Case type-Madurai Bench of Madras High Court

CASE TYPES
APPELLATE SIDE
Main Case Types
WRIT APPEAL : W.A.
WRIT APPEAL (MADURAI) :W.A. (MD)
FIRST APPEAL : A.S.
SECOND APPEAL : S.A.
ORIGINAL SIDE APPEAL : O.S.A.
SPECIAL TRIBUNAL APPEAL : S.T.A.
CIVIL MISCELLANEOUS APPEAL : C.M.A.
CIVIL MIS.SECOND APPEAL : C.M.S.A.
LETTERS PATENT APPEAL : L.P.A.
SPECIAL TRIBUNAL PETITION : S.T.P.
CONTEMPT APPEAL : CONT.A.
CROSS OBJECTION : CROSS.OBJ.
TRADE MARKS APPEAL : T.M.A.
TRADE MARKS SECOND APPEAL : T.M.S.A.
TAX CASES : T.C.
TAX CASE APPEAL : T.C.A.
TAX CASE REVISION : T.C.R.
REFERRED CASE PETITION : R.C.P.
CIVIL REVISION PETITION : C.R.P.
CIVIL REVISION PETITION (PD) : C.R.P. (PD)
MATRIMONIAL CAUSES : MC
REVIEW APPLICATION : REV.APPL.
Miscellaneous Cases MISCELLANEOUS CASES : M.P.
CAVEAT : CAVEAT
Note: For all cases filed in Madurai Bench, the letters ‘MD’ shall be added
in Brackets along side the respective abbreviations.
CRIMINAL SIDE
Main Case Types
HABEAS CORPUS PETITION : H.C.P.
CRL. REVISION CASE : CRL. R.C.
CRIMINAL APPEAL : CRL.A.
REFERRED TRIAL : R.T.
CRIMINAL ORIGINAL PETITION : CRL. O.P.
REFERENCE CASE : R.C.
Miscellaneous Case Types
MISCELLANEOUS PETITION : M.P.
Note: For all cases filed in Madurai Bench, the letters ‘MD’ shall be added
in Brackets along side the respective abbreviations.
WRIT SIDE
Main Case Types
WRIT PETITION : W.P.
WRIT PETITION (MADURAI) : W.P. (MD)
WRIT PETITION (TRIBUNAL) : W.P. (T)
REVIEW APPLICATION : REV. APPL.
Miscellaneous Case Types
MISCELLANEOUS PETITION : M.P.
Note: For all cases filed in Madurai Bench, the letters ‘MD’ shall be added in Brackets
along side the respective abbreviations.
ORIGINAL SIDE
Main Case Types
CIVIL SUIT : C.S.
INSOLVENCY PETITION : I.P.
INSOLVENCY NOTICE : I.N.
ORIGINAL PETITION : O.P.
COMPANY PETITION : C.P.
CONTEMPT PETITION : CONT. PETN
ELECTION PETITION : ELEC. PETN
TESTAMENTARY ORIGINAL SUIT : T.O.S.
ORIGINAL MATRIMONIAL SUIT : O.M.S
ORIGINAL APPLICATIONS : O.A.
Miscellaneous Case Types
ORIGINAL APPLICATION : O.A.
APPLICATION : APPLICATION
COMPANY APPLICATION : COM. APPLICATION
SUB-APPLICATION : SUB-APPLICATION
EXECUTION PETITION : E.P.
CAVEAT : CAVEAT