'Cannot Be Made Family Court': Madras High Court Dismisses Woman's Plea To Stop Pension Benefits Of Husband Over Unpaid Maintenance

The Madras High Court recently dismissed a plea by a wife seeking to stop the disbursement of pensionary benefits and other service benefits to her husband over unpaid maintenance dues. Justice Mummineni Sudheer Kumar observed that the High Court could not be converted into an execution court or family court. The court observed that if the wife succeeded in her maintenance case against...

Madras High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea To Play "Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu" Before "Vande Mataram" In Official Ceremonies

The Madras High Court, on Friday (June 12), issued notice, returnable by 8 weeks, challenging a Government Order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, which mandates the order in which the National Song Vande Mataram and the National Anthem Jana Gana Mana are to be played during a state ceremony attended by the Governor of the State. The plea also seeks to ensure that Tamil Nadu's state song "Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu" is played at the commencement of the ceremony.When the plea came up for hearing...

Recent Tamil Nadu Elections Show People Can Be Convinced To Vote Without Considering Caste Or Community : Madras High Court

" In fact, a government has been formed by largely nullifying the factors of caste," the Court observed.

Madras High Court Remits Matter To Trial Court After Noting Judgment Was Pronounced Without Hearing Defence's Oral Arguments

The Madras High Court recently remitted a case back to the trial court after noting that the judgment in the case was pronounced without hearing the oral arguments of the defence side. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 250] Emphasizing the requirement of hearing the defence side during the trial, the bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice V Lakshminarayan held that even if the counsel for...

Can Prisoners Be Granted Ordinary Or Emergency Leave During Pendency Of Criminal Appeal? 5-Judge Bench Of Madras High Court To Decide

The five judge bench of the Madras High Court is set to decide whether a prisoner can be given ordinary or emergency leave during the pendency of his criminal appeal. The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari, Justice CV Karthikeyan, Justice AD Jagadish Chandira, Justice M Nirmal Kumar and Justice Sunder Mohan will be deciding on the following questions of law: Whether leave...

DMSK Party Moves Madras High Court Against Acceptance Of Resignation Of 3 MLAs Who Quit AIADMK To Join TVK

The Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi has moved the Madras High Court, challenging the acceptance of the resignations of three MLAs who quit the All India Anna Dravida Kazhagam (AIADMK) after their victory to join the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK).The petition challenges the acceptance of the resignations of Maragatham Kumaravel, who won from Maduranthagam Legislative Assembly Constituency,...

'Filing Election Petition Is Statutory Right':Madras High Court Asks ECI To Furnish Udhayanidhi Stalin's Election Papers To Losing Candidate

The Madras High Court recently directed the Election Commission of India to furnish the election-related documents of Udhayanidhi Stalin and other documents sought for by a candidate who contested from the same constituency for filing an election affidavit. The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice V Lakshminarayanan rejected the ECI's argument that the documents could...

Madras High Court Issues Notice On Plea To Bring In SOP For Appointing Law Officers By State To Ensure Transparency And Merit

The Madras High Court has directed the State Government to respond to a plea seeking to formulate and implement a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for appointing Law Officers for the State, to ensure transparency, meritocracy and adherence to statutory rules. The Madurai bench of Justice N Sathish Kumar and Justice M Jothiraman has issued notice to the Principal Secretary...

'Where Is Fraud To Order CBI Probe?': Madras HC Says CBI Not Necessary Party In Plea Challenging AG Perarivalan's Enrolment As Advocate

The court dismissed the plea in so far as respondent 5 CBI was concerned, and directed other respondents to file their replies

Madras High Court Issues Notice On Plea By Lottery Baron Santiago Martin & Kin Against Provisional Attachment Of Properties By ED

The Madras High Court on Tuesday issued notice to ED on a plea by lottery baron Santiago Martin, his wife and AIADMK MLA Leema Rose Martin, daughter Daisy Aadhav Arjuna, challenging PMLA Appellate Tribunal's order confirming the attachment of properties by the agency in connection with an alleged money laundering case.The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan...

Madras High Court Seeks State's Response On Plea For Increasing Compensation To Fishermen During Fishing-Ban Period

The Madras High Court has sought the response of the State Government on a plea seeking to enhance the compensation payable to the fishermen as relief compensation during the time of the fishing ban in the State. The bench of Justice N Sathish Kumar and Justice M Jothiraman asked the State to respond to a plea filed by Thirumurugan, an Advocate from Ramanathapuram and State Coordinator...

Every Grave Or Dargah Not Automatically Waqf Property; Waqf Board Can't Take Control Merely Because It Has Muslim Religious Use : Madras HC

Mere religious use or existence of a tomb or shrine is not automatically sufficient;there must be a permanent dedication, the Court held.