Madras High Court To Have Neutral Citation System From Jan 1

The Madras High Court is set to have its own 'neutral citation system' for all its judgments, which are uploaded on its official website, with effect from January 1, 2023.

In a circular issued on December 30, The Registrar General said that a unique neutral citation number will be auto generated for every order/judgment that is uploaded on the website. This citation will be in the format of "Year/MHC/auto generated number". 

"It is hereby informed to all concerned that Neutral Citation System will be operational in Madras High Court on and from 01.01.2023 for Orders / Judgments uploaded on https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis [Official website]."

It has been further stated that an additional search field has been created under the "Judgments-PDF Judgment" link to facilitate search or orders/judgments using the citation number. 

Delhi High Court and Kerala High Court have already introduced their own neutral citations.

Pertinently, the Supreme Court's eCommittee last month constituted a panel of three high court judges to prepare a framework for formulating neutral citations for citing decisions of the high courts as well as the apex court.

Click here for the circular