15 12 Krishnagiri 27 2. To create awareness and promote mediation among all the stakeholders, namely, the litigants, 13 Dharmapuri 14 advocates, referral judges etc. and, also spread the message among general public. 14 Cuddalore 24 15 Perambalur 14 3. To identify and train Mediators to mediate the cases referred by the Courts ; to give them 16 Sivagangai 22

intensive and high quality Mediation Training and to continue their education through Refresher and Tamil Nadu Mediation and Conciliation Centre 17 Tiruvannamalai 20 other Courses ; to motivate and evaluate them; to maintain a Roll of efficient and active Mediators 18 Nagapattinam 15 and duly certify them and evolve and implement a code of conduct for the Mediators. 19 Villupuram 10 20 Virudhunagar at Srivilliputthur 17 4. To establish, monitor and, supervise Mediation Centers throughout the State of Tamil Nadu 21 Ramanathapuram 20 and provide Mediation services to all concerned and to generate, maintain data. 22 Pudukkottai 14 23 Theni 17 MEDIATORS : 24 Erode 39 25 Madurai District Bar 43 The Mediators are Advocates and Retired Judges, including former High Court Judges, former 26 Vellore 33 Advocate General, Senior Advocates, other Advocates of 10 years standing, retired Bureaucrats 27 Dindigul 21 and other professionals. The Centre has so far trained 974 Mediators in the State of Tamil Nadu 28 Thoothukudi 12 and Union Territory of Puducherry, the details of which are furnished as below: 29 Kanniyakumari at Nagercoil 35 30 Tiruvallur 32 31 The Nilgiris 14 32 Tiruppur 27 33 Tiruvarur 2 Tamil Nadu Mediation and Conciliation Centre Nadu Mediation and Conciliation Tamil 34 Ariyalur 8 TOTAL 974

180 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 181 ACTIVITIES DURING THE YEAR 2017 4. 16 HOURS (2 DAYS) ADVANCED MEDIATION TRAINING PROGRAMME: 1. 20 HOURS (3 DAYS) REFRESHER COURSE: The Tamil Nadu Mediation and Conciliation Centre has conducted 16 Hours (2 days) Advanced Mediation Training Programme, (two programmes) to the existing Mediators, who have completed The Tamil Nadu Mediation and Conciliation Centre had conducted 20 Hours Refresher Course (4 24 Hours (3 days) Basic Mediation Training so as to enable them to complete 40 Hours Training as Programmes) to 119 Mediators, in the State of Tamil Nadu, who have completed a minimum of stipulated by Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee, Supreme Court of India, New Delhi. ten and below 50 settlements. The details of the programmes conducted are given below: 61 Mediators attended the said training. The details of the programmes are furnished as below:

No. of No. of Sl. Name of the Dates of the Name of the Type of Name of the Dates of the Name of the Type of Persons Venue Sl. No. Mediators Venue No. Programme programme District participants Programme programme District participants participated participated Alternative Alternative Chennai Disputes 03.02.2017 Chennai Disputes 16 Hours 09.12.2017 & Kancheepuram 20 Hours 1 61 Resolution 1 to Kancheepuram Mediators 39 Resolution (2 days) 10.12.2017 Puducherry Refresher Advanced Centre, 05.02.2017 Vellore Centre, Mediators Mediation Chennai Chennai Training 17.02.2017 2 Programme 16.12.2017 & Krishnagiri 2 to Madurai 24 17.12.2017 Dharmapuri Tamil 19.02.2017 Cuddalore Nadu State Madurai Judicial Theni Academy, 5. 40 HOURS MEDIATION TRAINING PROGRAMME: 03.03.2017 Thanjavur Regional

3 to Tirunelveli 38 Tamil Nadu Mediation and Conciliation Centre Centre, 40 Hours Mediation Training Programme (Five Days) was conducted to the Judicial Officers (in 05.03.2017 Tiruchirapalli Madurai the cadre of District Judge) in two batches from 26.12.2017 to 30.12.2017 simultaneously at Tamil Virudhunagar Nadu State Judicial Academy, Chennai and its Regional Centre at Madurai. 82 Judicial Officers Dindigul participated and completed Mediation Training. Tamil Nadu State 03.03.2017 Judicial Coimbatore 4 to 18 Academy, Namakkal 05.03.2017 Regional Centre, Coimbatore

2. AWARENESS PROGRAMME: One day Awareness programme for Students was conducted on 06.04.2017 and 07.04.2017 in two batches at Alternative Disputes Resolution Centre, High Court Buildings, Chennai. 195 Students of Government Law College, Chengalpattu participated in the said programme. 3. REFERRAL JUDGES’ PROGRAMME / SENSITIZATION PROGRAMME: Tamil Nadu Mediation and Conciliation Centre Nadu Mediation and Conciliation Tamil On 28.10.2017 one day Mediation Sensitization Programme was conducted for Judicial Officers (in the cadre of District Judge and Civil Judge) at ADR Building, Chennai. 76 Judicial Officers from Chennai, Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram Districts attended the programme.

