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Justice C. Kumarappan granted anticipatory bail in the Jananayagan piracy case, finding only that the petitioner had viewed the illegally released film, with no serious overt act attributed to him.
The Madras High Court's Madurai Bench refused to quash proceedings against granite quarry operators and their family members accused of large-scale illegal mining and money laundering.
The Madras High Court dismissed an intra-court appeal by two LL.B students expelled by VISTAS after an FIR was lodged against them for kidnapping a fellow student and demanding ransom.
Justice R. Vijayakumar held that a handwritten arrest memo signed by four accused and attested by witnesses satisfied BNSS requirements; phone and SMS intimation to relatives was equally valid.
A Division Bench dismissed batch writ petitions from temporary Steno-Typists, Typists, and Junior Assistants in Tamil Nadu's District Judiciary, holding that Rule 16(e)(i) temporary appointments confer no right to regularisation.
A Division Bench formally closes a writ petition over misrouted Tirupattur postal votes, acting on the Supreme Court's order in SLP No.17415 of 2026.
A Division Bench led by Chief Justice Dharmadhikari holds that disputed professional fee claims against a public-sector bank must go before a civil court, not a writ court.
Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy found no prima facie case on the FIR record, citing absent witnesses, no criminal force alleged, and an unconditional apology filed by the engineering student.
A Division Bench held that a Medical Officer's Certificate of Drunkenness suffices for departmental proof; blood and urine tests are not mandatory in disciplinary proceedings.
A Division Bench led by Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari refused to transfer Crime No.0205/2026 to the CBI, holding that newspaper reports and social media clips cannot justify an extraordinary transfer.
A Division Bench at Madras HC's Madurai Bench holds that residents of one local body cannot demand cremation rights in a cremation ground vested in a different panchayat, absent a fundamental or customary right.
Dr. Justice A.D. Maria Clete held that child welfare, not parental privacy alone, governs admissibility of electronic records allegedly showing drug use in guardianship proceedings.
The Madras High Court held that inclusion of a government servant's name in a promotion panel is a procedural step, not a vested right, and pending TDP charges justify deferment.
The Madras High Court has quashed proceedings against a Tamil Nadu Farmers Protection Association office-bearer charged under the BNS for joining a hunger strike demanding withdrawal of criminal cases against a farm leader.
A Division Bench led by Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari rejected the State's technical objections and directed payment of Rs. 12,10,000 in fees and travel expenses to advocate B. Mohan.
The Madurai Bench affirmed conviction under Section 376(2)(n) IPC, finding that consent procured through deception, false promise of marriage, and sexual extortion was no consent in law.
The Madurai Bench has directed the Tirunelveli District Collector to publicly announce proposed orders on ritual waste dumping in river Tamirabarani, listing the matter for 16 July 2026.
Justice M. Dhandapani quashes penalty and modifies the Information Commission's order, but independently directs all private schools to publish fee structures under Rule 17(3) of the Tamil Nadu Private Schools Rules.
The Madras High Court dismissed a 2021 assembly election petition against Duraimurugan for lack of material facts and because the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly term expired before the petition could be decided.
A practising advocate's Article 226 petition seeking to compel the Madras High Court Registry to list 21 delayed matters was dismissed; the bench held mandamus cannot bypass established listing procedures.
Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan directed the RDO to conduct an inquiry and the Inspector of Police to provide protection to a Mayiladuthurai man ostracised after an inter-caste marriage.
The Madras High Court's Madurai Bench has rejected two Sivakasi paper manufacturers' attempt to re-export illegally imported municipal solid waste to Dubai instead of Canada and the United States, imposing a 60-day deadline and environmental compensation for delay.
The Madurai Bench refused to quash an FIR against spa partners and staff, ruling that the procedural safeguard of calling respectable inhabitants before a search applies only to residential premises under the ITP Act.
Justice B. Pugalendhi of the Madras High Court's Madurai Bench set firm deadlines for six tribunal enquiries and called for a permanent, independent Vigilance Commissioner in Tamil Nadu.
