Academic Timelines Can't Be Applied Strictly To Pregnant Women: Madras High Court Allows LLM Student To Submit Delayed Dissertation

Granting relief to a mother pursuing her LLM degree, the Madras High Court recently held that the academic timelines cannot be strictly applied to a woman who was undergoing pregnancy and childbirth. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 273] “The period immediately preceding childbirth and the post-natal period are matters of undeniable physical, medical and emotional significance. A woman...

Law Doesn't Compel Motherhood, Court Duty Bound To Protect Woman's Autonomy: Madras High Court Allows Pregnancy Termination

Allowing a 23-year-old woman to terminate her 15-week pregnancy, the Madras High Court recently observed that the law did not compel motherhood and a woman should have the freedom to decide if she wants to continue her pregnancy or not. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 272] Justice Victoria Gowri also observed that the Constitution places trust in the choice of a woman and considers her autonomy as...

After High Court's Strictures, Savukku Shankar Seeks CBI Probe Against Tamil Nadu Vigilance Chief Arun IPS

Youtuber and journalist Shankar alias Savukku Shankar has approached the Madras High Court seeking investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against the current head of the Tamil Nadu Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Arun IPS, in light of the recent remarks against him by the High Court.In his plea, Shankar submitted that while setting aside a detention order...

Unfounded Allegations Of Mental Illness Against Wife Amount To Cruelty, Violate Dignity & Privacy: Madras High Court

While refusing to grant divorce to a husband who claimed to have suffered mental cruelty due to his wife's alleged undisclosed Schizophrenia condition, the Madras High Court held that making such unfounded allegations regarding the mental health of the wife not just amounts to cruelty but is an intrusion into the wife's privacy and personal autonomy. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad)...

Considering Teenage Hormonal Changes, Madras High Court Reduces Life Sentence In POCSO Case To 10 Years

The Madras High Court has observed that the impact of hormonal changes during teenage years can be a relevant factor while deciding the sentence in cases arising out of romantic relationships, even though consent or a romantic relationship is no defence under the POCSO Act.The bench of Justice Anand Venkatesh and Justice KK Ramakrishnan reduced the life sentence imposed on the convict, who...

Madras High Court Declines Plea Seeking SOP To Ensure Fair Conduct Of NEET Re-Exam, Cites Pending Supreme Court Proceedings

The Madras High Court, on Thursday (June 18), dismissed a plea seeking a comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to ensure fair, uniform, transparent and uninterrupted environment for students writing the NEET UG 2026 examination. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 270] The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan dismissed the plea after noting that the issue...

Judge Can't Sit Like 'Sphinx' During Trial; Obliged To Engage With Bar, Question Witnesses To Clear Suspicions: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that the Indian Evidence Act enables a judge to ask any question that he pleases during trial with respect to any relevant or irrelevant fact during the trial. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 269] The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice R Poornima held that the judge is obliged to exercise the sweeping power available to him to pose questions and...

Madras High Court Rejects MBBS Student's Plea For Degree Certificate After NIA Seizes Fees Allegedly Paid By Maoists

The Court held that a candidate cannot claim right to educational degree if fees was funded by terror organisations.

'Coimbatore Communally Sensitive' : Madras High Court Stops Construction Of Church Near Temple

The construction of a large church near the Mariyamman temple seems to be a mala fide move, the Court opined.

Madras High Court Dismisses Plea To Ensure Only Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists Contest From Constituencies Earmarked For SC Category

The Madras High Court has dismissed a plea seeking directions to all Returning Officers involved in the Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections to ensure that only those professing Hinduism, Sikhism, or Buddhism are permitted to contest in elections from constituencies earmarked for the Scheduled Caste community. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 265]The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul...

Madras High Court Stays OTT Release Of Telugu Dubbed Version Of "Drishyam 3"

The Madras High Court, on Wednesday (June 17), restrained the makers of Malayalam movie “Drishyam 3” from releasing the Telugu-dubbed version of the movie on OTT platforms.Justice K Kumaresh Babu passed the interim order on a plea moved by film production company Rajkumar Theatre Pvt Ltd. The company had approached the Madras High Court seeking to restrain the producers and director and...

ChatGPT, AI Tools Can't Teach Legal Profession: Madras High Court Sets Aside Relief To Law Students With Attendance Shortage

While setting aside an order of a single judge directing Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University to permit a group of students to continue their course and to attend the examinations despite a shortage of attendance, the Madras High Court stressed on the need for physical education in classrooms. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice N Senthilkumar observed that online...