Madras High Court
POCSO | Success Of Protection Laws Depends On Child's Emotional Well Being: Madras High Court Moots State-Wide Sensitisation Programme
The Madras High Court recently highlighted that the true success of the child protection laws in the state rests not merely on the number of convictions secured, but on the overall well-being of the child and the sensitivity with which the institutions treat the child who comes into the justice system. “The true success of child protection jurisprudence will not be measured solely by conviction statistics, but by whether children emerging from the justice system feel protected, heard,...
Unlawful Assembly By Itself Not An Offence: Madras High Court Quashes Case Against 15 Who Assembled To Celebrate 100 Years Of RSS
The Madras High Court recently quashed criminal cases lodged against 15 members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) who had assembled unlawfully to celebrate the organisation's 100th year ceremony. Justice Nirmal Kumar noted that the parties had only assembled unlawfully to celebrate 100 years of the organisation and no public was affected by the same. The court remarked that...
Madras High Court Acquits Four Convicts In Double Murder Case, Finds Investigation 'Bizarre' And Defective
The Madras High Court recently set aside the conviction and sentence of four men in a double murder case after noting that the investigating officer had conducted a bizarre investigation, leaving out vital witnesses and not recording their statements. Justice N Anand Venkatesh and Justice KK Ramakrishnan held that the prosecution had failed to prove the case only because of a...
Plea Seeking Probe Against Chief Minister Vijay Over Alleged Income Suppression Withdrawn From Madras High Court
The Madras High Court, on Tuesday (June 2), permitted the withdrawal of a plea seeking probe into alleged suppression of income by TVK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay.The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan accepted the request of the petitioner to withdraw the plea and ordered accordingly. The petition, filed by M Rajkumar of Chennai has sought...
Hindu Wife Removing 'Thali' Amounts To Mental Cruelty To Husband: Madras High Court Grants Divorce
While upholding an order granting divorce to a man, the Madras High Court observed that the removal of the Thali (mangalsutra) by a Hindu wife would amount to mental cruelty upon the husband.The court also observed after considering the evidence, the husband's allegation that the wife converted to Christiany also cannot be thrown away. “The next ground for divorce is that the...
Madras High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking 'Income Ceiling' For Disadvantaged Group Students Under Right To Education Act
A plea has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking to put in an income ceiling for students belonging to the disadvantaged group under the Right To Education Act. When the plea came up for hearing before the bench, Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan, the bench issued notice to the Secretary, School Education Department and the Directorate of...
Madras High Court Asks Police Not To File Final Report In Attempt To Murder FIR Against Savukku Shankar Till Disposal Of Quashing Plea
The Madras High Court, on Monday (June 1), asked the Police not to file the final report in an attempt to murder case registered against YouTuber journalist Shankar alias Savukku Shankar till disposal of a petition filed by him seeking to quash the FIR. When the quash petition came up before Justice M Nirmal Kumar, the prosecution sought time to file its response. Accepting the...
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...
Madras High Court Censures IPS Officer A Arun For Passing 'Reckless' Detention Order Against Realtor, Says He Habitually Passes Such Orders
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...
'Why Do We Need VIP Darshan? All Are Equal Before God': Madras High Court Orally Remarks In Plea Against Special Darshan In Temples
The Madras High Court on friday (May 29), orally remarked that all are equal before God and temples should not be having speacial darshans for VIPs, making other devotees wait. The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice V Lakhminarayanan was hearing a plea seeking to abolish VIP darshan and special darshans in temples, with exception for senior citizens, differently abled, artists...
'Using Children For Election Campaign Bad': Madras High Court Orally Remarks In PIL Alleging Use Of Children By TVK, Others In Assemly Polls
While hearing a PIL alleging use of children for election campaign by political parties including TVK in the recently concluded 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly polls, the Madras High Court on Friday (May 29) orally remarked that use of children for election campaign was bad.Notably, the TVK formed an alliance government pursuant to the assembly polls, with actor Vijay being sworn-in as the State's...