Madras High Court
“I Had A Right To Be Heard”: Former TN Minister KN Nehru Seeks Review Of High Court Order Directing Corruption FIR Against Him
Former Tamil Nadu Minister and DMK leader KN Nehru on Tuesday (July 28) urged the Madras High Court to review its earlier order directing the registration of a corruption FIR against him, contending that the order was passed without giving him an opportunity of being heard, in violation of the principles of natural justice.Senior Advocate Siddharth Luthra, appearing for Nehru, made...
Madras High Court Moots Policy Review On Enrolment, Bar Association Posts For Advocates Facing Criminal Cases, Orders Survey
Noting the alarming increase in the number of advocates facing criminal cases, the Madras High Court has directed the Bar Council of India and the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry to conduct a detailed survey and frame appropriate rules and policies regarding enrolment into the profession and eligibility for holding offices in Bar Associations. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 345] Justice...
Electricity Dues Can't Be Recovered Solely From Bar Association When Govt Offices Share Same Connection: Madras High Court
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has held that Pudukottai Bar Association cannot be made solely liable to pay entire electricity dues arising from a common service connection which was also being used by several other government law offices.In doing so the court granted relief to Pudukottai Bar Association challenging a demand notice seeking recovery of Rs 5,38,924 towards...
Advocates Must Pay Toll Like Everyone Else, Can't Claim Special Treatment: Madras High Court Quashes Case Over Protest
The Madras High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against lawyers who staged a protest demanding that the Trichy-Chennai highway be made toll-free for advocates, holding that the demonstration was an exercise of their democratic right to protest and did not attract the ingredients of any criminal offence.The Court, however, stated that a road cannot be made toll-free for...
Madras High Court Cancels Look-Out Circular Against Former Minister EV Velu In DVAC Corruption Case, Imposes Condition On Foreign Travel
The Madras High Court, on Tuesday (July 28), cancelled the look-out circular issued against former Minister EV Velu in connection with a case registered against him by the Tamil Nadu Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, alleging corruption in the laying of roads while he was acting as Minister for Public Works. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 344]Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan cancelled the circular...
Madras High Court Reserves Orders On MLA Markandayan's Challenge To Remand In Case Over 'Threatening' Remarks Against CM Vijay
The Madras High Court on Tuesday (July 28) reserved orders on a plea filed by Vilathikulam MLA GV Markandayan challenging his remand in a case registered over his alleged derogatory and threatening remarks against Chief Minister Joseph Vijay.Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan reserved orders after hearing senior advocate P Wilson for Markandayan and State Public Prosecutor John Sathyan.As per the prosecution, on July 18, Markandayan held a public meeting to express gratitude to the voters on behalf...
Use Of Expression 'Hindu Terrorism' In Speech Calling For Unity Not Offence Of Provocation In Absence Of Any Act: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently held that merely uttering the word “Hindu Terrorism” will not attract the offence of provocation when the same was not followed by any act on the part of the person commenting. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 342] Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy thus quashed a criminal case registered against a man for allegedly making provocative speech during a public meeting....
'His Evidence Is Vital': Madras High Court Orders Police Protection For Retired IAS Officer Facing Threats After Probing Illegal Mining Cases
The Madras High Court, on Monday (July 27), ordered the Director General of Police to provide protection to retired IAS officer U Sagayam, facing life threats since he probed alleged mining irregularities across the State of Tamil Nadu Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan noted that Sagayam's evidence was crucial for the trial of illegal mining cases and that he was facing life threats while going...
Plea In Madras High Court Seeks Inquiry Into Alleged Non-Disclosure Of Assets By DMK Chief MK Stalin In 2026 Election Affidavit
A plea has been filed before the Madras High Court seeking directions to the Chief Election Commissioner and the Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu, to inquire into alleged discrepancies in the election affidavit filed by former Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president MK Stalin, during the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.When the matter came up before a bench...
LiveLaw Madras High Court Weekly Roundup: July 20 - July 26, 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 327 To 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 340 NOMINAL INDEX Mugilan v The State and Another, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 327 The Director General of Police and others v V Arumuram, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 328 Ramesh v The State of Tamilnadu, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 329 Kannan Bala v State of Tamil Nadu, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 330 Sunit Kumar Agarwal v The Assistant General Manager...
Only Voter Or Candidate From Same Constituency Can File Election Petition: Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Against Senthil Balaji
The Madras High Court recently observed that an election petition challenging the victory of a candidate can be filed only by an elector who belonged to the same constituency. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 340] Justice Anand Venkatesh thus dismissed an election petition filed by a voter against the victory of DMK's Sethil Balaji from Coimbatore South constituency. The court noted that the...