HCMONTHLY CASE LAW ARCHIVE
Read 78 LawLens analyses of Madras High Court judgments published in October 2026, covering key rulings, legal principles and case law.
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The petitioner finance company had lodged a complaint alleging that its staff, in collusion with an appraiser, misappropriated jewels and cash.
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The dispute concerned lands in Survey Nos. 485/1, 490, 492 and 118 at Kanadukathan, part of an estate taken over by the Government under the Tamil Nadu Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1948, on 7...
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The plaintiffs sued for specific performance, alleging that the defendants had agreed to sell property and received ₹5,000 as advance.
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The Management appealed against the order dated 15 December 2021 in W.P.(MD) No. 16583 of 2013.
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The dispute concerned the fourth-schedule property in O.S. No. 204 of 2006.
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The petitioner obtained permission from the village panchayat in 2014 to construct a community hall on land in Survey No. 264/1, Nattarpatti Village.
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The appellants, accused Nos. 1 to 4, appealed under Section 14A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, against the refusal of bail by the First Additional District and Se...
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Muniyammal B, a former Temple employee, obtained an order from the Deputy Commissioner of Labour directing payment of gratuity interest at 10%.
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The employee, a TASMAC Supervisor, was charged with misconduct following an inspection and audit that disclosed irregularities and an alleged shortage of ₹1,80,684.
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The petitioner applied for recruitment as a Grade II Police Constable on 2 April 2019 and completed the selection process. In his verification roll, submitted on 10 September 2019, he stated that he had no criminal an...
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On 22 February 2021, Kuldeep Kamalesh was riding a two-wheeler with two pillion riders when it collided with a car. The two pillion riders, Tonika and Poongodi, died; Kuldeep sustained injuries.
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Aircel Limited and Aircel Cellular Limited filed six writ petitions concerning their income-tax returns for Assessment Year 2008–09.
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The appellants, the deceased’s parents, sought compensation under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, alleging that on 7 March 2006 a bus’s disk ring broke while the deceased was repairing or checking its tyr...
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On 29 December 2013, during a sudden quarrel, the appellant struck Narayanan on the head once with an iron rod.
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The petitioners sought pay and post parity with K.R. Balasubramanian, whom they claimed was their junior and had been allotted to the Finance Unit following a common recruitment.
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The petitioner applied for Tamil Nadu MBBS/BDS Management Quota counselling for 2026–2027, stating Telugu as her mother tongue, but selected “No” for the linguistic-minority category because she had not obtained the p...
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The petitioner, a transport corporation driver, was initially punished on 23 July 2019 by withholding one increment for one year with cumulative effect over an accident alleged to have occurred on 14 May 2018.
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The respondents were retired employees of Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporations, which are companies registered under the Companies Act.
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The appellant challenged the Sub-Registrar’s refusal to register a settlement deed in favour of his wife. The refusal was based on a 2018 communication from the temple’s Executive Officer asserting that the property b...
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The Enforcement Directorate filed a complaint under Section 44(1)(b) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) on 27 March 2025.
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The first respondent’s six containers, carrying 4,050 bags of raw watermelon seeds for onward transhipment to Nepal, arrived at Chennai Port.
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The petitioners filed writ petitions under Article 226 challenging orders of the Intellectual Property Appellate Board concerning revocation of their patents and seeking restoration of the patents to the Register
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The appellant was arrested on 4 June 2026 in Crime No. 60 of 2026, initially registered as a suspicious death case and later altered to include murder under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
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The petitioner, the registered owner of a TVS Raneon motorcycle, sought its interim return after police seized it in Crime No.273 of 2026.
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The dispute concerned Letters of Administration granted to G. Sumathy in respect of a Will dated 13 September 2006 allegedly executed by M. Marimuthu alias Mariappan.
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The appellant applied for MBBS/BDS admission for 2025–2026 under both the Government and Management Quotas.
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The petitioner was prosecuted under Section 276CC of the Income Tax Act, 1961, for not filing her return for Assessment Year 2014–15 by the due date.
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R. Subramanian, an employee of the Puducherry Housing Board, was dismissed on 10 May 2010 and reinstated by an order dated 13 December 2012.
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The petitioner was appointed as an NMR/Helper in the Public Works Department on 26 December 1977 through the Employment Exchange.
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The respondent’s father, a Village Assistant, died in harness on 13 November 1997, when the respondent was about seven years old.
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Pappayammal instituted C.S. No. 1132 of 2009 seeking, among other reliefs, a declaration and vacant possession of the suit property.
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Respondents 1–9 presented I.P. No. 4 of 2016 seeking to have the appellant and respondents 10–14 adjudged insolvent.
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Ramani J. and P. Judith Kalaiselvi filed writ petitions challenging an order dated 24 March 2025 concerning their land and buildings in Survey No. 200, and sought protection against demolition, dispossession, or inter...
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The petitioners presented a second appeal on 24 January 2020, which the Registry returned on 29 January 2020 for curing defects.
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The writ petitioners challenged resolutions under Agenda No. 2 of the National Council for Teacher Education’s 54th meeting, dated 27 April 2022, and a public notice dated 3 May 2022.
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The petitioners, including government employees and teachers, challenged G.O.Ms.No.37 dated 10 March 2020, which discontinued the scheme of advance increments for acquiring higher qualifications, and G.O.Ms.No.95 date...
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The petitioners, who were accused in C.C. No. 481 of 2024 before the Additional Mahila Court, Madurai, sought to quash the charge sheet alleging offences under Sections 498A, 406 and 506(1) of the IPC.
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The respondent filed a specific-performance suit, in which the petitioner-defendant was set ex parte and an ex parte decree was passed on 11 January 2018.
