Madras HC dismisses V. Ramu's election petition against DMK's Duraimurugan from Katpadi, citing lack of material facts and infructuousness after assembly's term expired.
Read Full ArticleMadras High Court sets aside a CAT order granting family pension to a Railway employee's step-son, holding he falls outside the definition of "family" under Rule 75 of the Pension Rules.
Madras High Court held private unaided schools are not 'public authorities' under the RTI Act but must display fee structures under the Tamil Nadu Private Schools Rules, 2023.
Madras HC closes SC/ST atrocity bail appeals, faults Sessions Court's parallel bail grant, and calls for merit-based selection of public prosecutors over political ties.
Madras High Court dismisses an advocate's writ seeking mandamus to list his pending cases, holding no litigant has a vested right to jump the listing queue.
Madras High Court rules importers of municipal solid waste disguised as waste paper must re-export it to the country of origin, not a third country.
Madras High Court grants Yash Raj Films an ad-interim injunction protecting copyright in Alpha, allowing dynamic blocking of piracy websites before release.
Madras HC orders tribunals to conclude long-pending corruption enquiries within 3–4 months, saying corruption can be eradicated through dedicated and consistent action.
Madras HC dismisses a PIL seeking a probe into a college NAAC accreditation, holding a PIL filed without independent research and a mismatched prior representation must be throttled at the threshold.
Madras HC holds a woman government employee is entitled to only twelve weeks' maternity leave for a third child under amended FR 101(A), following the Supreme Court's Umadevi ruling.
Madras HC quashes sedition case over a book recording a 1967 call for a separate Tamil Nadu, holding such statements today would be seen as a mental health issue, not incitement to hatred.
Madras High Court holds a husband's doubt over his child's paternity and demand for a DNA test amounts to mental cruelty, while affirming the wife's divorce decree.
Madras High Court orders District Collector to probe alleged caste-based exclusion of a village community from a temple festival procession, invoking Articles 14, 15, 17 and 25.
Madras High Court holds petitioner cannot be denied Hindu status over nationality, directs temple to treat American-born devotee as Hindu woman, citing Perumal Nadar precedent.
Madurai Bench allows Aadal Paadal orchestra at temple festival, imposing conditions on decency, attire, alcohol and political content to prevent violations.
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