Madras High Court Declines Plea Seeking SOP To Ensure Fair Conduct Of NEET Re-Exam, Cites Pending Supreme Court Proceedings

The Madras High Court, on Thursday (June 18), dismissed a plea seeking a comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to ensure fair, uniform, transparent and uninterrupted environment for students writing the NEET UG 2026 examination. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 270] The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan dismissed the plea after noting that the issue...

Judge Can't Sit Like 'Sphinx' During Trial; Obliged To Engage With Bar, Question Witnesses To Clear Suspicions: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that the Indian Evidence Act enables a judge to ask any question that he pleases during trial with respect to any relevant or irrelevant fact during the trial. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 269] The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice R Poornima held that the judge is obliged to exercise the sweeping power available to him to pose questions and...

Madras High Court Rejects MBBS Student's Plea For Degree Certificate After NIA Seizes Fees Allegedly Paid By Maoists

The Court held that a candidate cannot claim right to educational degree if fees was funded by terror organisations.

'Coimbatore Communally Sensitive' : Madras High Court Stops Construction Of Church Near Temple

The construction of a large church near the Mariyamman temple seems to be a mala fide move, the Court opined.

Madras High Court Dismisses Plea To Ensure Only Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists Contest From Constituencies Earmarked For SC Category

The Madras High Court has dismissed a plea seeking directions to all Returning Officers involved in the Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections to ensure that only those professing Hinduism, Sikhism, or Buddhism are permitted to contest in elections from constituencies earmarked for the Scheduled Caste community. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 265]The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul...

Madras High Court Stays OTT Release Of Telugu Dubbed Version Of "Drishyam 3"

The Madras High Court, on Wednesday (June 17), restrained the makers of Malayalam movie “Drishyam 3” from releasing the Telugu-dubbed version of the movie on OTT platforms.Justice K Kumaresh Babu passed the interim order on a plea moved by film production company Rajkumar Theatre Pvt Ltd. The company had approached the Madras High Court seeking to restrain the producers and director and...

ChatGPT, AI Tools Can't Teach Legal Profession: Madras High Court Sets Aside Relief To Law Students With Attendance Shortage

While setting aside an order of a single judge directing Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University to permit a group of students to continue their course and to attend the examinations despite a shortage of attendance, the Madras High Court stressed on the need for physical education in classrooms. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice N Senthilkumar observed that online...

Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Probe Into Alleged Discrepancies In Assets Declared By Udayanidhi Stalin During Elections

The Madras High Court, on Wednesday (June 17), dismissed a plea seeking income tax probe into alleged discrepancies in the assets declared by former Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister and current Leader of Opposition Udayanidhi Stalin in his election affidavit for the Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026. [Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 262]The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G...

Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Probe Into BJP Leader Tamilisai Soundararajan's Asset Declaration

The Madras High Court on Wednesday (June 17) dismissed a plea seeking directions to Income Tax and election authorities to probe alleged irregularities in financial declarations made by BJP's Tamilisai Soundararajan in her election affidavits filed in 2024 and in 2026. [Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 261]The division bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan dismissed...

Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Income Tax Probe Into CM Vijay's Election Affidavit Disclosures

The Madras High Court on Wednesday (June 17) dismissed a plea seeking income tax probe into alleged discrepancies in assets declared by Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay in his election affidavit.The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan dismissed the plea, noting that the bench had previously dismissed a batch of pleas seeking similar relief. It may be noted that...

Employee Can't Claim Special Grade Benefits By Deliberately Delaying Joining Of Promotional Post : Madras High Court

A Division Bench of the Madras High Court comprising Justice N. Sathish Kumar and Justice M. Jothiraman held that employee who had been promoted before completing the qualifying period for grant of Special Grade could not claim such benefits by delaying the assumption of charge of the promotional post. Background Facts The employee (appellant) was initially appointed as an...

Madras High Court Issues Notice To TN Assembly Speaker On AIADMK Plea Challenging Acceptance Of 4 MLAs' Resignations To Join TVK

The Madras High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a plea by Chief Whip of the AIADMK Agri SS Krishnamurthy, challenging the acceptance of resignation of 4 MLAs who contested the assembly elections as AIADMK member but quit after the polls and joined CM Joseph Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party on the same day.The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan...