High Court of Madras: case types
How the High Court of Madras's own case types map to the shared list, version v1.
| Cases | Type recognised | Ambiguous | Not yet reviewed | No type | Outcome labelled | Outcome classified | Registration date | Decision date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17,00,795 | 97.2% | 1.8% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 99.8% | 98.1% | 99.9% | 100.0% |
The reviewed map
| Court's type | Court's own words | Shared type | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | A. | Miscellaneous case / application within a matter | sampled headers: A No. ... of 2007 in C.S.No.752 of 2005 (application in an original-side suit) |
| ARB APPLN | ARB.APPLN. | Arbitration application / petition | names read in 3 of 20 sampled headers: ARB.APPLN. x2, APPLN. x1 |
| ARB O.P(COM.DIV.) | ARB O.P(COM.DIV.) | Ambiguous: Madras Arb O.P. mixes sections (R7, docs/research/arbitration.md) | no sampled header showed its name; the court's own form is ARB O.P(COM.DIV.) |
| AS | AS | First appeal against a decree | Madras's own case-type code; no name was read from the sampled headers |
| AS(MD) | APPEAL SUIT (MD) | First appeal against a decree | names read in 20 of 20 sampled headers: A.S.(MD) x13, A.S(MD) x3, AS(MD) x2 |
| CMA | CMA | Civil miscellaneous appeal (against an order) | Madras's own case-type code; no name was read from the sampled headers |
| CMA(MD) | C.M.A.(MD) | Civil miscellaneous appeal (against an order) | names read in 17 of 20 sampled headers: C.M.A.(MD) x7, C.M.A(MD) x5, C.M.A.(MD). x1 |
| CMP | C.M.P. | Miscellaneous case / application within a matter | names read: C.M.P. x2 (civil miscellaneous petition within a matter) |
| CMP(MD) | CMP(MD) | Miscellaneous case / application within a matter | names read in 13 of 20 sampled headers: CMP(MD) x8, C.M.P.(MD) x2, C.M.P(MD) x1 |
| COMP.A | COMP.A. | Company application | names read: COMP.A. x4 (company application) |
| CONT P | CONT P | Contempt case | Madras's own case-type code; no name was read from the sampled headers |
| CONT P(MD) | CONTEMPT PETITION(MD) | Contempt case | names read in 20 of 20 sampled headers: CONT.P.(MD) x10, P(MD) x3, CONT.P(MD) x3 |
| CRL A | CRL A | Criminal appeal | Madras's own case-type code; no name was read from the sampled headers |
| CRL A(MD) | CRIMINAL APPEAL(MD) | Criminal appeal | names read in 14 of 20 sampled headers: CRL.A.(MD) x5, CRL.A(MD) x3, CRL.A.(MD). x2 |
| CRL MP | CRL.M.P. | Miscellaneous case / application within a matter | sampled headers: CRL MP ... in Crl.O.P.No.1838 of 2016 (application in a criminal petition) |
| CRL MP(MD) | MP(MD) | Miscellaneous case / application within a matter | names read: MP(MD) x6 (application in a criminal case, Madurai bench) |
| CRL OP | CRL.O.P. | Criminal petition (incl. s.482 / bail applications) | names read: CRL.O.P. x1 (criminal original petition: s.482 / bail) |
| CRL OP(MD) | CRL.O.P.(MD) | Criminal petition (incl. s.482 / bail applications) | names read: CRL.O.P.(MD) x10 (criminal original petition: s.482 / bail, Madurai bench) |
| CRL RC | CRL RC | Criminal revision | Madras's own case-type code; no name was read from the sampled headers |
| CRL RC(MD) | CRL.R.C.(MD) | Criminal revision | names read in 20 of 20 sampled headers: CRL.R.C.(MD) x5, CRL.R.C.(MD). x4, CRL.R.C(MD) x3 |
| CRP | CRP | Civil revision petition | Madras's own case-type code; no name was read from the sampled headers |
