Madras High Court
Shortfall In Service, Excess Pension Paid Due To Factual Errors; Madras HC Upholds Recovery After Retirement
The Madras High Court bench comprising Justice A.D. Maria Clete held that excess pension paid due to a clerical or mechanical mistake in pay fixation to the factually ineligible employee can be recovered post-retirement. Further the protection against recovery laid down in Rafiq Masih case does not apply when eligibility itself is lacking. Background Facts The petitioner was...
Madras High Court Slams Police For Closing Temple To Prevent Caste Tensions, Says Denial Of Rights Not Way To Maintain Peace
The Madras High Court recently criticized the police authorities for closing down a public temple and denying entry to everyone in an effort to maintain public peace amidst communal tension. The court said that denying entry to everyone was not the way to keep peace, and the police had to make an effort to protect the rights of devotees. “Equally disturbing is the role of the...
Madras High Court Directs MEITY To Remove Teaser Of “Bad Girl” Film From YouTube Citing Obscenity, Says May Affect Childrens' Minds
The Madras High Court has directed the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to remove the teaser of “Bad Girl” movie from YouTube after noting that the content disclosed exploitation of children and depicted them in a sexual manner. Justice P Dhanabal on going through the content, opined that it could affect the minds of teenage children who will be able to...
No Parity In Promotion Can Be Claimed Across Bifurcated Divisions Maintaining Separate Seniority Lists : Madras HC
The Madras High Court bench comprising Justice A.D. Maria Clete held that a stale claim for retrospective promotion cannot be revived by a delayed representation after retirement. Further, no parity in promotion can be claimed across divisions following bifurcation into separate administrative divisions with distinct seniority lists. Background Facts The petitioner was appointed as...
How Is Data Collected By Political Parties In Door-To-Door Campaign Stored? What Are Its Privacy Implications? Madras High Court To Examine
The Madras High Court is set to examine how right to privacy is affected when data of citizens is collected during a membership drive by the political parties.The Madurai bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice AD Maria Clete noted that the DMK party was conducting door-to-door campaigning collecting data. However, it was not known how this data was stored and what its implications were...
Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Sworn In As Chief Justice Of Madras High Court
Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava has been sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court. The oath of office was administered to him by the Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi at Raj Bhavan today.On 14 July 2025, the Centre notified the transfer of Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava from the Rajasthan High Court to the Madras High Court. The collegium had recommended the transfer on 26th...
If Chief Secretary Doesn't Obey Our Orders, Who Will? Madras High Court Criticizes Delay By Former Secy, Closes Contempt
The Madras High Court on Monday (July 21) criticised the former Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary Siva Das Meena over delay in implementing its order to set up a committee to look into the issues with respect to compassionate appointments.Justice Battu Devanand orally remarked that if the Chief Secretary himself doesn't comply with court order and implement it on time, how could the court expect...
S. 161 CGST Act | Adjudicating Authority Can Dismiss GST Rectification Application Without Personal Hearing: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court stated that the GST authority can dismiss the rectification application without a personal hearing. The issue before the bench was whether the third proviso to Section 161 of the TNGST Act, 2017, requires complying with the principles of natural justice even for dismissing a rectification petition. Section 161 of the Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 talks...
Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 14 to July 20, 2025
Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 239 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 245 NOMINAL INDEX Malar Selvi v. The Director DVAC, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 239 Dr.A.K.Boominathan v. The Director of Collegiate Education and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 240 Thirumalaisamy v. The State of Tamil Nadu and Another, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 241 Venkatesan v. The District Collector and Others, 2025 LiveLaw...
'What's Divine To One Is Nuisance To Another': Madras High Court Bars 'Nama Sankeerthanam' In Houses Without Collector's Nod
The Madras High Court recently observed that Nama Sankeerthanam, devotees chanting the names of god in a religious gathering, cannot be permitted at a residential premises without the approval of the District Collector. Justice Anand Venkatesh thus restrained an individual from converting his residential house into a prayer hall and conducting nama sankeerthanam without the permission...
Merely 'Liking' A Post Not Enough To Show Intent To Hurt Religious Sentiments: Madras HC In FIR Over Alleged Posts On RSS
The Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) earlier this month granted anticipatory bail to four men accused of provoking religious unrest by allegedly liking social media posts labelling RSS and Bajrang Dal as terrorist organisations. A bench of Justice P Vadamalai observed that a mere 'shared like' on a social media post cannot be construed as an intention to hurt...