Madras High Court Details:

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Madras High Court originates in British India when it was one of the three Presidency Courts founded in 1862 by a special directive from Queen Victoria. The other two Presidency Courts were the Bombay High Court and The Calcutta High Court.  These Presidency Courts had the power and the recognition of the Supreme Court in their respective Presidencies.

Although the Madras State was renamed as Tamilnadu and the city Chennai, the Madras High Court has not changed its name and remains the same. Apart from Tamilnadu, the jurisdiction of the Madras High Court extends to Pondicherry.

Madras high court is one of three Courts, other than  Bombay and Calcutta High Courts which were designated as Supreme Courts before Indian High Courts Act, 1861 for their respective Presidencies.

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Website of Madras High Court - http://www.hcmadras.tn.nic.in/

Establishment of Madras High Court - 15-8-1862

Principal Seat of Madras High Court - Madras

Number of judges in Madras High Court - 47

Act by which Madras High Court was Established - High Courts Act, 1861

Territorial jurisdiction of Madras High Court - State of Tamil Nadu and U.T. of Pondicherry

Bench(s) of Madras High Court - Madurai

Address of Madras High Court - High Court of Madras, Madras High Court Bldgs, Chennai - 600104, Tamil Nadu.

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