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The Madras High Court is one of four charter high courts of colonial India established in the four Presidency Towns of Madras, Bombay, Allahabad and Calcutta by letters patent granted by Queen Victoria, dated 26 June 1862.
Jul 18, 2017 · Chennai. Madras High Court: Where justice began 125 years ago. Though it was formed in 1862, the Madras High Court was formally inaugurated in 1892. City Express traces the history of the...
Aug 1, 2016 · Once the Bill is passed by both the houses of the Parliament and the Presidents approves it, the Madras high court will be known as the Chennai high court. “Based on the overwhelming public opinion in Tamil Nadu, the proposed change of name was debated in the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly.
Dec 14, 2016 · The Calcutta High Court has the distinction of being the first high court and one of the three chartered high courts to be set up in India, along with the high courts of Bombay and Madras. It was formally opened on July 1, 1862.
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Built in 1892, Madras High Court in Chennai is one of the earliest judicial complexes of India featuring classical Indian architecture with few European elements.
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).
initial period of the British in Madras, justice was administered to the Indians by a native adigar or headman – the term adigar being a derivative of the term adhikari, in Tamil meaning one who has authority. Since the Governor sat at the Choultry or the Town House, it came to be called, the Choultry Court.