182 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 183 6. STATISTICS OF THE MEDIATION CENTRES IN THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU FROM Sl. Name Of The Mediation Centre/ Total No. Of Non Referral Settled Unsettled JANUARY 2017 TO DECEMBER 2017 No. District Mediators -Starters 25 Pudukkottai 14 17 1 0 55 Sl. Name Of The Mediation Centre/ Total No. Of Non Referral Settled Unsettled No. District Mediators -Starters 26 Theni 17 471 32 500 0 1 Tamil Nadu Mediation and 27 Erode 39 89 6 76 0 Conciliation Centre, High 163 1484 342 991 379 Court, Madras. 28 Madurai 43 850 125 684 0 2 District Mediation Centre, City 29 Vellore 33 357 13 148 171 863 81 466 228 Civil Court - Chennai. 30 Dindigul 21 204 9 227 0 3 Labour Court Mediation 5 2 2 2 Centre - Chennai. 31 Thoothukudi 12 3 0 3 0 4 Family Court Mediation Centre 695 188 258 211 32 Kanniyakumari at Nagercoil 35 504 31 291 250 - Chennai. 5 TNMCC, Madurai Bench of 33 Tiruvallur 32 322 3 26 311 91 756 135 582 138 Madras High Court, Madurai. 34 The Nilgiris 14 85 6 47 11 6 U.T. Of Puducherry 63 138 19 102 41 35 Tiruppur 27 97 6 40 29 7 Coimbatore 19 545 117 217 292 36 Tiruvarur 2 49 0 3 46 8 Tiruchirapalli 21 564 50 91 339 37 Ariyalur 8 0 0 0 0 9 Namakkal 18 201 6 107 56 TOTAL 974 10975 1331 6545 2918 10 Tirunelveli 35 551 45 476 0

11 Salem 50 124 19 78 31 Tamil Nadu Mediation and Conciliation Centre 12 Thanjavur 8 78 6 27 29 13 Kancheepuram at 11 323 34 242 5 Chengalpattu 14 Karur 15 101 3 57 0 15 Krishnagiri 27 6 1 3 0 16 Dharmapuri 14 31 3 21 0 17 Cuddalore 24 232 5 28 64 18 Perambalur 14 69 5 34 17 19 Sivagangai 22 685 20 614 11 20 Tiruvannamalai 20 84 1 7 9 21 Nagapattinam 15 3 0 0 23 22 Villupuram 10 89 3 67 8

Tamil Nadu Mediation and Conciliation Centre Nadu Mediation and Conciliation Tamil 23 Virudhunagar at Srivilliputthur 17 120 6 14 52 24 Ramanathapuram 20 180 8 16 110 Dignitaries in the Referral Judges Programme

184 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 185 TAMIL NADU STATE LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY

The Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority, a statutory body was constituted 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. The object of the said Article is that justice should not be denied to any citizen on grounds of economic and other disabilities. Hence, for providing uniform legal services throughout India, State Legal Services Authorities in all states were constituted. The State Legal Services Authority was constituted in the year 1997 and functioning under the kind patronage of the Hon’ble the Chief Justice as its Patron-in-Chief. The senior most Judge of the High Court is the Executive Chairman of the State Legal Services Authority. The Member Secretary who is in the cadre of a District Judge administers the day-to-day functioning of the Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority.

The object that is to be achieved by the State Legal Services Authority is three fold. The first object is to make the people (1) Aware of their legal rights, (2) Providing Legal Services to competent persons and (3) Organization of Lok Adalat to reduce the Court pendency.

ENTITLEMENT FOR LEGAL SERVICES:

For those who approach the help line or the Counseling Centre, this authority renders legal services to all of them.

For legal services by appointment of advocates, this authority follows the provisions of sections 12 and 13 of the Legal Services Authorities Act.

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/- will be entitled to legal services

for filing a case or defending a case. Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority

We also pay court fee up to Rs.1,000/- for filing a case. But for Motor Accident Claims we advise the advocates to file petitions before Tribunals for exemption from paying court fee at the first instance.

LEGAL LITERACY AND AWARENESS:

COUNSELLING: -

The 182 Constituent units of the State Authority are equipped with Counseling Centres attached with it and Counseling 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 Awareness Program are deputed as Counsellors for a specified period. If the Counseling fails, legal assistance will be provided by the respective District Authorities and Taluk Committees to the person who has a prima facie case.

CENTRE FOR WOMEN:

Tamil Nadu Mediation and Conciliation Centre Nadu Mediation and Conciliation Tamil 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. In the City of Chennai alone, three Centres for Women are actively functioning. Women lawyers are posted regularly in those centres to deal with the grievances of women compassionately.

186 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 187 MEDIATION CENTRES IN REMOTE VILLAGES: WOMEN’S DAY:

In order to further promote the concept of mediation and conciliation, the State Authority has Every year during the month of March, for commemorating International Women’s Day, a campaign extended its infrastructure to the remote villages also. Staff members along with panel lawyers was conducted and Legal Literacy Camps were organized during the Campaign for the benefit of are deputed during weekends to attend the Mediation Centres, located either in the Panchayat women. During the camp it has been addressed various provisions available for welfare of women Board office or Block Development office of the village concerned. The applications are received in the State Authority. from the litigant public and, if possible, they are disposed of on the spot and if immediate relief MAY DAY: is not possible, the applications are brought to the nearest Legal Aid committee and are being processed. 66 centers are functioning as on date throughout the State. Every year during the month of May, for commemorating the May Day, special campaign for the benefit of Industrial Workers and Labourers was organized. During the camp it has been addressed LEGAL LITERACY AND AWARENESS: various provisions available in labour laws and the benefits provided by the State Authority to the The Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority is conducting Legal Literacy and Awareness Labourers. Camps in a conventional manner where the Judicial Officers, Advocates and NGOs used to attend WORLD DAY AGAINST CHILD LABOUR: 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 Every year during the month of June, for commemorating the World Day against Child Labour, order to create awareness to the people in grass root level, the Scheme of Micro Legal Literacy special campaign for the benefit of Child Labourers was organized and Legal Literacy camps were and Awareness Camps have been designed and circulated to the District Authorities and Taluk conducted for the benefit of Child Labourers. Committees. WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY: S.No. Name of the Camps organized Date on which the camp organized In Pursuance of the direction of the National Legal Services Authority, this authority had issued 1. Republic Day – Grama Sabha Assembly 26th January instructions to all Chairmen, District Legal Services Authorities/Taluk Legal Services Committees and Secretary, High Court Legal Services Committees to observe National Legal Aid Week for the 2. International Women’s Day 8th March persons suffering from Mental Disabilities from 10th October, Commemorating the “World Mental th 3. Legal Aid Movement Day 6 April Health Day” in the State of Tamil Nadu. 4. International Labour Day 1st May A Legal Aid & Awareness camp on “World Mental Health Day” was conducted by the Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority 5. Anti Tobacco Day 3rd May State Legal Services Authority, 6. World Environment Day 5th June NATIONAL LEGAL SERVICES DAY:

