Madras High Court
Madras High Court Stays Inspector's Suspension, Finds DVAC Order Prima Facie 'Motivated'
The Madras High Court has stayed the suspension of an Inspector of Police after noting that the suspension order passed by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Department was prima facie motivated. Justice PT Asha thus granted an interim stay till July 9, on a petition filed by Vimala, who was working as Inspector of Police, City Special Unit, Vigilance and...
Morphed Image Is Calculated Assault On Woman's Privacy And Reputation, Law Must Move Swiftly: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has recently held that morphing a woman's image and uploading it on social media is not a harmless prank but a calculated assault on her privacy, reputation, and emotional security. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 283] “The dignity of a woman cannot be left at the mercy of a fake profile. A morphed image is not a harmless digital prank. It is a calculated assault on...
Disqualification Proceedings Against Ex-AIADMK MLAs Who Joined TVK Continue Despite Resignation: TN Assembly Tells Madras High Court
The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretary has informed the Madras High Court that acceptance of the resignation of a legislative assembly member does not absolve that member from the consequences of a disqualification with respect to his/her conduct before resignation. The submission was made before a bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan which is hearing...
LiveLaw Madras High Court Weekly Roundup: June 22 - June 28, 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 274 To 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 282 NOMINAL INDEX Jayaram Venkatesan and Another v The Inspector General of Police, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 274 Anbu v The State of Tamilnadu, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 275 Sheefa Rani v The Secretary to Government, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 276 Youreka Cinema School v The Chairman, CBFC, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 277 PK Sekar Babu v The...
Employees Selected Before The Cut-off Date Get Old Pension Scheme, Even If Their Actual Appointment Was Delayed: Madras High Court
A Division Bench of the Madras High Court comprising Justice N. Sathish Kumar and Justice M. Jothiraman held that an employee appointed belatedly due to administrative delay, but selected along with a batch before the cut-off date, is entitled to the old pension scheme (as applicable to that batch) and cannot be switched to the new pension scheme after two decades. Background...
Madras High Court Issues Guidelines For Magistrates Dealing With Custody And Parentage Applications In Surrogacy Cases
The Madras High Court has issued extensive guidelines for magistrates who are dealing with applications for custody and parentage under Section 4(iii) (a) (II) of the Surrogacy Act. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 281]Section 4(iii) (a) (II) of the Surrogacy Act deals with an order concerning the parentage and custody of the child to be born through surrogacy, passed by a court of the Magistrate of...
Madras High Court Strikes Down Tamil Nadu Law Requiring Registrar To Verify Title Before Property Registration
The Madras High Court has struck down Section 34C of the Registration Act 1908, inserted by the Registration (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act 2026 after finding it to be manifestly arbitrary and violative of the Constitution. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 280] Section 34C of the Registration Act dealt with the production of original documents. As per the Section, the registering officer before...
Madras High Court Reserves Order On Former Minister Ponmudi's Plea Against Magistrate Taking Cognisance Of Hate Speech Complaint
The Madras High Court, on Thursday (June 25), reserved orders on a plea filed by former DMK Minister K Ponmudi challenging an order of the Metropolitan Magistrate, Georgetown, taking cognisance of a complaint filed by a BJP Councillor, Uma Anandan, against a speech made by Ponmudi. Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan reserved orders after hearing Ponmudi and Anandan. The case concerns the...
DMK MLA Sekar Babu Withdraws Plea For Quashing FIR In Attempt To Murder Case For Allegedly Assaulting TVK Candidate
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MLA PK Sekar Babu has withdrawn a plea filed by him seeking to quash an FIR registered by the police against him for allegedly attacking the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) candidate Sinora Ashok, who contested the election from Harbuor Constituency.The plea was withdrawn after Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan, who heard the plea on Thursday (26th June), said that he...
CBFC Conscious Of Need To Protect Citizens' Cultural, Religious Beliefs: Madras High Court Upholds Refusal To Certify Tamil Film
The Madras High Court recently upheld the decision of the Central Board of Film Certification refusing to grant a certificate to the movie 'Lakshmi Lawrence Kadhal'. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 277] Justice R Kalaimathi noted that the CBFC and the examining committee had, in unison, concluded that the movie was violative of guideline 2(xii) in several places and was not suitable for...
Convicts' Leave, Temporary Release Can't Be Indefinitely Suspended Due To Pending Appeal: Madras High Court 5-Judge Bench
A 5-judge bench of the Madras High Court recently observed that leave and temporary release are facets of human dignity which cannot be suspended indefinitely merely due to pendency of appeal. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 276] “We must reaffirm that incarceration does not render the fundamental rights a "parchment promise."..The power of this Court under Article 226 to ensure the protection...