High Court of Madras – Principal Seat at Madras Sitting Arrangements – From March 02, 2026 Sl.No. Hon’ble Judges Subject 1 The Hon’ble The Chief Justice and G.Arul Murugan, J Writ Petitions – Public Interest Litigations (PILs);

High Court of Madras – Principal Seat at Madras

Sitting Arrangements – From March 02, 2026

Sl.No. Hon’ble Judges Subject
1 The Hon’ble The Chief Justice and
G.Arul Murugan, J Writ Petitions – Public Interest Litigations (PILs);

Writ Petitions/Writ Appeals related to the High Court;

Writ Appeals against final orders which are not specifically assigned to any other Division Bench (other than Tax matters) – from the year 2024;

Writ Petitions to be heard by Division Bench which are not specifically assigned to any other Division
Bench – from the year 2024;

Tax Cases arising from Direct Tax Laws (like Income Tax Act, Wealth Tax Act) – from the year 2021 (other than writ petitions);

Writ Petitions and Writ Appeals relating to Judicial Service;

Writ Petitions relating to Elections or against Election Commission (including those cases filed before the Madurai Bench) except cases invoking the provisions of Criminal Procedure Code and other Criminal Laws;

Writ Petitions relating to Tax Cases arising from
Direct Tax Laws (like Income Tax Act, Wealth Tax
Act) – for all the years;

Writ Petitions challenging the vires of the Act, Rules and Regulations (except Service matters) – for all the years;

All category of cases (PMLA) except Criminal Appeals and Criminal Revisions to be heard by Division Bench.

1A G.Arul Murugan, J
(when DB not sitting) Old Criminal Appeals from the provisional list
2 R.Suresh Kumar, J
SARFAESI, IBC and other Bank related cases in connection with SARFAESI – for all the years;

All other Appellate Side Cases to be heard by Division Bench which are not specifically assigned to any other Division Bench – for all the years;

Writ Appeals relating to Service against Final
Orders passed by Single Bench – from the year 2023;

Writ Petitions and Writ Appeals relating to service of court-employees including High Court employees;

All Division Bench matters, including Criminal Appeals and Writ Petitions, relating to criminal cases involving the sitting or former M.Ps and M.L.As (including those cases filed before the
Madurai Bench);

Writ Petitions challenging the vires of the Act,
Rules and Regulations relating to Service matters;

All Registration and Patta matters;

Writ Petitions relating to Bar council matters.

and
Senthilkumar , J
N.

2A R.Suresh Kumar, J
ing) Old Writ Petitions relating to Service from the provisional list

(when DB not sitt
2B N.Senthilkumar (when DB not sitting , J ) Old Writ Petitions relating to Service from the provisional list.

3 S.M.Subramaniam, J Writ Petitions relating to Encroachments – for all the years;

Writ Appeals relating to Service against Final
Orders passed by Single Bench – up to the year 2022;
and
K.Surender, J

Writ Appeals relating to Labour against Final
Orders passed by Single Bench;

Writ Appeals against final orders which are not specifically assigned to any other Division Bench (other than Tax matters) – up to the year 2023;

Writ Appeals against Interlocutory/Interim Orders passed by Single Bench;

Special Tribunal Appeals;

Cases relating to National Company Law Tribunal.

3A S.M.Subramaniam, J
g) Old Writ Petitions relating to Service from the provisional list

(when DB not sittin
3B K.Surender, J
g) Old Writ Petitions relating to Service from the provisional list.

