Madras High Court Monthly Digest: January 2026 [Citation 1 to 51]

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 1 To 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 51 NOMINAL INDEX Neelima v. The Additional Chief Secretary and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 1 C. Aryama Sundaram v. The Commissioner Of Income Tax, Chennai, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 2 Siva.Kalaimani Ambalam v. The District Collector and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 3 M. Manickamoorthy v. The District Collector and...

Madras High Court Calls For Inquiry On Claim That Senior Advocate Took Rs 50 Lakh From Client On Pretext Of Bribing Judge

A Madras High Court judge recently recused from hearing a case after All India Lawyers Association for Justice (AILAJ) alleged that a senior advocate had taken a sum of Rs 50 Lakh from the client in the name of bribing the judge for passing suitable orders. Justice Nirmal Kumar recused from hearing the case and directed that the matter be placed before the Chief Justice for posting before an appropriate bench and for issuing appropriate orders to the Vigilance Cell so that an...

Madras High Court Upholds Conviction Of Pastor For Sexually Assaulting Disabled Minor

The Madras High Court recently upheld the conviction of a pastor for sexually assaulting a minor who had physical and intellectual disability. The bench of Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan and Justice R Poornima held that the circumstances, the testimony of victim, and failure of the accused to rebut the statutory presumption established his guilt. The court was hearing an appeal filed by a...

Places Of Worship Act Does Not Protect Encroachment By Temple On Government Land: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently dismissed a plea by the Managing Trustee of Sri Arulmighu Raajakaliamman Temple in Ramanathapuram District of Tamil Nadu, claiming protection for the temple which was allegedly built on an encroached land. Rejecting the claim that the ancient temple was protected under the Places of Worship Act, the bench of Justice G Jayachandran and Justice KK Ramakrishnan...

Interest Of Child Paramount, Not Of Perpetrator: Madras High Court Affirms Joint Trial In POCSO Case

The Madras High Court recently dismissed an appeal filed by an accused under the Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act noting that there was no failure of justice merely because there was a joint trial. The bench of Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan and Justice R Poornima observed that when courts were dealing with matters of child abuse, they must apply the laws in the...

'Protecting Women Employees From Sexual Harassment At Workplace Is Public Duty': Madras High Court Tells Railway Employees Co-op Society

The Madras High Court has criticised the Railway Employees Cooperative Credit Society for not taking appropriate action on a sexual harassment complaint made by one of its woman employees. Rejecting the society's argument that a writ petition would not be maintainable against the credit society, Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy ruled that protecting women employees from sexual harassment...

Madras High Court Finds Man Guilty Of Contempt For Accusing Sitting Judges Of 'Genocide'

The Madras High Court has found a man guilty of contempt of court for making scandalous allegations against sitting judges of the High Court, alleging that the judge had committed “genocide” and “crime against humanity”. The bench of Justice P Velmurugan and Justice M Jothiraman, noted that the man had repeatedly made scandalising comments against more than 20 judges of the...

IPL Betting Case: Madras High Court Asks Cricketer MS Dhoni To Pay ₹10 Lakh For Translating CDs Involved In His ₹100 Crore Defamation Case

The Madras High Court has asked cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni to pay Rs 10 lakh for translating old CDs involved in a Rs. 100 crore defamation suit filed by him over allegedly defamatory content against him in connection with the 2013 IPL betting scandal. Justice RN Manjula noted that translating and transcribing the contents of the CD was a humongous task which would take the...

Vedanta Ltd Moves Madras High Court Against TNPCB's Refusal To Permit Green Copper Manufacturing Unit At Thoothukudi

Vedanta Limited has approached the Madras High Court challenging an order of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) refusing to permit its “Green Copper” manufacturing unit at the Sterlite Copper unit in Thoothukudi. The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Srivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan has directed the state government to respond to the plea. The court has also...

Persons Facing Criminal Trial Must Obtain Court's Permission Even For Passport Renewal: Madras High Court Full Bench

A full bench of the Madras High Court has clarified that renewal or reissue of a passport should be considered in the same manner as a fresh issue, and prior permission from the court would be necessary in case of pendency of criminal case. The bench of Justice G Jayachandran, Justice S Srimathy, and Justice KK Ramakrishnan was answering a reference made to it by a single judge in view...

Madras High Court Directs Producers Of Kochadaiyaan Movie To Pay ₹2.52 Crore Towards Unpaid Debt

The Madras High Court has directed Mediaone Global Entertainment, the production house engaged in the production of Rajnikanth starrer “Kochadaiyaan” movie, to pay Rs. 2.52 Crore towards unpaid debts. Though Justice Sunder Mohan observed that neither the production house nor the complainant had proved their case under the Negotiable Instruments Act, the court highlighted...

Madras High Court Permits 'Jana Nayagan' Movie Producer To Withdraw Plea Against CBFC

The Madras High Court on Tuesday (February 10) permitted KVN Productions, producers of Vijay starrer "Jana Nayagan" movie to withdraw their plea challenging the certification process of the Central Board of Film Certification. Justice PT Asha permitted a request made by Vijayan Subramaniam, advocate for the production company. The production company had sent a letter to the High Court...