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Thursday, November 6, 2025
TopicMadras High Court

Topic: Madras High Court

SC appoints adjudicator for Tamil Nadu MLA disqualification case

The order came after 17 of 18 MLAs disqualified moved the Supreme Court against the adjudicator appointed by Madras HC.

Madras HC directs TN govt to remove solar fences in reserve forest areas

PIL alleges fences put up by encroachers in Erode, Coimbatore districts, says cultivation being carried out by wealthy farmers.

ADMK cheers Madras HC split verdict on 18 disqualified MLAs — for now

Verdict buys Tamil Nadu chief minister Palaniswami  time, ruling out by-elections and a floor test till case is heard afresh.

Palaniswami govt gets a breather after split verdict on disqualification of 18 AIADMK MLAs

The High Court verdict has come as a sign of relief to K.Palaniswami's government as there is no threat to its stability. Chennai: In a relief...

‘Tu jaanta nehin mera baap kaun hain’ and India’s anxiety about the father

Voter card and Aadhaar print only the father's name. Mother’s name is not mentioned. On the passport, father’s name is clubbed with ‘legal guardian’, and is placed above mother’s.

CJI Misra lost confidence of his colleagues, it’s a failure of his leadership: Arun Shourie

Former union minister says impeachment is not the answer to handle errant judges; suggests overhaul in appointment and removal of judges.

Justice Markandey Katju on why shoving corruption by judges under the carpet won’t help

In this excerpt from his book Whither Indian Judiciary, Justice Katju talks about his disclosures about the Madras HC corruption, the true facts and what happened.

Make breastfeeding mandatory: Madras High Court tells Modi govt

The court sent questionnaire to Centre, asking why it should not be the right of a newborn child to be breastfed for at least six months after birth.

Former Madras HC judge seeks ‘one rank, one pension’ in judiciary, moves SC

Justice M. Vijayaraghavan (retd) argues that high court judges promoted from lower courts get lesser pension than judges who previously served as advocates.

Vande Mataram: Headline-grabbing orders not new for Madras HC judge Muralidaran

Muralidaran, 54, has also made news with his orders on NEET, cattle slaughter and farm loan waiver and beat the SC on the national song. Apurva Vishwanath

On Camera

Indians have a complicated relationship with Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani’s politics feels unusual compared to India’s current climate. He unapologetically foregrounds Muslim identity at a time when doing so in India invites scrutiny.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.