Legal help in Chennai: offices and guides
Chennai is the capital of Tamil Nadu. The state's Commissionerate of Revenue Administration lists Chennai district with 3 revenue divisions and 16 taluks. The City Civil Court and the Court of Small Causes sit in the Madras High Court campus.
Chennai district · Tamil Nadu · Reviewed 15 Nov 2026
General information, not legal advice.
Offices
Consumer commission
Related guides: Filing a consumer complaint
District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chennai (North) (as listed by the state consumer department; confirm the current commission on e-Jagriti)
Frazer Bridge Road (behind TNPSC), V.O.C. Nagar, Park Town, Chennai 600003
044-25340083; chennai.north@gmail.com
Official website (opens in new tab) consumer.tn.gov.in
District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chennai (South) (as listed by the state consumer department; confirm the current commission on e-Jagriti)
Frazer Bridge Road (behind TNPSC), V.O.C. Nagar, Park Town, Chennai 600003
044-25340065; chennaisouth.dcdrf@gmail.com
Official website (opens in new tab) consumer.tn.gov.in
Tamil Nadu State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
Frazer Bridge Road, V.O.C. Nagar, Park Town, Chennai 600003
044-25340040; 044-25340050; tn-sforum@nic.in
Official website (opens in new tab) consumer.tn.gov.in
e-Jagriti (online filing for consumer commissions)
Online
Official website (opens in new tab) e-jagriti.gov.in
Legal aid
Related guides: Received a court summons? · Lok Adalats explained
District Legal Services Authority, Chennai
Ground Floor, ADR Building, North Fort Road, High Court Campus, Chennai 600104
044-25332412; dlsachennai@gmail.com
Official website (opens in new tab) cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in
Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority
North Fort Road, High Court Campus, Chennai 600104
044-25342834 / 044-25343353 / 044-25343144; helpline 044-25342441; toll-free 1800 4252 441 (10 am to 6 pm, working days); legal aid helpline 15100; tnslsa@gmail.com
Official website (opens in new tab) tnlegalservices.tn.gov.in
High Court Legal Services Committee, Chennai
North Fort Road, Chennai 600104
Official website (opens in new tab) tnlegalservices.tn.gov.in
Courts
Related guides: Received a court summons?
City Civil Court, Chennai (Main Building)
Madras High Court Campus, Chennai 600104
044-25330089; Registrar: chnccc.pdc-tn@indiancourts.nic.in
Official website (opens in new tab) chennai.dcourts.gov.in
Court of Small Causes, Chennai
Madras High Court Campus, Chennai 600104
044-25345260; Registrar 044-25341128
Official website (opens in new tab) chennai.dcourts.gov.in
Registration
Related guides: Registration and stamp duty · Mutation of property records
Registration Department portal, TNREGINET (find the Sub-Registrar Office for a property)
Online
Official website (opens in new tab) tnreginet.gov.in
Police and cyber crime
Related guides: Police won't register your complaint? · Money taken without your permission? · Fake notices and "digital arrest" scams
Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai
No. 132, Commissioner Office Building, EVK Sampath Road, Vepery, Chennai 600007
Official website (opens in new tab) erolls.tn.gov.in
Tamil Nadu Police Citizen Portal (online complaint, FIR status)
Online
Official website (opens in new tab) eservices.tnpolice.gov.in
National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal and helpline
Online
Official website (opens in new tab) cybercrime.gov.in
Labour
Related guides: Salary not paid or delayed? · Gratuity not paid? · Final settlement or relieving letter withheld?
Commissionerate of Labour, Tamil Nadu (headquarters)
Labour Officers' Quarters Campus, P-Block, 6th Avenue, Anna Nagar, Chennai 600040
com.tnlabour@nic.in
Official website (opens in new tab) labour.tn.gov.in
Labour Department regional officers directory
Official website (opens in new tab) labour.tn.gov.in
District administration
Related guides: Filing an RTI application
District Collector, Chennai
044-25228025; collrchn@nic.in
Official website (opens in new tab) chennai.nic.in
State bodies
Related guides: Filing an RTI application · Builder delaying possession?
Tamil Nadu Real Estate Regulatory Authority (TNRERA)
Door No. 1A, 1st Floor, Gandhi Irwin Bridge Road, Egmore, Chennai 600008
Official website (opens in new tab) rera.tn.gov.in
Guides for Chennai
These guides include notes specific to Tamil Nadu.
- Builder delaying possession?
- Charged more than the MRP?
- Checking a property before you buy
- Encroachment or boundary dispute?
- Filing an RTI application
- Final settlement or relieving letter withheld?
- Gratuity not paid?
- Landlord asking you to leave?
- Legal heir vs succession certificate
- Lok Adalats explained
- Maintenance for parents and seniors
- Mutation of property records
- Police won't register your complaint?
- Received a court summons?
- Registration and stamp duty
- Rent agreement basics
- Salary not paid or delayed?
- Security deposit not returned?
Office details change. Check the official website before visiting.
Sources (17)
- TNSLSA: Directory of District Legal Services Authorities (PDF, linked from tamilnadu.nalsa.gov.in/directory) (opens in new tab)
- Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies & Consumer Protection Department: FAQ (State and District Commission addresses) (opens in new tab)
- PIB: e-Jagriti wins Silver Award at National Awards for e-Governance 2026 (portal URL e-jagriti.gov.in), 7 June 2026 (opens in new tab)
- PIB: National Consumer Day note, "Efficient and Speedy Disposal through Digital Justice" (e-Jagriti filing), 23 Dec 2025 (opens in new tab)
- TNSLSA: Contact Us / help line (TNSLSA, toll-free, 15100, High Court Legal Services Committees) (opens in new tab)
- Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority: Contact Us (NALSA network site) (opens in new tab)
- Chennai City Courts: Contact Us (opens in new tab)
- Stamps and Registration Department Policy Note 2024-25 (TNREGINET portal) (opens in new tab)
- Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu: list of SPs and Commissioners of Police (opens in new tab)
- Tirunelveli District Collectorate: Tamil Nadu Police Citizen Portal service page (opens in new tab)
- PIB: National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal and helpline 1930 (Oct 2025) (opens in new tab)
- Commissionerate of Labour, Tamil Nadu: Contact (headquarters) (opens in new tab)
- Commissionerate of Labour, Tamil Nadu: Regional officers (opens in new tab)
- Chennai District Collectorate: Collectorate page (opens in new tab)
- Chennai District: home page (opens in new tab)
- TNRERA: home page (opens in new tab)
- Commissionerate of Revenue Administration, TN: Revenue administration (opens in new tab)