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Madras High Court Upholds Railway Rule Restricting Sleeping Berth Timings; Says Sick Passengers Can Seek Railway Staffs Help

The Madras High Court has dismissed a challenge to Para 652(a) of the Indian Railway Commercial Manual Vol-I, which restricts sleeping berth timings between 10 pm and 6 am. The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan held that the restriction was imposed to ensure the convenience of the passengers. The court added that a solitary incident...

Why Were Plainclothes Officers At His Doorstep At Dawn? Madras High Court Criticizes Economist Kalaiyarasans Detention Over Fake Post

While granting anticipatory bail to a DMK Councillor for her derogatory speech against Chief Minister Joseph Vijay, the Madras High Court also criticised the manner in which an economist scholar was recently arrested by the police over a social media post, which later turned out to be from a fake account. Justice N Ramesh noted that the scholar, Kalaiyarasan, was picked up from his home at 5 am in the morning by policemen in plain cloth and was not even shown the complaint or a copy of...

Abuse Of Law: Madras High Court Slams Party For Paying ₹10 Court Fee For ₹2.5 Crore Recovery Suit, Taking Three Years To Pay Deficit

The Madras High Court pulled up a litigant for making a “mockery of the entire judicial system” and abusing the legal process after he paid a mere Rs 10 court fee for filing a suit seeking recovery of Rs 2.5 crore and then took over three years to pay the deficit court fee, imposing costs of Rs. 50,000 on the party. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 525]Consequently, a Division Bench of Justice N....

Parties Not Entitled To Return Of Court Fee When Matter Is Settled After Recording Of Evidence: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held that parties in a suit are not entitled to return of court fee once the matter is settled after evidence is recorded. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 523]“However, there is no doubt in my mind that a party is not entitled to any refund once evidence is recorded, if whatever little worth it may be,” the court observed.Justice PB Balaji also noted that Section 69A of...

Madras High Court Advocates Association Challenges 1965 Cabinet Decision To Use English As Common Language In High Courts

The Madras High Court Advocates Association (MHAA) has moved the Madras High Court against the Union Cabinet's 1965 decision by which it was decided that English would continue to be the common language in the Supreme Court and the High Courts until Hindi can replace it.When the plea came up, the bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan was informed that a similar...

Selecting Temple Pontiff Is Purely Religious Function, HR&CE Dept Has No Right To Appoint Or Approve Appointment: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently remarked that the appointment of a pontiff in a temple is a purely religious function and not one having a secular or administrative character. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 520] The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice P Murugan held that the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department did not have a right to appoint the temple pontiff or to approve...

Investigation Can Be Transferred Even After Filing Of Final Report If It Was Not Conducted Properly: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently held that an investigation can be transferred even after filing of the final report if it is found that the investigation was not conducted properly. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 519] “As already stated, the Hon'ble Supreme Court and this Court have held that, even after the filing of the final report, in order to complete justice and in exceptional...