Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 11 to 17, 2026

This weekly round-up collects Madras High Court decisions covered by Legal Republic in the selected period. Each entry gives the court, case name or citation, a short holding, and a link to the full article.

Key Decisions

#1High Court of Judicature at Madrascriminal appeal

Guruthath vs State represented by the Inspector of Police, 2026:MHC:4179

The Court confirms a 2022 conviction by the Fast Track Mahalir Neethimandram at Krishnagiri and directs the trial court to secure the appellant to serve the remaining sentence.

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#2High Court of Madraswrit petition

Agri S.S. Krishnamurthy vs The Speaker, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and Others, 2026:MHC:4196

The Court upholds the Tamil Nadu Speaker's acceptance of MLA resignations and directs him to conclude pending disqualification proceedings within two months.

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#3High Court of Judicature at Madrascriminal revision

A. Chidambaram vs State represented by the Superintendent of Police, 2026:MHC:4155

The Court holds that a magistrate cannot decide at the threshold that a property dispute is civil and on that basis decline to direct an FIR.

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#4High Court of Madraswrit petition

V. Anand Kumar vs State of Tamil Nadu and Others, Writ Petition No. 1977 of 2026

The Court holds that assignment and conveyance are distinct, and directs the Ooty municipality to consider a building permit application on private patta land.

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#5High Court of Judicature at Madras, Commercial Divisioninterlocutory application

GEF Foods India Private Limited vs Annapurna Swadisht Limited, C.S. (Comm. Div.) No. 223 of 2026

The Court Commercial Division finds a prima facie case of trade mark infringement and dismisses the applications to vacate the injunction granted in August 2026.

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