After State's Assurance To Clear Dues, Madras High Court Keeps Order Restricting TNSTC Buses From Plying On Toll Plazas In Abeyance

The Madras High Court has kept in abeyance its order restricting buses belonging to the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation from passing through four toll plazas on the National Highway in Tamil Nadu over unpaid toll arrears. Justice Anand Venkatesh has kept the order in abeyance for two weeks following a request made by the State government. Additional Advocate General J Ravindran,...

NCLT Is Bound To Appoint IRP Proposed By Corporate Debtor: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court on Monday held that the suggestions of the financial creditor, operational creditor, or corporate debtor with regard to the appointment of the IRP are liable to be accepted. While hearing a writ petition challenging the appointment of an Interim Resolution Professional (IRP) by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Chennai, the Madras High Court...

Madras High Court Sentences Lawyer To 4 Months Imprisonment For Disobeying Judicial Order; Also Orders Disciplinary Action

The Madras High Court has sentenced an advocate to 4 months' simple imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 2000 for disobeying and violating its orders. Justice N Satish Kumar noted that a fine alone would not meet the ends of justice and thus decided to sentence the lawyer to 4 months' imprisonment. The court thus directed the Registry to issue a necessary warrant and directed the lawyer to...

Madras High Court Restrains State Buses From Plying Through 4 Toll Plazas On National Highway Over Unpaid Dues

The Madras High Court has restrained the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation from passing its buses through four toll plazas on the National Highway in Tamil Nadu over unpaid toll arrears. While taking the extreme step, Justice Anand Venkatesh added that the court was aware of the consequences of such an order but it was necessary to “jolt” the officials, who would otherwise...

Madras High Court Asks MEITY To Take Down Non-Consensual Intimate Photos & Videos Of Woman Lawyer Posted By Partner Within 48 Hours

The Madras High Court has directed the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to take down, within 48 hours, the intimate photos and videos of a woman advocate which had been posted online by her partner without her consent.Justice Anand Venkatesh directed the Ministry to take steps to take down the video within 48 hours and file a compliance report by July 14. The court suo...

Madras High Court Grants Bail To Actors Krishna & Srikanth Booked For Consuming Drugs

The Madras High Court has granted bail to actors Krishna and Srikanth, who have been arrested in connection with offences under the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985. Justice M Nirmal Kumar noted that the actors had purchased cocaine only for their personal use, which would attract Section 27 (Punishment for consumption of any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance) of...

District Judge Report Confirms Sivaganga 'Custodial Death', Madras High Court Asks CBI To File Chargesheet Expeditiously

The Madras High Court was on Tuesday informed that report of the District Judge, appointed by it to conduct a preliminary inquiry into the death of a 29-year-old temple guard in Sivaganga, revealed that the case was one of custodial torture and custodial death. Noting that the State government has already transferred the probe to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the bench of Justice...

Madras HC Issues Notice On Plea Claiming Scenes From Rajnikanth-Starrer 'Chandramukhi' Were Unauthorisedly Used In Nayanthara's Documentary

The Madras High Court has issued notice on a plea claiming that the scenes from Rajnikanth starrer “Chandramukhi” movie had been used unauthorisedly in Actor Nayanthara's documentary “Nayanthara: Beyond the fairytale”. Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy issued notices to Tarc Studio LLP and Netflix Entertainment Services India LLP, returnable by 2 weeks. The notices were...

Politicians Feel Sky Is The Limit, Court Can't Tolerate It: Madras High Court Remarks In Suo Motu Case Against Ponmudi For 'Hate Speech'

While hearing a suo motu case intiated against former Minister Ponmudi for his remarks against Vaishnavism, Saivism and women, the Madras High Court on Tuesday orally said that nowdays politicians feel that sky is the limit under Article 19 of the Constitution and that they must realise that the country is not meant for politicians alone but for every person. On being informed that...

Madras High Court Calls For Licensing To Import Ayurvedic Drugs, Says Existing Rules Should Be Modified To Prescribe Standards

The Madras High Court has recently observed that the laws relating to the import of drugs would also apply to ayurvedic drugs. Highlighting the absence of proper application forms for the import license of ayurvedic drugs, the court suggested that the existing rules should be modified to prescribe standards.“As held above, the statute and rules framed thereunder apply to ayurvedic drugs....

Assessing Authority Not Bound By Appellate Tribunal's Observations In De Novo Assessment: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has stated that the assessing authority is not bound by the appellate tribunal's observations in a De Novo assessment. Justices Anita Sumanth and N. Senthilkumar opined that while concluding the assessment de novo, the assessing authority is not bound by the observations made by the first appellate authority. In this case, the Commercial Taxes Department...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 30 to July 6, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 221 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 228 NOMINAL INDEX Dr. E. Krithikaa v. The State of Tamil Nadu and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 221 XXX v. The Inspector of Police, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 222 ML Ravi v. Director General of Police and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 223 P Kishore v. The Secretary to Government and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 224 M/s. Adyar Gate...