Madras High Court
Centre's Consent For Remission Necessary Only When Sentence For Offence Under Central Act Is Continuing: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently observed that the consent of the Central Government would be required in cases of remission only when the period of sentencing under the Central Act is still pending. The bench of Justice Anita Sumanth and Justice Sunder Mohan thus held that when the period of sentence under the Central Act has been served by a convict, the approval from the Central...
Madras High Court Monthly Digest: May, 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 195 To 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 227 NOMINAL INDEX K Punniyamoorthy and another v M/s Escape Artists Motion Pictures and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 195 G Rajesh and Another v. The State of Tamil Nadu and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 196 Neelima v The Additional Chief Secretary and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 197 Agambal Meiyappan v The Joint...
Dying Declaration Of Deceased With 100% Burn Injuries Reliable If Given In 'Conscious & Fit State Of Mind': Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently held that a dying declaration made by a person would not be unreliable merely because the person had suffered 100% burns at the time of making the declaration. The bench of Justice Anand Venkatesh and Justice KK Ramakrishnan held that the dying declaration can be accepted where it is proved that at the time of making the statement, the declarant was "in...
Madras HC Directs Approval For Bangladeshi Mother's Kidney Donation To Minor Son, Says Authorisation Committee Considered Irrelevant Factors
The Madras High Court recently directed the Authorisation Committee under the Directorate of Medical Education and Research to grant permission to a Bangladeshi mother to donate one of her kidneys to her minor son, who was suffering from end-stage renal chronic kidney disease. While doing so, Justice GR Swaminathan criticised the Authorisation Committee for denying permission...
POCSO | Success Of Protection Laws Depends On Child's Emotional Well Being: Madras High Court Moots State-Wide Sensitisation Programme
The Madras High Court recently highlighted that the true success of the child protection laws in the state rests not merely on the number of convictions secured, but on the overall well-being of the child and the sensitivity with which the institutions treat the child who comes into the justice system. “The true success of child protection jurisprudence will not be measured solely...
Unlawful Assembly By Itself Not An Offence: Madras High Court Quashes Case Against 15 Who Assembled To Celebrate 100 Years Of RSS
The Madras High Court recently quashed criminal cases lodged against 15 members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) who had assembled unlawfully to celebrate the organisation's 100th year ceremony. Justice Nirmal Kumar noted that the parties had only assembled unlawfully to celebrate 100 years of the organisation and no public was affected by the same. The court remarked that...
Madras High Court Acquits Four Convicts In Double Murder Case, Finds Investigation 'Bizarre' And Defective
The Madras High Court recently set aside the conviction and sentence of four men in a double murder case after noting that the investigating officer had conducted a bizarre investigation, leaving out vital witnesses and not recording their statements. Justice N Anand Venkatesh and Justice KK Ramakrishnan held that the prosecution had failed to prove the case only because of a...
Plea Seeking Probe Against Chief Minister Vijay Over Alleged Income Suppression Withdrawn From Madras High Court
The Madras High Court, on Tuesday (June 2), permitted the withdrawal of a plea seeking probe into alleged suppression of income by TVK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay.The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan accepted the request of the petitioner to withdraw the plea and ordered accordingly. The petition, filed by M Rajkumar of Chennai has sought...
Hindu Wife Removing 'Thali' Amounts To Mental Cruelty To Husband: Madras High Court Grants Divorce
While upholding an order granting divorce to a man, the Madras High Court observed that the removal of the Thali (mangalsutra) by a Hindu wife would amount to mental cruelty upon the husband.The court also observed after considering the evidence, the husband's allegation that the wife converted to Christiany also cannot be thrown away. “The next ground for divorce is that the...
Madras High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking 'Income Ceiling' For Disadvantaged Group Students Under Right To Education Act
A plea has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking to put in an income ceiling for students belonging to the disadvantaged group under the Right To Education Act. When the plea came up for hearing before the bench, Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan, the bench issued notice to the Secretary, School Education Department and the Directorate of...
Madras High Court Asks Police Not To File Final Report In Attempt To Murder FIR Against Savukku Shankar Till Disposal Of Quashing Plea
The Madras High Court, on Monday (June 1), asked the Police not to file the final report in an attempt to murder case registered against YouTuber journalist Shankar alias Savukku Shankar till disposal of a petition filed by him seeking to quash the FIR. When the quash petition came up before Justice M Nirmal Kumar, the prosecution sought time to file its response. Accepting the...