Madras High Court
Stopping Bye-Elections Will Deprive Lakhs Of People From Having Democratically Elected MLAs: CM Vijay To Madras High Court
The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Joseph Vijay has told the Madras High Court that staying bye-elections to 5 constituencies in the State would deprive lakhs of people from having democratically elected MLAs to represent their interests, causes and grievances for an indefinite period of time. The Chief Minister made the submissions by way of a counter affidavit in a plea seeking...
"Ministers Not Above Law": Madras High Court Orally Remarks While Directing TN Finance Minister To Appear Before Magistrate In Assault Case
The Madras High Court, on Friday (August 28), orally remarked that Ministers are not above the law and they are expected to appear before courts where cases are pending against them. Justice V Lakshminarayanan directed the Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Marie Wilson to appear before the Judicial Magistrate in Puducherry in connection with an assault case pending against him. The court directed...
Decide Bail Cancellation Petitions Within Four Weeks Of Serving Notice: Madras High Court Directs Trial Courts
The Madras High Court has directed all Principal District Judges and other judges in the District Judiciary to dispose of petitions for cancellation of bail within 4 weeks of service of notice. [2026 LiveLaw(Mad) 410] The bench of Justice AD Jagadish Chandira and Justice B Murugesan observed as under, “In view of the above, the Principal District Judges and the other Judges...
TVK Minister Aadhav Arjuna Seeks ₹1 Crore Damages From MK Stalin, DMK IT Wing For Alleged Defamatory Posts; Madras High Court Issues Notice
The Madras High Court has issued notice on a defamation plea filed by TVK Minister Aadhav Arjuna against former Chief Minister and head of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), MK Stalin, seeking to restrain the latter and the DMK's IT Wing from making false and defamatory statements against him. The Minister has also sought damages of Rs, 1 Crore from Stalin and the party's IT...
Madras High Court Calls For Setting Up Of Two Special Courts To Exclusively Hear UAPA Cases, Seeks Report From Central And State Govts
The Madras High Court has called for the setting up of two special courts for exclusively hearing cases registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, in line with a judgment of the Supreme Court directing the same. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 412] The bench of Justice Anita Sumanth and Justice Sunder Mohan have suo motu impleaded the Secretary to Government, Ministry of Home...
Cockfights Are Illegal, Previous Orders Permitting Them 'Totally Unwarranted': Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently held that the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act prohibits cockfights and thus, the same are illegal and cannot be permitted. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 411] The bench of Justice CV Karthikeyan and Justice R Sakthivel allowed a revision petition filed by the District Collector of Thanjavur and held that a previous order passed by a division bench of...
Use Of Children In Campaign Can't Void Election Without Showing Impact On Result: CM Vijay Tells Madras High Court
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay has informed the Madras High Court that mere claims of “emotionally swaying” the voters is not a ground to challenge the election victory. The CM has made the submission in his application to reject the Election Petition challenging his election victory from the Tiruchirappalli (East) constituency. Justice V Lakshminarayanan is expected to take...
Madras High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging TN Govt's Decision To Sell Alcohol Online Through TASMAC Booking Portal
The Madras High Court has issued notice to the State of Tamil Nadu, TASMAC, and the Director General of Police in a public interest litigation challenging the Government's recent proposal to sell alcohol through TASMAC's online portal.The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan has issued notice returnable by 4 weeks. The plea has been filed by Advocate K...
Tamil Nadu CM Joseph Vijay, Minister Aadhav Arjuna Move High Court Seeking Rejection Of Election Petitions Challenging Their 2026 Poll Victory
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay and Minister Aadhav Arjuna have filed applications to reject the election petitions challenging their victory during the 2026 Legislative Assembly Elections.Justice V Lakshminarayanan was informed that the applications have been filed and the same are yet to be numbered. The court has asked the petitions to be listed on Friday (August 28) and Monday...
