The Latest Breaking News from the Madras High Court

Panchami land row | Madras High Court grants final opportunity to National Commission for Scheduled Castes to file counter to Murasoli Trust

The Madras High Court on Tuesday granted a final opportunity to the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) to file a counter affidavit to a 2020 writ petition moved by Murasoli Trust, associated with the DMK, against an inquiry into a complaint of it occupying over 12 grounds of Panchami…

The Hindu · Jun 13, 2023

Madras High Court to hear on June 15, a contempt plea moved by M.S. Dhoni against IPS officer Sampath Kumar

The Madras High Court on Monday decided to hear on Thursday, a contempt of court petition filed by ace cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni against Indian Police Service (IPS) officer G. Sampath Kumar for having allegedly made contumacious remarks against the Supreme Court and the High Court.

The Hindu · Jun 12, 2023

Activists call Madras HC’s reversal of ban on importing dogs for breeding ‘unnecessary’

Animal activists have flagged concerns over a recent order by the Madras High Court revoking the ban on importing of dogs for breeding.

The Hindu · Jun 10, 2023

HC closes appeals related to privilege proceedings initiated during AIADMK regime against Stalin, 17 other DMK legislators

The Madras High Court closed a batch of writ appeals filed in 2020 by the then Tamil Nadu Assembly Secretary and the Privileges Committee against an interim stay order passed by a single judge in September that year against the breach of privilege proceedings initiated against then Leader of Opposition…

The Hindu · Jun 8, 2023

HC displeased with let down in drive against plastics in the Nilgiris; orders immediate crack down on shops, tourists

The Madras High Court expressed displeasure over the let down in the drive against plastics in the Nilgiris district especially during the summer tourist season and directed the district administration to crack down on shops selling one-time use plastic water bottles as well as tourists carrying such bottles to the…

The Hindu · Jun 8, 2023

POCSO and the persecution of young love

What does rigid implementation or misuse of the POCSO Act mean for consensual relationships between minors?

The Hindu · Jun 8, 2023

Madras High Court sentences four directors of Golden Tobacco Limited to two weeks of simple imprisonment

Four Directors of GTC have been awarded two weeks prision in a contempt suit filed against them

The Hindu · Jun 8, 2023

HC allows DVAC to proceed with probe into irregularities in the award of GCC contracts in 2018

The Madras High Court on Wednesday modified an interim order passed by it on February 25, 2020 and permitted the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC) to set the law in motion with respect to irregularities found in the award of tenders by the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) in…

The Hindu · Jun 7, 2023

Temple lands can be alienated only if it is necessary, says Madras HC

The Madras High Court has clarified that temple lands can be alienated only after establishing that such alienation is purely in the interest of the temple concerned

The Hindu · Jun 7, 2023

Madras High Court directs its Registry to send proposal to T.N. government to acquire 9 acres of land opposite Madurai Bench

The Madras High Court on Wednesday directed its Registry to send a detailed proposal to the Tamil Nadu government within a couple of days, explaining the need to acquire over nine acres of land situated right opposite the main entrance to the Madurai Bench of the High Court, to cater…

The Hindu · Jun 7, 2023