India - High Court of Madras

Madras High Court Upholds Traditional Festival Amusement Activities Rejecting Petition Against Organized Annual Event

Madras High CourtUpholds Traditional Festival Amusement Activities Rejecting Petition Against Organized Annual EventTheMadurai Bench of theMadras High Courthas dismissed a petition seeking to halt amusement rides during the traditional Aadi Thabasu festival in Tenkasi. Presided over by Justic...

30 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Calcutta

Calcutta HC Permits TMC Martyrs’ Day Rally at Alternated Venue

Calcutta HC Permits TMC Martyrs’ Day Rally at Alternated VenueIn a significant judicial intervention addressing the balance between political expression and the sanctity ofpublic order, theCalcutta High Courthas issued a directive permitting theAll India Trinamool Congress(TMC) to conduct its...

15 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Calcutta

TMC Challenges Rally Ban Before Calcutta High Court

TMC Challenges Rally Ban BeforeCalcutta High CourtThe Mamata Banerjee-ledTrinamool Congress (TMC)has formally approached theCalcutta High Courtto challenge the refusal by theKolkata Policeto grant permission for their annual 'Martyrs' Day' rally. The event, scheduled forJuly 21, faces a signi...

13 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Madras

Madras High Court Closes Quashing Petition Following Removal of Accused's Name in Final Report: Crime No.209 of 2022

Madras High Court Closes Quashing Petition Following Name Exclusion in FIR InvestigationIn a significant procedural development at the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, the court officially disposed of a criminal original petition filed by a petitioner seeking the quashing of an FIR. Th...

18 Feb 2026

India - High Court of Madras

Madras HC Overturns Acquittal in Explosives Case: Crl.A(MD)No.475 of 2019

Madras HC Overturns Acquittal in Explosives Case: Crl.A(MD)No.475 of 2019The Madras High Court has issued a significant judgment inThe State v. Mohammed Hanifa @ Tenkasi Hanifa, overturning an acquittal granted by the Principal Sessions Court, Dindigul. The division bench, comprising Justices...

23 Oct 2025

India - High Court of Madras

Minor Procedural Lapses Cannot Override Substantive Evidence in Criminal Trials: Madras High Court

Madras HC: Minor Procedural Gaps No Grounds to Toss Out Serious Terror ProsecutionIn a significant ruling, the Madras High Court has overturned the acquittal of an accused individual charged with attempted murder and possession of explosives, reaffirming that minor procedural irregularities—w...

23 Oct 2025

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Morphed Obscene Image Of Woman Is Not Harmless Digital Prank: Madras HC

It definitely cannot be taken lightly ever by anyone that none other than the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court in a most landmark, learned, laudable, logical and latest judgment titled R Ramesh Kumar Vs. SP in W.P.Crl.(MD).No.2027 of 2026 that was pronounced just recently on 08.06.2026 ...

05 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Delhi High Court Orders CARA To Issue NOC For HAMA Adoptions

Delhi High CourtOrders CARA To Issue NOC For HAMA AdoptionsIn a significant ruling forOverseas Citizens of India (OCI), theDelhi High Courthas directed theCentral Adoption Resource Authority (CARA)to issue aNo Objection Certificate (NOC)for a child adopted under theHindu Adoptions and Mainten...

02 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Madras

Temple Caste Exclusion Is Unconstitutional: Madras High Court

Temple Caste Exclusion Is Unconstitutional:Madras High CourtIn a significant judicial intervention addressing the intersection of local customs and constitutional mandates, theMadurai Bench of theMadras High Courthas declared that caste-based exclusion in public religious institutions cannot ...

02 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Madras

Morphed Images Are Calculated Assaults on Privacy: Madras HC

Morphed Images Are Calculated Assaults on Privacy: Madras HCIn a significant ruling aimed at curbing the growing menace of digital harassment, theMadurai Bench of theMadrasHigh Courthas declared that the morphing of a woman’s photograph and its subsequent circulation on social media is"not a ...

01 Jul 2026