Madras High Court Grants Bail To Actors Krishna & Srikanth Booked For Consuming Drugs

The Madras High Court has granted bail to actors Krishna and Srikanth, who have been arrested in connection with offences under the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985. Justice M Nirmal Kumar noted that the actors had purchased cocaine only for their personal use, which would attract Section 27 (Punishment for consumption of any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance) of...

District Judge Report Confirms Sivaganga 'Custodial Death', Madras High Court Asks CBI To File Chargesheet Expeditiously

The Madras High Court was on Tuesday informed that report of the District Judge, appointed by it to conduct a preliminary inquiry into the death of a 29-year-old temple guard in Sivaganga, revealed that the case was one of custodial torture and custodial death. Noting that the State government has already transferred the probe to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the bench of Justice...

Madras HC Issues Notice On Plea Claiming Scenes From Rajnikanth-Starrer 'Chandramukhi' Were Unauthorisedly Used In Nayanthara's Documentary

The Madras High Court has issued notice on a plea claiming that the scenes from Rajnikanth starrer “Chandramukhi” movie had been used unauthorisedly in Actor Nayanthara's documentary “Nayanthara: Beyond the fairytale”. Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy issued notices to Tarc Studio LLP and Netflix Entertainment Services India LLP, returnable by 2 weeks. The notices were...

Politicians Feel Sky Is The Limit, Court Can't Tolerate It: Madras High Court Remarks In Suo Motu Case Against Ponmudi For 'Hate Speech'

While hearing a suo motu case intiated against former Minister Ponmudi for his remarks against Vaishnavism, Saivism and women, the Madras High Court on Tuesday orally said that nowdays politicians feel that sky is the limit under Article 19 of the Constitution and that they must realise that the country is not meant for politicians alone but for every person. On being informed that...

Madras High Court Calls For Licensing To Import Ayurvedic Drugs, Says Existing Rules Should Be Modified To Prescribe Standards

The Madras High Court has recently observed that the laws relating to the import of drugs would also apply to ayurvedic drugs. Highlighting the absence of proper application forms for the import license of ayurvedic drugs, the court suggested that the existing rules should be modified to prescribe standards.“As held above, the statute and rules framed thereunder apply to ayurvedic drugs....

Assessing Authority Not Bound By Appellate Tribunal's Observations In De Novo Assessment: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has stated that the assessing authority is not bound by the appellate tribunal's observations in a De Novo assessment. Justices Anita Sumanth and N. Senthilkumar opined that while concluding the assessment de novo, the assessing authority is not bound by the observations made by the first appellate authority. In this case, the Commercial Taxes Department...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 30 to July 6, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 221 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 228 NOMINAL INDEX Dr. E. Krithikaa v. The State of Tamil Nadu and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 221 XXX v. The Inspector of Police, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 222 ML Ravi v. Director General of Police and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 223 P Kishore v. The Secretary to Government and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 224 M/s. Adyar Gate...

Madras HC Rejects Plea Seeking Direction To Centre For Pursuing Reforms In UN To Secure India's 'Due Place'

The Madras High Court recently dismissed a petition filed seeking a direction to the Ministry of External Affairs to consider the issue of demanding a definite reformation of the United Nations Organisation (UNO). A bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice AD Maria Clete termed the petition and the relief sought therein as 'misconceived' which fell "beyond the realm...

Madras High Court Monthly Digest - June 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 183 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 222 NOMINAL INDEX S. Aslam v. The Director, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Youth Development, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 183 Puducherry Body Builders & Fitness Association v. The Government of India, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 184 Play Games 24x7 Private Limited And Anr Vs State Of Tamil Nadu And Ors & Connected Matters, 2025...

"Why So Much Hurry?"Madras High Court Asks Actor Vijay's Party To Submit Fresh Representation For Protest, Asks Police To Decide

The Madras High Court disposed of a petition filed by actor Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party to hold a protest over the custodial death of one Ajith Kumar in Sivaganga District. The court asked the party to submit a fresh representation to the state police seeking permission for the protest. The party had initially planned to conduct the protest on July 6th (Sunday).Justice...

Will Order CBI Probe If Police Doesn't Act On Complaints Against Ponmudi's Hate Speech: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court on Friday orally remarked that it would order a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) if the Tamil Nadu police failed to take action on complaints against former Minister K Ponmudy for his recent remarks on Vaishnavism and Saivism. Justice P Velmurugan expressed dissatisfaction with the authority's inaction and said that he would take a final call on...

NEET UG 2025: Madras High Court Rejects Appeal Seeking Re-Exam For Candidates Affected By Power Outage In Chennai

The Madras High Court has rejected the appeal preferred against a single bench decision refusing to order re-examination of NEET UG 2025, over issue of power outage at some exam centres in Chennai. The bench of Justice J Nisha Banu and Justice M Jothiraman dismissed the appeal filed by a group of students, claiming that their performance was hindered due to the heavy rainfall and...