Madras High Court
Madras High Court Sets Aside Single Bench Direction To Certify 'Jana Nayagan' Movie; Directs Fresh Hearing
The Madras High court, on Tuesday (27th January) set aside an order of the single judge directing the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to grant U/A certificate for Vijay's Jana Nayagan movie.The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan, however, sent the matter back to the single judge for fresh consideration, noting that the natural...
Encroachment Can't Be Permitted On Public Street Even If It Has Religious Character: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently observed that encroachment, even if having a religious character, cannot be permitted on a public place or land vested with the local body. The court added that it is the duty of the Municipal Commissioner to remove the encroachment after due notice. Justice V Lakshminarayana thus ordered the removal of a shrine of Mother Velankanni that had been installed...
Can't Deny Maternity Benefit For Third Pregnancy Of Public Servants: Madras High Court Reiterates
The Madras High Court has reiterated that the benefit of maternity leave should be extended to government servants even for their third pregnancy. The bench of Justice R Suresh Kumar and Justice Shamim Ahmed also commented that, though similar orders have been passed by the Supreme Court and the high court repeatedly, the authorities failed to understand the intent of the previous...
Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 19 - January 25, 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 37 To 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 41 NOMINAL INDEX Prabhakaran v. The State, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 37 Amit Malviya v State and Another, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 38 Gokula Krishnan B v. The Registrar and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 39 Ameer Alam v. The Government of Tamil Nadu and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 40 The State of Tamil Nadu v. A Kamala, 2026 LiveLaw...
Undisclosed Income: Madras High Court Reserves Orders On Actor Vijay's Challenge To ₹1.5 Crore Income Tax Penalty
The Madras High Court has reserved orders on a plea filed by Actor Vijay challenging the Rs. 1.5 crore penalty imposed on him by the Income Tax Department for undisclosed income of Rs 15 crore in the financial year 2015-16. Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy reserved orders on Friday. Another bench of the court had previously stayed the proceedings in 2022.It all goes back to income...
'Video Journalists Must Adhere To High Ethical Standards': Madras High Court Says While Imposing Strict Bail Conditions On Savukku Shankar
The Madras High Court on Friday (January 23) observed that video journalists should conduct themselves with high ethical standards to maintain public trust. The court added that in the digital age, the video journalists were in front line in combating misinformation and disinformation. “...this Court wishes to observe that video journalists must adhere to high ethical standards...
Jana Nayagan Censor Certificate Row: Madras High Court To Pronounce Orders On CBFC's Appeal On January 27
The Madras High Court will pronounce orders on 27th January (Tuesday) on appeals filed by the Central Bureau of Film Certification (CBFC) challenging a single judge's order directing it to forthwith grant "UA" certification for actor-politician Vijay's Jana Nayagan movie. The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan will pronounce orders on Tuesday morning....
Madras High Court Refuses To Cancel Interim Bail Of YouTuber Savukku Shankar, But Imposes Extra Conditions
The Madras High Court, on Friday, refused to cancel the interim bail granted to YouTuber Journalist Savukku Shankar in an extortion case. The court, however, imposed additional conditions on his bail. The bench of Justice P Velmurugan and Justice M Jothiraman has asked Shankar not to make any statement, either directly or indirectly, in connection with the case, including comments...
'Violation Of Privacy': Madras High Court Slams State For Collecting 'Sensitive' Information Of School Students
The Madras High Court recently criticised the State for collecting sensitive data of students who had stigmatic background. Justice G Jayachandran and Justice KK Ramakrishnan set aside an order passed by the Member Secretary of the Model School, calling for certain information of students. The court noted that the information was sensitive and there was no explanation on how this...
Student With Benchmark Disability Entitled To Fee Waiver Despite Not Being Admitted Under PwD Quota: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently came to the aid of a law student with chronic schizophrenia by directing the Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University to provide fee waiver, as long as the student was within the 40% benchmark disability. Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy noted that the Tamil Nadu Government and the university had introduced the welfare scheme, providing a fee waiver for...
Attack On Court-Appointed Administrator Is Attack On Judiciary: Madras High Court Issues Contempt Notice To Top Cops Over 'Inaction'
The Madras High Court has called for an explanation from the Director General of Police, Commissioner of Police, and Assistant Commissioner of Police as to why no action had been taken against persons who misbehaved with a court appointed administrator at the Pachaiyappa Trust. Justice G Jayachandran and Justice K Kumaresh Babu lamented that even after the matter was brought to...
Madras High Court Appoints Retired Judge To Supervise Allotment Of Shops At Marina Beach
The Madras High Court has appointed retired high court judge to supervise the allotment of shops at the Marina beach in an attempt to reduce the number of hawkers at the beach. The bench of Justice R Suresh Kumar and Justice AD Jagadish Chandira appointed Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar, former Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court to act as the monitoring authority for...