1 The Hon'ble Chief Justice M.Duraiswamy, J HIGH COURT OF MADRAS - PRINCIPAL SEAT @ MADRAS SITTING ARRANGEMENT - From 04.02.2019 Public Interest Litigations relating to Rights of Women Children filed on or after 1st January, 2019 (All Public Interest Litigations Writ Appeals/Writ Petitions relating to Unauthorised Construction, L Encroachment Forests (All Writ Petitions/Civil Revision Petitions relating to the decisions of Debt Recovery Tribunals Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal (All 1a M.Duraiswamy, J Whenever Division Bench is not sitting - Civil Revision Petitions, from the Provisional List 2 Vineet Kothari, J C.V.Karthikeyan, J Public Interest Litigations relating to the Rights of Disabled persons Senior Citizen (All Appeals Writ Appeals relating to Income Tax - (All 2a C.V.Karthikeyan, J Whenever Division Bench is not sitting - Writ Petitions - (All - of the year 2012 3 S.Manikumar, J Subramonium Prasad, J Public Interest Litigations relating to challenging Infrastructure projects including Roads, Railways, Bridges, Air Transport, Water Transport, Surface Transport, Mines & Minerals L Acquisition (All Public Interest Litigations which are not assigned to any other Court - (All Writ Petitions challenging the vires of any statute/statutory provision/statutory rule/statutory regulation (All 3a S.Manikumar, J Cases relating to Administrator General Official Trustee 3b Subramonium Prasad, J Whenever Division Bench is not sitting - Writ Petitions - (All - of the year 2013 4 K.K.Sasidharan, J P.D.Audikesavalu, J Writ Appeals relating to Service - except Judicial Service - (All Writ Petitions/Writ Appeals relating to the decisions of State Human Rights Commission (All 4a P.D.Audikesavalu, J Whenever Division Bench is not sitting - Second Appeals (All - of the year 2015 5 M.Venugopal, J P.Rajamanickam, J Writ Petitions to be heard by a Division Bench Writ Appeals relating to Judicial Service Service of Court Employees, including High Court Employees, Writ Petitions/Writ Appeals filed by or against the High Court (All Writ Petitions/Civil Revision Petitions arising from the orders of Central Administrative Tribunal - (All
5a P.Rajamanickam, J Whenever Division Bench is not sitting - Second Appeals - (All - of the year 2013 2014 6 R.Subbiah, J Krishnan Ramasamy, J Commercial Appellate Division Appeals from Commercial Division of High Court (other than Admirality, Arbitration Intellectual Property Matters) Commercial Appellate Division Appeals from Commercial Courts, to be heard by Division Bench (All Original Side Appeals other than Appeals to be heard by Commercial Appellate Division upto the year 2016 (All Writ Petitions to be heard by a Division Bench not specifically assigned to any other Division Bench (All Writ Petitions relating to Service, to be heard by a Division Bench (except Judicial Service) - All Stages 6a Krishnan Ramasamy, J Whenever Division Bench is not sitting - Civil Micellaneous Appeals arising from Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal to be heard by a Single Bench (All - of the years 2013 2014 7 M.Sathyanarayanan, J M.Nirmal Kumar, J From 04.02.2019 to 08.02.2019: Habeas Corpus Petitions (All, All Criminal Appeals other Criminal Cases to be heard by a Division Bench including Crime Against Women (All - from the year 2018 Criminal Contempt Appeals relating to Orders in Contempt Proceedings (All From 11.02.2019 onwards Habeas Corpus Petition (All, All Criminal Appeals other Criminal Cases to be heard by a Division Bench including Crime Against Women (All Criminal Contempt Appeals relating to Orders in Contempt Proceedings (All 7a M.Nirmal Kumar, J Whenever Division Bench is not sitting - Criminal Original Petitions (u/s.407 & 482 of Crl.PC), WP (Cr.PC) (All - upto the year 2013 8 C.T.Selvam, J A.D.Jagadish Chira, J From 04.02.2019 to 08.02.2019 All Criminal Appeals other Criminal Cases to be heard by a Division Bench including Crime Against Women (All - upto the year 2017
8a A.D.Jagadish Chira, J From 04.02.2019 to 08.02.2019 After Division Bench work - CBI & Prevention of Corrpution Act Cases (All - except Bail & Anticipatory Bail Criminal Appeals Criminal Revisions (All - upto the year 2010 From 11.02.2019 onwards CBI & Prevention of Corrpution Act Cases (All - except Bail & Anticipatory Bail Criminal Appeals Criminal Revisions (All - upto the year 2010 9 M.M.Sundresh, J C.Saravanan, J Original Side Appeals not assigned to any other Bench, including Appeals arising out of Interlocutory Orders passed on the Original Side of the High Court (All Writ Appeals relating to L Ceiling, L Reforms other L Laws (All First Appeals Second Appeals to be heard by a Division Bench (All Special Tribunal Appeals (All All Civil Miscellaneous Appeals (including Appeals arising from Motor Accident Claims Tribunal) (All 9a C.Saravanan, J Whenever Division Bench is not sitting - Civil Revision Petitions - of the years 2014 2015 - (All 10 T.S.Sivagnanam, J V.Bhavani Subbaroyan, J Division Bench Tax Cases (including Writ Appeals other Appeals) which are not assigned to any other Division Bench (All Writ Appeals which are not assigned to any other Court - (All Writ Appeals relating to Labour Industries (All Commercial Appellate Division Appeals from Commercial Division of High Court relating to Admiralty, Arbitration Intellectual Property Matters (All 10a V.Bhavani Subbaroyan, J Whenever Division Bench is not sitting - Writ Petitions - (All - of the year 2010 11 T.Raja, J Writ Petitions relating to Cinema, L Reforms, L Tenancy, ULC, Electricity, APM - (All - from the year 2018 Writ Petitions - (All - of the years 2007 to 2009 12 K.Ravichrabaabu, J Writ Petitions - relating to General Miscellaneous (All - from the year 2018 Writ Petitions - (All - of the year 2015
13 Pushpa Sathyanarayana, J Writ Petitions - relating to Education (All - from the year 2018 Writ Petitions which are not specifically assigned to any other Bench (All - from the year 2018 Writ Petitons - (All - of the year 2016 14 S.Vaidyanathan, J Cases relating to Commercial Division ie., Civil Suits (Commercial) - All Stages 15 V.M.Velumani, J Civil Micellaneous Appeals arising from Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal to be heard by a Single Bench (All - from the year 2015 16 V.Bharathidasan, J First Appeals (All Second Appeals (All - from the year 2016 17 D.Krishnakumar, J Writ Petitions relating to Muncipalities, Panchayat Local Bodies, Co-operative Societies, Motor Vehicle, L Ceiling L Acquisition (All - from the year 2018 Writ Petitions - (All - of the year 2014 18 M.V.Muralidaran, J Appeals from Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal to be heard by a Single Bench - (upto the year 2010) - All Stages 19 V.Parthiban, J Writ Petitions relating to Labour, Mines & Minerals, Forest Industries - (All - from the year 2018 Writ Petitions - of the year 2011 (All 20 R.Subramanian, J Civil Suits - including Undefended Suits & Framing of Issues connected Interlocutory Applications - from the year 2014 (except Commercial Division cases) Original Petitions (other than Arbitration matters), Testamentary Original Suits Original Matrimonial Suits (All 21 M.Govindaraj, J Transfer Civil Miscellaneous Petitions (All Civil Miscellaneous Appeals (other than Motor Accident Claims Tribunal Cases TNPID Appeals) - (All Civil Miscellaneous Second Appeals - (All 22 M.Sundar, J Applications for setting aside of arbitral awards under Section 34 of the Arbitration Conciliation Act, 1996 /or Sections 30 33 of the Arbitration Act, 1940 including cases relating to Commercial Division in the above classification (All Company Petitions Company Appeals (All
23 R.Suresh Kumar, J Civil Suits - including Undefended Suits & Framing of Issues connected Interlocutory Applications - upto the year 2013 (except Commercial Division Cases) Insolvency Petitions (All Arbitration Matters - including cases relating to Commercial Division - not assigned to any other Bench 24 M.S.Ramesh, J Writ Petitions - (All - upto the year 2006 25 S.M.Subramaniam, J Writ Petitions - relating to Service (All - from the year 2018 Writ Petitions relating to Freedom Fighters' Pension Scheme 26 Anita Sumanth, J Writ Petitions - relating to Tax Matters (including Income Tax, Sales Tax, Motor Vehicle Tax, Customs