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A Trial through George Town: Courts, Cases, and Chronicles 

A Trial through Georgetown is a walking journey through one of Chennai’s oldest quarters, where history isn’t only in the buildings; it's in the laws, legends, and landmark judgments that shaped the city. As we trail along NSC Bose Road, we also place Madras’s legal past on trial– exploring how justice was imagined, enforced, and contested.

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From pre-colonial customs to the birth of a structured court system, the walk leads us to the rise of the Madras High Court, one of the oldest in the country. Along the way, we revisit forgotten trials, early legal minds, and dramatic cases that were once the talk of the town but are now lost to time.

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But beyond the obvious, this walk aims to unpeel layers of legal history you won’t find in textbooks—cases that shaped the judicial system in colonial Madras, only to fade quietly into the footnotes. You’ll encounter stories of early barristers, the transition from Company-run courts to Crown-administered justice, and Courtroom dramas that sparked reform. Every corner on this road holds a legal memory, so join us on a walk to experience George Town through a legal lens.

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Walk Details

Focus: Legal History
Research Duration: 3 months 
(and, ongoing!)


Walk Duration: 2 hours
Timings: 06:30 - 08:30 a.m.
Starting Point: Opposite Gate 1 of Madras HC
Ending Point: Pachaiyappa's College School
Includes:

  • Understanding the evolution of legal systems in the pre-colonial era

  • The origin and evolution of various courts in Madras

  • Some interesting legal cases from the annals of the Madras HC

  • Visit to Pachaiyappa's College School​

Photo Credits: Binsan Oommen Baby & Sujith Kumar

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