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Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy directs Nakkeeran editor Gopal to appear before Cyber Crime police on 13 August 2026, while declining to bar police from acting against a registered accused.
The Madurai Bench held that a Bar Association's rules cannot be deemed amended to enforce 'One Bar, One Vote' when the Association itself has never passed such a resolution.
A Madras High Court Full Bench has held that where a waqf is governed by a judicial scheme decree, the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board has no jurisdiction under Section 32 to appoint Mutawallis; that power vests exclusively in the State Government under Section 66.
Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy found no criminal intention where the entire crowdfunded amount of over Rs. 33 lakhs remained intact and was directed to the temple.
The Madras High Court dismissed a writ appeal seeking disability reservation in government lawyer engagement, holding that contractual engagement of advocates is not an appointment to government service.
The Madras High Court directed the State government to constitute Special Investigation Teams in every district to investigate fraudulent motor accident insurance claims, including fake accidents and forged medical records.
Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy held that sharing a video with a political opinion about policing does not attract Section 295 IPC, which requires destruction or defilement of a place of worship.
Disposing a writ petition from a T.Nagar resident, the Madras High Court issued four binding guidelines on how police must conduct enquiries and summon persons named in complaints.
Madras HC's Madurai Bench directed Adithya TV to air a prime-time apology and institute yearly school competitions after a promo trivialised freedom fighter V.O. Chidambaram Pillai.
A local grievance over banned cone-type loudspeakers at a Muthupet mosque prompted Madras HC to issue seven statewide directions on noise-pollution enforcement under the Noise Pollution Rules, 2000.
The Madurai Bench found that a Tahsildar's photocopy of the 'A' Register had column 12 left blank, concealing a critical water-spread classification, and directed the Registrar to call for an explanation.
Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan upheld the remand of Vilathikulam MLA G.V. Markandayan, finding police had duly followed Section 35 of BNSS before arresting him over an alleged criminal threat speech.
The Madras High Court dismissed the Enforcement Directorate's petition to transfer a nearly-finished disproportionate assets trial to the Madurai PMLA court, holding the application was premature because the Special Court had not yet taken cognizance.
Justice M. Nirmal Kumar held that pulling a minor's hand after a whistle amounts to harassment, not sexual assault, and suspended the three-year sentence pending appeal.
The Madras High Court's Madurai Bench directed the Cyber Crime Police Station, Madurai, to expeditiously investigate a complaint about morphed videos targeting Naam Tamilar Katchi chief Senthamilan Seeman and to secure all electronic evidence immediately.
A three-judge Full Bench of the Madras High Court has ruled that community certificate verification is permissible after retirement, before 1995 appointments, and must continue even when initiated pre-retirement.
Reducing an insurer's liability from Rs 39.89 lakh to Rs 27.29 lakh on the bachelor-deduction question, a Madras High Court Division Bench seized the occasion to lay down binding direct-bank-transfer directions for all MACTs in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
Justice M. Dhandapani holds that the High Court cannot shield information about its Party-in-Person Committee and Administrative Committee under Section 8 exemptions, distinguishing an earlier Division Bench ruling on vigilance records.
Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan granted bail to sitting MLA G.V. Markandayan, arrested for alleged criminal threats against the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister in a public meeting speech at Kovilpatti.
The Madurai Bench confirms conviction of two men who killed a VAO inside his own office after he repeatedly reported their illegal mining activities to the police.
Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy acted on a quashing petition to flag an institutional concern: nearly 30–40 criminal matters involving practising advocates reach the court every working day.
The Madurai Bench held that saddling a Bar Association with Rs.22 lakh in electricity dues for a service connection shared with government offices was arbitrary and unsustainable.
The Madras High Court quashed charges filed against two advocates who protested toll collection on the Trichy-Chennai highway, holding their conduct amounted to lawful democratic expression.
Nine years after an FIR was lodged, Madras HC holds that a speech ending in a call for unity cannot amount to communal incitement under IPC or UAPA.
