Madras High Court
Madras High Court Refuses To Interfere With Attachment Of PFI-Linked Organisation's Property Under UAPA
The Madras High Court has refused to interfere with an order of the Thei District Collector, approved by the Principal District Judge, attaching the properties of an organisation that has been allegedly linked to the banned Popular Front of India (PFI). Though the parties argued that they were not associated with PFI, the bench of Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan and Justice R Poornima noted...
Every Non-Relative Organ Donor Can't Be Viewed With Suspicion Of Commercial Dealings: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently directed the Authorisation Committee of the Directorate of Medical Education and Research to grant approval for the kidney transplant of a law student from his maternal aunt's husband's brother. Justice PT Asha observed that not every third-party donor has to be seen through the eyes of suspicion, and the Authorisation Committee only had to scrutinise...
Madras High Court Dismisses Vaiko's Plea Challenging 2012 LTTE Ban, Says Expired Notification Can't Be Adjudicated
The Madras High Court on Tuesday (24th February) dismissed a plea filed by the General Secretary of Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) and former Rajya Sabha MP Vaiko, challenging a 2012 notification issued by the Central government banning the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE) under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The bench of Justice Anita Sumanth and...
No Caste, No Religion Certificate Can't Be Issued Unless Person Relinquishes Religion As Per Rites: Madras High Court
The Madras High court recently rejected a man's request for a No Caste No Religion certificate, noting that the same could not be claimed without relinquishing the religion fiirst. Justice Krishnan Ramasamy of Madurai Bench noted that unless the religion was relinquished as per existing rites, there was no question of issuing a certificate. The court added that when there was no proof...
Doctors Are Not Regular Workers, Hospitals Can't Restrain Them From Joining Other Hospitals: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has recently observed that a hospital cannot treat the doctors working with it as normal employees or restrain them from taking up employment at other hospitals post resignation. "A doctor is an independent professional, who cannot be stopped from rendering his services wherever he wants to and also cannot be stopped from attending to patients just because those...
Rationalists Who Mock People For Treating Gurus As Gods Are The Real Fools & Barbarians : Justice GR Swaminathan
Justice GR Swaminathan of Madras High Court recently remarked that rationalists who call people fools, incompetent and barbarians for treating Guru as equal to god, are the real fools, incompetent and barbarians."In Tamil Nadu, there are certain rationalists, who call us unworthy(Ayogya), fools (muttal) and barbarians (kaattumurandi) for treating Gurus as Gods. But I am saying, those who...
Generating Tatkal Tickets For Out-Of-Turn Passengers Without Collecting Fare Is Misconduct: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently held that generating Tatkal tickets for out-of-turn passengers without collecting fare would be misconduct under the Railway Service Conduct Rules. The court thus found an employee guilty of issuing tickets to third parties and violating the norms for issuing tickets. The bench of Justice CV Karthikeyan and Justice K Kumaresh Babu observed that the...
Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 16 to February 22, 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 69 To 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 83 NOMINAL INDEX The Accountant General v. M Radhakrishnan and Another, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 69 S Muneeswaran and Another v. State, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 70 Government of Tamil Nadu and Others v. M Rajesh Kumar, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 71 Nagarajan v. The District Collector and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 72 M/s. Seyadu Beedi...
Indian Stamp Act | “Family” Does Not Include Grandparents, Settlement By Grandchildren To Grandparent Chargeable: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has held that the term “Family” under the Indian Stamp Act does not include grandparents and any settlement made by the grandchildren in favour of the grandparent would be chargeable as per the appropriate provisions. Answering a reference made to it, the full bench of Justice SM Subramaniam, Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy and Justice C Kumarappan held that...
Preliminary Enquiry No Shield To Delay FIR In Corruption Cases: Madras High Court Slams State In Cash For Jobs Scam Involving KN Nehru
The Madras High Court, on Friday, directed the Tamil Nadu Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption to register an FIR and investigate into the multi-crore cash for job scam involving Tamil Nadu Water Supplies Minister KN Nehru, his brothers and others. While doing so the bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan criticised the delay on the part of...
PMK Leadership Dispute: Madras High Court Dismisses Ramadoss' Pleas For Party Presidency, 'Mango' Symbol
The Madras High Court, on Friday (20th February), dismissed two writ petitions filed by Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) founder Dr. Ramadoss seeking directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to declare him as the party's President and to freeze the "Mango" symbol for the upcoming assembly elections till the party disputes are settled.The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan...
'Check Period' After Minor Punishment Illegal; Employee Entitled To Promotion Consideration : Madras HC
A Division bench of the Madras High Court comprising Justice C.V. Karthikeyan and Justice R. Vijayakumar held that the penalty cannot justify withholding promotion after punishment ends. Further the 'check period' concept is illegal after imposition of the punishment. Background Facts The employee was working in the School Education Department. He had been issued a charge memo,...