Central Excise, Prohibition State Excise, RTI Act - (All - from the year 2018 Writ Petitions (All of the year 2017 27 T.Ravindran, J Second Appeals (All - upto the year 2007 28 P.Velmurugan, J Criminal Appeals Criminal Revision (All - from the year 2016 - (All Criminal Appeals (relating to Crime against Women) to be heard by a Single Bench (All 29 G.Jayachran, J Criminal Appeals Criminal Revision (All - from the year 2011 to 2015 30 RMT.Teekaa Raman, J Appeals from Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal to be heard by a Single Bench - (of the year 2011 2012) - All Stages 31 N.Sathish Kumar, J Civil Miscellaneous Appeals filed under Section 11 of TNPID Act (All Second Appeals (All - from the year 2008 to 2012 Civil Revision Petitions - upto the year 2013 (All 32 P.T.Asha, J Civil Revision Petitions (All - from the year 2016 33 N.An Venkatesh, J Criminal Original Petitions - Anticipatory Bail Bail, Petitions for cancellation, relaxation or modification of Bail Anticipatory Bail All other Petitions concerning Bail Anticipatory Bail 34 G.K.Ilanthirayan, J Criminal Original Petitions (u/s.407 & 482 of Crl.PC), WP (Cr.PC) (All - from the year 2014
Note: Cases should be listed chronologically as per the date of filing, unless otherwise directed having regard to exceptional urgency. Review Applications should be posted before the Judge/Judges whose order is sought to be reviewed. Applications/Petitions for Review/Clarification/Modification of the orders or Speaking to the Minutes to the Orders passed by the Division Bench of which the Senior Judge is not available on account of elevation, transfer or retirement such matters shall be placed before the Division Bench consisting of the Junior Judge of the former Division Bench. Applications/Petitions for Review/Clarification/Modification of the orders or Speaking to the Minutes to the Orders passed by the Division Bench of which the Senior Judge is not available on account of elevation, transfer or retirement the Junior Judge is sitting Single such matters be placed before the Division Bench consisting of Hon'ble Mr.Justice T.S.Sivagnanam the Junior Judge of the former Division Bench. Contempt Petitions (Civil) will be taken up by the concerned Division Bench or Single Judge, as the case may be, in respect of whose Judgment, Decree, Direction, Order, Writ or other process, the Contempt is alleged, for orders as to whether notice shall be issued to the alleged contemnor (a) if the Judge or Judges, concerned is/are not available in view of their Sitting at Madurai or elevation or transfer or retirement such application shall be posted before the learned Single Judge or before the Division Bench, as the case may be, who is dealing with the subject as per Roster. (b) if the Senior Judge is not available on account of elevation, transfer or retirement such matters shall be placed before the Division Bench consisting of the Junior Judge of the former Division Bench. (c) if the Senior Judge is not available on account of elevation, transfer or retirement the Junior Judge is sitting Single such matters be placed before the Division Bench consisting of Hon'ble Mr.Justice M.M.Sundresh the Junior Judge of the former Division Bench. Cases relating to Senior Citizens, Crime against Women, Persons with Disability Children shall be taken up on priority basis. All Bails Anticipatory Bails which are part heard or Reserved for orders shall be placed before the Roster Bench, upon change of Roster. Whenever the Division Bench/Single Bench directs the Registry with an observation to tag the case(s) in h along with the similar case(s) if the case(s) to be tagged is/are not within the Roster of the Hon'ble Bench, the Registry shall obtain appropriate orders from the Hon'ble The Chief Justice for tagging listing the case(s) before the Hon'ble Court. Part-heard matters ceased to be part-heard with change of assignment, unless where a proposal for continuation of the matter is sent by the concerned Bench at the request of the parties the same is approved by the Hon'ble The Chief Justice. // BY ORDER OF THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE//