Search results
The Madras High Court (IAST: Meṭrās Uyar Nītimaṉṟam) is a High Court in India. It has appellate jurisdiction over the state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry. It is located in Chennai, and is one of the oldest high courts of India along with Calcutta High Court in Kolkata [1] [2] [3] and Bombay High Court in Mumbai.
- 26 June 1862; 161 years ago
May 23, 2022 · The Supreme Court at Bombay and Madras was established by a charter of 1753. The powers of the Recorder Court were transferred to the Supreme Court and exercised the same jurisdiction and same restrictions as the Supreme Court.
Jul 18, 2017 · The Choultry Courts were superseded by the Court of Judicature (1678), The Recorder’s Court (1796) and Supreme Court (1800). The High Court came in to place in 1862.
Feb 13, 2016 · Initially the Supreme Court of Madras functioned from 1862 to 1892 in a building opposite to Beach Railway station. The early judges of the high court included judges Holloway, Innes and Morgan. For a long time only the British subjects were allowed to function as justices.
Jan 29, 2019 · The Madras High Court complex, said to house the largest number of courts in Asia, looms large at the junction of Broadway (Prakasam Salai) and First Line Beach (Rajaji Salai).
- Deepa Alexander
Dec 26, 2023 · At first, the Supreme Court in Madras functioned from Choultry Gate Street in the Fort. Then it moved to a palatial house where Tipu Sultan’s two sons had been held hostage. Finally it was located in Bentinck’s Building, later the Collector’s Office, from 1817.
Mar 21, 2016 · On February 1, 1798, the King issued charter and two Recorder’s Courts were established in Madras and Bombay by the end of that year. Each Recorder’s court was made of one Recorder, one Mayor and three Aldermen of the Corporation.
