MADRAS HIGH COURT

'The Madras High Court', one of the landmarks of the metropolis of Chennai, India, and believed to be the second largest judicial complex in the world, is located near the Parrys Corner, one of the important central business districts of Chennai. The building of the High Court, an exquisite example of Indo-Saracenic style of architecture, was built in 1892, under the guidance of the famed architect Henry Irwin. The High Court building was damaged in the shelling of Madras by ''S.M.S. Emden'' on 22nd September 1914, at the beginning of the First World War. It remains one of the very few Indian buildings to have been damaged by a German attack.
This court was established on June 26, 1862. The jurisdiction of the Madras High Court extends to Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry.
Although the name of the city was changed from Madras to Chennai in 1996, the Court as an institution did not follow suit and remained as the Madras High Court.
Along with the Bombay and Calcutta High Courts, it is one of three Courts which were designated as Supreme Courts for their respective Presidencies prior to the Indian High Courts Act, 1861. The Court has a Letters Patent issued by the British Crown and has been a pioneer in Original Side jurisdiction reform in favour of Indian practitioners, as early as in the 1870s.

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With Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah heading the court, it has 40 Judges who handle both Civil and Criminal cases. The Madurai Bench has been functioning since 2004.

See also

★ High Courts of India

External links

★ Madras High Court web site.