7. Word Day Against Child Labour 12th June In Pursuance of the direction of the National Legal Services Authority, this authority had issued 8. Independence Day - Grama Sabha Assembly 15th August instructions to all Chairmen, District Legal Services Authorities/Taluk Legal Services Committees to observe National Legal Services Day on 9th November for dedicating to the cause of bringing st 9. Senior Citizens Day 1 October out equal opportunities and equal justice through Legal Services in the State of Tamil Nadu. 10. Gandhi Jayanthi –Grama Sabha Assembly 2nd October MICRO LEGAL LITERACY CAMPS: 11. World Mental Health Day 10th October The Scheme was launched on 27.07.2007. As directed by National Legal Services Authority, the 12. National Legal Services Day 9th November Chairmen of the District Legal Services Authorities and Taluk Legal Services Committees were 13. Children’s Day 14th November 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, th 14. Law Day 26 November Market Places, Pilgrim Places, Hutments and Slum, on every Saturday, Sunday and on all public 15. World HIV/AIDS Day 1st December holidays to make awareness among the public. Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority Services Legal Nadu State Tamil 16. World Disability Day 3rd December The Micro Legal Literacy Project finds 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 17. Human Rights Day 10th December sincerely implemented across the State and getting appreciable response from the public and

188 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 189 the stakeholders. As outlined in the Scheme, four such camps are being conducted in a month PERMANENT LOK ADALAT : in each District Authority/Taluk Committee. To create effective awareness among the rural and Permanent Lok Adalats were established in 32 Districts in State of Tamil Nadu. The Hon’ble sub urban people about various legal aid schemes, the District/Taluk Chairmen are instructed to High Court of Madras had transferred and posted District Judges to function as Chairmen of the hold periodical meetings with the Councilor, ward member, social workers, educationalists and the Permanent Lok Adalats in 18 districts. The District Judges had assumed charge in their station lawyers of that area where the Micro Legal Literacy Camps are organized. respectively. NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEME: Proposals for nomination of members of Permanent Lok Adalats for 32 Districts were forwarded The implementation of the said scheme finds a place both in the National Plan and State Plan to Government through Hon’ble High Court of Madras for orders. Orders of the Government are for 2009-2010. As instructed by NALSA, in its letter dated 03.02.2009 this Authority had issued awaited. instructions to organize Legal Awareness Camps on Saturdays and Lok Adalats on the following Legal Awareness Camp conducted during the year: Sundays in five places either in the District or in Taluks for two months i.e For February and March 2009. However the Legal Awareness Camps pertaining to National Rural Employment and No. of Applications Month & Year No. of Camps organized Guarantee Act have been conducted regularly as the scheme has been formulated only for the Received benefit of poor Labourers. The State Legal Services Authority, District Legal Services Authorities January, 17 429 811 and Taluk Legal Services Committees shall stand by such people as they are eligible to avail February, 17 351 434 legal services under section 12 of the Act. The team of awareness campaign is focused on the March, 17 456 1,014 target group i.e rural Labourers and they are thoroughly explained about the NREGS. During the April, 17 281 97 awareness campaign the rural Labourers are being interacted so as to guide and advice them to secure their rights and to avail the benefit under the scheme. The team of Legal Awareness May, 17 220 531 Campaign is assisting the public to get over the situation. If they happen to come across with any June, 17 228 232 problem during the interaction session it will be suitably resolved and they will be guided in a right July, 17 569 797 direction. The Awareness Campaign is taking every step best suited to the public. August, 17 466 891 September,17 415 1,093 WORKING OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION MECHANISM: October, 17 512 802 ADR Centres are functioning in 30 Districts out of 32 Districts in the State. Simultaneously this November,17 702 2879 Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority Authority is creating awareness among the public on the concept of mediation and the methods December, 17 309 680 of ADR. Settlement of cases with the aid of ADR Centres are encouraging in the days to come. Total 4,938 10,261

ADR Centres functioning in the State: LEGAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH LEGAL AID CLINICS:

Sl. No. Districts Sl. No. Districts Sl. No. Districts The first Legal Aid Clinic was opened in the Law College, Madurai on 22.9.2001. Subsequently, 1. Chennai 12. Trichirappalli 23. Erode Legal Aid Clinics were opened in all the Law Colleges in the State of Tamil Nadu. Further Legal Aid Clinics were opened at Banyan for mentally disabled persons at Mugappair and a panel lawyer 2. Vellore 13. Villupuram 24. Thanjavur is being deputed. Legal Aid Clinics have been opened in the Law Colleges at Chennai, Madurai, 3. Krishnagiri 14. Tiruvannamalai 25. Sivaganga Trichirappalli, Coimbatore and Tirunelveli. In the State of Tamil Nadu, 820 Legal Aid Clinics are 4. Salem 15. Kancheepuram 26. The Nilgiris functioning. The nature of functioning of the above Legal Aid Clinics is that a panel lawyer is deputed 5. Theni 16. Kanyakumari 27. Coimbatore to each Legal Aid Clinic on rotation for a specified period. A separate provision has been made in 6. Tiruvarur 17. Tirunelveli 28. Dharmapuri places where such Legal Aid Clinics are opened and the panel lawyers are deputed to each Clinic 7. Madurai 18. Thoothukkudi 29. Pudukottai by three to four hours, to collect applications from the persons who are residing in and around the 8. Namakkal 19. Virudhunagar 30. Karur places where the Clinic is situated, to provide legal assistance or advice instantaneously in possible 9. Cuddalore 20. Tiruvallur cases and if the matter is the one which is to be referred to Court, the panel lawyer forward such

Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority Services Legal Nadu State Tamil 10. Ramanathapuram 21. Nagapattinam applications to the State Authority and legal assistance is provided on scrutinizing the applications 11. Dindigul 22. Perambalur by the panel lawyers.

In two Districts, viz. (1) at Tiruppur construction of ADR Centre is going on and (2) at Ariyalur site for construction of ADR Building is to be identified.

190 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 191 LEGAL AID CLINCS IN VILLAGE PANCHAYATS: (Village Legal Care and Support Centres)

National Legal Services Authority has framed the National Legal Services Authority (Legal Aid Clinics Scheme) 2010.

As per the Scheme, The District Legal Services Authorities shall establish Legal Aid Clinics in all Villages, or for a cluster of Villages, depending on the size of such villages, especially where the people face geographical, social and other barriers for access to the Legal Services Institutions.

Panel Advocates and Para Legal Volunteers will be present in such clinics. They will give legal advice and they will refer the deserving cases to the Taluk Legal Services Committees and District Legal Services Authorities.

Legal aid clinics were opened in Juvenile Justice Board at Chennai, Coimbatore, Tirunelveli, Tiruvannamalai & Vellore to assist the juveniles in conflict with law.

Up to 31.12.2017, we have opened 820 Village Legal Care and Support Centres including special legal aid Clinics for HIV/AIDS patients in some Hospitals.

LEGAL AID CLINICS

As per the National Legal Services Authority (Legal Aid Clinics Scheme) 2010, Legal Aid Clinics Inaguration of Legal Aid Clinic for persons with disabilities on 10.10.2017 have been opened in all villages or for a cluster of villages. at VidyaSagar, formerly Spastic Society of India, Centre for disabilities, , Chennai-85. We have opened 820 Legal Aid Clinics up to December 2017 in the State.

Legal Services Clinic LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS: Total Number of Legal Services Clinic: 820 Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority The Legal Services Authority has not spared any sections of the society who are in distress. The Legal Services Clinic in College/University 23 most neglected and isolated sections of the persons living with HIV/AIDS, while their own family Legal Services Clinic in Village 552 members themselves rejected those persons, the Legal Services Authority has come to the rescue of them in order to get the legitimate rights under the Act. On 16.09.2006 the Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Clinic in Jails/Prisons 120 Legal Services Authority in association with Tamil Nadu Aids Control Society, Chennai, organised Legal Services Clinic for Transgender 5 workshop and a Legal Aid Clinic was inaugurated in Namakkal District. Besides this, a village Legal Services Clinic for Senior Citizen 8 called Pothanur in Namakkal District, where in a large scale of people living with HIV/AIDS was adopted by the District Legal Services Authority, Namakkal, so as to enable the people to avail the Legal Services Clinic in JJB 10 facilities of both medical and legal assistance. Legal Services Clinic for Mentally Retarded 4 The Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority has opened legal Aid Clinics for people living Legal Services Clinic in GH (HIV/AIDS) 25 with HIV/AIDS at Government Hospital, Dindigul, Cuddalore, Madurai, Tirunelveli, and Paramathi Legal Services Clinic for North Eastern People 1 at Namakkal Dist, Chennai, Dharmapuri, Villupuram, Krishnagiri, Salem, Tiruchirappalli, Tiruppur, Karur, Theni, Thoothukkudi, Chengalpattu and Kanyakumari, Perambalur, Vellore, Pudukottai, Legal Services Clinic for Physically disabled 1 Thanjavur, Tiruvannamalai, Srivilliputhur, Erode and Ramanathapuram& Coimbatore District. The Legal Services Clinic in Community Centre 71 panel lawyers are being deputed to hear the grievances of the persons living with HIV/AIDS and on Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority Services Legal Nadu State Tamil receipt of applications necessary steps are being taken on those petitions.

192 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 193 PARA LEGAL VOLUNTEERS SCHEME: FILM ON LOK ADALAT:

National Legal Services Authority has framed the Scheme for implementing the project of Para- A short film on “Lok Adalat” highlighting the benefits of the Lok Adalat has been produced and legal Volunteers by the State Legal Services Authority. released by the Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority on 1.3.2004. There are greater demands for dubbing of the film in other vernacular languages. On request made by the Kerala State Legal Para Legal Volunteers will be engaged in all the legal aid clinics. They will also be engaged in the Services Authority, the Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority provided the Beta copy of the front office of the ADR Centre. film Lok Adalat for dubbing in their local language. The film is being screened in almost all the As per the Scheme, the National Legal Services Authority has instructed to identify 50 Para Legal functions of the Legal Services Authority as a prelude to the function. The source of dispute, the Volunteers in each District Legal Services Authority, 25 Para Legal Volunteers in each Taluk Legal psychological impact it created in the minds of the disputants, the yearning for amicable solution Services Committee. They have to be given training in 6 sessions. The topics to be covered in the sought for by the agriculturist, the ill-intention of the other elite breed to elongate the dispute through training programme have also been prescribed. The duties of Para Legal Volunteers have also the court of law, the accidental meeting by the disputants with the District Authority personnel been prescribed. The process of identification of Para Legal Volunteers and to give training to and the efforts taken by them to conciliate the matter effectively and the solution provided by them is going on. the Legal Services Authority for the disputes, have been commendably picturised in the film. In fact, the Patron-in-Chief of Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority sculpted the script and the Para Legal Volunteers: screenplay.

