Madras High Court
High court in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu
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The High Court of Judicature at Madras is a High Court located in Chennai, India. It has appellate jurisdiction over the state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry. It is one of the oldest high courts of India along with Calcutta High Court in Kolkata and Bombay High Court in Mumbai. The Madras High Court is one of four charter high courts of colonial India established in the four Presidency Towns of Madras, Bombay, Allahabad and Calcutta by letters patent granted by Queen Victoria, dated 26 June 1862. It exercises original jurisdiction over the city of Chennai, as well as extraordinary original jurisdiction, civil and criminal, under the letters patent and special original jurisdiction for the issue of writs under the Constitution of India. Covering 107 acres, the court complex is one of the largest in the world, second only to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. The four-storey administrative building serves hundreds of litigants every day.
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Supreme Court slams TN for suspending ADGP, says it's demoralisingThe Supreme Court questioned the Tamil Nadu government's decision to suspend ADGP H M Jayaram after the Madras HC ordered his arrest in an abduction case, seeking justification for the suspension..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Kidnapping case: SC calls Madras HC order to arrest ADGP 'shocking'; pulls up Tamil Nadu govt over suspensionThe Supreme Court criticized the Madras High Court's order to arrest ADGP H M Jayaram in a kidnapping case, deeming it "shocking and demoralising." The court questioned the Tamil Nadu government about..IndiaTimes - Published | |
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SC: HCs cannot suo motu enhance sentence of convictThe Supreme Court has declared that high courts cannot increase a convict's punishment during an appeal against their conviction. This ruling came in a case where a man, initially convicted of house..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Madras High Court stays suspension of student over 'Free Palestine' graffitiMadras High Court has put a hold on the suspension of a Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development student who was penalized for painting 'Jai Bhim' and 'Free Palestine' graffiti in his..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Madras HC stays provision enabling Tamil Nadu government to appoint vice chancellorsThe Madras high court has temporarily halted a provision allowing the Tamil Nadu government to appoint vice chancellors in state universities, despite the government's opposition. This stay stems from..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Madras HC stays NEET-2025 results over power cut rowMadras High Court has put a hold on the NEET-2025 results. This follows petitions from 13 candidates. They claim a power cut at an Avadi exam center near Chennai disrupted their test. Justice V..IndiaTimes - Published | |
3rd Tamil Nadu minister to face graft trial after HC nixes discharge orderI Periyasamy, Tamil Nadu's rural development minister, will face trial in a disproportionate assets case after the Madras High Court overturned a Dindigul court's discharge order. The court directed..IndiaTimes - Published | |
'File FIR against DMK minister or face contempt': Madras HC warns Tamil Nadu police over K Ponmudy's objectionable remarks on womenThe Madras high court has cautioned the Tamil Nadu Police to file an FIR against DMK minister K Ponmudy for his disrespectful remarks about women, or face contempt charges. This warning follows demands..IndiaTimes - Published | |
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Bar & bench spar over SC 'vexatious litigation' orderSupreme Court reprimands an advocate for filing a 'vexatious litigation' in a criminal case and seeks explanation. Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma issued a contempt notice after..IndiaTimes - Published | 'It's not a threat': Kunal Kamra will be welcomed in 'Shiv Sena style', says party's youth unit leader Rahool KanalYuva Sena's Rahool Kanal states that comedian Kunal Kamra will be welcomed in 'Shiv Sena Style' if he visits Mumbai, despite receiving protection in Tamil Nadu. Kamra was granted interim anticipatory..IndiaTimes - Published |
Anticipatory bail from Madras HC for Kunal KamraIndiaTimes - Published | Joke row: Stand-up comic Kunal Kamra granted anticipatory interim bail by Madras HC over 'gaddar' jibeThe Madras high court granted interim anticipatory bail to stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra after his video mocking Maharashtra deputy CM Eknath Shinde caused outrage. The video, featuring political..IndiaTimes - Published |
Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra moves Madras HC seeking transit anticipatory bail in Eknath Shinde caseA transit anticipatory bail will allow him to seek pre-arrest bail in his home state even if the FIR is lodged somewhere else.DNA - Published | Madras HC restrains Centre from publishing 2025 NIRF rankingIndiaTimes - Published |
Madras HC halts ED proceedings against Tasmacin liquor scamIndiaTimes - Published | Madras High Court: Senior citizens can revoke gifts, settlement deeds if children neglect themDelivering the landmark judgment, the Madras High Court bench comprising of Justices S M Subramaniam and K Rajasekar, dismissed the appeal made by S Mala, the daughter-in-law of the late S Nagalakshmi.DNA - Published |
