Tamil Nadu SIR Begins Tomorrow, Unlike Annual Survey Even Existing Voters Have To Submit Enumeration Forms: ECI Tells Madras High Court

The Election Commission of India (ECI), on Monday (November 3) informed the Madras High Court that a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) was different from a Special Summary Revision (SSR) being carried out by the ECI annually for adding/deleting new voters.ECI submitted that unlike SSR, in the SIR all existing voters were required to submit the enumeration form and through this process the...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 27 - November 02, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 374 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 393 NOMINAL INDEX N Anand @ Bussy Anand v. State, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 374 M/s. ACS Shipping & Logistics v. The Commissioner of Customs, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 375 M/s Vittera B.V. v. M/s SKT Textile Mills, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 376 A Vignesh v. State, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 377 National Association of Container Freight...

Conviction U/S 138 NI Act Not One Affecting Person's Conduct, Can't Deny Pension On Such Conviction: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held that recently held that a conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was not one affecting the future conduct of a person and such a conviction could not be taken as a ground for denying pension. Justice K Kumaresh Babu held that the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act arises out of a contractual dispute...

Public Ground Used By One Community Can't Be Denied To Other: Madras High Court Paves Way For Annadhanam, Calls It Fundamental Right

The Madras High Court recently held that the right to conduct Annadhanam (offering food to people during temple festival) would form part of a person's fundamental right under Article 25 of the Constitution. The court added that the local administration is duty-bound to uphold this fundamental right and deal with the law and order problem that may arise. “The right to hold...

Madras High Court Dismisses Former IPS Officer's Appeal To Reject ₹100 Crore Defamation Suit By MS Dhoni

The Madras High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by retired IPS officer G Sampath Kumar against a single judge order refusing to reject a defamation suit filed by cricketer MS Dhoni against the IPS officer and others. Dhoni had filed the defamation suit for content made by the respondents in connection with the 2013 IPL betting scandal.The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice...

"Serious Matter": Madras High Court Restrains Real Estate Company From Carrying Out Construction Activities In Alleged RAMSAR Site

The Madras High Court has temporarily restrained Brigade Enterprises Limited, a real estate company, from carrying out any further constructions at the Pallikaranai marshlands, which has been alleged to be a RAMSAR site. Ramsar sites are wetlands deemed to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat....

Can ED Seek Direction To State Police To Register FIR For Alleged Predicate Offence? Madras High Court Asks

The Madras High Court on Friday questioned if the Enforcement Directorate, being an investigation agency, could file a plea seeking directions to another investigation agency (State) to register cases.The bench of Chief Justice Maniindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan was hearing a petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate seeking directions to the State of Tamil Nadu...

Aadhaar Card Holder Has Fundamental Right To Seek Alteration Of Name, Other Details: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held that Aadhaar card holder has the fundamental right to seek alteration of their details in the Aadhar card.Justice GR Swaminathan in his order observed that the Central Government had introduced the Aadhaar regime and the statute confers right on the Aadhaar number holder to seek alteration.Referring to the Aadhaar Act the court said that the law was...

Madras High Court Asks TN Ambedkar Law University To Permit Student With Chronic Schizophrenia To Write Exams

The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University to permit a student with chronic schizophrenia to write Semester Exams Justice Anand Venkatesh was hearing a plea by the student seeking exemption from paying the tuition fee as a person with disability. While allowing the student to write the exam as an interim measure, the court made it clear that it...

Transactions Purely Commercial; Public Trust Doctrine Can't Defeat Limitation: Madras HC Dismisses GAIL Appeals In ₹246 Cr Dispute

In an important ruling for the natural gas sector, the Madras High Court Bench of Justices G Jayachandran and Mummineni Sudheer Kumar denied appeals by GAIL (India) Limited against five natural gas supplier companies in arbitrations aggregating to Rs. 246 crores, observing that natural gas transactions are commercial and GAIL could not invoke the public trust doctrine to escape...

“Ganja” Includes Only Flowering Or Fruiting Top Of Cannabis Plant, Not Stem And Stalk: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held that the definition of Ganja does not include the stem and stalk, but only includes the flowering or fruiting top. Justice KK Ramakrishnan emphasised that when a contraband is accompanied by stems and seeds, the weight of the flowering or fruiting top alone is to be considered for ascertaining the commercial quantity. “At the cost of repetition,...

Can A Law Be Challenged For Alleged Lack Of Discussion In Parliament? Madras High Court Asks In Plea Against New Criminal Laws

The Madras High Court on Thursday questioned whether the constitutional validity of a central legislation can be challenged on the ground that there was no proper deliberation or discussion in the Parliament, at the time of passing the law. The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan was hearing a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity...