India - High Court of Madras

Madras High Court Orders Detailed Survey On Advocates Facing Criminal Charges Across The State

MadrasHigh CourtOrders Detailed Survey On Advocates Facing Criminal Charges Across The StateTheMadrasHigh Courthas initiated a significant regulatory review into the legal profession, mandating a comprehensive survey targeting the prevalence ofcriminal litigationamong practicing lawyers. Pres...

29 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Madras

Recalling Child Victims in POCSO Cases Violates Right to Life, Holds Madras High Court

Recalling Child Victims in POCSO Cases ViolatesRight to Life, Holds Madras High CourtIn a significant ruling underscoring the rights of child victims of sexual offences, theHigh Court of Judicature at Madrashas held that a child cannot be repeatedly summoned to court and made to relive the tr...

21 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Madras

Madras High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against Youth for Recklessly Replying to Police Patrol Query

Madras High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against Youth for Recklessly Replying to Police Patrol QueryIn a significant order that underscores the limits of criminal prosecution arising from casual altercations with police, theMadras High Courthasquasheda criminal case against a21-year-old aeron...

20 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Madras

Right to Identity: Madras High Court Permits Inclusion of Foster Parents' Names on Birth Certificate

More Than Paperwork: Madras High Court Upholds the Right to Identity in Foster Care CaseIn a progressive ruling that bridges the gap between rigid bureaucracy and human dignity, the Madras High Court has intervened to protect a young student's right to define her own familial identity. Justic...

27 Mar 2026

India - High Court of Madras

Illegal Import of Municipal Waste is Waste Colonialism: Madras High Court

Illegal Importof Municipal Waste isWaste Colonialism:Madras High CourtIn a landmark judgment that addresses the environmental security of India, theMadurai Bench of theMadras High Courthas declared theillegal importof municipal solid waste disguised as "waste paper" to be a direct affront to ...

07 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Andhra Pradesh

High Court of Andhra Pradesh Strikes Down Arbitrary Land Classification Under Section 22-A of Registration Act

Honouring Service: Andhra High Court Rules in Favour of Soldier Over Disputed Land Assignment In a significant ruling protecting the rights of military personnel, the High Court of Andhra Pradesh has directed the removal of land assigned to an ex-serviceman from the prohibited ...

14 Nov 2025

India - High Court of Madras

Separatist Talk Is Not Sedition: Madras High Court

Separatist Talk Is Not Sedition:Madras High CourtIn a significant ruling that underscores the evolution oflegal interpretationregardingfree speech, theMadras High Courthasquashedsedition chargesagainst two publishers, Keera @ Moorthi and Thamil Bala. Thepetition, filed underSection 528 of the...

04 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Allahabad

Section 362 CrPC Does Not Bar Modification of Bail Conditions: Allahabad High Court

Section 362 CrPC Does Not Bar Modification of Bail Conditions: Allahabad High CourtThe Allahabad High Court has delivered a landmark ruling clarifying that the statutory bar under Section 362 of the Code of Criminal Proced...

03 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Madras

Madras HC Awards Compensation for Sewer Death, Criticizes Dismissal of Labour Welfare Claims

A Life Lost to Manual Scavenging: Madras HC Ensures Justice The Madras High Court has intervened in a tragic, two-decade-long legal battle, setting aside a local labour authority's dismissal of a claim filed by the family of a manual scavenger who died on duty. J...

17 Dec 2024

India - High Court of Madras

Nationality Does Not Dictate Faith: Madras High Court Rules Converts Cannot Be Denied Temple Entry in W.P.(MD) No.15422 of 2026

Nationality Does Not Dictate Faith:Madras High CourtRules Converts Cannot Be Denied Temple Entry in W.P.(MD) No.15422 of2026In a landmark decision upholding the inclusive nature of the Hindu faith, theMadurai Bench of theMadras High Courthas ruled that an individual cannot be barred from ente...

01 Jul 2026