Throwing Footwear At Devotees A 'Grave Affront' To Faith, Must Be Dealt With Iron Hands: Madras High Court Orders Strict Action

The Madras High Court recently criticised the acts of certain persons who threw footwear (chappals) at devotees participating in the procession of Lord Kallazhar Temple during the Chithirai festival in Madurai. Justice Victoria Gowri said that such acts could not be brushed aside as stray acts of hooliganism, as such acts not only affected the public order but also offended...

Madras High Court Directs Consideration Of Emergency Visa For Sri Lankan National To Aid Ailing Mother, Flags Disproportionate Blacklisting

The Madras High Court has ordered the Indian High Commission in Colombo to consider granting emergency visa to a Sri Lankan national to come to India to aid his ailing mother. Justice M Dhandapani noted that there were no adverse materials against the person, and in such circumstances, his continued blacklisting would be disproportionate. The court also noted that the mother was a...

Madras High Court Quashes YouTuber Varaaki's Preventive Detention, Imposes ₹50K Costs On State For 'Targeting' Him

The Madras High Court has recently set aside the detention order passed against a YouTuber, Varaaki, noting that the State had unnecessarily targeted him. In doing so, the bench of Justice Anita Sumanth and Justice Sunder Mohan also directed the state to pay Rs. 50,000 to him for his illegal detention. “In view of the detailed discussion supra, we are left in no doubt that the...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 27 - May 03, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 184 To 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 196 NOMINAL INDEX MP Venkatesh v. Director General of Income Tax (Investigation) and others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 184 Keshaw Anand v The State of Tamil Nadu, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 185 MJ Sankar v Vidhya Jayanth Kulkarni and Another, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 186 I Periyasamy v The Deputy Director, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 187 K Mani v...

Madras High Court Asks TN Govt To Include Life Of Dr. Ambedkar In School Curriculum

The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to take necessary policy decisions to include lessons in the Social Science curriculum, including the life and contribution of Dr BR Ambedkar and the role played by him in the freedom movement and democratic nation-building. Justice Victoria Gowri emphasised that the school system should not just teach the Constitution as...

Madras High Court Monthly Digest: April 2026 [Citation 136 to 194]

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 136 To 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 194 NOMINAL INDEX T Sathiskumar v The State Government of Tamilnadu, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 136 R v P, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 137 KK Ramesh v Union of India and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 138 M Barani Dharan v. State of Tamil Nadu and Another, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 139 Eswaran v The State and others, 2026 LiveLaw...

Madras High Court Paves Way For Release Of 'Dhruva Natchathiram' Movie, Orders Escrow Account To Safeguard Creditors' Dues

The Madras High Court has cleared the way for the release of the Tamil movie “Dhruva Natchathiram” starring Vikram and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon. Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy has ordered that an escrow account be created in the name of Kondaduvom Entertainment, a company owned by Menon. The court has directed that all the transactions that are to be done before and...

Jana Nayagan Movie Leak: Madras High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Accused Freelance Editor

The Madras High Court, on Thursday (30 April), dismissed an anticipatory bail petition filed by Uma Shankar, one of the accused in connection with the online leak of the upcoming Tamil movie “Jana Nayagan”, starring Vijay. Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan dismissed the plea after noting the submissions of the State informing the court that there were materials against the accused and...

Madras High Court Closes TVK Candidate's Protection Plea, Notes Security Already Provided Amid Alleged Attack By DMK Minister

The Madras High Court on Thursday closed a plea for police protection filed by TVK's Harbour constituency candidate, following alleged attack by DMK Minister P. Sekar Babu and his associates.Justice Nirmal Kumar closed the plea on being informed that police protection had already been granted to the candidate. In his plea, the petitioner, Sinora PS Ashok, submitted that he had contested...

Devotion Can't Descend Into Disturbance: Madras High Court Orders Police Protection For Conducting Thenur Mandagapadi During Chithirai Festival

The Madras High Court recently ordered police protection for conducting the Thenur Mandagapadi ceremony during the Chithirai festival in Madurai. Highlighting the importance of the festival, Justice Victoria Gowri noted that the festival represents the composite culture of Madurai by blending both Shaivite and Vaishnavite traditions, and thus symbolising practices associated with...

'Govt Attempted To Shield Politicians': Madras High Court While Ordering CBI Probe Into Alleged Transformer Tender Scam Involving Senthil Balaji

The Madras High Court on Wednesday remarked that the delays by State in granting sanction for prosecution in the alleged ₹397 crore transformer tender scam involving former State Electricity Minister Senthil Balaji, reflected an attempt by the government and relevant authorities to "suppress the truth".While ordering CBI probe into the alleged scam, the bench of Chief Justice SA...

Madras High Court Appoints Hindu Couple As Guardians Of Muslim Child, Notes They're Taking Care Of Her Since Birth

The Madras High Court recently appointed a Hindu couple as the legal guardians of a minor female Muslim child. In doing so, the court set aside an order passed by the Family Court in Madurai, rejecting the Hindu couple's plea to be appointed as legal guardians. The bench of Justice Anand Venkatesh and Justice KK Ramakrishnan noted that the Hindu couple had been taking care of...