Madras High Court

Madras High Court Judges Library

The High Court Library is meant for Honourable Judges only. Judges Library is well equipped and functions as the heart of the Court. Judges Library caters the requirements of Honourable Judges by providing latest case law, legal news, articles, commentaries and law reports. In addition to the main library, it maintains 39 Court Libraries at present. The Library also having many rare collection of legal documents like Madras Regulations 1802, 1803, Madras High Court Reports 1862 etc. The Judges Library has subscribed to many on line databases like SCC Online, Manupatra Online etc. There has been a well established library at the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court. The Judges Library works under the guidance of the Honourable Committee constituted by the Honourable The Chief Justice. All the Books are classified according to subject wise and entries of books made in the Excel Work Sheet. Now, the KOHA Library Automation Software is installed as per the instructions of the Honourable Supreme Court and the process of data entry is on completion.

LIBRARY COLLECTION

The Library collection comprises of various Indian, Foreign Journals/Reports, Text Books, Law Commentaries on various branches of Law, bound as well as loose volumes of Journals, Bare Acts (Central as well as State), Gazettes of Tamil Nadu, Manuals and General Books. Currently Library subscribes to the 45 Law Journals and 4 English Newspapers and 4 Tamil Newspapers

LEGAL DATABASES

The Library has subscribed to following legal databases for providing legal research services to the Honourable Judges.

1. SCC Case Finder CD Rom with English Law.

2. SCC Online (with International Database)

3. Manupatra Online

4. Excus CD Rom.

5. ITR Online.

6. GSTR & Service Tax Cases Online.

7. CTC On Line CD-ROM.

8. CDJ online.

9. AIR Online.

SERVICES

Honourable Judges Library is providing following Library and Information Services to the Honourable Judges :

1. Manual query solution of Legal Topics and Statutory Amendments is a regular Library service.

2. Borrowed Book Services.

3. Information retrieval through Legal Databases.

4. Information retrieval through Internet.

5. Reference Service.

6. Newspaper Clipping Services.

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