LiveLaw Madras High Court Weekly Roundup: June 29 to July 05, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 283 To 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 299 NOMINAL INDEX R Ramesh Kumar v The Superintendent of Police and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 283 Vimala v The Director of Vigilance, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 284 S Rameshkumar v State, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 285 State of Tamil Nadu v Anandhasekar, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 286 Laura Frances Iyengar v TN HR and CE Department, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 287 Suo Motu Writ Petition v The Registrar General and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 288 Shankar @ Savukku Shankar v The State, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 289 K Ponmudi v. Uma Anandan, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 290 V v. S, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 291 Bakiyaraj v The District Collector and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 292 The Director of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption v G Vimala, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 293 Anitha R Radhakrishnan v The State, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 294 C. Ve Shanmugam v The State of Tamil Nadu and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 295 S Divya v The Registrar General and Another, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 296 Keera @ Moorthi and Another v The State and Another, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 297 Mohamed Sameer v The Home Secretary and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 298 The Commissioner and Others v M Rathinam and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 299 REPORT Morphed Image Is Calculated Assault On Woman's Privacy And Reputation, Law Must Move Swiftly: Madras High Court Case Title: R Ramesh Kumar v The Superintendent of Police and Others Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 283 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] Justice Victoria Gowri thus directed the police to conduct immediate verification and register an FIR with respect to a complaint regarding the morphing of a woman's photos. The court held that just because the woman was in Singapore, where she was employed, her physical absence should not dilute the duty of Indian Law enforcement agencies. The court observed that complaints of this nature cannot be taken as a mere private dispute. The court observed that online sexual harassment, morphing, creation of fake profiles, etc was a serious intrusion into the bodily privacy and the constitutional protection of life under Article 21 of the Constitution. Madras High Court Stays Inspector's Suspension, Finds DVAC Order Prima Facie 'Motivated' Case Title: Vimala v The Director of Vigilance Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 284 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 Anti-Corruption, DVAC. Vimala had approached the court challenging the suspension order dated June 17, 2026, issued by the Deputy Director of the DVAC. Vimala submitted that she was served with the impugned suspension order stating that an inquiry into grave charges for misconduct and dereliction of duty against her was contemplated. Vimala argued that the suspension order did not contain any details of the alleged misconduct and was vague. 'Absolutely No Evidence': Madras High Court Quashes Case Against Three HR&CE Officials For Alleged Misappropriation Of Temple Fund Case Title: S Rameshkumar v State Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 285 The Madras High Court recently quashed the proceedings against three officials who were working with the Hindu Religious and Charitable Department in a case for allegedly misappropriating temple funds. Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan noted that there was no oral or documentary evidence to substantiate the case against the three officials. Thus, noting that continued proceedings would be malafide and an abuse of the process of law, the court allowed their pleas to quash the case against them. 'Sparing His Life Would Be Misplaced Mercy': Madras High Court Confirms Death Penalty Of Man For Sexual Assault On Three Minor Girls Case Title: State of Tamil Nadu v Anandhasekar Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 286 The Madras High Court has confirmed the death sentence imposed on a man for sexually assaulting three minor girls aged 6, 7, and 8 years. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 286] Confirming the death sentence imposed by the Tirunelveli POCSO Court, the bench of Justice Anand Venkatesh and Justice KK Ramakrishnan observed that the crime committed by the man was so heinous and devoid of human conscience that it demanded a judicial response which mirrored society's collective abhorrence. The bench added that sparing the life of such a person would be an act of misplaced mercy. The court also observed that the case fell within the exception of rarest of...

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