(when DB not sittin
4 Dr.Anita Sumanth, J Habeas Corpus Petitions;

All Criminal Appeals and other Criminal Cases (except all category of PMLA cases) to be heard by Division Bench (including crime against women and children);

Criminal Contempt and Appeals relating to orders in Contempt Proceedings;

Criminal Appeals and Criminal Revisions (PMLA) to be heard by Division Bench.

and
Sunder Mohan, J

4A Dr.Anita Sumanth, J ) Old Writ Petitions relating to Tax from the provisional list
(when DB not sitting

4B Sunder Mohan, J
(when DB not sitting) Old Second Appeals from the provisional list
5 P.Velmurugan, J and
K.Govindarajan Thilakavadi, J Original Side Appeals – for all the years;

All Commercial Appellate Division Appeals arising from Commercial Division of High Court to be

heard by Division Bench (including matters involving more than Rs.500 cr.);

Commercial Appellate Division Appeals from
Commercial Courts to be heard by Division Bench;

All Appeals arising from Intellectual Property
Rights matters to be heard by a Division Bench;

Appeals/Writ Petitions/Civil Revision Petitions arising from the orders of Central Administrative
Tribunal;

Arbitration Appeal.

5A P.Velmurugan, J
(when DB not sitting) Old Second Appeals from the provisional list.
5B K.Govindarajan Thilakavadi, J (when DB not sitting) Old Second Appeals from the provisional list.
6 Dr.G.Jayachandran, J Tax Cases arising from Indirect Tax Laws
(including Customs, Central Excise, GST, Sales
Tax etc.) – for all the years;

Tax Cases arising from Direct Tax Laws (like
Income Tax Act, Wealth Tax Act) – up to the year 2020 (other than writ petitions and writ appeals);

Writ Petitions to be heard by Division Bench which are not specifically assigned to any other Division Bench – up to the year 2023.

and
Shamim Ahmed, J

6A Dr.G.Jayachandran, J
Old Second Appeals from the provisional list

(when DB not sitting)
6B Shamim Ahmed, J
(when DB not sitting) Old Writ Petitions relating to Service from the provisional list

7
C.V.Karthikeyan, J and
K.Rajasekar, J First Appeals to be heard by Division Bench;

Second Appeals to be heard by Division Bench;

Civil Miscellaneous Appeals arising from Family Courts;

Civil Miscellaneous Appeals arising from M.A.C.T.

7A C.V.Karthikeyan, J
(when DB not sitting) Old Second Appeals from the provisional list
7B K.Rajasekar, J
(when DB not sitting) Old Civil Revision Petitions from the provisional list.

8 A.D.Jagadish Chandira, J C.B.I. and Prevention of Corruption Act Cases (except Bail and Anticipatory Bail Applications);

Criminal Appeals (including appeals relating to crime against women and children) – from the year
2024

All Single Bench matters including Criminal Appeals and Writ Petitions relating to Criminal cases involving the sitting or former M.Ps and M.L.As (including those cases filed before the Madurai Bench).

9 Abdul Quddhose, J Writ Petitions relating to Patta and other issues relating to Land Revenue – from the year 2025;

Writ Petitions relating to Land Reforms, Land Tenancy, Urban Land Ceiling, Land Ceiling and Land Acquisition and other Land Laws, including cases relating to Registration – from the year 2025;

Writ Petitions relating to Industries, Panchayats, Forest and Motor Vehicle;
Writ Petitions relating to Municipalities and Local Bodies, Freedom Fighters Pension Scheme, RTI from the year 2025;

Senior citizens maintenance cases.

10 M.Dhandapani, J Writ Petitions relating to General Miscellaneous (other than Intellectual Property Rights to be heard

by Intellectual Property Division), Cinema, Electricity, Mines and Minerals and Agriculture Produce Market (APM) – from the year 2024;

Writ Petitions relating to H.R. & C.E and Wakf;

Writ Petitions relating to all Education and
Educational institution matters – for all the years;

Writ Petitions relating to Labour and Writ Petitions against the Awards/Orders passed by the Labour Courts and the Co-operative Tribunals – from the year 2024;

Civil Revision Petitions against the Awards/Orders passed by the Labour Courts and the Co-operative Tribunals – for all the years;

Writ Petitions relating to Co-operative Societies.

