Madras High Court
“Either Negligence Or Connivance”: Madras High Court Calls For Vigilance Probe Into State's Delay In Filing Appeals
The Madras High Court has directed the Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, to conduct an appropriate enquiry into the delay on the State's part in pursuing appeals against orders on time. The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan noted that in a large number of cases, the court was observing that the State was filing appeals after a great...
Madras High Court Asks DVAC To Respond To Contempt Plea By MP Inbadurai Over Delay In Filing FIR Against Minister KN Nehru
The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption to respond to a contempt petition filed by Rajya Sabha MP Inbadurai seeking action against IPS officer AT Durai Kumar (In-Charge Director of Directorate for Vigilance and Anti-Corruption) for alleged wilful disobedience of a High Court order directing DVAC to register a case against Minister KN...
Posts To Be Delivered To Family When Addressee Is Deceased: Madras High Court Asks Ministry For Clarity On Delivery To Legal Heirs
The Madras High Court has clarified that when an addressee has died, the post that was addressed to him can be handed over to his/her family, without sending it back to the sender. The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan noted that there was confusion on the category of persons who could collect the article since it had not been defined under...
Madras High Court Directs Disciplinary Action Against District Collector For Remaining Ex-Parte In Govt Land Suit
The Madras High Court has called for disciplinary action against the District Collector of Ramanathapuram for failing to appear in a case, which ultimately led to an ex parte order being passed against government property. Justice N Senthilkumar remarked that when valuable government property was involved in litigation, the government could not remain a mute spectator. The court...
Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 23 to March 1, 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 84 To 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 95 NOMINAL INDEX Union of India and Others v. B Shankar Kumar, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 84 MIOT Hospitals Private Limited v. Dr.Balaraman Palaniappan, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 85 Chellamanickam v. The Principle Secretary and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 86 Vaiko v Union of India and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 87 B Shyam and...
'Govt Acted Fairly': Madras High Court Dismisses Villagers' Plea Against Eviction For Madurai Airport Expansion
The Madras High Court has dismissed pleas by more than 300 families challenging the eviction proceedings initiated by the State government as part of upgrading the Madurai airport to an international airport. The bench of Justice G Jayachandran and Justice KK Ramakrishnan noted that the government had acted fairly and reasonably and had even granted additional compensation to the...
Madras High Court Cancels Bail Granted To 12 Accused In Murder Case Of BSP Leader K Armstrong
The Madras High Court has cancelled the bail of 12 accused persons arrested in connection with the murder of BSP leader K Armstrong. Armstrong was brutally attacked and murdered on July 5, 2024. Justice K Rajasekar decided to cancel bail after taking note of the submission made by Additional Public Prosecutor R Muniapparaj, who informed the court that the case was still at the stage...
Plea In Madras High Court Seeks Action Against Minister Mano Thangaraj For Posting Video Linking PM Modi With 'Epstein Files'
A plea has been filed in the Madras High Court calling for action against Tamil Nadu Milk and Diary Development Minister Mano Thangaraj for social media posts made by him linking Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the “Epstein Files”. Justice S Srimathy admitted the plea and issued notices to the Chief Secretary, the Superintendent of Police, the Deputy Superintendent of Police and...
“Investigation Not Fair”: Madras High Court Orders CBI Probe Into Alleged Fake NOCs For Setting Up Petrol Pumps In State
The Madras High Court has ordered a CBI probe into the alleged incident of issuing fake No Objection Certificates (NOC) for obtaining licenses to operate petrol pumps in the State. Noting that the investigation being carried out by the State was not fair or independent, the bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice Arul Murugan thought it fit to transfer...
“Serious Allegations Made”: Madras High Court Seeks Details On ₹397 Crore Transformer Procurement During Senthil Balaji's Tenure
The Madras High Court on Thursday (26th February) called for details of the preliminary enquiry that had been undertaken into a Rs. 397 crore scam in procuring transformer tenders during the tenure of Senthil Balaji as the Minister for Electricity and Prohibition and Excise from 2021 to 2023. The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan also...
SC Collegium Recommends Justice S.A. Dharmadhikari As Madras High Court Chief Justice; Justice Lisa Gill For Andhra Pradesh HC
The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meeting held on February 26, 2026, has recommended the appointment of Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari, presently a Judge of the Kerala High Court (parent High Court: Madhya Pradesh), as the next Chief Justice of the Madras High Court. The recommendation has been made in view of the impending retirement of the incumbent Chief Justice on March 5,...