Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 224 To 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 227 Nominal Index K Surya v/s Secretary to the Government & Ors. , 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 224 S Venkatesh v The State of Tamil Nadu, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 225 P Chockalingam v The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 226 Varsha Sharma v The Additional Chief Secretary to Government and...
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 224 To 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 227
Nominal Index
K Surya v/s Secretary to the Government & Ors. , 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 224
S Venkatesh v The State of Tamil Nadu, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 225
P Chockalingam v The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 226
Varsha Sharma v The Additional Chief Secretary to Government and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 227
REPORT
Case title: K Surya v/s Secretary to the Government & Ors.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 224
The Madras High Court on Wednesday (May 27) directed Tamil Nadu's Chief Secretary to ensure that no cow or calf is slaughtered on the eve of Bakrid. It my be noted that Bakrid or Eid-ul-Zuha will be celebrated tomorrow i.e. May 28.
A division bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice V Lakshminarayan passed the order in a plea seeking direction to the state authorities, including the Director General of Police, to take steps to prevent the slaughter of cows in public places.
The court observed that as per Article 48 of the Constitution, the State is bound to take steps to prohibiting the slaughter of cows and calves and other milch and draught cattle. The court also pointed out that cow was considered as a reverred animal during the constituent assembly debates and even during the rule of Muslim rulers, cow slaughter had been banned.
Case Title: S Venkatesh v The State of Tamil Nadu
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 225
The Tamil Nadu government told the Madras High Court, on Wednesday (May 27) that it intends to file a curative petition against the acquittal of Dashwanth, the sole accused in the rape and murder of a 7-year-old girl in Chennai in 2017.
The submission was made in a plea seeking directions to the state government to file such a curative petition against the acquittal of Dashwanth.
The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice V Lakshminarayanan, however, took note of the submissions made by the state government that it intended to file a curative petition in the case. Taking note of the submission, the court closed the plea.
Case Title: P Chockalingam v The Additional Chief Secretary to Government
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 226
The Madras High Court, on Friday (29 May), closed a plea seeking constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe into the alleged sexual assault and killing of a minor girl in Sulur, Coimbatore.
The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice V Lakshminarayanan orally remarked that the investigation was "prima facie" moving in the right direction. When the petitioner's counsel informed the court that social media posts were being made giving details of the minor's family and other theories were being made in connection with the crime, the court said it would pass detailed orders in this aspect.
When the matter was taken up on Friday, Advocate General Vijay Narayan informed the court that the State was taking best efforts in the case. The AG said that the investigation in the case (including DNA tests) was being fast-tracked and a special public prosecutor had been appointed who was instructed to give utmost attention to the case and ensure strict justice.
Case Title: Varsha Sharma v The Additional Chief Secretary to Government and Others
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 227
The Madras High Court on Friday (May 29th), censured former Commissioner of Police and current Chief of Tamil Nadu Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, A Arun IPS for having passed a detention order against a realtor in an alleged fraud case.
While quashing the detention order, a division bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice V Lakshminarayanan remarked that the detention order was passed for extraneous reasons.
Noting that Arun habitually passed such orders which were ultimately quashed by the court, the bench said that Arun ought to know that preventive detention orders could not be passed recklessly.
OTHER DEVELOPMENTS
There Is Corruption In Judiciary, Judges Need Not Be Treated As Holy Cows: Madras High Court
While dismissing a plea seeking to ban the Tamil movie “Karuppu” for allegedly portraying the judiciary in a bad light, the Madras High Court has remarked that there is corruption in the judiciary and judges should not be treated as holy cows.
In its order, which was published today (May 27), the bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice V Lakshminarayanan noted that it had come across instances of judicial corruption and such “black sheep” were regularly shown the exit door by the full court of the Madras High Court.
The court also added that corruption was often facilitated by members of the bar and the high court always kept a vigilant watch to catch the corrupt and deal with the situation appropriately.
Case Title: XXX v Director General of Police and others
Case No: WP 20751 of 2026
The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday (May 27) informed the Madras High Court that it was giving top priority to cases of assault against women and children.
Advocate General Vijay Narayan informed the vacation bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice V Lakshminarayanan that the government would be putting in mechanisms and proper infrastructure to ensure that the prosecution of cases regarding crimes against women and children would be conducted expeditiously. It was also submitted that meetings in this connection had already commenced and a detailed proposal would be ready by 2-3 weeks.
The AG was making submissions during the hearing of a public interest litigation filed by a rape survivor seeking directions to all trial courts in the State entrusted with the trial of rape and sexual offence cases to strictly comply with the mandatory two-month timeline under the proviso to Section 346(1) BNSS, and to ensure day-to-day examination of witnesses without the grant of unnecessary adjournments.
Case Title: Vasuki L v Election Commission of India
Case No: WP 20247 of 2026
While hearing a PIL alleging use of children for election campaign by political parties including TVK in the recently concluded 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly polls, the Madras High Court on Friday (May 29) orally remarked that use of children for election campaign was bad.
The PIL alleges corrupt practices by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party and the All India Anna Dravida Kazhagam (AIADMK) party during the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections. Last week, the bench had issued notice to the political parties, TVK, DMK and AIADMK. Today, another plea has been filed seeking similar relief.
The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice V Lakshminarayanan adjourned the hearing in the case after Senior Advocate S Muralidhar, appearing for the TVK party, and Advocate Niranjan Rajagopal, standing counsel for the Election Commission of India, sought time to file counter.
Case Title: P Chockalingam v. The Additional Secretary To Government
Case No: WP 20081 of 2026
The Madras High Court on friday (May 29), orally remarked that all are equal before God and temples should not be having speacial darshans for VIPs, making other devotees wait.
The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice V Lakhminarayanan was hearing a plea seeking to abolish VIP darshan and special darshans in temples, with exception for senior citizens, differently abled, artists for temple att, newly married couples, heads of State and constitutional authorities, pregnant women etc.