Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 25 - May 31, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 224 To 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 227 Nominal Index K Surya v/s Secretary to the Government & Ors. , 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 224 S Venkatesh v The State of Tamil Nadu, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 225 P Chockalingam v The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 226 Varsha Sharma v The Additional Chief Secretary to Government and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 227 REPORT "Cow Slaughter Not Essential Sacrifice For Bakrid": Madras High Court Bans Slaughtering Of Cow And Calf In State Case title: K Surya v/s Secretary to the Government & Ors. Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 224 The Madras High Court on Wednesday (May 27) directed Tamil Nadu's Chief Secretary to ensure that no cow or calf is slaughtered on the eve of Bakrid. It my be noted that Bakrid or Eid-ul-Zuha will be celebrated tomorrow i.e. May 28. A division bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice V Lakshminarayan passed the order in a plea seeking direction to the state authorities, including the Director General of Police, to take steps to prevent the slaughter of cows in public places. The court observed that as per Article 48 of the Constitution, the State is bound to take steps to prohibiting the slaughter of cows and calves and other milch and draught cattle. The court also pointed out that cow was considered as a reverred animal during the constituent assembly debates and even during the rule of Muslim rulers, cow slaughter had been banned. Going To File Curative Petition Against Dashwanth's Acquittal In Minor Girl's Rape & Murder Case: State Tells Madras High Court Case Title: S Venkatesh v The State of Tamil Nadu Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 225 The Tamil Nadu government told the Madras High Court, on Wednesday (May 27) that it intends to file a curative petition against the acquittal of Dashwanth, the sole accused in the rape and murder of a 7-year-old girl in Chennai in 2017. The submission was made in a plea seeking directions to the state government to file such a curative petition against the acquittal of Dashwanth. The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice V Lakshminarayanan, however, took note of the submissions made by the state government that it intended to file a curative petition in the case. Taking note of the submission, the court closed the plea. Sulur Girl Sexual Assault-Murder Case | 'Investigation Prima-Facie In Right Direction': Madras High Court Closes Plea For SIT Probe Case Title: P Chockalingam v The Additional Chief Secretary to Government Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 226 The Madras High Court, on Friday (29 May), closed a plea seeking constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe into the alleged sexual assault and killing of a minor girl in Sulur, Coimbatore. The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice V Lakshminarayanan orally remarked that the investigation was "prima facie" moving in the right direction. When the petitioner's counsel informed the court that social media posts were being made giving details of the minor's family and other theories were being made in connection with the crime, the court said it would pass detailed orders in this aspect. When the matter was taken up on Friday, Advocate General Vijay Narayan informed the court that the State was taking best efforts in the case. The AG said that the investigation in the case (including DNA tests) was being fast-tracked and a special public prosecutor had been appointed who was instructed to give utmost attention to the case and ensure strict justice. Madras High Court Censures IPS Officer A Arun For Passing 'Reckless' Detention Order Against Realtor, Says He Habitually Passes Such Orders Case Title: Varsha Sharma v The Additional Chief Secretary to Government and Others Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 227 The Madras High Court on Friday (May 29th), censured former Commissioner of Police and current Chief of Tamil Nadu Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, A Arun IPS for having passed a detention order against a realtor in an alleged fraud case. While quashing the detention order, a division bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice V Lakshminarayanan remarked that the detention order was passed for extraneous reasons. Noting that Arun habitually passed such orders which were ultimately quashed by the court, the bench said that Arun ought to know that preventive detention orders could not be passed recklessly. OTHER DEVELOPMENTS There Is Corruption In Judiciary, Judges Need Not Be Treated As Holy Cows: Madras High Court While dismissing a plea seeking to ban the Tamil movie “Karuppu” for allegedly portraying the judiciary in a bad light, the Madras High Court has remarked that there is corruption in the judiciary and judges should not be treated as holy cows. In its order, which was published today (May 27), the bench of Justice GR...

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