Judges
Madras High Court
Justice C.V.Karthikeyan
Madras High Court · 2024–2026
41 judgments in the LexStreak library · 41 with headnotes
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Property / Land
14
Service / Labour
10
Civil Procedure / CPC
9
Constitutional Law
6
Criminal / BNS
4
Family / Matrimonial
3
Writ / Public Law
3
Arbitration
2
Civil — General
2
Taxation
1
2026:MHC:4075
29 Sept 2026
The Commissioner of Land Administration v. M/s.IIFL Facilities Services Limited
The Madras High Court dismissed the State's writ appeals and upheld the quashing of an order resuming 31.10 acres at Tallakulam, Madurai assigned in 1912, holding that after the repeal of…
Property / Land
Constitutional Law
2026:MHC:4001
29 Sept 2026
The Secretary v. S. Menaka
The Madras High Court dismissed the State's writ appeals and upheld the direction to promote a Deputy Tahsildar as Tahsildar, holding that maternity leave cannot be cited against a woman…
Service / Labour
2026:MHC:3999
29 Sept 2026
R.Sivakami v. The Principal Secretary to Government
The Madras High Court set aside the de-promotion of an Assistant Executive Engineer to Assistant Engineer because the order was non-speaking and passed without hearing her, while accepting…
Service / Labour
2026:MHC:3941
25 Sept 2026
The District Manager v. The Assistant Commissioner of Labour (Enforcement)
The Madras High Court dismissed writ appeals by TASMAC and upheld the grant of permanent status to its salesmen, holding that a letter of the Principal Secretary was no notification of…
Service / Labour
2026:MHC:3761
11 Sept 2026
Management of Tractor and Fa v. M.Saravanan
The Madras High Court, in 135 writ appeals, held that where the labour contract between a tractor manufacturer and its contractors was genuine and no s.10(1) prohibition notification…
Service / Labour
Civil Procedure / CPC
2026:MHC:3660
08 Sept 2026
Mohanraj v. The Commissioner
On a public interest litigation the Madras High Court held that the prohibited distance of a liquor outlet from a highway is the aerial distance and not the road distance, that the Supreme…
Writ / Public Law
2026:MHC:3632
07 Sept 2026
N.Nattathy v. Tender Inviting Authority / The Managing Director
The Madras High Court dismissed writ appeals against the rejection of a bidder's tenders at the technical stage, holding that eligibility criteria in a tender are mandatory and cannot be…
Writ / Public Law
2026:MHC:3530
24 Aug 2026
R.Uma Maheshwari Pradheep v. The Director
The Madras High Court dismissed three writ petitions seeking transfer to the CBI of the CB-CID investigation into the sale of temple-endowed property at Palani, holding that transfer is an…
Criminal / BNS
2026:MHC:3383
18 Aug 2026
S.Srinivasan Menon v. The Govt. of Tamil nadu
The Madras High Court dismissed a public interest litigation seeking cancellation of the linguistic minority status of an aided college, holding that minority status under Article 30 is…
Constitutional Law
2026:MHC:3283
07 Aug 2026
Usilampatti Khatriya Kula Hindu Nattathi Nadarkal Uravinmuraikku Pathiyamana Nadar Saraswathy Higher Secondary School and Primary School Paribalana Sabai v. P. Manoharan
The Madras High Court held that a plaintiff must prove his case by credible evidence even where the defendant leads none, so a declaration that an institution is a religious denomination…
Service / Labour
2026:MHC:3149
29 Jul 2026
S.Pichaimuthu v. The Divisional Engineer (Highways)
The Madras High Court declined to quash notices issued under Section 28(2) of the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, observing that the representations relied on were dated after the writ…
Writ / Public Law
2026:MHC:3151
27 Jul 2026
The Sub Registrar v. M. Noor Mohamed
The Madras High Court held that a registered power of attorney cannot be charged with stamp duty as a conveyance, and that a notice under Section 33A of the Stamp Act, 1899 issued more than…
