Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 11 to May 17, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 203 To 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 211 NOMINAL INDEX Dr.Thol.Thirumavalavan v State and Another, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 204 P v S, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 205 KR Periakaruppan v The Chief Election Officer and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 206 Jalani v The Deputy Inspector General of Prisons, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 207 Shankar @ Savukku Shankar v The Inspector of Police, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 208 B Gurunathan v The State, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 209 Durgadevi v Chief Registrar of Births and Deaths, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 210Selvakumar v The Additional Chief Secretary to Government and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 211 REPORT Madras High Court Quashes Hate Speech Case Against VCK Chief Thol Thirumavalavan Case Title: Dr.Thol.Thirumavalavan v State and Another Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 204 The Madras High Court has quashed an alleged hate speech case registered against Thol Thirumavalavan, chief of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) party. Justice AD Jagadish Chandira noted that although the complaint was lodged in 2019, the final report was filed only in 2025, contrary to the three-year time frame prescribed by law. The court also noted that the prior sanction was not obtained as mandated under Section 196(1A) of the CrPC. The court thus opined that the proceedings had to be quashed and ordered accordingly. Wife Staying At Parents' House After Childbirth While Husband Is Abroad Can't Be Treated As Desertion: Madras High Court Case Title: P v S Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 205 The Madras High Court has recently held that a wife going to her mother's house for delivery and remaining there after the birth of the child cannot be seen as an act of desertion when the husband was not present in the country during the time. The bench of Justice CV Karthikeyan and Justice K Rajasekar also noted that the husband had made baseless allegations against the wife, saying that she was in close contact with a male person. The court noted that such acts would drive the wife to grieve over the allegation and remain at her mother's place, and the same could not be seen as desertion. Madras High Court Restrains TVK MLA From Floor Test Voting, Passes Interim Order In DMK Candidate's Challenge To 1-Vote Win Case Title: KR Periakaruppan v The Chief Election Officer and Others Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 206 The Madras High Court in an interim order on Tuesday (May 12) restrained TVK candidate Seenivasa Sethupathi–who won from Tiruppattur constituency, from participating in any floor motion in 17th Legislative assembly including the confidence motion or floor test. The bench of Justice L Victoria Gowri and Justice N Senthilkumar passed the interim order in a plea filed by former Minister R Periakaruppan alleging that one postal vote of No. 185 Tiruppattur constituency in Sivagangai District, (from where he contested as DMK candidate), which was in his favour, had been wrongly sent to No. 50 Tiruppattur constituency of Tiruppattur District. The bench however made it clear that the order "should not be treated as one setting aside his winning or one confirming it". It said that a "strong prima facie case" has been made out by Periakaruppan. Madras High Court Refuses Leave To Life Convict Seeking Child Through Fertility Treatment, Cites Stigma Child May Face Case Title: Jalani v The Deputy Inspector General of Prisons Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 207 The Madras High Court recently refused ordinary leave to a convict for undergoing fertility treatment. Dismissing a petition filed by the wife of the convict, the bench of Justice Anand Venkatesh and Justice KK Ramakrishnan held that the court could not merely act upon the right of the convict's wife to have a child but also had to consider the interest of the child, which will have to carry the stigma throughout its life. Noting that it cannot turn a blind eye to the reality and had to consider the welfare of the child, the court said that it was worried about the consequences exerted on the child by society. The court also pointed out that the reformative theory was focused on the convict and did not deal with his/her desire to have a child. The court underlined that the convict or his wife did not have any right to place a child in an unfortunate position for the rest of its life. Madras High Court Grants Bail To Savukku Shankar In Attempt To Murder Case Case Title: Shankar @ Savukku Shankar v The Inspector of Police Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 208 The Madras High Court has granted bail to YouTuber Journalist Shankar alias Savukku Shankar in an attempt to murder case. Granting him conditional bail, Justice Victoria Gowri observed that a person's liberty cannot be taken lightly just because the allegations are grave. The court said that when the presence of an accused can be secured through conditions, continued incarceration...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 11 to May 17, 2026

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