The Supreme Court in the case Ilamaran v. The State Rep. By The Inspector Of Police observed and has directed the Madras High Court in order to consider amending the High Court Rules to include the name of the state in the cause title of criminal cases.
The bench comprising of Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice Sanjay Karol in the case was considering the criminal special leave petition against a Madras High Court order, wherein the court observed that the SLPs arising from the State of Tamil Nadu do not reflect the name of the state.
It has also been pointed out by Sr. Adv. Nagamuthu to the court that it being the matter of convention. The court was also informed that in the Madras High Court also, in the cause title in criminal matters, the State’s name is not shown in the cause title.
However, the court stated that it is not discernible whether it is a matter of practice or of Rules. Thus, but the said issue needs to be examined.
The court in the case observed and has directed that the Chief Justice of the High Court to consider amending the concerned Rules to resolve the issue.
The court in its order stated that this court direct the Registrar General of the Madras High Court should bring this order to the notice of the learned Chief Justice in order to consider whether appropriate amendments in the Rules should be made, if there is no other impediment, in order to avoid the afore-noted omission in the cause title of cases.