Madras High Court Orders CBI Probe Into Alleged ₹397 Crore Transformer Procurement Scam During Senthil Balaji's Tenure As Electricity Minister

The Madras High Court has ordered an inquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation into allegations of Rs 397 crore scam in procuring transformer tenders during the tenure of Senthil Balaji as the Minister for Electricity and Prohibition and Excise from 2021 to 2023. The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan has ordered the Tamil Nadu Directorate of...

Madras High Court Dismisses Plea To Make Candidates Contesting From Multiple Constituencies Liable For Bye-Election Costs On Resignation

The Madras High Court has dismissed a plea seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India to obtain affidavits from candidates contesting in more than one constituency, assuring that if they resign from any of the constituencies after the election, they would be liable to pay all the election expenses incurred for that particular constituency before resigning. The bench of...

Madras High Court Quashes ED Case Against Minister I Periyasamy After Noting Quashing Of Predicate Offence

The Madras High Court, on Tuesday (28 April), quashed an ECIR registered by the Enforcement Directorate against the Tamil Nadu Minister for Rural Development, I Periyasamy, in connection with an alleged housing plot allotment scam. The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan quashed the ECIR after noting that the predicate offence, based on which the ECIR...

TN Minister KN Nehru Seeks Review Of Madras High Court Order Directing FIR Against Him Based On ED Material

Tamil Nadu Minister for Municipal Administration, Urban and Water Supply, KN Nehru, has approached the Madras High Court seeking a review of the court's earlier order, directing the Tamil Nadu Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption to register an FIR against the Minister and others for alleged bribery in appointments to the Municipal Administration and Water Supply...

'Wasting Judicial Time': Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Reward From CBI For Tip-Off On Illegal Luxury Car Imports

The Madras High Court has dismissed a plea filed by a man seeking a cash reward from the Central Bureau of Investigation for giving information regarding an illegal import of luxury cars. Justice AD Jagadish Chandira took note of the CBI's submission that it did not have any scheme for the grant of a reward to informers. Though the petitioner argued that he had received such a reward...

Noida Workers Protest: Madras High Court Refuses To Examine Legality Of UP Police's Arrest In Trichy Despite Lack Of Transit Remand

The Madras High Court, on Monday (April 27), disposed of a habeas corpus petition challenging the arrest and custody of the prime accused in the Noida Workers Protest case, despite the rejection of a transit remand by the Tiruchirappalli Magistrate Court. The bench of Justice Anand Venkatesh and Justice KK Ramakrishnan noted that the Magistrate, Gautham Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh,...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 20 to April 26, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 170 To 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 183 NOMINAL INDEX K Annamalai v V Piyush, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 170 R Girirajan v The State of Tamil Nadu and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 171 R Girirajan v The State of Tamil Nadu and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 172 Va Pugazhendi v. The Chief Election Commissioner and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 173 M Karunanidhi v....

Madras High Court Dismisses Fresh Plea Seeking ECI Probe Into Assets Declared By TVK Chief Vijay

The Madras High Court, on Monday (April 27) dismissed a fresh petition seeking an enquiry by the Election Commission of India, into the assets declared by actor and Chief of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Party Joseph Vijay for the 2026 TN Assembly Elections.The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan dismissed the plea and said that it would pass detailed orders...

Madras High Court Quarterly Digest: January to March 2026 [Citations 01 - 135]

CITATIONS: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 1 to 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 135 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...

Transgenders Are Also Children Of God, Tragedy Is Not In Their Birth But In Blindness Of Society: Madras High Court

Court asked the State to frame schemes for rehabilitation of transgender persons.

Citing Vedas, Madras High Court Orders Action Against Those Polluting Village Tank For Fish Farming

The Madras High Court recently cautioned against polluting any form of water sources for monetisation, like fish farming. The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice B Pugalendhi noted that the Vedas had warned against polluting water, viewing it as a great sin and a punishable crime. Citing examples of Lord Krishna punishing serpent Kaliya for poisoning drinking water and...

Madras High Court Commutes Death Penalty For Father Convicted Of Daughter's Rape, Says He Should Spend Each Day With Reminder Of Guilt

The Madras High Court recently commuted the death sentence of a father convicted for raping and impregnating his minor daughter. Noting that spending the remainder of his life in prison with constant guilt of his actions would be a bigger punishment than death, the bench of Justice Anand Venkatesh and Justice KK Ramakrishnan ordered him to imprisonment for the remainder of his natural...