Madras High Court
Veeramani POCSO Case: Madras High Court Reserves Orders On DMK's Plea To Sue Ministers Aadhav Arjuna, CTR Nirmal Kumar For Defamation
The Madras High Court, on Wednesday (September 30), reserved orders on an application filed by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) seeking leave of the court to sue Tamil Nadu Ministers Aadhav Arjuna and CTR Nirmal Kumar, and others for alleged defamatory statements against the party in connection with the POCSO case involving granite baron Veeramani. Justice Govindarajan Thilakavadi...
Non-Disclosure Of Criminal Case Is Not Suppression If Candidate Had No Knowledge Of It, & Was Ultimately Exonerated: Madras High Court
A Division Bench of the Madras High Court comprising Justice M.Dhandapani and Justice N.Dilip Kumar held that non-disclosure of a criminal case does not amount to suppression of information when the candidate had no knowledge of the case and was ultimately exonerated. Background Facts A recruitment notification was issued by the Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board for...
Ex-TN Minister Anbil Mahesh Moves Madras High Court To Quash Corruption FIR, Challenges Section 17A Approval By Govt
Former Tamil Nadu Education Minister Anbil Mahesh has approached the Madras High Court seeking to quash an FIR registered against him by the Central Crime Branch in connection with an alleged corruption case. When the matter came up before Justice V Lakshminarayanan, the court directed the State to respond to the plea and adjourned the hearing by a week. The FIR was registered based...
Veeramani POCSO Case: DMK Tells Madras High Court TVK Leaders Should Submit Evidence Of Alleged Cover-Up To SIT; Not Politicise Case
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party, on Wednesday (September 30), told the Madras High Court that the POCSO case involving granite baron Veeramani should not be made political, as the same involved serious offences against children. Appearing before Justice V Lakshminarayanan, Senior Advocate J Ravindran submitted that the party wanted to make sure that whoever responsible,...
Veeramani POCSO Case: Madras High Court Refuses To Order CBI Probe, Says SIT Should Be Given Breathing Time
TN Police does not have a crystal ball or magic wand to collect all evidence at once, the court said.
Kavin Honour Killing Case: Madras High Court Quashes Chargesheet Against Cop Couple, Says Materials Do Not Disclose Offences Alleged
The Madras High Court has quashed the chargesheet filed by the CB-CID against the cop couple, Saravanan and Krishnakumari, accused in the honour killing of Kavin, a techie in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu in 2025. Justice R Vijayakumar noted that the materials relied upon by the prosecution did not disclose the offences alleged. The court added that the materials were insufficient...
Madras High Court Refuses To Recall Order Directing Micro/Nano Plastic Warning Labels On Water, Sugar, Salt; Says Consumer Has Right To Know
The Madras High Court has refused to review its decision mandating warning labels on plastic/PET drinking water bottles and salt/sugar packets with respect to the presence of microplastics and nanoplastics. The bench of Justice N Satish Kumar and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy dismissed a review application filed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Pet...
Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Asking MLAs Who Resigned After Election To Reimburse Election Expenses; Imposes Costs
The Madras High Court, on Tuesday (September 29), dismissed a plea seeking a direction on the MLAs who resigned soon after elections to reimburse the election expenses. The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan also imposed a cost of Rs 1 Lakh on the petitioner for seeking the same relief, which had already been dismissed by the court. The court remarked...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Repatriation Of Justice T Vinod Kumar To Telangana HC Ahead Of Retirement
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the repatriation of Justice T. Vinod Kumar, Judge of the Madras High Court, to his parent High Court, the High Court for the State of Telangana.The recommendation was made at the Collegium meeting held on September 28, 2026, in view of Justice Kumar's impending retirement on November 16, 2026.Justice Kumar was transferred from the Telangana High...
Veeramani POCSO Case: DMK Moves Madras High Court Seeking SIT To Summon CM Vijay, Ministers Aadhav Arjuna And Nirmal Kumar
DMK Treasurer said the CM and Ministers publicly claimed to possess evidence of party's involvement in case but failed to submit it to SIT.
Madras High Court Refuses To Interfere With Dismissal Of Prison Warden Who Served Ganja To Inmates
The Madras High Court recently refused to interfere with the dismissal of a prison warden who was accused of supplying Ganja to prison inmates. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 467] Justice B Pugalendhi observed that a prison officer had a duty to prevent the introduction of any prohibited articles to the prisoners. In the present case, the court noted that by serving Ganja to the prisoner, the...
Every Disagreement Between Wife And In-Laws Not Cruelty: Madras High Court Refuses Divorce To Husband
The Madras High Court has held that every disagreement that a spouse has with parents-in-law cannot be termed as cruelty committed by that spouse against the other spouse. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 466] The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice MD Sumathi thus refused to grant divorce to a husband on allegations of cruelty. “The evidence further shows that the...