LiveLaw Madras High Court Half Yearly Digest: January - June, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 1 to 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 286 Nominal Index Neelima v. The Additional Chief Secretary and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 1 C. Aryama Sundaram v. The Commissioner Of Income Tax, Chennai, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 2 Siva.Kalaimani Ambalam v. The District Collector and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 3 M. Manickamoorthy v. The District Collector and...

Madras High Court Imposes Cost On Joint Secretaries Of External And Home Affairs Ministry For Failing To Assist Court

The Madras High Court has imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on the Joint Secretary of the External Affairs Ministry and the Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs for failing to assist the court in a habeas corpus plea, in connection with the release of a man who was convicted in a Narcotics case in Sri Lanka. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 298]. The bench of Justice Anita Sumanth and...

Call For Separate Tamil Nadu Nation Not Sedition; Will Be Seen Only As Mental Health Issue : Madras High Court

Mere publication of such a statement cannot be said to be exciting hatred against the Govt of India in the present milieu, the Court held.

Woman Govt Employee Entitled To Only 12 Weeks' Maternity Leave For Third Child: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently held that a woman government employee can be given only twelve weeks of maternity leave for the birth of the third child. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 296] The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice R Sakthivel observed that a recent Government Order issued by the Tamil Nadu government, which amended Fundamental Rule 101(A) of the Tamil Nadu...

Madras High Court Directs Police Protection For AIADMK Leader CV Shanmugam, Notes Continuous Life Threats

The Madras High Court has directed the Director General of Police to provide police protection to AIADMK MLA CV Shanmugam in light of continuous life threats faced by him. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 295]. Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan held that Shanmugam has made out a prima facie case for grant of police protection, to protect his life and limb. “The petitioner made out a prima facie case...

Senthil Balaji's Brother Moves Madras High Court Seeking Anticipatory Bail In Case Alleging He Offered ₹35 Crore Bribe To TVK MLA

RV Ashok Kumar, brother of DMK MLA Senthil Balaji, has approached the Madras High Court seeking anticipatory bail in connection with a case alleging that Kumar had attempted to influence TVK MLA from Uthangarai Constituency, Dr N Elaiyaraja, by offering him Rs 35 Crore in an attempt to influence the vote for Assembly Speaker. When the matter came up for hearing before...

"Have To Respect The Chief Minister": Madras High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To DMK MLA Over Remarks On CM Joseph Vijay

The Madras High Court, on Friday (July 3rd), dismissed an anticipatory bail petition filed by DMK MLA Anita R Radhakrishnan in a case registered against him for making objectionable statements against the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Joseph Vijay. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 294]While speaking at a public event on June 20, Radhakrishnan is said to have made statements against the CM, saying that...

LiveLaw Madras High Court Monthly Digest: June 2026 [Citations 228 - 286]

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 228 To 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 286 NOMINAL INDEX V v. C, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 228 M.Rajkumar v. The Director General of Income Tax (Investigation) and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 229 Muthukumar v Inspector of Police, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 230 V Jayapal and others v. The State and Another, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 231 The Divisional Manager v. Kathiresan...

Ponmudi's Speech Reveals Deliberate Intention To Wound Hindus' Religious Beliefs: Madras High Court While Refusing To Quash Hate Speech Case

The Madras High Court, on Thursday (July 2), dismissed a plea filed by former DMK Minister K Ponmudi challenging an order of the Metropolitan Magistrate, Georgetown, taking cognisance of a hate speech complaint filed against him by BJP Councillor Uma Anandan. Refusing to quash the hate speech case, Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan observed that Ponmudi's speech revealed a deliberate intention...

Madras High Court Keeps In Abeyance Order Staying Suspension Of DVAC Inspector Accused Of Seeking Bribe

The Madras High Court has kept in abeyance a single judge's order staying the suspension of an Inspector of Police (DVAC). The single judge had stayed the suspension order, noting that the order passed by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Department was prima facie motivated.The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan kept in abeyance the stay order...

TVK Lawyer Moves Madras High Court Alleging Bribery In Appointment Of Govt Advocates; Says Posts Sold For ₹5-30 Lakh Each

A lawyer and Joint Secretary of the District Advocates Wing (Villupuram District) of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party has approached the Madras High Court alleging corruption in the appointment of Government Advocates in the State. Gnanasoundari has filed a plea alleging that the District Secretary of the party in Villupuram District received around Rs 5 lakh to Rs 30 Lakh...

Madras High Court Orders District Collector To Probe Alleged Caste-Based Exclusion From Temple Procession

Constitutional courts are duty-bound to ensure that no practice, custom, usage or social arrangement results in a disability founded upon caste, Court said.