The Madras High Court has set aside the conviction of an accused under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act (POCSO Act), noting that young boys often end up facing legal consequences even when the relationship between the teenagers is consensual. POCSO Act being misused by parents According to the Madras High Court, parents…
Kerala High Court judge Justice Sushruta Arvind Dharmadhikari has been appointed Chief Justice of Madras High Court. On the recommendation of the collegium, on Thursday (March 5, 2026), the government approved his name for Chief Justice. Union Minister of State for Law and Justice (Independent Charge) Arjun Ram Meghwal has made a post regarding this…
‘The Kerala Story 2’ remains in the news. The film was released on 28 February. The film has been directed by Kamakhya Narayan. Vipul Amritlal Shah has produced the film. Now Madras High Court has banned Internet service providers and cable TV operators from illegal broadcasting of the film. Ban on illegal broadcasting According to…
Madras High Court has directed Tamil Nadu’s anti-corruption agency DVAC to register a criminal case against state Municipal Administration and Water Supply Minister KN Nehru. This order has been given on the basis of information sent by ED, in which there are allegations of running a big racket of bribery in transfer-posting and commission in…
Madras High Court has directed cricketer MS Dhoni to pay Rs 10 lakh. Actually, he had filed a defamation case against retired IPS officer G Sampathkumar. Dhoni will have to pay Rs 10 lakh for translation and transcription of the contents of a CD related to the same case. Justice RN Manjula has given this…
The Madras High Court has directed former Indian cricket team and former Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni to pay ₹10 lakh towards translation of contents related to a defamation suit he had filed against retired IPS officer G Sampathkumar, wherein he sought ₹100 crore as damages for allegedly linking him to the 2013 IPL…
Actor-turned-politician Vijay Thalapathi has suffered another big shock. Madras High Court rejected his petition on Friday (6 February). The actor had challenged the order of the Income Tax Department, in which a fine of Rs 1.5 crore was imposed on him. The single bench of Justice Senthilkumar Ramamurthy gave this decision. Why was Vijay Thalapathi…
The Madras High Court on Friday dismissed a writ petition filed by TVK chief Vijay, who had challenged an Income Tax Department order directing him to pay a ₹1.50 crore penalty for allegedly failing to disclose his full income for 2015-16, PTI reported. Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy, while rejecting Vijay’s petition, stated that the penalty order…
The Supreme Court has taken seriously the protests taking place in Tamil Nadu targeting a judge of the Madras High Court. The Supreme Court has sought answers from top officials of the state on the matter. It has been told in the petition that after a decision of High Court judge Justice GR Swaminathan, open…
The Madras High Court on Tuesday allowed an appeal filed by the CBFC against a single-judge order that had granted a ‘UA’ certificate to Jana Nayagan, starring TVK chief Vijay, according to news agency. ANI. The Division Bench noted that the CBFC should have been given time to file a counter-affidavit and, on that basis,…
