Madras High Court News & Updates
Madras High Court dismisses PIL seeking SMS vote confirmation, holds courts cannot direct policy changes once election process has commenced.
Read Full ArticleMadras High Court grants bail to man accused of sharing intimate photos of ex-girlfriend with her prospective groom, leading to cancellation of marriage.
Madras HC slams Tamil Nadu over politically motivated law officer appointments, warns merit-blind selections compromise justice and harm litigants.
Madras HC grants divorce, holds wife’s post-petition DV complaint amounts to fresh cruelty; condonation cannot bar relief.
Madras HC rules habeas corpus cannot compel wife’s return; directs police to trace missing minor children and produce them before Magistrate.
Madras HC slams Tamil Nadu govt for allotting ecologically fragile sand dunes to a school, quashes order, and directs fresh land identification.
Madras HC rules forest rights require continuous residence and livelihood dependence; rejects claims over 291.60 acres for lack of proof.
Madras High Court acquits woman in husband’s murder case, holding Section 106 of the Evidence Act cannot substitute the prosecution’s primary burden of proof.
Madras High Court finds wilful contempt by officials for failing to recover 507 acres of temple land, remarking that a deity may not vote but the Constitution must protect its rights.
Madras HC Justice G.R. Swaminathan’s remarks on non-believers spark nationwide debate as impeachment motion and judicial conduct concerns resurface.
Madras High Court upholds EPF liability on beedi company, holding beedi rollers engaged through intermediaries are employees entitled to PF benefits.
Madras High Court bars caste suffixes in temple festival invitations, says caste exists only in minds; directs names be printed without caste tags.
Madras High Court upholds life sentence of church pastor convicted under POCSO for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl with intellectual disability.
Madras High Court directs MS Dhoni to pay ₹10 lakh for transcription and translation of CDs in his defamation suit against Zee Media.
Madras High Court rules that Places of Worship Act, 1991 does not protect temples built on encroached government land; eviction upheld in Ramanathapuram case.
Delhi HC hears Arvind Kejriwal’s plea seeking recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in excise policy case, alleging apprehension of bias.
14 April, 2026 02:19 PM
Supreme Court holds consent in divorce settlement cannot be withdrawn after compliance, quashes DV case, and dissolves marriage under Article 142.
14 April, 2026 06:23 PM
Supreme Court to hear plea challenging Punjab & Haryana HC’s senior designation process, alleging lack of transparency, fairness, and procedural irregularities.
14 April, 2026 01:39 PM
Delhi High Court directs strict enforcement of Supreme Court bail guidelines for undertrials, stressing release after serving one-third sentence under BNSS Section 479.
14 April, 2026 05:44 PM
Supreme Court refuses to quash FIR against Lalu Yadav in land-for-jobs case; allows Section 17A objections at trial, grants relief on appearance.
14 April, 2026 02:31 PM
Madras High Court dismisses PIL seeking SMS vote confirmation, holds courts cannot direct policy changes once election process has commenced.
14 April, 2026 06:54 PM
![Madras HC Grants Bail to Man Who Showed Intimate Pictures of Former Girlfriend to Her Prospective Husband, Causing Her Marriage to Fall Through [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2026/04/lj_1646_Madras_HC_Grants_Bail_to.webp)
![“Appointing Poster-Pasting Politicians as Public Prosecutors Compromises Justice”: Madras HC Slams Tamil Nadu Govt Over Merit-Blind Law Officer Appointments [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2026/04/lj_5468_Appointing_Poster_Pasting_Politicians.webp)
![Wife’s Domestic Violence Complaint Filed After Divorce Petition Amounts to Fresh Cruelty; Condonation Cannot Bar Relief: Madras HC [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2026/03/lj_7941_Wifes_Domestic_Violence.webp)
![Madras HC Holds That Habeas Corpus Petition Cannot Be Used to Compel Wife to Return to Matrimonial Home [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2026/03/lj_7306_Madras_HC_Holds_That.webp)
![“He Worships An Invisible God And Destroys A Visible Nature”: Madras HC Slams Tamil Nadu Government For Allotting Ecologically Fragile Sand Dunes To School [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2026/03/lj_9887_He_Worships_An_Invisible.webp)
![Continuous Residence and Bona Fide Livelihood Dependence on the Forest Are Essential Conditions to Claim Rights Under Forest Rights Act, 2006: Madras HC [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2026/03/lj_7074_Continuous_Residence_and.webp)
![Madras HC Acquits Woman in Husband’s Murder Case; Says Section 106 Evidence Act Cannot Replace Prosecution’s Burden of Proof [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2026/03/lj_8071_Madras_HC_Acquits.webp)
![“Deity May Not Vote, But Constitution Speaks”: Madras HC Finds Wilful Contempt Over Delay in Recovering 507 Acres of Temple Land [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2026/03/lj_3171_Deity_May_Not_Vote.webp)
![Madras HC Upholds EPF Liability On Beedi Company For Workers Engaged Through Intermediary [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2026/02/lj_3593_Madras_HC_Upholds_EPF.webp)
![“Caste Exists Only in the Minds of People”: Madras HC Bars Caste Suffixes in Temple Festival Invitations [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2026/02/lj_1997_Caste_Exists_Only_in_the_Minds.webp)
![Madras HC Upholds Life Sentence for Church Pastor Convicted of Sexual Assault on Minor with Disability [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2026/02/lj_4304_Madras_HC_Upholds_Life_Sentence.webp)
![Madras HC Directs MS Dhoni to Pay ₹10 Lakh for Transcription of CDs in Defamation Suit [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2026/02/lj_6738_Madras_HC_Directs_MS_Dhoni.webp)
![Places of Worship Act Does Not Protect Illegal Encroachments on Government Land: Madras HC [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2026/02/lj_6253_Places_of_Worship_Act.webp)