Total Number of Para Legal Volunteers 2,271 INTERNATIONAL WOMENS’ DAY: Male 1,578 Every year during the month of March, for commemorating International Womens’ Day, a campaign Female 663 was conducted and Legal Literacy Camps were organised during the Campaign for the benefit of Transgender 6 women. During the camp it has been addressed various provisions available for welfare of women in the State Authority. Educated Convict Prisoner 24 MAY DAY:

Every year during the month of May, for commemorating the May Day, special campaign for the benefit of Industrial Workers and Labourers was organised. During the camp it has been addressed

various provisions available in labour laws and the benefits provided by the State Authority to the Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority Labourers. Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority Services Legal Nadu State Tamil Hon’ble Mr. Justice Huluvadi G. Ramesh, Judge, High Court, Madras/Executive Chairman, TNSLSA delivering inaugural address for the selected Para Legal Volunteers by DLSA, Chennai DLSA, Tirunelveli observed “International Labour Day” at Muthoor Panchayat by organising Legal Literacy Class for Laboures

194 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 195 WORLD DAY AGAINST CHILD LABOUR: MICRO LEGAL LITERACY CAMPS:

Every year during the month of June, for commemorating the World Day against Child Labour, The Scheme was launched on 27.07.2007. As directed by National Legal Services Authority, the special campaign for the benefit of Child Labourers was organised and Legal Literacy camps were Chairmen of the District Legal Services Authorities and Taluk Legal Services Committees were conducted for the benefit of Child Labourers. 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 make awareness among the public.

The Micro Legal Literacy Project finds 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 sub urban people about various legal aid schemes, the District/Taluk Chairmen are instructed to hold periodical meetings with the Councilor, ward member, social workers, educationalists and the lawyers of that area where the Micro Legal Literacy Camps are organised.

GRAMA SABHA ASSEMBLY IN VILLAGES:

In order to bring justice at door-steps, we arrange meetings of Grama Sabha in consultation with them. One staff of the Legal Services Authority/Committee and an Advocate will attend the meeting. Local Problems will be discussed there and proper legal advice will be given. If necessary other legal assistance will also be rendered through the Authorities/Committees.

WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY: That apart, as part of legal literacy and awareness campaign, the Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority has released a booklet in vernacular language under the caption “SATTAPPANIGAL In Pursuance to the direction of the National Legal Services Authority, this Authority had issued MUTHAL KAIYEDU in question-and-answer form. Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority instructions to all Chairmen, District Legal Services Authorities and Taluk Legal Services Committees to observe National Legal Aid Week for the persons suffering from Mental Disabilities from 10th October, Commemorating the “World Mental Health Day” in the State of Tamil Nadu. RELEASE OF BOOKS: A Legal Aid & Awareness camp on “World Mental Health Day” was conducted by the Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority. NALSA (Legal Services to Victims of Acid Attacks) Scheme - 2016

NALSA (Legal Services to Senior Citizens) Scheme – 2016 NATIONAL LEGAL SERVICES DAY:

In Pursuance to the direction of the National Legal Services Authority, this Authority had issued instructions to all Chairmen, District Legal Services Authorities and Taluk Legal Services Committees to observe National Legal Services Day on 9th November for dedicating to the cause of bringing out equal opportunities and equal justice through Legal Services in the State of Tamil Nadu.

MEDICAL CAMP:

The Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority in association with Apollo Hospital a free Medical

Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority Services Legal Nadu State Tamil Camp was organized on 26.10.2017 at Satta Udhavi Maiyam Building, Chennai. In the above medical camp facilities were provided for Checking Blood Sugar, Blood Pressure, EGC. ECHO, X ray, Dental, Opthal, Cardiology, etc. About 500 people including Judicial Officers, Advocates, Court Staff, Litigant Public participated in the Free Medical Camp and got benefitted.

196 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 197 NALSA (Legal Services to Victims of Acid Attacks)-Scheme 2016 and NALSA (Legal Services to Senior Citizens Scheme)-2016 Books released by Hon’ble Chief Justice of India received by Hon’ble Mr. Justice R.K.Agrawal Judge, Supreme Court of India in the 125th Anniversary Celebration of High Court Heritage Building on 16.9.2017

TELECAST OF NEETHI MANDRA SEITHIGAL (NEWS FROM COURTS): To highlight the functioning of the Courts and Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority. the reaching of real goal to the public through This programme is being telecasted on every Camp for mentally ill persons at IELC Mans School, Krishnagiri. courts and also the functioning of the Legal Saturday 10.30 A.M. in PODIGAI CHANNEL. Services Authority, Tamil Nadu State Legal The duration of programme is 25 minutes. It Services Authority telecast the news related to includes, Court News, Major Court related the Court Proceedings through Doordarshan events, Latest and important Judgments of (Pothigai Channel) with effect from 27.09.2007. Supreme Courts and High Courts, Important Judgments and Orders of the Subordinate

The concept of the programme NEETHI Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority Courts, which requires public attention. MANDRA SEITHIGAL (NEWS FROM THE COURTS) is a sponsored programme by the

Legal Awareness Camp conducted in Grama Sabha Assembly by DLSA

Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority Services Legal Nadu State Tamil Cuddalore at Pachaiyankuppam Village

A camp for unorganized labour was conducted by Karur District Leal Services Authority.

