Madras High Court Summons Lawyer Who Alleged Communal And Caste Bias By Judge

The Madras High Court has summoned an advocate S Vanchinathan for alleging that communal and caste bias by Justice GR Swaminathan. The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice K Rajasekar opined that the scandalous allegations made by Vanchinathan constituted criminal contempt of court. Since a direct question to Vanchinathan, on whether he stood by his statement did not bring...

Madras High Court Appreciates TN Govt's Move To Include 'Economic Offender' Under TN Goondas Act

The Madras High Court has appreciated the Tamil Nadu government for bringing in a GO, including “economic offender” as one of the categories under the Tamil Nadu Goondas Act. The court said that the policy shift would strengthen the government's power to combat economic offences. “This Court also notes with appreciation that, vide G.O.Ms.No.68, Home Department, dated...

'Public Servants Shouldn't Be Used For Party's Obligations': Plea In Madras HC Challenges Appointment Of 4 Senior IAS Officers As Govt Spokespersons

A plea has been filed in the Madras High Court against a press release issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu appointing four senior IAS officers as Government Press Spokespersons. The plea, filed by Advocate Dr M Sathya Kumar states that public servants should not be used for party's obligations. It has been submitted that by appointing the officers as government spokesperson,...

Plea In Madras High Court Questions Naming 'Ungaludan Stalin' Scheme Behind Chief Minister, Says It Violates Constitutional Neutrality

A plea has been filed in the Madras High Court questioning a new scheme introduced by the state government titled “Ungaludan Stalin”, which is an initiative to address the needs and grievances of the public. The plea, moved by Advocate Dr. M Sathya Kumar, seeks to declare such usage as unconstitutional, illegal and void and restrain the usage of the name “Ungaludan Stalin” for...

Madras High Court Grants Bail To Man Who Protested Against Hijab Judgment, Allegedly Gave Hate Speech Against Political Parties And Judiciary

The Madras High Court has granted bail to a 60-year old man who had participated in a protest objecting to the hijab judgment and had allegedly made hate speech against all political parties, and even the judiciary. Justice P Vadamalai was inclined to grant bail on noting that the FIR was registered in March 2022 and probe might have been completed by this time. The court thus opined...

Sivaganga Custodial Death: Madras High Court Orders State To Pay ₹25 Lakh More As Interim Compensation To Bereaved Family

The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to pay Rs. 25 Lakh as interim compensation to the family of the temple guard who was killed in Sivaganga, following custodial torture. When the bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice AD Maria Clete was informed that the state had already paid Rs. 7.5 Lakh as interim compensation to the family along with land for the...

Shortfall In Service, Excess Pension Paid Due To Factual Errors; Madras HC Upholds Recovery After Retirement

The Madras High Court bench comprising Justice A.D. Maria Clete held that excess pension paid due to a clerical or mechanical mistake in pay fixation to the factually ineligible employee can be recovered post-retirement. Further the protection against recovery laid down in Rafiq Masih case does not apply when eligibility itself is lacking. Background Facts The petitioner was...

Madras High Court Slams Police For Closing Temple To Prevent Caste Tensions, Says Denial Of Rights Not Way To Maintain Peace

The Madras High Court recently criticized the police authorities for closing down a public temple and denying entry to everyone in an effort to maintain public peace amidst communal tension. The court said that denying entry to everyone was not the way to keep peace, and the police had to make an effort to protect the rights of devotees. “Equally disturbing is the role of the...

Madras High Court Directs MEITY To Remove Teaser Of “Bad Girl” Film From YouTube Citing Obscenity, Says May Affect Childrens' Minds

The Madras High Court has directed the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to remove the teaser of “Bad Girl” movie from YouTube after noting that the content disclosed exploitation of children and depicted them in a sexual manner. Justice P Dhanabal on going through the content, opined that it could affect the minds of teenage children who will be able to...

No Parity In Promotion Can Be Claimed Across Bifurcated Divisions Maintaining Separate Seniority Lists : Madras HC

The Madras High Court bench comprising Justice A.D. Maria Clete held that a stale claim for retrospective promotion cannot be revived by a delayed representation after retirement. Further, no parity in promotion can be claimed across divisions following bifurcation into separate administrative divisions with distinct seniority lists. Background Facts The petitioner was appointed as...

How Is Data Collected By Political Parties In Door-To-Door Campaign Stored? What Are Its Privacy Implications? Madras High Court To Examine

The Madras High Court is set to examine how right to privacy is affected when data of citizens is collected during a membership drive by the political parties.The Madurai bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice AD Maria Clete noted that the DMK party was conducting door-to-door campaigning collecting data. However, it was not known how this data was stored and what its implications were...

Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Sworn In As Chief Justice Of Madras High Court

Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava has been sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court. The oath of office was administered to him by the Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi at Raj Bhavan today.On 14 July 2025, the Centre notified the transfer of Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava from the Rajasthan High Court to the Madras High Court. The collegium had recommended the transfer on 26th...