Taxation
Property / Land
2026:MHC:3139
27 Jul 2026
Theeran Thirumurugan @ Thirumurugan v. The Chief Secretary
A Division Bench of the Madras High Court at Madurai allowed three public interest writ petitions and struck down Government Orders granting public employment to 32 family members of those…
Service / Labour
Constitutional Law
2026:MHC:3057
23 Jul 2026
2026:MHC:3057
Rules prescribing the recruiting authority, mode of recruitment and conditions of service for Panchayat Secretaries fall within the State's power under Part IX of the Constitution and do…
Service / Labour
Constitutional Law
2026:MHC:2431
19 Jun 2026
VIKAS JAIN v. SNEHA JAIN
The Madras High Court upheld a decree of divorce for mental cruelty, holding that questioning the paternity of the newborn and demanding a DNA test, together with excluding the new bride…
Family / Matrimonial
2026:MHC:1699
30 Apr 2026
P.Saroja Bai v. G.Shreenivasa Prasad
The Madras High Court confirmed the grant of probate of a 1978 Will, holding that the Will stood proved through the attesting witness under Section 63(c) of the Indian Succession Act, 1925,…
Property / Land
CMA.2264/2022
27 Apr 2026
Manikandan v. Rekha
Appeal against the dismissal of a petition for divorce under Section 13(1)(i) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Holding that the ground is by its nature incapable of direct proof and may be…
Family / Matrimonial
2026:MHC:1070
13 Mar 2026
TEXTILE CONNECTION v. BURLINGTONS EXPORTS
Original side appeal by a plaintiff whose suit for the price of goods supplied had been dismissed. The Court excluded the invoices barred by limitation and those outside the claim, relied…
Family / Matrimonial
2026:MHC:1055
13 Mar 2026
M/S.X PRESS CONTAINER LINES UK LTD v. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE PORT OF CHENNAI
Allowing an appeal under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, the Madras High Court restored an arbitral award, holding that repeated admissions of liability by the…
Arbitration
2026:MHC:938
06 Mar 2026
OPG POWER GENERATION PVT LTD v. SHREE KARTHIK PAPERS LTD
A Division Bench of the Madras High Court dismissed an appeal against the refusal to set aside an arbitral award which had held an electricity generator liable in damages to its member…
Arbitration
2026:MHC:1347
12 Feb 2026
M/S.COIMBATORE CAPITAL LIMITED v. M.RAMASAMY(DIED)
A Division Bench of the Madras High Court dismissed a stockbroker's appeal against the dismissal of its suit for a personal and mortgage decree against the guarantors of a constituent…
Property / Land
Civil Procedure / CPC
AS(MD).151/2019
08 Dec 2025
Vimala Damayanthi v. J.R.Symon Morris
A Division Bench of the Madras High Court at Madurai set aside the rejection of a plaint which sought a declaration that a sale deed executed by the plaintiff's late husband was null and…
Civil Procedure / CPC
2025:MHC:2690
25 Nov 2025
T.PERUMAL NADAR(DIED) v. P.Rajendra Chorida 1st
The Madras High Court held that readiness and willingness under Section 16(c) must be proved and not merely averred, and that non-joinder of a person essential to convey complete title is…
Property / Land
Civil Procedure / CPC
2026:MHC:175
19 Nov 2025
SHIFA HOUSING (P) LTD v. SANKARANARAYANA SWAMI
A Division Bench of the Madras High Court held that lands bought out of a trust fund created for the conduct of a specific temple festival are a specific religious endowment, that a codicil…
Property / Land
Civil Procedure / CPC
2025:MHC:2593
14 Nov 2025
ANNAPOTTU AMMAL(died) v. TAMILMANI
A Division Bench of the Madras High Court partly allowed a first appeal in a partition suit, holding a second marriage void for want of proof that it preceded the 1949 Bigamy Prevention…
Property / Land
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