198 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 199 STATISTICS - 2017 UNION TERRITORY OF PUDUCHERRY LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY (UTPLSA) Number of Beneficiaries of different categories UTPLSA – ITS HISTORICAL BACK GROUND: The provisions of Chapter – III of the National Legal Services Authorities Act, Legal Aid Movement in Pondicherry was Category No. of Persons Benefitted 1987 was extended to Pondicherry on 10- started in 1976 under the guidance of a Scheduled Caste 3,012 02-1998. Soon on 01-05-1998, the Union Retired District Judge and a devoted group Scheduled Tribe 267 Territory of Pondicherry Legal Services of Law College students of Puducherry. The Authority was born. The main objectives of Women 9,185 Legal Aid Clinic run thus far by the students this Authority is to educate and sensitize In Custody 2,595 and teachers of the Law College came under the common man on street regarding their Children 148 this Retired Judge and his group of Law legal rights, to propagate the objectives students. The Clinic offered legal advice Senior Citizen 324 of the National Legal Literacy Mission, to and rendered preventive legal services, Disabled Persons 54 highlight our solidarity and support to the enlightening the public of their legal rights cause of the underprivileged, to highlight Industrial Worker 6 and duties. A group of Lawyers on the the constitutional mandate of social justice, Transgender 35 panel of the Clinic rendered their services equality and equal opportunities to the General 19,854 to parties in Civil and Criminal matters. The weaker sections etc. The horizon of our Clinic engaged, additionally, in Legal Literacy Others 9,241 service does not stop with that. We try to and Community Legal Education Works with Total 44,721 explore beyond. the help of mobile Legal Aid Squads. Further, Union Territory Puducherry of Legal Services Authority it gave research support to the solution of The Legal Services Authority is engaged in Lok Adalats poverty-related problems and suggested various activities with a special focus on No. of Adalats Month Cases Taken Cases Settled Award Amount legislative changes and administrative poorer sections of the people. As per Section Held reforms. Eventually, the activities of the 12 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, Clinic diversified into Consumer Movements, 1987, the following categories of persons January, 17 233 27,981 1,111 13,58,38,486 Environmental Protection, Community are eligible to avail the free legal services of February, 17 753 3,34,149 95,867 369,57,78,536 Health and Group Legal Services for workers the Legal Services Authorities. They are and peasants. All this while, it functioned March, 17 398 58,823 2,572 34,12,67,311 1) a member of the SC/ST as a voluntary agency subsisting on the free April, 17 678 2,40,133 1,01,663 293,41,68,675 services of Social-minded Judges, Lawyers, 2) a victim of trafficking in human beings or May, 17 85 17,106 585 4,38,75,228 Law Teachers and Law Students. With the beggars establishment of CILAS (Committee for June, 17 200 20,602 729 7,75,20,256 the Implementation of Legal Aids Scheme) 3) a woman or a child July, 17 800 4,16,438 1,41,738 400,71,86,881 in 1980, the Government of Pondicherry, 4) a disabled person constituted in 1983, the Pondicherry Legal August, 17 243 30,415 1,018 25,59,94,378 Aid and Advice Board with the Chief Minister 5) a victim of a mass disaster, ethnic violence, September, 17 692 3,24,022 1,00,014 326,00,61,659 as Chairman, the Law Minister as Vice- caste atrocity, Chairman and a retired District Judge as October, 17 241 25,649 1,257 14,65,81,561 6) an industrial disaster workman Member Secretary with financial assistance November,17 354 34,853 1,305 21,26,94,149 flowing, for the first time, from the 7) a person in custody including custody in a

Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority Services Legal Nadu State Tamil December, 17 812 4,33,282 1,47,087 552,43,43,748 Government. Regional Legal Aid Committee protective home was constituted for each of the outlying 8) any other person whose annual income is Total 5,489 19,63,453 5,94,946 2063,53,10,868 areas in Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam. less than Rs.1,00,000/-.

200 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 201 This Authority engages a panel Advocates CONCILIATION CELL: The said Village Legal Care and Support TOLL FREE HELP LINE: belonging to the above said categories if Centres are functioning in the School Six Conciliation Cells function in the The UTPLSA has started “Toll Free Help any of the above require legal assistance by premises / Panchayat Office premises of Puducherry Region. They are Line” for the general public to seek advice Legal Practioners in Court of Law. The fees various villages on 1st and 3rd Saturday of over phone. The number is 1800-425-8831. for the Advocates are being borne by the 1. Conciliation Cell - I- Functions on Every every month from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm. People can contact this number from 9.00 Legal Services Authority. Wednesday in UTPLSA premises. NOMINATION OF DUTY COUNSEL/RETAINER a.m to 6.00 p.m on all working days. The ACTIVITIES OF UTPLSA 2. Conciliation Cell - II - Functions on Every ADVOCATE: advocates nominated exclusively for the Tuesday in UTPLSA premises. purpose would render advice to the general This Authority has nominated Duty Counsel/ CONTINUOUS LOK ADALAT: public who seek advice on the “Toll Free Help Retainer Lawyer for all the regions in the U.T 3. Conciliation Cell - III- Functions on Line”. Conduct of “Continuous Lok Adalat” was Every Thursday in Block Development office of Puducherry. initiated in UTPLSA on 22-5-2003. The complex, Villianur. LEGAL SERVICES CLINIC: Continuous Lok Adalat is being conducted NOMINATION OF REMAND ADVOCATES: The UTPLSA has established Legal Services on every Monday and Friday. This opened 4. Conciliation Cell - IV- Functions on Every All the District Sessions Court and Magistrate Clinic in the gates for the Pending litigations to get Friday in Block Development office complex, Courts in the Union Territory are nominated (i) JIPMER, Puducherry, settled by way of compromise before the Karikalampakkam. with Remand Advocates who are engaged (ii) Pondicherry University, Puducherry Lok Adalat and also to take up the cases 5. Conciliation Cell - V- Functions on Every in giving legal assistance to the remand and filed under section 19(5) (ii) of the Legal Monday in Government General Hospital accused who are in need of assistance. (iii) Bharathidasan Government college Services Authorities Act, 1987. complex, Puducherry. No. of for Women, Puducherry,

