“Good Decision”: Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging TN Govt's Move To Close 717 TASMAC Shops

The Madras High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the recent press note of the Tamil Nadu Government regarding its decision to close 717 TASMAC liquor shops in the State, which are located within 500 meters of places of worship, educational institutions, and bus stands.Calling it a good decision, Justice GR Swaminathan said that such policy decisions of the government could not be...

Madras High Court To Examine Plea Seeking Curative Petition Against Dashwanth's Acquittal For Rape-Murder Of 7-Year-Old Girl In 2017

A plea has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking direction to the State of Tamil Nadu to file a curative petition in the Supreme Court against the acquittal of Dashwanth, the sole accused in the rape and murder of a 7-year-old girl in Chennai in 2017. The vacation bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice V Lakshminarayanan has impleaded the Director General of Police and...

Madras High Court Grants Bail To Savukku Shankar In Alleged Extortion Case, Orders Daily Appearance Before Police

The Madras High Court has granted bail to YouTuber Journalist Shankar alias Savukku Shankar in an alleged extortion case. Justice R Sakthivel granted bail after noting that the investigation was complete and the chargesheet had been filed. The case is registered under Sections 296(b), 351(2), 308(3), 131, 115(2), 109, 353 (1)(b), and 61 (2)(b) of the BNS over allegations of...

Madras High Court To Hear Tomorrow Habeas Corpus Plea Challenging Savukku Shankar's Detention Under Goondas Act

The Madras High Court is likely to hear tomorrow a habeas corpus plea filed by nephew of Youtuber Journalist Shankar alias Savukku Shankar challenging his detention under the Tamil Nadu Goondas Act.When the plea came up before the vacation bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice V Lakshminarayanan today, the Additional Public Prosecutor Muniapparaj requested the court to adjourn the plea by a day, since the new State Public Prosecutor would be appearing in the case. Accepting the request,...

Madras High Court Grants Divorce To Husband After Wife Arranged Daughter's Marriage Without Informing Him

While granting divorce to a man, the Madras High Court recently observed that the wife's act of marrying off their daughter without informing him would cause him mental agony and constitute mental cruelty. The bench of Justice CV Karthikeyan and Justice K Rajasekar held that as a parent, the husband would have undergone extreme mental agony, pain, and suffering, which could never...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Names Of 9 Judicial Officers, 10 Advocates As Judges Of Madras High Court

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the names of nine judicial officers and ten advocates to be appointed as judges of the Madras High Court, including the present Registrar General of the Madras High Court. In its statement, the collegium said that it had approved the names of the judicial officers and advocates in a meeting held on May 18. The names considered were proposed on November...

'Direct Evidence Of Adultery Extremely Difficult': Madras High Court Grants Divorce Citing Wife's Close Proximity With Another Man

The Madras High Court recently granted divorce to a man on the grounds of adultery by his wife, stating that though there was no direct evidence of sexual intercourse, there was evidence regarding close proximity of the wife with another married man. The bench of Justice CV Karthikeyan and Justice K Rajasekar noted that adultery itself is an act of secrecy, and it is very difficult...

Ensure Permanent Ramps At Routinely Notified Polling Booths, Make Websites Disabled-Friendly: Madras High Court To Election Commission

The Madras High Court recently directed the Election Commission of India to ensure that the schools and public buildings, which are usually notified as polling booths for elections, should be made wheelchair accessible by constructing permanent ramps. The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan also directed the ECI to take steps to make sure that...

Political Opinion Can't Be Removed Merely Because It's Inconvenient: Madras HC Stays TN Police's Notice Blocking “X" Posts

The Madras High Court recently stayed a notice of the Superintendent of Police, Cyber Crime Wing, Tamil Nadu directing removing/blocking of multiple URLs on X/Twitter. Noting that the notice did not specify the reasons for blocking, Justice Victoria Gowri and Justice N Senthilkumar held that when state restricts speech, the same should be through reasons and not by cryptic command....

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...

Madras HC Asks Authorities To Consider Woman's Plea To Add Foster Parents' Name In Birth Certificate, Calls It Part Of Right To Dignity

The Madras High Court has recently directed the Chief Registrar of Births and Deaths to positively consider a woman's plea to add the name of her foster parents in the birth certificate without removing the name of her biological parents. Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy highlighted that the right to construct one's own identity regarding gender, familial, and societal context was a part...

Madras High Court Flags 'Alarming Trend' Of Child Welfare Officials, Police Allegedly Inducing Children To Accuse Fathers Of Sexual Abuse

While granting bail to a father who was accused of allegedly sexually assaulting his daughter, the Madras High Court recently observed that there was an alarming trend where officials attached to the Child Welfare Committee, shelter homes, etc., were insisting children to make sexual abuse allegations against their fathers. Justice KK Ramakrishnan noted that in many cases,...