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The prosecution alleged that, following a dispute over the management of a family temple, the petitioner waylaid P.W.1 and attacked him with a sickle, causing injuries.
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The petitioners, along with approximately 40 others, were accused in Crime No. 105 of 2017 of offences under Sections 341, 143 and 188 of the IPC, arising from a protest by local agriculturists against the State Gover...
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The plaintiffs and defendants 1–8, 10 and 11 were the children of V.K. Kesavaram. The dispute concerned several properties claimed to be available for partition.
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The plaintiff, S. Selvi, claimed to have purchased the suit property on 29 December 2006.
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The petitioners challenged an email dated 13 February 2025 and subsequent EPFO portal rejection messages concerning their applications for higher pension under EPS-95.
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The petitioner’s criminal revision had been disposed of on 11 September 2026.
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The respondents filed O.S. No. 107 of 2024 seeking partition and allotment of a 2/6th share, including in the ‘C’ Schedule property.
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The petitioner submitted a representation on 16 September 2026 asking the first respondent to examine the legality and provenance of the transfer of five juvenile elephants from Assam to Tamil Nadu, including their ca...
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The petitioner sought a direction to include his son in the provisional rank list for MBBS admissions for 2026–2027 as an NRI candidate under the Management Quota.
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The petitioner-borrower challenged the Bank’s third sale notice dated 16.06.2017 and the auction of his secured residential property on 05.07.2017. Earlier sale attempts had failed for want of bidders. The sale notice...
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The petitioners, women police constables appointed in 1981 and later promoted as Women Sub-Inspectors, sought promotion as Inspectors from the dates their alleged juniors were promoted.
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The petitioner claimed title to 1.40 acres in Survey No. 308/1, acquired by his great-grandmother in 1924 and later settled on his grandfather in 1947.
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The second respondent alleged that she pledged jewellery with the first accused’s pawn brokerage in 2018, paid interest, and went to redeem the jewellery on 5 September 2023 by offering ₹8,00,000 towards principal and...
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The respondent/plaintiff filed a suit for partition and permanent injunction.
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The petitioner sought a direction under Article 226 requiring the 13th respondent, the Inspector of Police, CCPS, Madurai City, to act on her representations concerning the alleged unauthorised acquisition, disclosure...
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The petitioner, claiming to represent one branch of the descendants of Arumuga Konar, sought police protection to conduct a temple festival scheduled for 17–19 August 2026.
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The petitioner claimed a customary right to carry a ritual box to certain temples.
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The petitioner, an advocate and member of a national political party, sought Y-category or other appropriate police protection for himself, his family, and his college premises.
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The petitioner, an Australian citizen and Overseas Citizen of India cardholder, held a voter ID for the Erode Constituency.
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The petitioner claimed title to agricultural lands in Kukuttamaruthahalli Village, including 12 cents in S.No. 632/2 and land in S.No. 632/2B, under registered conveyances and settlement deeds
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The landlord sought recovery of possession under Section 21(2)(a) of the Tamil Nadu Regulation of Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants Act, 2017.
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The appeals arose from the conviction of A1–A6 for offences including conspiracy and murder following the death of Adhilakshmi, mother of P.W.1.
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The petitioner, the brother of Somasundaram, challenged a legal heirship certificate issued by the Tahsildar identifying the eighth respondent, Suba, as Somasundaram’s wife.
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Umed Mehta sought condonation of a 739-day delay in filing a writ appeal against the Single Judge’s order dated 20 March 2024 in W.P. No. 7212 of 2024.
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The State of Tamil Nadu and its officials sought to appeal an order dated 1 March 2023 in W.P. No. 3294 of 2023.
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G2K Trust appealed against orders of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Chennai, which had affirmed the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)’ rejection of its appeals as time-barred.
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The applicant, the returned candidate for the Ambasamudram Assembly Constituency, sought rejection under Order VII Rule 11 CPC of the election petition filed by Kanthimathinathan.
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The respondents were appointed as Rig Helpers on 7 October 1987, under appointment orders specifying a pay scale of Rs. 505–845.
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Dr. Ram Rathan Rai executed an unregistered Will dated 5 September 2024 appointing the petitioner, G. Sughita, as executor and disposing of his estate. He died on 12 December 2024.
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The respondents were initially engaged as daily-wage Nominal Muster Roll (NMR) employees.
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The applicant, the returned candidate in the 23 April 2026 Ambasamudram Assembly election, was elected with 65,589 votes.
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The petitioners sought a succession certificate under Section 372 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, concerning securities and accumulated dividends held in the name of Mrs. R. Janaki, who died intestate on 19 Septem...
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The petitioner, the child’s mother, sought permanent custody of her son, born on 10 July 2020, under Section 25 of the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890.
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The prosecution alleged that the appellant entered PW1’s home, attempted to molest her, struck her on the head with a cement stone, and took her gold chain.
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The petitioner, a salesman at a fair-price shop operated by the fifth respondent co-operative society, was suspended and faced an initial charge memo concerning absence from duty and a stock shortage, followed by a se...
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The petitioners had entered into an OTS with IDBI Bank on 18 November 2025 and paid ₹11,28,76,029, but did not pay the balance within the stipulated time.
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The petitioner sought a direction under Article 226 of the Constitution to refund a conditional deposit of ₹80,00,000 made in S.A. No. 294 of 2011, with interest.
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The appellant claimed possession of land belonging to the second respondent.
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The petitioners challenged a Refusal Check Slip dated 8 September 2026, by which the second respondent refused to register a settlement deed in favour of Isral Inbaraj, the first petitioner’s son and the second petiti...
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The petitioner, an educational institution, challenged a show-cause notice dated 27 August 2026 proposing recovery of tax under Section 74 of the applicable GST enactment.
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