Madras High Court News & Updates
Madras High Court upholds life term in engineering student murder case, calls hostile student witnesses “paper tigers” for failing to testify truthfully.
Read Full ArticleMadras HC struck down Tamil Nadu’s G.O. allowing BC Muslim reservation for converts to Islam, holding converts cannot claim Backward Class Muslim status.
Madras HC says BNSS Section 348 cannot be used to fill prosecution gaps, sets aside recall order, stressing necessity over relevance.
Madras HC rules motherhood cannot hinder education, directs acceptance of delayed LLM dissertation filed after pregnancy and childbirth.
Madras HC says Tamil Nadu poll results show voters can move beyond caste, urges the State to eradicate casteism while granting bail in honour killing case.
Madras HC upholds POCSO conviction based solely on DNA evidence despite hostile witnesses, modifies offence category, and reduces sentence.
Madras High Court issues statewide SARFAESI Section 14 directions, mandates timely disposal, and warns authorities against unexplained delays.
Madras HC rules a Dargah cannot be treated as Waqf property without a statutory survey and notification; Waqf Board lacks automatic jurisdiction.
Madras HC declares M. Appavu the rightful 2016 Radhapuram MLA after a nine-year legal battle, overturning the election result and highlighting delays in poll disputes.
Madras High Court questions VIP darshan in temples, saying all are equal before God, and hears PIL seeking abolition of paid and preferential access.
Madras High Court grants divorce to CRPF constable, holding that adultery can be proved through circumstantial evidence.
Madras High Court held that a mother cannot be forced to undergo a DNA test to donate her kidney to her son if records establish maternity.
Madras High Court grants divorce, holding that secretly arranging daughter’s marriage without informing the father amounts to mental cruelty.
Madras High Court directs ECI to construct permanent ramps at polling booths and make websites accessible for persons with disabilities.
Madras High Court stays Tamil Nadu Cyber Crime Wing’s omnibus X blocking order, holding political criticism is constitutionally protected speech.
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![Madras HC Slams Student Witnesses As “Paper Tigers” In Engineering College Murder Case [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2026/06/lj_8392_Madras_HC_Slams_Student_Witnesses.webp)
![Madras HC: Convert to Islam Is ‘Only a Muslim’, Cannot Claim BC Muslim Reservation [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2026/06/lj_3552_Madras_HC_Convert_to_Islam.webp)
![Madras HC Sets Aside Recall Order, Says BNSS 348 Cannot Give Prosecution Second Chance [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2026/06/lj_4730_Madras_HC_Sets_Aside_Recall.webp)
![Motherhood Cannot Bar Women From Completing LLM: Madras HC [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2026/06/lj_6765_Motherhood_Cannot_Bar.webp)
![Tamil Nadu Poll Results Show Voters Can Move Beyond Caste, Calls for Eradication of Casteism: Madras HC [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2026/06/lj_1687_Tamil_Nadu_Poll_Results_Show.webp)
![DNA Evidence Alone Can Sustain POCSO Conviction Despite Hostile Witnesses: Madras HC [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2026/06/lj_4264_DNA_Evidence_Alone_Can.webp)
![Madras HC Issues Statewide Directions on SARFAESI Section 14 Applications; Warns Against Unexplained Delays [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2026/06/lj_4213_Madras_HC_Issues_Statewide.webp)
![Mere Existence of Dargah Does Not Automatically Confer Jurisdiction on Waqf Board: Madras HC [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2026/06/lj_1814_Mere_Existence_of_Dargah.webp)
![Madras HC Declares Appavu Elected MLA in 2016 Radhapuram Seat After 9-Year Legal Battle [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2026/06/lj_5855_Madras_HC_Declares_Appavu.webp)
![Madras HC Grants Divorce, Says Adultery Can Be Proved Circumstantially [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2026/05/lj_7799_Madras_HC_Grants_Divorce.webp)
![Mother Cannot Be Compelled To Undergo DNA Test For Kidney Donation To Son: Madras HC [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2026/05/lj_4910_Mother_Cannot_Be_Compelled.webp)
![Wife Marrying Off Daughter Secretly Constitutes Mental Cruelty to Husband: Madras HC [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2026/05/lj_7188_Divorce_Granted.webp)
![Madras HC Orders Permanent Ramps at Polling Booths, Accessible ECI Websites for PwDs [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2026/05/lj_7883_Madras_HC_Orders_Permanent.webp)
![Madras HC Stays Tamil Nadu Cyber Crime Wing’s Omnibus X Blocking Order, Says Political Criticism Constitutionally Protected [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2026/05/lj_1780_Madras_HC_Stays_Tamil_Nadu.webp)
