Madras High Court
Madras High Court Quashes Rs. 20 Lakh Penalty on Customs Broker in Prohibited Meat Export Case
Court holds that mere filing of shipping bills and arranging containers does not prove abetment without material showing...
Madras High Court Quashes Search Assessments for Several Years, Holds TOLA Cannot Be Used to Stretch Limitation After Court Stay Exclusions
Court rules that limitation under Section 153B of the Income-tax Act must first be computed with all statutory exclusion...
Madras High Court Upholds Life Term for Stepfather Convicted of Aggravated Sexual Assault on 10-Year-Old Girl
Court says absence of injuries or spermatozoa cannot override consistent testimony of child victim and eye-witness; stat...
Madras High Court Quashes Hate Speech Case Against Former IPS Officer Annamalai K.
Court holds that a political speech referring to a historical incident did not show intent to promote enmity or disturb ...
Madras High Court restrains media, digital platforms from circulating videos in child sexual abuse case
Court says freedom of press cannot extend to media trial; directs removal of existing content and weekly police press re...
Madras High Court Allows Representation for Return of Seized Gold Jewellery Carried by Saudi Arabia Returnees
Court says mother and minor child may seek release of jewellery seized for excess carriage; customs authority to decide,...
Madras High Court Rejects Husband’s Divorce Plea, Upholds Wife’s Right to Resume Married Life
Court says ordinary matrimonial discord, family friction and separate residence while husband worked abroad did not amou...
Madras High Court Upholds Dismissal of Prison Warden for Supplying Ganja to Inmates
Court says warden’s conduct in visiting a convict’s house, consuming liquor, receiving money via G-Pay and allegedly pas...
Madras HC restrains media from releasing videos related to ‘child abuse’ by Veeramani
In its suit, the DMK, represented by its general secretary Duraimurugan, also sought a direction to Nirmal Kumar, Aadhav...
Madras High Court Rejects Plea to Penalise MLAs Who Resign and Recontest
Court says it cannot direct Election Commission or Legislature to create a new “Election Expenditure Security” or impose...
Madras High Court Dismisses Sisters’ Partition Claim, Citing Ouster, Unproved Will and Non-Impleading of Necessary Parties
Court holds that plaintiffs failed to establish joint possession, could not prove the father’s Will under Section 68 of ...
Madras High Court Allows IVF Treatment for Foreign Couple Despite Wife Crossing ART Age Limit by 18 Days
Court says strict application of the 50-year upper age bar under the Assisted Reproductive Technology Act would operate ...
Madras High Court Dismisses Challenge to Tamil Nadu Assembly’s Mekedatu Resolution
Court holds that dispute over inclusion of tribunal clause was an internal procedural matter barred from judicial review...
Madras High Court Upholds Trial in Disproportionate Assets Case Against Former Minister, Wife and Son
Court says cognisance is of the offence, not the section; transfer to Principal District Judge valid, no fresh sanction ...
Madras High Court Dismisses Trademark Infringement Suit by Ashique Exports Pvt. Ltd. Against Koyenco Soaps Pvt. Ltd.
Court Holds “Dr. WASH” Mark Generic and Finds No Deceptive Similarity with “Dr. Bright”; Rectification Petition Also Rej...
Madras High Court Rejects Application to Modify Interim Attachment of Trade Receivables in Execution of Foreign Arbitral Award
Court holds vague undertakings and nondisclosure of fund sources as lack of bona fides; insists on strict enforcement of...
'Allegation of defamation levelled by Aadhav Arjuna unfounded,' Stalin tells Madras High Court
Though he was the head of the party and he exercises administrative control over the office bearers of various wings of ...
Madras High Court Grants Leave to File Defamation Suit Over Social Media Publication Affecting Local Business
Court permits GRB Dairy Foods to sue Sri Lakshmi Industries on original side, recognizing jurisdiction based on part cau...
Madras High Court Sets Aside Order Denying Scheduled Caste Certificate to Re-converted Hindu; Directs Fresh Hearing
Court emphasizes genuine re-conversion and acceptance by caste community as crucial for entitlement; rejects reliance on...
