"Not Good For Persons At Helm Of Affairs To Speak Like This”: Madras HC Closes Suo Motu Case Against Ex-TN Minister Ponmudi For Hate Speech

The Madras High Court, on Tuesday, closed the suo motu case initiated against former Tamil Nadu Minister K Ponmudi for his remarks against Vaishnavism, Saivism, and women. The court noted that the complainants were at liberty to approach the concerned jurisdictional magistrates against the closure of complaints. While closing the suo motu case, Justice N Satish Kumar orally remarked that...

Election Commission Duty Bound To Make Polling Booths, ECI Website Accessible For Persons With Disabilities: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has directed the Election Commission of India to respond to a plea seeking to ensure that all polling stations are accessible to persons with disabilities and all information provided through the websites of the ECI is also accessible to persons with disabilities. The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan directed the ECI to file...

Long Incarceration Won't Yield Any Benefits: Madras High Court Grants Interim Bail To Financier In Mylapore Hindu Permanent Fund Case

The Madras High Court has granted interim bail to financier Devanathan Yadav till October 30 in the Mylapore Hindu Permanent Fund case wherein he had been accused of swindling funds to the tune of Rs. 619 crores. Justice G Jayachandran noted that keeping the accused in jail for long would not yield any benefits and said:"At the same time, this Court also take note of the fact that...

Resorts Barred In Segur Plateau Elephant Corridor, Land May Be Used Only For Eco-Friendly Purposes: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has upheld the findings of a Supreme Court-appointed committee, declaring as null and void the land bought by the resort owners in the Segur plateau, in the Western Ghats area that had been declared as an Elephant corridor.The bench of Justice N Sathish Kumar and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy agreed with most of the findings of the committee except that the land that...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Making Two Additional Judges Of Madras High Court Permanent

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the appointment of Justice N Senthilkumar and Justice G Arul Murugan, Additional Judges of Madras High Court as permanent judges of the Madras High Court.In its meeting held on September 15, 2025, the collegium recommended as under:"The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 15th September, 2025 has approved the proposal for appointment of...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 8 - September 14, 2025

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Condition For Exemption From PF Scheme Can't Be Invoked To Deny EPS Pension : Madras High Court Quashes EPFO Circular

The Madras High Court has quashed a circular issued by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation restricting the exempted establishments from amending their Trust Rules with retrospective effect so as to bring it in consonance with the Supreme Court's orders. The court also set aside an order of the EPFO rejecting an application for joint option request by employees to avail the...

Madras High Court Stays Criminal Proceedings Against General Secretary Of TVK Political Party For Alleged Unlawful Assembly

The Madras High Court has stayed the criminal proceedings initiated against the general secretary of actor Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party for allegedly causing an unlawful assembly and obstructing the police from doing their duty. Justice Sunder Mohan ordered an interim stay in a petition filed by N Anand alias Bussy Anand, seeking to quash the FIR registered against him...

Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Alleging Violation Of Pollution Norms At Isha Foundation

The Madras High Court has dismissed a petition seeking direction to the authorities to take appropriate action against discharge of sewage and effluents by the Isha Foundation into the neighbouring lands. The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan took note of a subsequent petition filed by the same petitioner raising the same concerns, in which...

Madras High Court Directs MGR Medical University To Constitute Committee Under Transgender Persons (Protection Of Rights) Rules

The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University to constitute a university-level committee as per Rule 10(8) of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Rules 2020. As per this rule, all educational institutions shall have a committee which shall be accessible for transgender persons in case of any harassment or discrimination, with powers to ensure...

Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Appointment of IPS Officer G Vankatraman As Ad-Hoc Director General Of Police

The Madras High Court, on Thursday, dismissed a petition filed by a lawyer challenging the appointment of IPS officer R Venkataraman as the ad-hoc Director General of Police/Head of Police Force in the State of Tamil Nadu. The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan orally remarked that some arrangements had to be made when the DGP demitted...

Madras High Court Rejects PIL Seeking ECI's Response To Rahul Gandhi's 'Voter List Manipulation' Claim; Slaps Fine

The Madras High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation asking the Election Commission of India to clarify its position regarding the allegations raised by Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, regarding large-scale voter list manipulation in the 2024 General Elections to the 18th Lok Sabha. The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan noted...