Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Appointment Of 4 Senior IAS Officers As TN Govt Spokespersons, Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost

The Madras High Court, on Thursday, dismissed a public interest litigation challenging the recent appointment of 4 IAS officers as Government Press Spokesperson. The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice Sunder Mohan said that the IAS officers were appointed as the State Government's spokesperson and not as the ruling party's spokesperson. The court also noted...

Digital Marketing Is Business, Not Profession; Audit Report Not Required For Turnover Below ₹5 Crores: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court held that digital marketing is a business and not a profession; and an audit report is not required for turnovers below Rs. 5 crores. Justice Krishnan Ramasamy stated that “Digital Marketing is the business for persons who carry out the said activities. In the event anybody carrying on the business of Digital Marketing with cash transactions both on the aspect...

'Right To Express Dissent Doesn't Include Preventing Screening': Madras High Court On NTK Workers Allegedly Disrupting Shows Of 'Kingdom' Movie

The Madras High Court on Wednesday remarked that the members belonging to the Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) had a right to protest peacefully against the Vijay Devarakonda starrer movie “Kingdom” if they were offended with the alleged portrayal of Tamil Ellam issue, but they could not go into the theatres and prevent the screening. Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy was hearing a petition...

Madras High Court Fines Enforcement Directorate ₹30K For Failing To File Counter Affidavits In PMLA Case

The Madras High Court, on Wednesday (August 6) imposed a fine of Rs. 10,000 each in three petitions filed by film producer Akash Bhaskaran and businessman Vikram Ravindran against the ED's search conducted at their residence and office. The bench of Justice MS Ramesh and Justice V Laksminarayanan noted that the court, in the previous hearing, had granted more time to the directorate...

Madras High Court Seeks State Govt's Decision On Providing Horizontal Reservation To Transgender, Intersex Community

The Madras High Court has directed the State Government to take a call on providing horizontal reservation to transgender and intersex persons. Justice N Anand Venkatesh held that a decision had to be taken in this regard so that transgender and intersex persons do not have to knock on the doors of the court every time and seek reservation in public employment and...

Madras High Court Allows TN Congress SC Wing To Conduct Hunger Strike Demanding Special Laws Against Honor Killing

The Madras High Court has permitted the Tamil Nadu Congress SC Wing to conduct a hunger strike demanding special laws against caste based honor killings. Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy took note of the State's submission that it was willing to permit the hunger strike if the same was to be conducted in a designated area. Since the party agreed to conduct the hunger strike in the...

Why Not Block Non-Consensual Intimate Content Online Like Anti-India URLs Were Blocked During Op Sindoor? Madras High Court Asks Centre

The Madras High Court, on Tuesday, asked the Central Government to consider the possibility of blocking websites which host non-consensual intimate images and prevent their resurfacing, in the same manner as was done at the time of Operation Sindoor. “Nation is but a conglomerate of citizens. Every citizen is as important as the country itself. The effort we took for Operation...

Prima Facie Derogatory: Madras High Court Restrains Savukku Shankar From Making Allegations Linking IPS Officer To Sivaganga Custodial Death

The Madras High Court has restrained YouTuber Savukku Shankar from making allegations against IPS officer Davidson Devasirvatham, implicating him in the recent custodial death of Ajith in Sivaganga. Justice K Kumaresh Babu observed that the statements made by Shankar were prima facie derogatory and defamatory, which would affect the reputation of the officer. Thus, considering...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 28 - August 03, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 257 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 262 NOMINAL INDEX CJ Christopher Signi v State of Tamil Nadu, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 257 A Shankar @ Savukku Shankar v. The Secretary to Government and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 258 S. H. Zarina Begum v. The State, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 259 M Pravin v. The Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation and Others, 2025 LiveLaw...

Name Or Symbol Of Political Party, Photo Of Former CMs Can't Be Used To Advertise Govt Welfare Schemes: Madras High Court Interim Order

The Madras High Court has made it clear that while launching and operating a government welfare scheme, the advertisements should not contain the name of any living personality, photograph of any former Chief Minister/ideological leader or party insignia, emblem, or flag of the party. “Therefore, we are inclined to pass an interim order to the effect that while launching...

Madras High Court Asks MEA To Reconsider Passport For 'Stateless' Woman, Finds 'Overwhelming Records' Of Her Birth In India

The Madras High Court has directed the passport authorities to consider an application filed by a “Stateless woman”, born to Sri Lankan parents, seeking an Indian passport. Justice C Saravanan of the Madurai bench noted that there were overwhelming records available to indicate that the woman was born in India and was issued a Birth Certificate. The court also noted that documents...

Rithanya Dowry Death Case: Madras High Court Seeks Comprehensive Postmortem Report, Criticizes Investigating Agency's 'Mechanical' Attitude

Expressing dissatisfaction with how the postmortem report was filed in the dowry-related death of Rithanya in Tiruppur last month, the Madras High Court, on Thursday, ordered a comprehensive forensic report to be filed. Justice M Nirmal Kumar said that the postmortem report was not complete and did not contain details about the physical abuse that was allegedly meted out to...