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9 unusual facts about Madras High Court


C. A. White

He resigned in 1899 following his appointment as Chief Justice of the Madras High Court.

Sir Charles Arnold White was an Indian lawyer who served as the Advocate-General of Madras Presidency from 1898 to 1899 and Chief Justice of the Madras High Court.

K. Rajah Iyer

Rajah Iyer (15 July 1890 - 18 February 1974) was an Indian lawyer of the Madras High Court who served as Advocate-General of Madras Presidency from July 1945 to 1950.

M. M. Ismail

M. Ismail (February 8, 1921 – January 17, 2005) was an Indian politician who served as the acting Governor of Tamil Nadu and a Chief Justice of the Madras High Court.

Murder of Pon Navarasu

The Madras High Court overturned the verdict on October 5, 2001 and acquitted him.

R S Praveen Raj

However he withdrew the petition from supreme court as a similar public interest petition was filed before the Madras High Court by another person.

Rajesh Kumar Agrawal

Rajesh Kumar Agrawal (born 5 May 1953) is the current Chief Justice of Madras High Court.

S. Ramachandra Iyer

Sir Subramanya Ramachandra Iyer (1 October 1901 - date of death unknown) was an Indian lawyer who served as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court from May 10, 1961 to November 23, 1964.

Samacheer Kalvi

But, the High court of Tamil Nadu ordered that Samacheer Kalvi must come into immediate effect.


C. V. Runganada Sastri

His eldest son Sir C. V. Kumaraswami Sastri served as a judge of the Madras High Court while his daughter Seethammal married Sir C. P. Ramaswami Iyer, a leading political figure in early 20th century Madras.

Labour Kisan Party of Hindustan

One meeting was held at the beach opposite to the Madras High Court; the other meeting was held at the Triplicane beach.

Lakshmi Sahgal

Sahgal was born as Lakshmi Swaminathan in Madras (now known as Chennai) on 24 October 1914 to S. Swaminathan, a lawyer who practiced criminal law at Madras High Court, and A.V. Ammukutty, better known as Ammu Swaminathan, a social worker and independence activist from the Vadakkath family of Anakkara in Palghat, Kerala.

Rajaji Salai, Chennai

Once the seat of power, Rajaji Salai still retains its importance with several important buildings, including Fort St. George, Chennai Port Trust, Reserve Bank of India, Chennai District Collectorate and the Madras High Court.


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2000 Dharmapuri bus burning

The Tamil language film Kalloori was released in December 2007, just days before the Madras High court upheld the judgment of Salem court.

S. Subramania Iyer

On completion of his schooling in Madura, Subramania Iyer qualified as a lawyer from the University of Madras, and went on to practice as a lawyer in Madura and Madras, before being appointed a Judge of the Madras High Court, in 1891.