A new set of judges will preside over the court proceedings at the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court from June 3, after summer vacation.
Justice M. Sathyanarayanan will be the Administrative Judge at the High Court Bench for the next three months.
A Division Bench of Justices M. Sathyanarayanan and B. Pugalendhi will hear public interest litigation petitions, all division bench criminal side matters, criminal contempt and appeals relating to orders in contempt proceedings.
After Division Bench sitting, Justice M. Sathyanarayanan will hear old criminal original petitions and contempt petitions relating to orders of judges who have demitted office. Justice B. Pugalendhi will hear criminal original petitions and writ petitions (CrPC) up to 2016.
A Division Bench of Justices K. Ravichandrabaabu and Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy will hear all division bench matters not specifically assigned to the First Division Bench. After Division Bench sitting, Justice K. Ravichandrabaabu will hear Civil Revision Petitions of 2013. Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy will hear Civil Revision Petitions of 2014.
Justice V. Bharathidasan will hear criminal original petitions and writ petitions (CrPC) from 2017. Justice D. Krishnakumar will hear writ petitions relating to labour and service from 2016 and writ petitions relating to Freedom Fighters Pension Scheme.
Justice S.S. Sundar will hear second appeals from 2015, civil miscellaneous second appeals, company appeals, transfer civil miscellaneous petitions and civil revision petitions up to 2012. Justice R. Suresh Kumar will hear writ petitions relating to general miscellaneous, education, land reforms, land tenancy, land ceiling, land acquisition and other land laws.
Justice J. Nisha Banu will hear civil miscellaneous appeals and civil revision petitions from 2015. Justice S.M. Subramaniam will hear writ petitions relating to labour and service up to 2015.
Justice Anita Sumanth will hear writ petitions relating to motor vehicles, motor vehicle tax, all other taxes and duties, export and import, customs and Central excise, prohibition and State excise, mines and minerals, forests and industries.
Justice G.R. Swaminathan will hear criminal appeals (including appeals relating to crime against women and children), criminal revision petitions up to 2013, CBI and Prevention of Corruption Act cases. Justice R. Tharani will hear first appeals and second appeals from 2009 to 2014. Justice P. Rajamanickam will hear criminal original petitions, anticipatory bail petitions and bail petitions.
Justice T. Krishnavalli will hear criminal appeals (including appeals relating to crime against women and children) and criminal revision petitions from 2014. Justice R. Pongiappan will hear second appeals up to 2008.