Madras HC asks journal to remove PM cartoon, Centre to unblock siteThe Madras High Court directed the Union government to unblock Ananda Vikatan's website while mandating the removal of an offensive cartoon featuring PM Narendra Modi. The website was initially blocked..IndiaTimes - Published | PM Modi cartoon row: Madras HC directs Union govt to unblock 'Ananada Vikatan' websiteThe Madras High Court ordered the Union government to restore the Ananda Vikatan website, blocked for publishing a controversial cartoon of PM Modi and President Trump. The central government's action..IndiaTimes - Published |
Supreme Court upholds Madras HC order quashing notice to Isha Foundation over environmental clearanceThe Supreme Court upheld the Madras high court's decision to quash notices against Isha Foundation regarding building construction without prior environmental clearance. The court instructed the..IndiaTimes - Published | Madras HC calls for revamp of medical edu curriculum to tackle 'LGBTQIA+ phobia'IndiaTimes - Published |
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Setback for singer TM Krishna as SC says shouldn't be given MS Subbulakshmi awardThe Supreme Court challenged the Madras High Court's decision to allow the MS Subbulakshmi Award to be given to TM Krishna. Subbulakshmi's grandson argued that using her name for the award violated her..IndiaTimes - Published | 'Defeats social ethos of reservation': Supreme Court upholds Madras HC decision over religious conversionThe Supreme Court rejected a woman's claim for scheduled caste benefits after converting to Christianity and then back to Hinduism. The court deemed her conversion a "fraud on the Constitution,"..IndiaTimes - Published |
Madras HC slams Tamil Nadu, transfers hooch probe to CBIIndiaTimes - Published | Award to TM Krishna can't carry MS Subbulakshmi name: Madras high courtThe Madras HC has stopped the Music Academy from giving singer tm Krishna an award named after M.S. Subbulakshmi. The court agreed with Subbulakshmi's grandson, who argued that Krishna's criticism of..IndiaTimes - Published |
SC forms SIT to probe 'objectively and fairly' Chennai minor's rapeThe Supreme Court has formed a three-member SIT to investigate the sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl in Chennai. The SIT, comprising senior IPS officers, replaces the CBI probe ordered earlier by..IndiaTimes - Published | SC orders SIT for crimes against Tamil Nadu, West Bengal womenThe Supreme Court halted a Madras High Court order to transfer the investigation of a 10-year-old girl's repeated sexual assault to the CBI. Expressing concern over the police's handling of the case,..IndiaTimes - Published |
Trans identity no ground to deny admission: Madras HCIndiaTimes - Published | SC collegium recommends 5 permanent judges for Madras HCThe Supreme Court's three-member Collegium, led by CJI D Y Chandrachud, has recommended five additional judges as permanent judges of the Madras High Court. This includes Justice L C Victoria Gowri,..IndiaTimes - Published |
Who is Justice N Kotiswar Singh, first Supreme Court judge from Manipur?Union Minister of State (I/C) for Law & Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal says, "The President has appointed Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, N Kotiswar Singh and Judge, Madras High..DNA - Published | Tamil Nadu hooch death toll rises to 50, HC pulls up govt for inactionThe death toll in the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy in Tamil Nadu has climbed to 50, prompting political and judicial reactions. The Madras High Court criticized the government's inaction and demanded a..IndiaTimes - Published |
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HC asks how kids wearing school uniform at PM's rally is an offenceThe Madras High Court questioned the basis of a criminal case against Sai Baba Vidhyalayam Middle School for sending students in uniform to a road show attended by PM Narendra Modi. The court..IndiaTimes - Published | Chhattisgarh HC judge transferred to Madras HC, rerouted to Patna HCThe Supreme Court Collegium, led by CJI D Y Chandrachud, which on March 15 proposed transferring Chhattisgarh high court Justice Arvind Singh Chandel to the Madras high court, changed its mind after..IndiaTimes - Published |
Madras HC restrains OPS from using ADMK symbol, flag, letterheadThe Madras high court has barred ousted AIADMK leader O Paneerselvam from using the party's official letterhead, symbol "Two Leaves," and flag. This decision comes in response to a suit and..IndiaTimes - Published | PM Modi to hold roadshow in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore todayPrime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a roadshow here on Monday, days after the Madras High Court approved the event and asked the police to allow it under reasonable conditions. The PM will..IndiaTimes - Published |
‘Tainted’: TN governor nixes Stalin bid to reinduct ex-minister PonmudyTamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi has turned down CM M K Stalin's proposal to reinstate K Ponmudy as a minister. The Governor cited Ponmudy's tainted corruption record as the reason for rejecting the..IndiaTimes - Published | Produce certain documents in Red Sand Mining case: High courtMadras High Court overturned a trial court order to withhold documents requested by V Jayachandran, associated with K Ponmudy, using Section 91 of CrPC in the red sand mining case.IndiaTimes - Published |
