Mutually Contradictory Findings By Same Arbitrator At Different Stage Of Proceedings Renders Final Award Patently Illegal: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court held that declaring earlier proceedings non est, even when no objections were raised regarding the recording of the undertaking in those proceedings, constituted a perverse finding. The Court observed that such proceedings, which merely recorded an undertaking, could not fall within the ambit of Section 31 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration...

Armstrong Murder Case | Wife Of Slain BSP Leader Approaches Madras High Court To Cancel Bail Of Accused

The wife of BSP leader K Armstrong who was murdered in 2024, has approached the Madras High Court seeking to cancel the bail granted to two accused persons. On October 13, the Principal Sessions Judge Chennai, granted bail to two accused, Siva and Sathish. Armstrong's wife has now approached the High Court seeking to cancel the bail granted to the accused persons. In her plea, Porkodi submitted that her husband had developed enemies during his political and advocacy career. While...

Madras High Court Asks Air India To Pay ₹35K To Man Who Found Hair In Food, Says Airline Attempted To Pass Liability To Caterer

The Madras High Court has directed Air India Limited to pay a compensation of Rs. 35,000 to a man, who had found a hair in the food packet served to him on flights. Justice PB Balaji noted that the airlines were negligent and had mischievously attempted to shift the liability to the caterer. Though the court interfered with the order of trial court imposing a compensation of Rs. 1,00,000, the court directed the airline to pay the cost of the suit and the court fee expenses. “Having...

Madras High Court Extends Interim Order Restraining Makers Of 'Good Bad Ugly' Movie From Using Ilaiyaraaja's Songs

The Madras High Court on Thursday (October 16) has extended the interim order restraining the makers of the Tamil movie Good Bad Ugly from using the three songs of Ilaiyaraaja.When Justice N Senthilkumar took up the plea today, some of the music companies informed the court that they had filed impleading petitions, but the same were yet to be numbered. Taking note of this, the court adjourned the plea to October 23, 2025. Meanwhile, the court extended the interim order previously...

Madras High Court Upholds Life Sentence Of Man Who Sexually Abused, Impregnated Daughter's Friend

The Madras High Court has upheld the conviction and sentence imposed on a man for sexually assaulting and impregnating his daughter's friend, who was a minor and belonged to the Scheduled Caste community. The bench of Justice MS Ramesh and Justice V Lakshminarayanan remarked that the case was yet another example of how children from the vulnerable sections of society were placed...

Public Information Under RTI Act Cannot Be Classified As Company's Official Document: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently upheld an order of a single judge setting aside the departmental proceeding against a man for pasting the information related to the party on the notice board. The bench of Justice CV Karthikeyan and Justice R Vijayakumar noted that the information, that was disclosed under the Right to Information Act would not be an “official document” of the...

Madras High Court Rejects Plea For Maintenance From Bedridden Senior Citizen Husband, Says Can't Burden Him With Additional Responsibility

The Madras High Court recently refused to order maintenance to a woman noting that her husband, who was a senior citizen could not be burdened with the additional responsibility of paying maintenance. Justice Victoria Gowri noted that the husband had been neglected by his family despite his medical needs. The court noted that the husband also had a right to be protected under...

Dismissal For Threatening Manager Not Disproportionate When Employee Has Record Of Similar Misconduct: Madras HC

A Division bench of the Madras High Court comprising Justice C. V. Karthikeyan and Justice R. Vijayakumar held that dismissal for abusive and threatening conduct against a superior is not disproportionate when the employee has a history of similar past misconduct. Background Facts The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation employed a Conductor. He was working in...

'Vast Temple Land Being Encroached': Madras High Court Summons HR & CE Officials, Says No Meaningful Action Taken

The Madras High Court has summoned the officers of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department for their alleged failure to remove the encroachment at the Arulmigu Balasubramaniyaswamy Temple in Karur District. The bench of Justice P Velmurugan and Justice B Pugalendhi noted that the officers of the department had not taken steps to remove the encroachment and...

Madras High Court Disposes Of Plea By IOC Against Strike By LPG Transport Owners Association After They Accept State's Proposal

The Madras High Court, on Tuesday, disposed of a petition filed by the Indian Oil Corporation against the strike conducted by the LPG transport owners' association. Justice M Dhandapani disposed of the plea after taking note of the submissions made by Assistant Solicitor General ARL Sundaresan, informing the court that the existing tenders will be allowed to continue the work...

Central Government Notifies Transfer Of Justice Nisha Banu To Kerala High Court

The Central Government has notified the transfer of Justice NIsha Banu from the Madras High Court to the Kerala High Court. A notification issued by the Central Governemnt on 14th October 2025, read as under:"In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 222 of the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to transfer...

Madras High Court Reserves Verdict On Retired IPS Officer's Appeal To Reject MS Dhoni's ₹100 Crore Defamation Suit

The Madras High Court has reserved orders on an appeal filed by retired IPS officer G Sampath Kumar against a single judge order refusing to reject a defamation suit filed by cricketer MS Dhoni against the IPS officer and others.The suit was filed over alleged defamatory content against Dhoni in connection with the 2013 IPL betting scandal. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice...