‘Representation made to increase sanctioned strength of HC judges’

Former Supreme Court Judge Justice Markandey Katju successful a practice connected Monday said the sanctioned spot of judges to the Madras High Court should beryllium accrued to astatine slightest 100 from the contiguous 75 and the Madurai Bench should person a spot of astatine slightest 40.

A practice was made to the President of India, the Prime Minister, the Chief Justice of India, the Madras High Court Chief Justice and the Administrative Judge of the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court.

Interacting with advocates present connected Monday, helium said the Madurai Bench, established successful 2004, is serving 14 districts retired of the 38 districts successful Tamil Nadu. It was established truthful that radical request not person to question agelong distances to the Principal Seat successful Chennai spending wealth connected question and accommodation.

The members of the Bar and the litigant nationalist were of the presumption that districts similar Coimbatore, Salem, Erode, Tiruvarur, Ariyalur and Namakkal were person to the Madurai Bench than the Principal Seat successful Chennai. It would beryllium due to bring these districts wrong the jurisdiction of the Madurai Bench successful the involvement of the litigant nationalist astatine large, helium said.

Similarly, the Madurai Bench being a imperishable Bench of the High Court, it would beryllium amended to vest the Madurai Bench with akin jurisdiction that was vested with the Principal Seat successful Chennai. For lawsuit jurisdiction similar admiralty, maritime, arbitration and cases regarding legislators are not vested with the Madurai Bench, helium said.