High Court of Madras – Madurai Bench Sitting Arrangements – From June 26, 2026 Sl.No. Hon’ble Judges Subject 1. C.V.Karthikeyan, J and R.Sakthivel, J Writ Petitions – Public Interest Litigations; Criminal Contempt and Appeals relating to Orders in Contempt Proceedings; All Division Bench Writ Petitions – from the year 2025;

High Court of Madras – Madurai Bench
Sitting Arrangements – From June 26, 2026

Sl.No. Hon’ble Judges Subject
1. C.V.Karthikeyan, J and
R.Sakthivel, J Writ Petitions – Public Interest Litigations;

Criminal Contempt and Appeals relating to Orders in Contempt Proceedings;

All Division Bench Writ Petitions – from the year 2025;

Writ Appeals – from the year 2025.

1A. C.V.Karthikeyan, J
(when DB not sitting) Old Second Appeals from the provisional list

1B. R.Sakthivel, J
(when DB not sitting) Old Second Appeals from the provisional list

2. A.D.Jagadish Chandira, J and
R.Poornima, J
Habeas Corpus Petitions;

All Criminal Appeals and other Criminal Cases to be heard by Division Bench (including crime against women and children);

All other Division Bench Civil Appellate Side matters including Commercial
Appellate Division cases.

2A. A.D.Jagadish Chandira, J (when DB not sitting)
Old Second Appeals from the provisional list

2B. R.Poornima, J
(when DB not sitting) Old Second Appeals from the provisional list

3. G.R.Swaminathan, J and
K.K.Ramakrishnan, J
First Appeals to be heard by Division Bench;

All Division Bench Writ Petitions – up to the year 2024;

Writ Appeals – up to the year 2024;

Arbitration Appeal.

3A. G.R.Swaminathan, J (when DB not sitting) Old Second Appeals from the the provisio list

3B. K.K.Ramakrishnan, J (when DB not sitting) Old Second Appeals from the provisional list

4 M.Dhandapani, J Writ Petitions which are not specifically assigned to any other Single Bench – for all the years;

Writ Petitions relating to Labour, Civil Revision Petitions and Writ Petitions against the Awards/Orders passed by the
Labour Courts and the Co-operative
Tribunals – for all the years.

5 C.Saravanan, J Writ Petitions relating to Tax (including Motor Vehicles Tax, Duties, Export and Import), Customs and Central Excise, Prohibition and State Excise, Forest, Industries, Motor Vehicles and H.R. & C.E and Wakf;

Writ Petitions relating to General Miscellaneous, Mines and Minerals,
Registration.

6 B.Pugalendhi, J CBI and Prevention of Corruption Act Cases (except Bail and Anticipatory Bail Applications);

Criminal Appeals (including appeals relating to Crime against Women and
Children) – for all the years.

7 K.Murali Shankar, J Civil Miscellaneous Appeals;

Civil Miscellaneous Second Appeals;

Transfer Civil Misc. Petitions;

Second Appeals – of the year 2013 and 2014.

8 T.V.Thamilselvi, J Second Appeals – from the year 2017.

9 S.Srimathy, J Writ Petitions relating to Land Reforms, Land Tenancy, Urban Land Ceiling, Land Acquisition and other Land Laws, Patta, RTI, Freedom Fighters’ Pension Scheme,
Agriculture Produce Market (APM);

Writ Petitions relating to Service – up to the year 2022.

10 R.Vijayakumar, J Criminal Original Petitions (under Sections 407 and 482 Cr.P.C.)/under Sections 447 and 528 of BNSS, 2023 – from the year 2024.

11 M.Sudheer Kumar, J Writ Petitions relating to Service – from the year 2023.

12 S.Sounthar, J Civil Revision Petitions PD and NPD (other than Civil Revision Petitions challenging the Awards passed by the Labour Courts and the Co-operative Tribunals) – for all the years;

Arbitration Appeal;

Company Appeals;

Second Appeals – of the year 2015 and 2016.

13 L.Victoria Gowri, J Criminal Revisions – for all the years;

Writ Petitions (Cr.P.C.) – for all the years.

14 P.Vadamalai, J First Appeals – for all the years.

Second Appeals – up to the year 2012.

15 K.Rajasekar, J Criminal Original Petitions – Anticipatory
Bail and Bail;

Petitions for Cancellation, Relaxation or
Modification of Bail and Anticipatory Bail;

All other petitions concerning Bail and Anticipatory Bail;

Criminal Original Petitions (under Sections 407 and 482 Cr.P.C.)/under Sections 447 and 528 of BNSS, 2023 – up to the year 2023.
Note:
The Hon’ble the Chief Justice was pleased to issue and approve the following instructions with effect from 26.06.2026 and the same shall be in force until further orders.
1) All category of Cases shall be listed chronologically as per the date of filing/registration, unless otherwise directed.
2) Cases relating to Senior Citizens, Crime against Women and Children, Persons with Disability shall be taken up on priority basis.
3) Admission and final hearing cases in the respective category/roster shall be listed for hearing on all working days. On each and every Wednesday, exclusively the oldest cases for final hearing of respective category/roster shall be listed.
4) Upon change of Roster, all the cases including Bail and Anticipatory Bail, (except the cases reserved for orders/judgments) shall automatically stand released and be listed/posted before the concerned Single Bench/Division Bench having the roster.
5) Upon change of Roster, the cases ordered to be listed on a specific date under the caption “For Reporting Compliance”, “For Compliance”, “For Further Hearing”, “For Filing Report”, “For Recording Appearance”, “For Recording Settlement”, and etc., such cases also shall automatically stand released and be listed/posted before the concerned Single Bench/Division Bench having the roster.
6) Applications/Petitions for Review/Clarification/Modification/Recall and/or any other applications/petitions relating to the Orders passed by the Single
Bench/Division Bench shall be listed/posted before the concerned Single
Bench/Division Bench, whose order is sought to be
Reviewed/Clarified/Modified/Recalled.

6A) If the Single Judge concerned is not available on account of transfer, elevation, retirement or for any other reasons, such applications/petitions shall be listed/posted before the Single Judge, having the roster.

6B) If the Senior Judge of the Division Bench concerned is not available on account of transfer, elevation, retirement or for any other reasons, such applications/petitions shall be listed/posted before the Division Bench consisting of Hon’ble Mr.Justice A.D.Jagadish Chandira and the Junior Judge of the former Division Bench.

6C) If both the Judges of the Division Bench concerned is not available on account of transfer, elevation, retirement or for any other reasons, such applications/petitions shall be listed/posted before the Hon’ble First Division Bench of Madurai.

7) Civil Contempt Petitions/Applications shall be listed/posted before the concerned Single Bench/Division Bench, whose order/judgment/direction was violated/disobeyed by the alleged act of contempt.

7A) If the Single Judge concerned is not available on account of transfer, elevation, retirement or for any other reasons, such applications/petitions shall be listed/posted before the Single Judge, having the roster.

7B) If the Senior Judge of the Division Bench concerned is not available on account of transfer, elevation, retirement or for any other reasons, such applications/petitions shall be listed/posted before the Division Bench consisting of Hon’ble Mr.Justice G.R.Swaminathan and the Junior Judge of the former Division Bench.

7C) If both the Judges of the Division Bench concerned is not available on account of transfer, elevation, retirement or for any other reasons, such applications/petitions shall be listed/posted before the Hon’ble First Division Bench of Madurai.
8) Whenever the Single Bench/Division Bench, while hearing a case, forms an opinion that the other case(s) pending before some other Single Bench/Division Bench are necessarily to be tagged and heard together, shall direct the Registry to place such mattes/records before the Hon’ble The Chief Justice for appropriate orders.
9) Any other subject which is not covered or omitted hereinabove, will be placed before the Hon’ble the Chief Justice for appropriate orders.

// BY ORDER OF THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE //

Dated: 24.06.2026 Registrar (Judicial), High Court, Madras