relating to the Armed Forces of the Country. Writ Jurisdiction Under Article of the constitution, the High Courts are given powers of issuing writs not only for the enforcement of the Fundamental Rights, but also for other purposes. In exercise of this power, a Court may issue the same type of writs, orders or directions which the Supreme Court is empowered to issue under Article . The jurisdiction to issue writs under this Article is larger in the case of High Courts, for which the Supreme Court can issue them only where a Fundamental Right has been infringed, a High Court can issue them not only in such cases, but also where an ordinary legal right has been infringed.
It has the power to issue the five The High Court of Madras is the one of the three High Courts in India established in the three Presidency Towns of Bombay, Calcutta and Madras by letters patent granted by Queen Victoria, bearing date June . The High Court building is the second largest judicial complex in the world after London. State Government kinds of Writs like Habeas Corpus, Mandamus, Prohibition, Quo Warranto, Certiorari. Supervisory Jurisdiction High court has the power of superintendence over all courts and tribunals functioning in its territorial jurisdiction (except military courts or tribunals) Thus, it may Call for returns from them; Make an issue, general rules and prescribe forms for regulating the practice and proceedings of them.
Prescribe forms in which books, entries and accounts are to be kept by them; and Settle the fees payable to the sheriff, clerks, officers and legal practitioners of them. Court of Record All the decisions and decrees issued by the High Court are printed and are kept as a record for Statue of Sama Neethi Kanda Cholan at Madras High Court future references by the Court as well as by the lawyers, is such a need arises. Thus, it also acts as a Court of Record. SUMMARY � The Governor is the constitutional head of the