Madras High Court Stays Order Directing Tamil Weekly To Pay ₹25 Lakh To DMK's TR Balu For Publishing Defamatory Content

The Madras High Court has stayed an order of the single judge directing the Editor, Publisher, and the Printer of the Tamil weekly “Junior Vikatan” to pay Rs. 25,00,000 as damages to DMK's TR Balu for publishing malicious and defamatory content against him. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice C Saravanan passed the interim order in an appeal preferred by the magazine...

Madras High Court Interim Order Restrains 'Good Bad Ugly' Makers From Using Ilaiyaraja Songs In The Movie

The Madras High Court has temporarily restrained the makers of Ajith starrer Good Bad Ugly movie from using three songs of musician Ilaiyaraja. Justice N Senthilkumar granted the temporary injunction in a plea moved by the musician seeking to restrain Mythri Movie Makers, producers of the movie, from exhibiting, screening, selling, distributing, publishing, broadcasting the...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 01 - September 07, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 292 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 297 NOMINAL INDEX Raja Mathan and Others v. State of Tamil Nadu, 2025 LiveLaw (292) S. Vijay v. The Commissioner of Police, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 293 Thirumalaisamy v. The State of Tamilnadu, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 294 Women Lawyers Association of Nilgiris v. The Secretary and others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 295 K.J. Vinod...

Is Governor Bound By Advice Of Council Of Ministers In Matters Of Remission & Premature Release? Madras High Court Refers To Larger Bench

The Madras High Court has referred to the larger bench the issue of whether the governor is bound by the decision of the Council of Ministers in matters pertaining to remission and premature release, and if so, what are the circumstances in which the governor could exercise discretion and take a different view from that of the Council of Ministers. The bench of Justice MS Ramesh...

Court Can Take Note Of Subsequent Events To Reject Plaint: Madras High Court Rejects Plea Against AIADMK Leadership

The Madras High Court has recently allowed a civil revision petition filed by AIADMK head Edappadi Palanisamy against the dismissal of an application filed by him to reject a plaint filed by one Suriyamoorthy against the AIADMK leadership. Justice PB Balaji noted that as per the law laid down by the Supreme Court, there was no embargo on the courts taking note of subsequent events...

Madras High Court Monthly Digest: August 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 263 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 291 NOMINAL INDEX Davidson Devasirvatham v A Shankar @ Savukku Shankar, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 263 MP Ranjan Kumar v. The Commissioner of Police, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 264 Vajra Global Consulting Service LLP v. Assistant Director of Income Tax, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 265 Dr. M Sathya Kumar v. The Government of Tamil Nadu and...

Absence Of Disciplinary Proceedings Bars NCLT From Rejecting Proposed IRP Under IBC: Madras High Court

The Division Bench of Madras High Court, comprising Justice Dr. Anita Sumanth and Mr. Justice N. Senthilkumar, has held that in the absence of disciplinary proceedings pending against the professional, NCLT is bound to appoint the IRP proposed by the applicant under sections 7 and 10 of the IBC, 2016. Background of the Case The petition under Article 226 was filed to quash...

No Statutory Bar In Recognising More Than One Association: High Court Asks TN Bar Council To Consider Plea Of Nilgiris Women Lawyers Body

The Madras High Court has directed the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry to reconsider an application filed by the Women Lawyers Association of Nilgiris for recognition. The bench of Justice MS Ramesh and Justice V Lakshminarayanan held that the Bar Council's view, that only one association could be recognised in a district, was misconceived and contrary to the Welfare Fund...

People's Mindset Must Change To Eradicate Caste Discrimination In Using Public Resources: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently remarked that there should be a change in the mindset of the people so that there is no discrimination between communities in sharing public resources. 'In addition to the directions already given, it is suggested to all the stakeholders that there should be a change of mindset in the people in order to ensure that there is no discrimination arises...

Madras High Court Constitutes Commission Led By Retd Judge To Probe Allegations Of Police Violence Against Detained Lawyers

The Madras High Court on Tuesday (September 2) constituted a 'one-man commission' headed by retired high court judge Justice V Parthiban to probe into allegations of police violence during the detention of lawyers and law students who took part in the protest organised by the sanitation workers of Greater Chennai Corporation. The bench of Justice MS Ramesh and Justice V...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 25 to August 31, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 285 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 291 NOMINAL INDEX ABC v. XYZ, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 285 Perumal v. The Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 286 S Kumar v. The Commissioner of Police, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 287 Sun TV Network Ltd v. Central Board of Film Certification, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 288 SN Sathishwaran v. The Chief Secretary to...

'Understand Constitutional Values': Madras HC Asks Hindu Munnani Workers To Write Preamble 10 Times For Pre-Arrest Bail In Hate Speech Case

The Madras High Court has recently granted anticipatory bail to Hindu Munnani workers in an alleged hate speech case. Interestingly, the bail has been granted on the condition that the accused write the preamble of the Constitution, along with Article 19 (Freedom of Speech), Part IV-A, Article 51A which pertain to fundamental duties 10 times either in Tamil or Hindi and submit it before...