| CRP(MD) | (MD) | Civil revision petition | names read: C.R.P(MD) x4, C.R.P.(PD)(MD) x3, C.R.P.(MD) x3 (civil revision, PD and NPD, Madurai bench) |
| CS | CS | Original civil suit (original side) | Madras's own case-type code; no name was read from the sampled headers (civil suit, original side) |
| HCP | HCP | Habeas corpus petition | Madras's own case-type code; no name was read from the sampled headers |
| HCP(MD) | HABEAS CORPUS PETITION | Habeas corpus petition | names read in 19 of 20 sampled headers: H.C.P.(MD) x14, H.C.P(MD) x4, HABEAS CORPUS PETITION x1 |
| OA | O.A. | Miscellaneous case / application within a matter | names read: O.A. x1 (original application in an original-side suit) |
| OP | O.P. | Ambiguous: original-side O.P. covers arbitration and other original petitions (sampled: Ennore Port, a project manager) | names read in 1 of 20 sampled headers: O.P. x1 |
| OSA | OSA | Intra-court appeal (writ appeal, LPA, special appeal) | Madras's own case-type code; no name was read from the sampled headers (original side appeal to a Division Bench) |
| SA | S.A. | Second appeal | names read in 1 of 20 sampled headers: S.A. x1 |
| SA(MD) | SECOND APPEAL (MD) | Second appeal | names read in 20 of 20 sampled headers: S.A.(MD) x6, SA(MD) x4, S.A(MD) x3 |
| SUO MOTU TR | SUO MOTU TR | Ambiguous: SUO MOTU TR is not expanded in any header read (parties: SHO / Inspector of Police / State Government) | no sampled header showed its name; the court's own form is SUO MOTU TR |
| SUO MOTU TR(MD) | TR.(MD) | Ambiguous: SUO MOTU TR(MD) is not expanded in any header read | names read in 19 of 20 sampled headers: TR.(MD) x15, TR.(MD). x4 |
| TC | PETITION | Ambiguous: TC (tax case) is filed by the Commissioner of Income Tax; Madras tax cases include both references and appeals | names read in 3 of 20 sampled headers: PETITION x3 |
| TCA | TCA | Tax appeal | Madras's own case-type code; no name was read from the sampled headers (tax case appeal) |
| TR CMP | TR CMP | Transfer petition (civil) | Madras's own case-type code; no name was read from the sampled headers |
| TR CMP(MD) | TR.C.M.P(MD) | Transfer petition (civil) | names read in 20 of 20 sampled headers: TR.C.M.P(MD) x7, (MD) x4, TR.C.M.P.(MD) x3 |
| WA | WA | Intra-court appeal (writ appeal, LPA, special appeal) | Madras's own case-type code; no name was read from the sampled headers |
| WA(MD) | WRIT APPEAL (MD) | Intra-court appeal (writ appeal, LPA, special appeal) | names read in 15 of 20 sampled headers: W.A(MD) x8, W.A.(MD) x4, W.A.(MD). x1 |
| WMP | W.M.P. | Miscellaneous case / application within a matter | names read: W.M.P. x2 (writ miscellaneous petition) |
| WMP(MD) | WMP(MD) | Miscellaneous case / application within a matter | names read in 9 of 20 sampled headers: WMP(MD) x4, W.M.P.(MD) x3, WMP(MD). x2 |
| WP | WP | Writ petition | Madras's own case-type code; no name was read from the sampled headers |
| WP CRL. | WP CRL. | Writ petition (criminal) | Madras's own case-type code; no name was read from the sampled headers |
| WP CRL.(MD) | W.P.CRL.(MD) | Writ petition (criminal) | names read in 13 of 20 sampled headers: W.P.CRL.(MD) x7, W.P.CRL(MD) x2, W.P.CRL.(MD). x2 |
| WP(MD) | WRIT PETITION(MD) | Writ petition | names read: W.P.(MD) x9, W.P(MD) x7 (writ petition, Madurai bench) |
Court identified from header text: 876 of 876 sampled headers that name a High Court name mdhc (1000 sampled). Benches: hc_cis_mas, mdubench.
Checked by Claude, not yet reviewed by a lawyer. Case metadata: Dattam Labs Indian High Court judgments dataset, CC BY 4.0 (AWS Open Data).