SPECIAL LOK ADALATS: Union Territory Puducherry of Legal Services Authority 6. Conciliation Cell -VI- Functions on Every Name of the Court Remand The Legal Services Clinic in JIPMER and Advocates Parallel to the Continuous Lok Adalat, Friday in Dr.Ambedkar Government Law Pondicherry University are exclusively for the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Special Lok Adalats are organized to the College, Puducherry. 1 students hailing from North Eastern States. Pondicherry. specific needs of the institutions like Banks Apart from the above, each one in Karaikal, DOORDARSHAN PROGRAMMES: (Nationalized and Private), Insurance Judicial Magistrate – I, Mahe and Yanam regions function fortnightly. 1 Companies., Telephone / Mobile Companies Pondicherry. The Union Territory of Puducherry in co- etc to get settled the pre-litigation cases VILLAGE LEGAL CARE AND SUPPORT CENTRE: Judicial Magistrate – II, ordination with Doordarshan, Puducherry 1 thereby reduce the burden of the Judicial Pondicherry. started telecasting “NEEDHIMANDRA forum. About 55 Village Legal Care and Support SEIDIGAL” every Friday from 6.00 p.m to Centers are functioning at various villages in the Judicial Magistrate – III, 1 6.15 p.m on Podhigai TV. The activities of LEGAL AID & LITERACY CAMPS: entire U.T.of Puducherry. A Village Legal Care Pondicherry. Union Territory of Puducherry Legal Services This Union Territory of Puducherry Legal and Support Centre comprise of a Panel Lawyer Judicial Magistrate – IV, 1 Authority, Legal Services Programmes and Services Authority conducts Legal Aid and and one Para Legal Volunteer trained by this Pondicherry. other news relating to Indian Judiciary are Authority and the said Village Legal Care and being reported in the said programme. Legal Literacy Camps/Legal Awareness Special Court, Puducherry 1 Camps all over the Territory, to propagate the Support Centre will advice and help people on District Session Court, Karaikal 1 LED BOARD rights conferred by the various legislations, any legal issue and non-legal issues. Judicial Magistrate, Karaikal. 1 and to create awareness about the schemes 1. Puducherry Region – 39 The UTPLSA has fixed a LED Board facing being implemented by the Government and Judicial Magistrate, Mahe. 1 the road near the beach at the Puducherry the benefits thereof. Grievance/Complaints 2. Karaikal Region – 12 to display to the general public the Schemes Judicial Magistrate, Yanam. 1 if any, are heard from the people or received / activities / persons eligible to seek 3. Mahe Region - 2 in writing, the procedure and the authority assistance. This has been received with Union Territory of Puducherry Legal Services Authority Services Legal of Puducherry Territory Union with whom such grievance are to be sorted 4. Yanam Region - 2 much appreciation from the general public out and solutions are suggested. and response has been very encouraging.

202 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 203 JAIL CLINIC • Dedicate Landline No. 0413 – 2338841. (iii) Old age Homes /(Orphanage / Special Homes) which is established under the • Dedicate Cell Phone No. 94451 88841. Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 and The Jail clinics has been established in the Central Jail, Puducherry and in the Sub Jails • Dedicate E-Mail address : lae.utplsa@ (iv) Women and Children Hospital of the Outlaying Region( Karaikal, Mahe gmail.com. Family Welfare Committee has been established in the U. T of Puducherry. and Yanam). In the Central Jail, Puducherry MEDIATION the Clinic functions on all working days The Hon’ble Supreme court of India while delivering the judgment dated 27-07-2017 in Criminal for redressal of prisoner grievances by The District Mediation and Conciliation Appeal No.1265/2017 titled Rajesh Sharma and ors Vs State of U.P & Ant. in para 19(I) (a) has nominating panel counsel to defend the Centre, Puducherry functions in the directed that in every district one or more Family Welfare Committee be constituted by the District cases. Suggestion/Complaint Box has been Premises of the U.T Legal Services Authority. Legal Services Authorities. installed in the premises of the Central The cases referred from the courts are In view of the above, this Authority has constituted Family Welfare Committee in the district of Prison, Puducherry. placed for mediation. The Mediation centre is being functioning under the able guidance Puducherry to receive and look after the complaint under section 498 A IPC referred by the Police LEGAL ASSISTANCE ESTABLISHMENT (LAE):- of Mediation Conciliation and Project or Magistrate and may have interaction with the parties personally or by means of telephone or The Legal Assistance Establishment was Committee. Trained Advocates are engaged any other mode of communication including electronic communication. established on 08-07-2017 by His Lordship for mediation proceedings. The mediation Total number of cases dealt by the committee 3 Hon’ble Mr. Justice Huluvadi G Ramesh, centre receives 25 cases approximately each Judge, High Court of Madras & Executive month from the Courts for mediation. Chairman, UTPLSA. A 40 hours Mediation programme was Union Territory Puducherry of Legal Services Authority a) Helping in filling up the applications CONNECTING TO REACH AND DOOR TO DOOR CAMPAIGN WAS CONDUCTED IN THE U. T OF forms. conducted from 17-06-2017 to 21-06-2017 PUDUCHERRY. for 29 advocates from the Bar Associations b) Providing Legal Aid and Awareness 1. Door -to- Door campaign :- of Puducherry and Karaikal. about their rights, benefits available under Central / State Government Schemes. LEGAL SERVICES CLINIC FOR SENIOR Total number of persons Total Number of area Total number of persons Success c) Aiding in preparing applications to CITIZENS, DIFFERENTLY DISABLED informed about the covered identified who are in need stories/ be presented before other Government PERSONS, PREGNANT WOMEN AND CHILD availability of free legal of Free legal assistance Remarks Departments. services Legal Services Clinic for Senior citizen, Villages / Urban areas covered d) Furnishing the statistics details and Differently Disabled Persons, Pregnant 1,99,008 379 311 other particulars relating to their cases Women and Child has been established in pending in Courts / Lok Adalats / Conciliation this Authority on 8-9-2017. 52 numbers of Advocates were involved during the campaign. Cells / Mediation Centre. Chairman and Members of the above said 69 numbers of PLVs were involved for conducting the door to door campaign. e) Case Status are being ascertained and Legal Services Clinic are making at least informed to the litigant public. 10 numbers of students at Government Law College, Puducherry were involved in the campaign. four visits in a month to the following f) Facilities Available in LAE: Legal Assistance Desks (i) Tribunal, • Two Computers and One Printer with (a) Four (4) Legal Assistance Desks were placed in and around UTPLSA. The Legal Assistance scanner. (ii) Appellate Tribunal, Help Desk is functioning continuously in the UTPLSA from 09.11.2017. Union Territory of Puducherry Legal Services Authority Services Legal of Puducherry Territory Union • Desktop Video Conference Facility.

