Madras High Court News & Updates
Madras High Court directs Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary to issue circular ensuring speedy disposal of appeals and representations filed by persons with disabilities.
Read Full ArticleINDIA bloc moves impeachment notice against Justice G.R. Swaminathan over the Madurai Deepam lamp order, triggering a rare political–judicial confrontation.
Madras HC holds arbitrator cannot pierce corporate veil, sets aside damages, and directs repayment of ₹2.5 crore loan with 12% interest.
Madras High Court praises Tamil Nadu’s model PoSH compliance, citing Gender Audit Squads, IC portals, labour surveys and major institutional reforms.
Madras High Court upholds arbitral award against MediaOne, ruling the guarantor cannot retract its guarantee deed in a film distribution dispute.
Madras High Court directs temple to light Karthigai Deepam at the Deepathoon on Thirupparankundram Hill, restoring the traditional lamp-lighting practice.
Madras High Court rules that a permanent injunction can be maintained even if the declaratory relief is time-barred, holding that limitation bars remedy, not rights.
Madras High Court strikes down open-ended bail condition in electropathy college fraud case, holding indefinite fund deposits cannot be tied to bail.
Madras High Court rules police cannot treat SC/ST complaints as civil disputes and must register FIRs immediately under Section 18-A without preliminary enquiry.
Mutual divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act is valid when marriage is performed with Hindu rites, the Madras High Court rules, even if the wife was Muslim by birth.
Madras High Court rules that Superintendents of Police cannot be held liable for Investigating Officers’ delay in filing chargesheets or closure reports.
Madras High Court overturns patent rejection, holding that computer-related inventions with technical contribution are not excluded under Section 3(k).
Madras HC rejects grandfather’s plea seeking maintenance from a remarried mother, holding the natural guardian father is alive, capable and responsible for the child.
Madras High Court refers issue of caste certificate verification after retirement to larger bench amid conflicting rulings on post-retirement inquiries.
Madras HC asks Centre to explain exclusion of transgender persons from adoption under CARA Guidelines despite Transgender Rights Act, 2019.
Ranveer Singh’s Dhurandhar fails to secure release approval in six GCC countries amid concerns over politically sensitive content.
14 December, 2025 12:40 AM
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