India - High Court of Allahabad

Justice Varma Resigns Amid Impeachment Over Cash Haul

Justice Varma Resigns Amid Impeachment Over Cash HaulIn a stunning development that underscores the high stakes of judicial accountability in India, Justice Yashwant Varma, a judge of theAllahabad High Court, has tendered his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu with immediate effect. The ...

10 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Madras

Temporary Absence for Disability Care Doesn't Bar Nativity Certificate; Mandates Reasonable Accommodation Assessment: Madras High Court

Disabled Engineer's Fight Against Bureaucratic Insensitivity Wins Big at Madras High CourtIn a landmark ruling emphasizing sensitivity towards persons with disabilities (PwD), the Madras High Court has directed the Puducherry administration to issue a nativity certificate to E. Hariharan, a p...

12 Mar 2026

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Justice Dharmadhikari Sworn In as 55th Madras HC Chief Justice

Justice Dharmadhikari Sworn In as 55th Chief Justice of Madras High CourtIn a momentous ceremony onMarch 6, 2026, at Chennai's Lok Bhavan, Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari was sworn in as the 55th Chief Justice of theMadras High Court, one of India's oldest and most venerab...

07 Mar 2026

India - High Court of Madras

Shrivastava Highlights Bench-Bar Partnership in Farewell Speech

Shrivastava Highlights Bench-Bar Partnership in Farewell SpeechIn a poignant farewell address marking the end of his tenure as Chief Justice of theMadras High Court, Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava emphasized the indispensable partnership between the bench and the bar as the cornerstone of...

06 Mar 2026

India - High Court of Madras

Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari Sworn In as 55th Madras HC Chief Justice

Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari Sworn In as 55th Chief Justice ofMadras High CourtChennai,March 6, 2026– In a solemn ceremony at Raj Bhavan (Lok Bhavan) in Chennai, Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari was administered the oath of office as the 55th Chief Justice of theMadras High Courtb...

06 Mar 2026

India - High Court of Madras

Court Cannot Substitute Executive Policy Or Expand Welfare Scheme To Minimum Wage Earners: Madras High Court

Madras HC Draws Firm Line: No Judicial Rewrite of Welfare PoliciesIn a decisive ruling, theMadras High Courthas struck down a single judge's attempt to broaden a discontinued state marriage assistance scheme to all minimum wage earners, emphasizing that courts cannot step into the executive's...

05 Mar 2026

India - High Court of Madras

Inordinate Govt Delays in Appeals Not Condonable Without Sufficient Cause: Madras HC Dismisses 1421-Day Plea by Chennai Corporation

Madras HC Cracks Down on Bureaucratic Sloth: RejectsChennai Corporation's 1421-Day Delay in Landmark RebukeIn a stern reprimand to governmental foot-dragging, theMadras High Court, led by Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G. Arul Murugan, dismissed a plea byChennai Corporat...

04 Mar 2026

India - High Court of Madras

Reg 51 Post Office Regulations Not Ultra Vires; Deliver Mail to Deceased's Legal Heirs: Madras HC

Post for the Departed? Madras HC Says Hand It to the FamilyIn a pragmatic ruling that blends legal scrutiny with real-world relief, theMadras High Courthas upheld the validity ofRegulation 51 of thePost Office Regulations, 2024, while issuing clear directions to postal authorities: mail addre...

04 Mar 2026

India - Supreme Court

SC Collegium Recommends Justice Lisa Gill as AP HC Chief Justice

SC Collegium Recommends Justice Lisa Gill as AP HC Chief Justice, Unveils Advance Transfer PolicyIn a significant development for India's judicial landscape, the Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of Justice Lisa Gill, currently a judge at the Punjab and Haryana High Cour...

28 Feb 2026

India - High Court of Madras

Madras HC Orders CBI Probe into Fake NOC Racket for Petrol Outlet Licenses: State Investigation Deemed Biased and Incomplete

Madras High CourtBlows Lid Off Fake NOC Petrol Pump Scam, Hands Probe to CBIIn a scathing indictment of a state police investigation gone awry, theMadras High Courthas ordered theCentral Bureau of Investigation (CBI)to take over the probe into a sprawling racket peddling forged No Objection C...

27 Feb 2026