11 P.T.Asha, J Writ Petitions relating to Service – from the year 2024.

12 M.Nirmal Kumar, J Criminal Original Petitions (under Sections 407 and 482 Cr.P.C.)/under Sections 447 and 528 of
BNSS, 2023 – from the year 2024;

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

13 C.Saravanan, J Writ Petitions relating to Tax matters (including Income Tax, Sales Tax, Motor Vehicles Tax) – for all the years.

14 Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy, J All Petitions / Applications invoking Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 / Arbitration Act, 1940;

All cases relating to Commercial Division to be heard by Single Bench;

Insolvency Petitions;

Company Petitions and Company Appeals;

All cases relating to Intellectual Property Rights to be heard by Single Bench;

Admiralty cases;

Arbitration Appeal.

15 T.V.Thamilselvi, J Civil Revision Petitions PD (other than Civil Revision Petitions challenging the Awards passed by the Labour Courts and the Co-operative
Tribunals and cases of Intellectual Property Rights)
– from the year 2024;

Second Appeals – from the year 2016 to 2019.

16 Mohammed Shaffiq, J Writ Petitions relating to Customs and Central
Excise;

Writ Petition relating to Prohibition and State Excise.

Writ Petitions relating to Service – from the year 2021 to 2023.

17 N.Mala, J First Appeals – from the year 2018;

Civil Revision Petitions NPD (other than Civil Revision Petitions challenging the Awards passed by the Labour Courts and the Co-operative Tribunals and cases of Intellectual Property Rights) – from the year 2024.

18 S.Sounthar, J Second Appeals – from the year 2020.

19 R.Kalaimathi, J Civil Miscellaneous Appeals (other than
Intellectual Property Rights cases to be heard by
Intellectual Property Division) – from the year
2024;

Civil Miscellaneous Second Appeal;

Transfer Civil Miscellaneous Petitions.

20 C.Kumarappan, 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 Revisions – from the year 2024.

21 Dr.A.D.Maria Clete, J Civil Suits including undefended suits and framing of issues and connected Interlocutory Applications (except Commercial Division Cases) – for all the years;

Testamentary Original Suits and Original
Matrimonial Suits;

Original Petitions (other than Arbitration Matters).

ADDITIONAL HERITAGE COURT BUILDING

II G.K.Ilanthiraiyan, J Criminal Original Petitions (under Sections 407 and 482 Cr.P.C.)/under Sections 447 and 528 of
BNSS, 2023 – up to the year 2023;

Criminal Appeals (including appeals relating to crime against women and children) – up to the year 2023;

Criminal Revisions – up to the year 2023.

III Krishnan Ramasamy, J Writ Petitions relating to General Miscellaneous (other than Intellectual Property Rights to be heard by Intellectual Property Division), Cinema, Electricity, Mines and Minerals and Agriculture
Produce Market (APM) – up to the year 2023;

Writ Petitions relating to Patta and other issues relating to Land Revenue – up to the year 2024;

Writ Petitions relating to Land Reforms, Land Tenancy, Urban Land Ceiling, Land Ceiling and Land Acquisition and other Land Laws, including cases relating to Registration – up to the year 2024;

Writ Petitions relating to Industries, Panchayats, Forest and Motor Vehicle;
Writ Petitions relating to Municipalities and Local Bodies, Freedom Fighters Pension Scheme, RTI – up to the year 2024.
IV T.Vinod Kumar, J Writ Petitions relating to Service – up to the year
2020;

Writ Petitions relating to Labour and Writ Petitions against the Awards/Orders passed by the Labour Courts and the Co-operative Tribunals – up to the year 2023.
V K.Kumaresh Babu, J First Appeals – up to the year 2017;

Civil Revision Petitions PD (other than Civil Revision Petitions challenging the Awards passed by the Labour Courts and the Co-operative
Tribunals and cases of Intellectual Property Rights)
– up to the year 2023;

Civil Revision Petitions NPD (other than Civil Revision Petitions challenging the Awards passed by the Labour Courts and the Co-operative Tribunals and cases of Intellectual Property
Rights) – up to the year 2023;

Civil Miscellaneous Appeals (other than
Intellectual Property Rights cases to be heard by
Intellectual Property Division) – up to the year 2023.

