Madras High Court
Temple Kumbabishekam Can't Be Conducted By Individual: Madras High Court Orders Multi-Community Committee
The Madras High Court has observed that Kumbabishekam festivals in a temple cannot be conducted by an individual, especially when there are multiple communities residing in a village. Justice S Srimathy thus directed the fit person appointed to the Sri Muniyandi Swamy temple, Sri Ayyanar Swamy temple, Sri Karuppa Swamy temple and Sri Muthumariamman Swamy Temple to form a committee consisting of persons from each community for conducting the Kumbabishekam festival at the temples. The...
Madras High Court Dismisses Plea By Actor Vijay Challenging 1.5 Crore Income Tax Penalty
The Madras High Court has dismissed a plea filed by Actor Vijay challenging the Rs. 1.5 crore penalty imposed on him by the Income Tax Department for undisclosed income of Rs 15 crore in the financial year 2015-16.Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy noted that the show cause notice had been issued within the two-year limitation period prescribed under Section 263 of the Income Tax Act. As the court found no infirmity in the issuance of the notice, it refrained from examining the other aspects of...
Madras High Court Directs POCSO Accused To Pay ₹25K Cost To Victim After Advocate Names Her In Cause Title
The Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) recently imposed a cost of Rs 25,000 on the accused booked under the POCSO Act after finding that the name of the survivor/victim was explicitly mentioned by their counsel in the cause title of the criminal petition. A bench of Justice L Victoria Gowri strongly condemned the conduct of the petitioners' counsel and further directed that the said amount...
Chennai School Moves Madras High Court Against Notice To Host Seva Bharati Camp
Sri Saraswati Vidyalaya has approached the Madras High Court challenging a show cause notice issued by the Directorate of School Education (Private Schools) for allowing the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to conduct their Seva Bharati camp in the school premises. Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy has ordered notice in the plea. The plea states that RSS camps are foundational for its...
Madras High Court Asks Parties To File Their Objections To Medical Board's Report On Savukku Shankar's Heath
The Madras High Court has called for objections to the report filed by the Medical Board which assessed the health condition of YouTuber-Journalist Shankar @ Savukku Shankar. The bench of Justice P Velmurugan and Justice M Jothiraman directed the Additional Public Prosecutor and the counsel representing Shankar's mother Kamala to file their response/objection to the Medical Board's report. It...
Madras High Court Mulls Setting Up SIT To Probe Fake Certificate Issued For Petrol Bunk
The Madras High Court is considering setting up a Special Investigation Team to investigate into issuance of fake No-Objection Certificate for obtaining petrol bunk license.The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan has also directed the Additional Director General of Police CB-CID to appear before it.“Additional Director General of Police, CBCID,...
Thiruparankundram Hill Row | S.144 CrPC Was Imposed To Preserve Law & Order, Not To Defy Court Orders: Madurai Collector Tells High Court
The District Collector of Madurai on Monday (February 2), told the Madras High Court that the prohibitory order under Section 144 CrPC concerning the lighting of the lamp atop the Thiruparankundram Hills was passed not to prevent implementation of court orders but to ensure that "no law and order situation" arises. The submission was made before Justice GR Swaminathan, who was hearing a...
Madras High Court Seeks ECI's Response On Plea By PMK's Ramadoss Regarding Allotment of Mango Symbol
The Madras High Court has directed the Election Commission of India to respond to a plea filed by Pattali Makkal Katchi founder Dr. S Ramadoss, alleging that the ECI's communication regarding allotment of “Mango “ symbol to the party was wrongly communicated to the party's former President Anbumani, who was no longer in the party. The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan...
Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 26 to February 01, 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 42 To 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 51 NOMINAL INDEX P Mangaiyarkkarasi v. The Registrar General and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 42 A Sarath v. The Commissioner and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 43 Central Board of Film Certification and another v. KVN Productions LLP, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 44 G Thirukalyanamalar v State Bank of India and Others, 2026...
Vijay's TVK Party Moves Madras High Court Challenging SOP For Political Rallies, Raises Concern Over Free Speech
Actor Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party has approached the Madras High Court seeking modifications in the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) promulgated by the State for public meetings by political parties. The plea, filed through the party's Joint General Secretary, CTR Nirmal Kumar, states that the SOP gives priority to political parties recognised by the Election Commission...
Madras High Court Stays Construction And Renovation In Ancient Temples Across State
The Madras High Court has stayed any construction or renovation in the ancient temples of the state till steps are taken for appointing a chairperson to the Tamil Nadu Heritage Commission.The bench of Justice R Suresh Kumar and Justice S Sounthar expressed displeasure with the State's delay in setting up the heritage commission. The bench had previously directed the State to set up the...
State Can't Unilaterally Deploy Temple Funds To Upgrade Temple Without Trustees' Approval: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently observed that the State cannot unilaterally declare projects using temple funds. The court added that the State has no role to envision projects for temples without consulting with the temple itself.The bench of Justice Anita Sumanth and Justice C Kumarappan thus set aside a Government Order issued by the State for carrying out civil works in Shri...