Madras High Court
Minority Aided Institutions Can Appoint Teachers To Sanctioned Vacant Posts Without Prior Permission : Madras High Court
A Division Bench of the Madras High Court comprising Justice C. V. Karthikeyan and Justice R. Sakthivel held that minority institutions under Article 30 have the right to fill already-sanctioned vacant teaching posts without prior approval, subject to qualifications and procedural rules, and approval for grant-in-aid cannot be denied arbitrarily. Background Facts The respondent is the Secretary of St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Tiruchirapalli, which is a minority institution....
Madras High Court Rejects Plea Challenging Election Victory Of Former DMK Minister S Regupathy
The Madras High Court has rejected a plea challenging the victory of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's S Regupathy from Thirumayam Legislative Assembly Constituency in the 2026 assembly elections.Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan allowed an application filed by Regupathy to reject the election petition moved by the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) candidate from the constituency, Chintamani. It may be noted that Chintamani had lost to Regupathy by a margin of 1492 votes. The court noted that all the allegations...
Veeramani POCSO Case: Madras High Court Reserves Orders On DMK's Plea To Sue Ministers Aadhav Arjuna, CTR Nirmal Kumar For Defamation
The Madras High Court, on Wednesday (September 30), reserved orders on an application filed by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) seeking leave of the court to sue Tamil Nadu Ministers Aadhav Arjuna and CTR Nirmal Kumar, and others for alleged defamatory statements against the party in connection with the POCSO case involving granite baron Veeramani. Justice Govindarajan Thilakavadi...
Non-Disclosure Of Criminal Case Is Not Suppression If Candidate Had No Knowledge Of It, & Was Ultimately Exonerated: Madras High Court
A Division Bench of the Madras High Court comprising Justice M.Dhandapani and Justice N.Dilip Kumar held that non-disclosure of a criminal case does not amount to suppression of information when the candidate had no knowledge of the case and was ultimately exonerated. Background Facts A recruitment notification was issued by the Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board for the post of Sub-Inspector of Police. The petitioner candidate appeared for the written examination and...
Ex-TN Minister Anbil Mahesh Moves Madras High Court To Quash Corruption FIR, Challenges Section 17A Approval By Govt
Former Tamil Nadu Education Minister Anbil Mahesh has approached the Madras High Court seeking to quash an FIR registered against him by the Central Crime Branch in connection with an alleged corruption case. When the matter came up before Justice V Lakshminarayanan, the court directed the State to respond to the plea and adjourned the hearing by a week. The FIR was registered based...
Veeramani POCSO Case: DMK Tells Madras High Court TVK Leaders Should Submit Evidence Of Alleged Cover-Up To SIT; Not Politicise Case
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party, on Wednesday (September 30), told the Madras High Court that the POCSO case involving granite baron Veeramani should not be made political, as the same involved serious offences against children. Appearing before Justice V Lakshminarayanan, Senior Advocate J Ravindran submitted that the party wanted to make sure that whoever responsible,...
Veeramani POCSO Case: Madras High Court Refuses To Order CBI Probe, Says SIT Should Be Given Breathing Time
TN Police does not have a crystal ball or magic wand to collect all evidence at once, the court said.
Kavin Honour Killing Case: Madras High Court Quashes Chargesheet Against Cop Couple, Says Materials Do Not Disclose Offences Alleged
The Madras High Court has quashed the chargesheet filed by the CB-CID against the cop couple, Saravanan and Krishnakumari, accused in the honour killing of Kavin, a techie in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu in 2025. Justice R Vijayakumar noted that the materials relied upon by the prosecution did not disclose the offences alleged. The court added that the materials were insufficient...
Madras High Court Refuses To Recall Order Directing Micro/Nano Plastic Warning Labels On Water, Sugar, Salt; Says Consumer Has Right To Know
The Madras High Court has refused to review its decision mandating warning labels on plastic/PET drinking water bottles and salt/sugar packets with respect to the presence of microplastics and nanoplastics. The bench of Justice N Satish Kumar and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy dismissed a review application filed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Pet...
Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Asking MLAs Who Resigned After Election To Reimburse Election Expenses; Imposes Costs
The Madras High Court, on Tuesday (September 29), dismissed a plea seeking a direction on the MLAs who resigned soon after elections to reimburse the election expenses. The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan also imposed a cost of Rs 1 Lakh on the petitioner for seeking the same relief, which had already been dismissed by the court. The court remarked...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Repatriation Of Justice T Vinod Kumar To Telangana HC Ahead Of Retirement
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the repatriation of Justice T. Vinod Kumar, Judge of the Madras High Court, to his parent High Court, the High Court for the State of Telangana.The recommendation was made at the Collegium meeting held on September 28, 2026, in view of Justice Kumar's impending retirement on November 16, 2026.Justice Kumar was transferred from the Telangana High...