VI R.Sakthivel, J Second Appeals – up to the year 2015.

Note:
• Cases should be listed chronologically as per the date of filing, unless otherwise directed having regard to exceptional urgency.
• Cases relating to Senior Citizens, Crime against Women, Persons with Disability and Children shall be taken up on priority basis.

• Review Applications should be posted before the Judge/Judges whose order is sought to be reviewed.
Applications/Petitions for Review/Clarification/Modification/Recall etc., of the orders or Speaking to the Minutes to the Orders passed by the Division Bench/Single Bench of which the Judge(s) is/are not available on account of elevation, transfer or retirement such matters shall be placed before the Division Bench or Single Bench having the provision to dispose of the main proceedings as per roster.

Applications/Petitions for Review/Clarification/Modification/Recall etc., of the orders or Speaking to the Minutes to the Orders passed by the Division Bench of which the Senior Judge/Junior Judge is not available on account of elevation, transfer or retirement such matters shall be placed before the Division Bench consisting of the Junior Judge/Senior Judge of the former Division Bench.
Applications/Petitions for Review/Clarification/Modification/Recall etc., of the orders or Speaking to the Minutes to the Orders passed by the Division Bench of which the Senior Judge is not available on account of elevation, transfer or retirement and the Junior Judge is sitting Single such matters be placed before the Division Bench consisting of Hon’ble Mr.Justice S.M.Subramaniam and the Junior Judge of the former Division Bench.

• Civil Contempt Petitions/Applications shall be listed as per roster in respect of Judgments, Decree, Direction, Order, Writ or other process, the Contempt is alleged, for orders as to whether notice to be issued to the alleged Contemnor. If the Judge or Judges concerned is/are not available in view of their sitting at Madurai/Madras or retirement or for any other reasons, such applications shall be posted before the learned Single Judge or before the Division Bench, as the case may be, according to the subject being dealt with.
If the Senior Judge/Junior Judge is not available on account of elevation, transfer or retirement such matters shall be placed before the Division Bench consisting of the Junior Judge/ Senior Judge of the former Division Bench.

If the Senior Judge is not available on account of elevation, transfer or retirement and the Junior Judge is sitting Single such matters be placed before the Division Bench consisting of Hon’ble Mr.Justice R.Suresh Kumar and the Junior Judge of the former Division Bench.

• All Bails and Anticipatory Bails which are part heard or Reserved for orders shall be placed before the Roster Bench, upon change of Roster.

• Upon change of Roster, Part heard matters shall stand released and be placed before the Bench as per Roster. However, if the parties or any of them make a request for retention of the matter before the Hon’ble Bench which had heard it, stating that the matter had been heard for a considerable length of time and de novo hearing would not be expedient, and if the Hon’ble Bench endorses the request, such matter may be placed before the Hon’ble The Chief Justice for being assigned to the Hon’ble Bench which partly heard the matter.

• Whenever any Court is of the opinion that there are case(s) pending before other Court(s) similar to the case(s) in hand and it is necessary to tag matter(s) pertaining to other Court(s), with the case(s) which is listed before it, (or) any party mentions before the Court that there are matters before other Court(s) which is/are similar to the case(s) on the list of that Court and request for tagging, the Court shall direct the matters to be placed before the Hon’ble The Chief Justice for tagging the matters and for placing the same before appropriate Court.
• Whenever a case is directed to be listed under the caption “For Reporting Compliance”, “For Compliance”, “For Further Hearing”, “For Filing Report”, “For Recording Appearance”, “For Recording Settlement”, and etc., on a specific date, upon change of Roster, the case shall stand released from the
Court which passed such order, and shall be listed before the Hon’ble Court as per Roster.

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

Dated: 26.02.2026 Registrar (Judicial), High Court, Madras