Veeramani POCSO Case | Chargesheet In First FIR Will Be Filed In 3 Weeks: Police Tells Madras High Court

The Tamil Nadu police has informed the Madras High Court that the chargesheet in the first FIR that was registered in connection with the POCSO case involving granite baron Veeramani would be filed within 3 weeks, likely before November 10.State Public Prosecutor John Sathyan made the submission before Justice V Lakshminarayanan when the latter enquired about the progress of the...

Madras High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Former Minister Anbil Mahesh In Alleged Corruption Case

The Madras High Court, on Monday (October 26), dismissed an anticipatory bail plea filed by former Education Minister Anbil Mahesh in connection with an alleged Rs 100 crore corruption case with respect to granting recognition to private schools.Justice V Lakshminarayan dismissed the plea. A detailed order copy is awaited.The FIR was registered based on a complaint by the former General...

Madras High Court Dismisses Former Minister KN Nehru's Plea To Review Order Directing FIR Based On ED Materials

The Madras High Court, on Monday (October 26), dismissed a petition filed by former Tamil Nadu Minister KN Nehru, seeking review of an earlier order directing registration of FIR against him, based on materials shared by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a corruption case.The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan dismissed the plea. A detailed order...

Mother Has Right To Decide Whether To Bring Child Into World If Child Won't Have Normal Life : Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently permitted termination of a 28-week pregnancy, after noting that the foetus had substantial abnormalities. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 511] Justice PT Asha held that the mother had a right to decide if she wanted to bring the child into the world, especially when the child would not be able to live a normal life. “In the instant case, the scan reports...

Madras High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Using AI Videos Of CM Joseph Vijay To Scam Public

The Madras High Court, on Friday (October 23), granted bail to a Rajasthani man who allegedly created fake AI videos of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay and scammed people by collecting money in his name. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 510]Justice N Ramesh granted conditional bail, directing the applicant to report to the jurisdictional police daily until further orders. The court also asked...

Husband's Extramarital Affair By Itself Not Cruelty To Wife Under S. 498A IPC: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently held that a husband's illicit relationship with another woman, by itself, is not cruelty under Section 498A of the IPC. Justice Sunder Mohan thus refused to interfere with the acquittal of a husband, who was charged under provisions for cruelty and dowry harassment after his wife committed suicide along with their child. “In this case also,...

Madras High Court Launches Digital Dashboard To Track Unclaimed Motor Accident, Labour Court Awards

The Madras High Court has launched the dedicated Digital Dashboard to monitor unclaimed amounts in Motor Accident Claims Petitions (MCOPs) and Labour Court cases. The Dashboard has been developed in coordination with the National Informatics Centre (NIC), Madras, and was approved by the High Court's Computer Committee in its meeting held on September 28. The Dashboard is now live and...

LiveLaw Madras High Court Weekly Roundup: October 12 - October 18, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 496 To 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 508 NOMINAL INDEX K Sivasubramaniam v The DVAC and Another, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 496 Ankur Kumar Jain v The State, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 497 Agri SS Krishnamurthy v The Speaker and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 498 State of Tamil Nadu v Tamil Nadu State Information Commission and Another, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 499 G v B,...

LiveLaw Madras High Court Quarterly Digest: July to September 2026 [Citations 287 - 476]

CITATIONS: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 287 to 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 476 NOMINAL INDEX Laura Frances Iyengar v TN HR and CE Department, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 287 Suo Motu Writ Petition v The Registrar General and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 288 Shankar @ Savukku Shankar v The State, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 289 K Ponmudi v. Uma Anandan, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 290 V v. S, 2026 LiveLaw...

Human Faeces Found In School's Water Tank: Madras High Court Calls For Status Report By State

The Madras High Court has asked the state to explain the action taken in connection with an incident of human faeces being dumped inside a water storage tank used by Manoor Panchayat Union Primary School in Dindigul District The bench of Justice P Velmurugan and Justice R Poornima has called for a status report from the authorities and adjourned the hearing by two weeks. The...

Madras High Court Seeks Data On Matrimonial Disputes Involving COVID-Era Marriages, To Explore New Ways For Amicable Resolution

After taking note of a large number of matrimonial disputes involving parties who got married during the Covid-19 period, the Madras High Court has called for statewide data in an attempt to resolve the disputes amicably. Justice Anand Venkatesh noted that once such data is placed before the court, it could seek assistance from experienced lawyers and come up with a different kind...

Veeramani POCSO Case: Madras High Court Refuses To Entertain Fresh Plea For CBI Probe, Calls It Attempt To Stall Proceedings

The Madras High Court, on Friday (October 16), dismissed as withdrawn a public interest litigation to transfer the investigation in the POCSO case involving grantine baron R Veeramani to the Central Bureau of Investigation. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 408] The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan noted that a single judge had already dismissed a similar...