Prima Facie Derogatory: Madras High Court Restrains Savukku Shankar From Making Allegations Linking IPS Officer To Sivaganga Custodial Death

The Madras High Court has restrained YouTuber Savukku Shankar from making allegations against IPS officer Davidson Devasirvatham, implicating him in the recent custodial death of Ajith in Sivaganga. Justice K Kumaresh Babu observed that the statements made by Shankar were prima facie derogatory and defamatory, which would affect the reputation of the officer. Thus, considering...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 28 - August 03, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 257 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 262 NOMINAL INDEX CJ Christopher Signi v State of Tamil Nadu, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 257 A Shankar @ Savukku Shankar v. The Secretary to Government and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 258 S. H. Zarina Begum v. The State, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 259 M Pravin v. The Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation and Others, 2025 LiveLaw...

Name Or Symbol Of Political Party, Photo Of Former CMs Can't Be Used To Advertise Govt Welfare Schemes: Madras High Court Interim Order

The Madras High Court has made it clear that while launching and operating a government welfare scheme, the advertisements should not contain the name of any living personality, photograph of any former Chief Minister/ideological leader or party insignia, emblem, or flag of the party. “Therefore, we are inclined to pass an interim order to the effect that while launching...

Madras High Court Asks MEA To Reconsider Passport For 'Stateless' Woman, Finds 'Overwhelming Records' Of Her Birth In India

The Madras High Court has directed the passport authorities to consider an application filed by a “Stateless woman”, born to Sri Lankan parents, seeking an Indian passport. Justice C Saravanan of the Madurai bench noted that there were overwhelming records available to indicate that the woman was born in India and was issued a Birth Certificate. The court also noted that documents...

Rithanya Dowry Death Case: Madras High Court Seeks Comprehensive Postmortem Report, Criticizes Investigating Agency's 'Mechanical' Attitude

Expressing dissatisfaction with how the postmortem report was filed in the dowry-related death of Rithanya in Tiruppur last month, the Madras High Court, on Thursday, ordered a comprehensive forensic report to be filed. Justice M Nirmal Kumar said that the postmortem report was not complete and did not contain details about the physical abuse that was allegedly meted out to...

Madras High Court Dismisses Plea To Regulate Media Reporting Of Aviation Accidents

The Madras High Court on Thursday dismissed a plea calling upon the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the Director General of Civil Aviation, and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to issue necessary guidelines/advisories for media reporting in the aftermath of aviation accidents. The bench of Chief Justice MM Shrivastava and Justice Sunder Mohan dismissed the plea...

Case Closed But Closure Report Not Filed: Madras High Court Suspends DySP Citing 'Clear Disregard For Rule Of Law'

The Madras High Court has directed the Director General of Police to place a Deputy Superintendent of Police under suspension for failing to submit a closure report and for failing to comply with the mandatory procedure prescribed under Section 173 of the CrPC. Justice P Velmurugan noted that it was not an isolated case and on several instances, the court was coming across cases in...

Madras High Court Rejects Youtuber Savukku Shankar's Plea Alleging Police Interference In His Media Company, Expedites Probe

The Madras High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by YouTuber Savukku Shankar alleging that the Commissioner of Police, Vepery, had been interfering with the functioning of his company “Savukku Media”. The court said that there was no material to show that the commissioner was interfering with the working of the company. “Since there are several complaints against...

Launching Communal Campaign Against Judges On Social Media Would Weaken System Itself, Time To Regulate It: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court on Monday remarked that launching communal campaigns against judges on social media would eventually weaken the judicial system itself, and it is time to regulate the level of discourse on social media. The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice K Rajasekar was taking up the case in which the bench had summoned Advocate S Vanchinathan to explain if he stood...

Madras HC Allows Forensic Examination Of Video In Corruption Case, Says Apprehension That Content May Be Altered No Ground To Refuse Analysis

The Madras High Court recently noted that an apprehension that some contents may be altered was not a ground for refusing forensic examination. The court added that such apprehension only reinforces the need for an expert analysis. “The apprehension that the contents may have been altered is not a justification for refusing forensic examination. On the contrary, such concerns...

"Most Unfortunate": Madras High Court On Retired Judges Making Comments About Action Against Lawyer For Alleging Caste Bias By Judge

The Madras High Court on Monday said that it was “unfortunate” that some judges were making remarks against the action taken by the court, summoning an Advocate seeking an explanation for alleging caste bias on a judge of the bench. The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice K Rajasekaran was hearing the case in which the court had summoned Advocate Vanchinathan to explain if...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 21 - July 27, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 246 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 256 NOMINAL INDEX High Court of Madras v. Siva Das Meena IAS and Another, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 246 M/s. Eminent Textiles Mills Private Limited v. The State Tax Officer & Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 247 P. Sakkarai vs. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests & Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 248 R Ramkumar and Others...