"Prima Facie Unlawful": Madras High Court Directs Release Of Lawyers, Law Students Detained During Sanitation Workers Protest

The Madras High Court on Thursday (August 14) directed the release of four lawyers and two law students who were detained by the police at midnight in connection with the Greater Chennai Corporation sanitation workers protest. "In the light of our above observations, we are of the prima facie view that the detention of 4 Lawyers and 2 Law Students by the Police may be unlawful. It is also...

Should Establish Shelter Homes For Stray Dogs: Madras High Court Orally Remarks In Plea To Ban/Regulate Aggressive Dogs In Public

The Madras High Court, on Thursday, orally remarked that shelter homes should be established to protect stray dogs, in addition to sterilizing and vaccinating them. The court has also asked the State government to give a detailed report on steps that could be taken to prevent stray dog bites, while ensuring that the stray dogs are not harmed/harassed in the process. The bench of Chief...

Can SC/ST Community Status Of Govt Employee Be Verified After Retirement? Madras High Court Delivers Split Verdict

The Madras High Court has delivered a split verdict on whether the community status of a government employee can be verified/scrutinised after their retirement. While Justice Nisha Banu opined that reopening the verification of a community certificate would amount to re-litigation, Justice M Jothiraman opined that once a verification starts, it should continue till its...

Sanitation Workers Protest | Madras High Court Directs State To Remove Protesting Workers, Says Demonstration Can Only Be In Authorised Place

The Madras High Court, on Wednesday, directed the State to take action to remove the Greater Chennai Corporation sanitation workers who have been protesting at the Rippon Building for almost 12 days demanding a reversal of the Corporation's decision to privatise solid waste management in some zones. The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice Sunder Mohan...

“Publicity Interest Litigation”: Madras High Court Rejects Plea To Restrain Retired Judges From Issuing Public Letters/ Statements

The Madras High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea seeking to forbear retired judges from issuing public letters, appeals, or statements allegedly intended to influence pending judicial proceedings, particularly in matters involving allegations against sitting Judges. The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice Sunder Mohan called the plea a “publicity...

14-Year-Old Attempts Suicide At Madras High Court After Being Ordered To Be Put In Govt Children's Home

A 14-year-old girl attempted suicide at the Madras High Court on Tuesday, after she was ordered to be sent to a Government Children's Home. As per reports, she has been taken to the hospital after sustaining serious injuries and is under observation. The girl had come to the court in connection with a habeas corpus petition filed by her father. The father had filed a complaint before...

IPL Betting Case: Madras High Court Orders Trial In MS Dhoni's Decade-Old Defamation Suit, Advocate Commissioner To Record His Evidence

The Madras High Court has ordered commencement of trial in a defamation suit filed by cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni in 2014, seeking permanent injunction against media companies, restraining them and their parties from publishing defamatory content against Dhoni in connection with the 2013 IPL betting scandal. Justice CV Karthikeyan also appointed an Advocate Commissioner to...

Pulling Woman's Hands Though Shocks Decency, It Doesn't Outrage Her Modesty Unless Coupled With 'Criminal Intent': Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that though pulling the hands of a woman by a man would shock her sense of decency, it would not amount to outraging the modesty of the woman if there was no criminal intention. Justice RN Manjula added that without any clear evidence about the intention of the man, vague or generalised statements would only earn a benefit of doubt in favour of...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 04 - August 10, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 263 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 271 NOMINAL INDEX Davidson Devasirvatham v A Shankar @ Savukku Shankar, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 263 MP Ranjan Kumar v. The Commissioner of Police, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 264 Vajra Global Consulting Service LLP v. Assistant Director of Income Tax, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 265 Dr. M Sathya Kumar v. The Government of Tamil Nadu and...

Madras High Court Monthly Digest: July 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 223 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 262 NOMINAL INDEX 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 Hotel Ltd. v. The Commissioner of Customs, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 225 M/s Media Monks Multimedia v. Pachala Murali Krishna, 2025 LiveLaw...

Unfortunate Ego Clash Between Father And Son: Madras High Court Dismisses PMK Party's Plea Against Meeting Convened By Anbumani Ramadoss

The Madras High Court has dismissed a plea filed by Pattali Makkal Katchi party, through its General Secretary against the public meeting convened by former Party president Anbumani Ramadoss. Justice Anand Venkatesh noted that the entire issue was an unfortunate ego clash between Dr. S. Ramadoss, the party's founder and his son Anbumani Ramadoss. Noting that a writ petition was...

Madras High Court Stays Single Judge Order Directing Suspension Of DySP Over Failure To File Final Report

A Madras High Court division bench has stayed the operation of a single judge order asking the Director General of Police to suspend a Deputy Superintendent of Police for failing to file final report in a case. The bench of Justice MS Ramesh and Justice V Lakshminarayanan ordered interim stay in a Letter Patent Appeal filed by the DySP challenging the order passed by...