• Helpline No. 1516.

204 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 205 (b) One Legal Assistance Desk has been established at the entrance of the District court complex, Mediation Data for the year 2017 Karaikal from 9-11-2017 to 18-11-2017. Total No. of Total No. of Total No. of Total No. of Total No. of Total No. of Declamation Cases not cases Non- connected cases Referred Cases Settled cases Pending Settled starters Cases (a) Essay Writing, Elocution, Coloring, painting competitions were conducted between 16.11.2017 & 17.11.2017 for the students from LKG to 10th Std at Government High School, Ariyankuppam 135 19 95 41 - 43 and prizes were distributed to the students on 22.11.2017.

(b) Essay Writing, Elocution, Coloring, painting competitions were conducted on 17.11.2017 at Bharthidasan Government College for Women and prizes yet to be distributed. TRAINING PROGRAM FOR THE PANEL ADVOCATES AND PARA- LEGAL – VOLUNTEERS This Authority regularly conducts Training Programmes for the Panel Advocates Para - THE WORKING OF THE STATE LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY Legal - Volunteers The Legal Aid to Poor and the Number of Beneficiaries 298 DETAILS OF LEGAL AID BENEFICIARY: Number of Panel Lawyers “A” Panel “B” Panel General Industrial In 118 180 SC ST BC Women Children others Others Total Worker custody (PH) 50 78 187 84 4 29 134 48 614 Number of Para Legal Volunteers 406

TOTAL NUMBER OF TRAINING PROGRAMMES CONDUCTED FOR PANEL ADVOCATES AND Union Territory Puducherry of Legal Services Authority PARA LEGAL VOLUNTEERS FROM 01.01.2017 TO 31.12.2017

No. of training WORKING OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION MECHANISMS – ADR CENTERS, PERMANENT Training Type of programme i.e. programmes Duration of the No. of LOK ADALATS/ LOK ADALATS/ MEDIATION. S. No. programme Induction Programme/ conducted in the programme Participants conducted Basic Training etc. This Authority Periodically conducts Lok Adalats, Special Lok Adalats and National Lok Adalats. month The Mediation Centre functions in the premises of UTPLSA. 3 hours/one 1 Panel Lawyers Induction / TOT 8 340 day Statistics for the Lok Adalat from 01.01.2017 to 31.12.2017 Para-Legal Advanced Training / Continuous Lok 2 Volunteers 7 Three days 112 Special Lok Adalat National Lok Adalat Total Review meeting Adalat (PLVs) A training programme Number of Sittings 69 56 5 130 was conducted for Number of cases Others (Pl. the Police officers 2,484 17,686 22,962 43,132 3 1 One day 75 taken up specify) and Prison Authorities regarding the rights to Number of cases 239 893 4,993 6125 the prisoners. Disposed

Settled Amount (Rs.) 3,67,28,285 6,32,40,351 28,60,67,670 38,60,36,306 Union Territory of Puducherry Legal Services Authority Services Legal of Puducherry Territory Union

206 Madras High Court Annual Report 2017 | 207 GALLERY MADRAS HIGH COURT - PRINCIPAL SEAT MADRAS HIGH COURT - PRINCIPAL SEAT - CORRIDORS

Court Hall MADRAS HIGH COURT - MADURAI BENCH Aerial view of the Madurai Bench Aerial view of the Madurai MUSEUM OLD LIGHT HOUSE - PHOTO GALLERY 125th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS

Dignitaries viewing the photo gallery in the old light house Chief Justice delivering key note address & Dignitaries on the dais

Dignitaries viewing the objects displayed in the Museum PERFORMANCE OF CISF IN INDEPENDENCE DAY & REPUBLIC DAY CELEBRATIONS

Release of Coffee Table book “ An Iconic Splendour” MADRAS HIGH COURT - PRINCIPAL SEAT - GARDEN MADRAS HIGH COURT - MADURAI BENCH - GARDEN MADRAS HIGH COURT - PRINCIPAL SEAT - auditorium