Madras High Court
Madras High Court Refuses To Recall Order Directing Micro/Nano Plastic Warning Labels On Water, Sugar, Salt; Says Consumer Has Right To Know
The Madras High Court has refused to review its decision mandating warning labels on plastic/PET drinking water bottles and salt/sugar packets with respect to the presence of microplastics and nanoplastics. The bench of Justice N Satish Kumar and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy dismissed a review application filed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Pet...
Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Asking MLAs Who Resigned After Election To Reimburse Election Expenses; Imposes Costs
The Madras High Court, on Tuesday (September 29), dismissed a plea seeking a direction on the MLAs who resigned soon after elections to reimburse the election expenses. The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan also imposed a cost of Rs 1 Lakh on the petitioner for seeking the same relief, which had already been dismissed by the court. The court remarked...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Repatriation Of Justice T Vinod Kumar To Telangana HC Ahead Of Retirement
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the repatriation of Justice T. Vinod Kumar, Judge of the Madras High Court, to his parent High Court, the High Court for the State of Telangana.The recommendation was made at the Collegium meeting held on September 28, 2026, in view of Justice Kumar's impending retirement on November 16, 2026.Justice Kumar was transferred from the Telangana High Court to the Madras High Court in June 2025. He has been serving as a Judge of the Madras High Court since...
Veeramani POCSO Case: DMK Moves Madras High Court Seeking SIT To Summon CM Vijay, Ministers Aadhav Arjuna And Nirmal Kumar
DMK Treasurer said the CM and Ministers publicly claimed to possess evidence of party's involvement in case but failed to submit it to SIT.
Madras High Court Refuses To Interfere With Dismissal Of Prison Warden Who Served Ganja To Inmates
The Madras High Court recently refused to interfere with the dismissal of a prison warden who was accused of supplying Ganja to prison inmates. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 467] Justice B Pugalendhi observed that a prison officer had a duty to prevent the introduction of any prohibited articles to the prisoners. In the present case, the court noted that by serving Ganja to the prisoner, the...
Every Disagreement Between Wife And In-Laws Not Cruelty: Madras High Court Refuses Divorce To Husband
The Madras High Court has held that every disagreement that a spouse has with parents-in-law cannot be termed as cruelty committed by that spouse against the other spouse. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 466] The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice MD Sumathi thus refused to grant divorce to a husband on allegations of cruelty. “The evidence further shows that the...
LiveLaw Madras High Court Weekly Roundup: September 21 to September 27, 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 455 To 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 464 NOMINAL INDEX MRK Panneerselvam and Others v The Deputy Superintendent of Police, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 455 A v Union of India, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 456 Agri SS Krishnamurthy v The Secretary TN Legislative Assembly, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 457 K Suthan v The Union of India and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 458 M Pandiarajan...
Madras High Court Rejects Election Petition Challenging One-Vote Victory Of TVK's Seenivasa Sethupathi
The Madras High Court, on Monday (September 28), rejected an election petition filed by DMK's Periakaruppan challenging the victory of TVK candidate Seenivasa Sethupathi by one vote in Tirupattur Constituency. 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 465Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan allowed an application filed by Sethupathi seeking to reject Periakaruppan's election petition.Periakaruppan had alleged that postal...
Tender Eligibility Dispute Can't Be Treated As Fraud To Blacklist Contractor: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently held that a company participating in a tender cannot be debarred or backlisted for a genuine misconception about the tender conditions. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 464] Justice Mohammed Shaffiq held that a misconception about the tender conditions cannot be inferred as a fraudulent practice, necessitating debarring or blacklisting. The court observed that...
Madras High Court Issues Notice To ED On Former DMK Minister Ponmudi's Plea To Quash PMLA Case
The Madras High Court has issued notice on a plea filed by former DMK Minister K Ponmudy seeking to quash a case registered against him by the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and pending before the Special Court in Chennai. The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan issued notice to the ED, returnable in 2...
More To Life Than TRP Ratings: Madras High Court Restrains Media From Publishing Veeramani POCSO Case Videos
The Madras High Court, on Friday (September 25), restrained media outlets from publishing or broadcasting any video that touches upon the POCSO case registered against granite baron Veermani alias Gem Granite Veeramani.Justice V Lakshminarayanan orally remarked that publishing such material prematurely would have a chilling effect on the other victim children, who might not be willing to...
Lawyer Urges Madras High Court To Urgently Hear Plea Seeking CBI Probe In POCSO Case Involving Granite Baron R Veeramani
The Madras High Court, on Friday (September 25), said that it will hear the plea seeking a CBI probe into the POCSO case involving industrialist R Veeramani, widely known as Gem Granites Veeramani. The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan made the statement on an urgent mention made by Senior Advocate NL Rajag, seeking a CBI probe into the case. The...