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"If There Can Be House Wives, There Can Be House Husbands Also": Madras HC [Read Judgment]
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"If There Can Be House Wives, There Can Be House Husbands Also": Madras HC [Read Judgment]

Madras High Court observes that homemaking is gender-neutral and says husbands can also become homemakers, while dissolving a doctor couple’s marriage with a ₹2.5 crore settlement.

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Article 212 Bars Challenge To Internal Assembly Procedure: Madras HC [Read Order] Judiciary
Article 212 Bars Challenge To Internal Assembly Procedure: Madras HC [Read Order]

Madras High Court dismisses AIADMK Whip’s plea challenging the Mekedatu resolution, holding that Article 212 bars judicial review of internal legislative procedure.

RERA Cannot Adjudicate Disputed Land Title, Parties Must Approach Civil Court: Madras HC [Read Order] Judiciary
RERA Cannot Adjudicate Disputed Land Title, Parties Must Approach Civil Court: Madras HC [Read Order]

Madras High Court holds that TNRERA is not required to adjudicate disputed questions of land title while considering project registration, leaving the objector to pursue the dispute before the civil court.

Phonetically And Visually Similar Vernacular Mark Amounts To Trademark Infringement: Madras HC [Read Order] Judiciary
Phonetically And Visually Similar Vernacular Mark Amounts To Trademark Infringement: Madras HC [Read Order]

Madras High Court holds that use of a phonetically and visually similar vernacular mark can infringe a prior trademark with established reputation and goodwill.

Madras HC Quashes Dog-Cruelty Case, Calls It Counterblast [Read Order] Judiciary
Madras HC Quashes Dog-Cruelty Case, Calls It Counterblast [Read Order]

Madras HC quashes proceedings under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, holding the case was a counterblast and police lacked prior Magistrate permission to investigate the non-cognizable offence.

Madras HC Flags Confusion Over Numbering in Gayatri Balasamy Judgment [Read Judgment]

Madras HC flags confusion caused by continuous paragraph numbering in the Supreme Court’s Gayatri Balasamy judgment and asks law reporters to prevent such misreading.

Former Madras HC Judge Justice V Sivagnanam Missing in Nepal Floods

The Delhi Tamil Advocates Association wrote to CJI Surya Kant on August 30 seeking urgent intervention to trace former Madras High Court judge and Senior Advocate Justice Veerasamy Sivagnanam (Retd.),...

Wiping Tears, Holding Hand Without Sexual Intent Not POCSO Offence: Madras HC

Madras High Court quashes POCSO case against police constable, holding that wiping a minor's tears and holding her hand without sexual intent did not constitute an offence.

Litigants Entitled To Court Fee Refund If Appeal Is Not Maintainable: Madras HC

Madras High Court holds litigants are entitled to a court fee refund when an appeal is not maintainable, terming such filing “inadvertence” under Section 70.

Peaceful Protest Against Conference On ‘Eradication of Sanatan Dharma’ Cannot Be Criminalised : Madras HC

Madras High Court quashes FIR against a law student over a peaceful protest against a conference on the “eradication of Sanatan Dharma”, holding prosecution an abuse of process.

“Under Shock Due To Election Loss, Counsel Unavailable”: Madhya Pradesh High Court Adjourns Case [Read Order]

Madhya Pradesh High Court adjourns a writ appeal after counsel sought time following her loss in the High Court Bar Association election, noting she was “under shock”.

Right to Marry Is a Human Right, Calls for Stay Requirement in Divorce Appeals: Madras HC [Read Judgment]

Madras High Court holds that the right to marry is a human right and suggests amending Section 15 HMA to require a timely stay before a divorce decree can indefinitely block remarriage.

POCSO FIRs Registered Only Against Minor Boys Despite Gender-Neutral Law: Madras HC [Read Order]

Madras High Court flags registration of POCSO FIRs only against minor boys in consensual cases, stressing the Act is gender-neutral and calling for systemic reforms in child protection.

Madras HC Judge Cites Bhagavad Gita, Says No Discrimination Can Be Allowed In Place Of Worship

Madras High Court cites Bhagavad Gita while addressing alleged discrimination at Kanchipuram temple, recording that devotees must not face discrimination in worship and distribution of prasadam.

Temple Crowdfunding Without Prior Approval Not Cheating Unless Funds Are Misused : Madras HC

Madras High Court quashes FIR against YouTuber S. Karthik Gopinath, holding that collecting donations for temple restoration without prior approval does not amount to cheating or criminal breach of tr...


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