Madras High Court Rules Provisional Attachment of Bank Accounts Under Customs Act Cannot Exceed 12 Months
Court directs immediate defreezing of M/s. Dhruv Jewellers' bank account, emphasizing statutory limit on attachment peri...
Madras High Court Upholds Release of Documents Despite Delay in Stamp Duty Payment; Interest Demand Barred
Court rules that lack of communication of deficit stamp duty order and delay in demand extinguish claim for interest, di...
Madras High Court Sets Aside Appellate Orders on Classification of Air and Oil Filters, Orders Reconsideration
Court finds appellate authority erred by relying solely on `sole or principal use' test, ignoring Supreme Court preceden...
Madras High Court Upholds Dealer's Eligibility for Composition Scheme Under Tamil Nadu VAT Act Despite Procedural Delays
Court Rules That Revised Returns Filed Beyond Six-Month Limit Cannot Override Substantive Statutory Benefits Where Turno...
Madras High Court Grants Bail to Accused in NDPS Case Due to Violation of Constitutional Rights
Non-compliance with Article 22(1) of Constitution in arrest procedure vitiates custody; statutory bail restrictions unde...
Madras High Court Dismisses PIL on Alleged Idol Theft, Emphasizes Adherence to BNSS 2023 Complaint Procedure
Court directs petitioner to follow prescribed legal channels under Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for complain...
Madras High Court Rules Deficit Stamp Duty Demand Barred After Three Years From Registration Date
Division Bench Upholds Limitation Period Under Section 33-A of Indian Stamp Act, 1899, Dismissing Revenue Department's A...
Madras High Court Directs Arbitration in Copyright Infringement Dispute Between Eros Technologies and Ayngaran International
Court Upholds Arbitration Clause in Assignment Agreement, Dismissing Plaintiff's Injunction Plea, Emphasizing Arbitratio...
Madras High Court Upholds Blocking of Electronic Credit Ledger as Valid Recovery Measure Under GST Law
Court Rules That Negative Blocking of Credit Ledger Is Permissible Under Section 79 of GST Act, Allowing Recovery Post-L...
Madras High Court Upholds Scrutiny of Scheduled Tribe Certificate Post-Retirement, Dismisses Pension Claim in Fraud Case
Court Rules Verification of Community Certificates Issued Before 1995 Permissible; Fraudulent Claims of Scheduled Tribe ...
Madras High Court Sets Aside Rs. 75,000 Monthly Maintenance Award to Senior Citizen Father from Son
Court holds mere moral neglect insufficient under Section 125 Cr.P.C. for maintenance claim; finds father not destitute ...
Madras High Court Rejects Election Petition Challenging Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Result for Lack of Triable Issues
Court Strikes Off Vague and Unsubstantiated Allegations of Irregularities in Nomination, Polling, Postal Ballots, Counti...
Madras High Court Acquits Bus Driver in Fatal Accident, Emphasizes Need for Clear Proof of Rashness
Conviction under Sections 279 and 304A IPC Set Aside; Court Rules Mere High Speed Does Not Constitute Rash or Negligent ...
Madras High Court Dismisses Election Petition Over Defective Notary Attestation Due to Lack of Material Facts
Court Emphasizes Need for Concise Statement of Material Facts Under Section 100(1)(d)(iv) of Representation of the Peopl...
Madras High Court Upholds Refund Claim of Madras Club Partially, Emphasizes Doctrine of Unjust Enrichment in Service Tax Refunds
Court directs refund of Rs. 6.41 lakh with interest to Madras Club after finding partial tax burden passed on to members...
Madras High Court Rules Against Suo Motu Dismissal of Execution Petitions Over Unilateral Arbitrator Appointment
Executing Courts Must Execute Arbitral Awards Unless Challenged Under Section 34 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 19...
Madras High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Woman Accused of Bigamy, Citing Lack of Prima Facie Evidence of Knowledge
Court observes that under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, only the spouse with a subsisting marriage is liable under Sect...