Madras High Court
Will Order CBI Probe If Police Doesn't Act On Complaints Against Ponmudi's Hate Speech: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court on Friday orally remarked that it would order a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) if the Tamil Nadu police failed to take action on complaints against former Minister K Ponmudy for his recent remarks on Vaishnavism and Saivism. Justice P Velmurugan expressed dissatisfaction with the authority's inaction and said that he would take a final call on...
NEET UG 2025: Madras High Court Rejects Appeal Seeking Re-Exam For Candidates Affected By Power Outage In Chennai
The Madras High Court has rejected the appeal preferred against a single bench decision refusing to order re-examination of NEET UG 2025, over issue of power outage at some exam centres in Chennai. The bench of Justice J Nisha Banu and Justice M Jothiraman dismissed the appeal filed by a group of students, claiming that their performance was hindered due to the heavy rainfall and...
Madras High Court Refuses To Urgently Hear Plea By Actor Vijay's Party To Hold Protest Over Sivaganga Custodial Death
Update at evening : Madras High Court Asks Actor Vijay's Party To Submit Fresh Representation For Protest, Asks Police To DecideThe Madras High Court on Friday (July 4) refused to urgently hear a petition filed by Actor Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party to hold a protest on July 6th, (Sunday) over the custodial death of one Ajith Kumar in Sivaganga District. Justice...
Madras High Court Upholds Global Prior Use In MediaMonks Trademark Dispute
The Madras High Court has allowed a rectification petition for removal of trademark filed with the name "MEDIA MONK LABEL" and "MEDIA MONK" registered and being used by the respondent. The petition was filed by an international digital advertising company of the same name. The single bench of Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy, allowing the petition, held that the party that uses the mark on...
Customs Department Bound By DGFT's Classification Of Capital Goods Under EPCG Scheme: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court stated that customs department bound by DGFT's classification of capital goods under EPCG scheme (export promotion capital goods scheme). The Division Bench consists of Justices Anita Sumanth and N. Senthilkumar observed that “there is no justification in the Department having made the assessee litigate the issue needlessly despite the CBEC having...
'People Say A Lot Of Things On Mic': Madras HC Rejects Plea To Interrogate BJP Leader For Evidence In Anna University Sexual Assault Case
The Madras High Court on Tuesday (July 1) dismissed a plea seeking to interrogate BJP leader Annamalai in connection with the evidence allegedly in his possession with respect to the Anna University sexual assault case. In a recent interview, Annamalai had claimed that he had materials connecting higher officials with the Anna University Case. He said that he knew who the accused...
"State Killing Its Own Citizen?" Madras High Court Slams Police In Sivanganga Custodial Death Case, Asks District Judge To Conduct Inquiry
Criticising the police brutality in the alleged custodial death of Ajith Kumar in Sivaganga, the Madras High Court today (July 01) orally remarked that the incident was a "police organised crime" where the State was killing its own people."It's police organised crime. State killing its own citizens. Is it not? Your action should be more stringent than in the case of an ordinary murder. A...
POCSO Act | Madras HC 'Shocked' At Prosecution For Not Seeking Further Probe After Negative DNA Report Of Accused; Orders Re-Investigation
The Madras High Court recently ordered a re-investigation in a POCSO case after noting that the police had failed to conduct further investigation when the DNA test of the accused gave a negative result. The court said that a further investigation was crucial to find the actual culprit in the case. “It is shocking that despite the negative DNA report, the prosecution has not...
Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 23 to June 29, 2025
Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 212 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 220 NOMINAL INDEX Pastor L.Joseph Wilson v. The District Collector and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 212 Karuppan v. The District Magistrate-cum-District Collector and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 213 M. Kannan @ Solai Kannan v. The District Collector and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 214 D Babu Rajendra Bose and Another v....
Maternity Leave Of Doctor During Compulsory Service Should Be Counted As Part Of Bond Period: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has ruled that maternity leave availed by a doctor while rendering mandatory service at Government Hospital should be counted towards their bond period.The bench of GR Swaminathan and Justice K Rajasekar noted that maternity leave is integral to maternity benefit and forms part of Article 21. The court thus held that the doctor, though was not in the service of...
Madras High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To MLA Poovai Jaganmoorthy In Alleged Abduction Case
The Madras High Court has dismissed the anticipatory bail petition filed by the KV Kuppam MLA "Poovai" Jagan Moorthy in connection with the alleged abduction of a minor boy. Justice G Jayachandran dismissed the bail plea filed by the MLA, noting that there was "prima facie" material to proceed against him. The MLA had approached the court apprehending arrest in connection with...