Legal help in Madurai: offices and guides
Madurai is a district in southern Tamil Nadu. The state's Commissionerate of Revenue Administration lists it with 4 revenue divisions and 11 taluks. The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court sits at Ulaganeri, where the High Court Legal Services Committee for the Bench is based.
Madurai 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, Madurai (as listed by the state consumer department; confirm the current commission on e-Jagriti)
District Court campus, II Floor, Madurai 625001
0452-2533304; madurai.dcdrf@gmail.com
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, Madurai
District Court Buildings, Madurai 625020
0452-2535067; dlsamadurai1@gmail.com
Official website (opens in new tab) cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in
High Court Legal Services Committee, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court
Melur Main Road, Ulaganeri, Madurai 625023
Official website (opens in new tab) tnlegalservices.tn.gov.in
Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority (state office)
North Fort Road, High Court Campus, Chennai 600104
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
Courts
Related guides: Received a court summons?
Principal District Court, Madurai
Chief Administrative Officer 0452-2537597; Court Manager 0452-2537515; mdu.pdc-tn@indiancourts.nic.in
Official website (opens in new tab) madurai.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, Madurai City
Alagar Kovil Road, Madurai 625002
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?
Labour Department regional officers directory
Official website (opens in new tab) labour.tn.gov.in
District administration
Related guides: Filing an RTI application
District Collectorate, Madurai
Collectorate, Madurai 625020
Official website (opens in new tab) madurai.nic.in
Guides for Madurai
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 (13)
- 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 (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 (High Court Legal Services Committee, Madurai Bench) (opens in new tab)
- Madurai District Court: 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: Regional officers (opens in new tab)
- Madurai District: home page (Collectorate PIN 625020) (opens in new tab)
- Commissionerate of Revenue Administration, TN: Revenue administration (opens in new tab)