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 Madras

Madras High Court Directs Daughter To Shift Floors For Care Of Elderly Parents Today

Madras High CourtDirects Daughter To Shift Floors For Care Of Elderly Parents TodayTheMadurai Benchof theMadras High Courthas issued a significant ruling addressing the balance between familial cohabitation and the welfare needs of senior citizens. Justice M. Dhandapani upheld an order from t...

30 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Madras

Madras High Court Orders Accelerated Trials For All Pending Rape And POCSO Court Cases

Madras High CourtOrders Accelerated Trials For All Pending Rape And POCSO Court CasesIn a landmark decision, theHigh Court of Judicature at Madrashas issued a comprehensive suite of directives to fast-track the trial process for sexual offences against women and children in Tamil Nadu. The di...

30 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Delhi High Court Rules Mother Abetted POCSO Crime Through Intentional Aid By Illegal Omission

Delhi High Court Rules Mother Abetted POCSO Crime ThroughIntentional AidByIllegal OmissionTheHigh Court of Delhihas delivered a landmark ruling asserting that a parent’s failure to protect their child from sexual abuse can be categorized as "intentional aid" under the law. The judgment by Hon...

30 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Madras

Madras High Court Declares Thamirabarani River A Legal Person To Prevent Environmental Pollution Hazards

Madras High Court Declares Thamirabarani River A Legal Person To Prevent Environmental Pollution HazardsIn a landmark judicial development, theMadras High Courthas formally recognized the Thamirabarani river as a "legal person." This decision, delivered by a Bench comprising Justice GR Swamin...

30 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Madras

Madras High Court Dismisses Appeals and Sets Standards for Medical Records in Murder Trials

Madras High CourtDismisses Appeals and Sets Standards for Medical Records in Murder TrialsTheMadurai Bench of theMadras High Courthas upheld theconvictionof two individuals for the brutal murder of a Village Administrative Officer (VAO). Justices N. Anand Venkatesh and K.K. Ramakrishnan deliv...

30 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Madras

Madras High Court Quashes FERA Penalty on Export Proceeds: Upholds Legitimate Write-Offs for Minimal Shortfalls

Madras High Court Quashes FERA Penalty on Export Proceeds: Upholds Legitimate Write-Offs In a significant relief for textile exporters, theMadras High Courthas quashed penalty orders passed under the now-repealed Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA), 1973. The Court ruled that exporters who...

26 Sep 2025

India - High Court of Madras

Manipulation of Employment Seniority Records for Favoritism Unconstitutional: Madras High Court

Breaking the Cycle of Favoritism: Madras High Court Intervenes in Employment Seniority Dispute In a stinging rebuke to administrative malpractice, theMadras High Courthas invalidated an order rejecting the appointment of a B.T. Assistant candidate, citing deliberate manipulation of employment...

26 Sep 2025

India - High Court of Madras

Mere Claim of Poverty Insufficient to Grant 'Indigent Person' Status: Madras High Court on CPC Order XXXIII

When "Poverty" Fails: Madras High Court Sets Benchmarks for Indigent Status Claims In a significant ruling aimed at preventing the misuse of legal aid provisions, the Madras High Court has clarified the stringent financial thresholds required to attain the status...

25 Sep 2025

India - High Court of Madras

Borrower of Vehicle Cannot Claim Compensation Under Section 163-A for Own Negligence: Madras High Court

Borrower Cannot Claim Compensation Under Section 163 -A for Own Negligence: Madras High Court In a significant ruling addressing the scope of liability under the Motor Vehicles Act, theMadras High Court,Madurai Bench, has clarified that a person who borrows a vehicle and subsequently causes a...

24 Sep 2025