MADRAS Top Stories

Madras HC refuses adjournment, calls petitioner's change of lawyer a 'devious' delay tactic2026-06-28
The Economic Times: The Madras High Court has ruled that individuals converting to Islam...
Madras High Court denies anticipatory bail to suspended woman Inspector of Police in gold coin ...2026-06-28
The Hindu: Justice C. Kumarappan dismisses the advance bail petition filed by SheelaMary, who had served at the Royapuram All-Women police station in Chennai in 2024 ......
Nadigar Sangam elections case: Madras High Court to pass orders on July 12026-06-28
The Hindu: JusticeA.D.Maria Clete has reserved orders on a plea to reject a suit filed against the continuance of office-bearers, elected in 2022, till 2028 ......
Madras HC strikes down TN order on Backward Class status for Muslim converts2026-06-27
Madhyamam: The Madras High Court on Thursday invalidated a Tamil Nadu government order that permitted people from Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes, Denotified Communities, and Scheduled Castes who converted to Islam to be classified as Backward Class Muslims.A...
On converting to Islam, one is no longer Backward Class: Madras HC2026-06-27
The Siasat Daily: Chennai: A person who converts to Islam cannot claim the status of a Backward Class Muslim, the MaduraiBench of the Madras High Court has ruled, striking down a 2024 Tamil Nadu government order that allowed converts to claim such a designation for reservation...
East Corpn picks ORR, Old Madras Road, Sarjapur Road for footpath clearance drive in Bengaluru2026-06-27
Deccan Herald: <p>Bengaluru: Major arterial roads, including Outer Ring Road, Old MadrasRoad, ITPLMain Road, Sarjapur Main Road and Whitefield Main Road, have been identified for the first phase of a footpath encroachment clearance drive, which will begin on July 1...
Madras HC says converts to Islam cannot claim backward class Muslim status2026-06-26
The Economic Times: The Madras High Court has declared unconstitutional a Tamil...
A convert to Islam cannot claim the status of Backward Class Muslim, rules Madras High Court2026-06-26
The Hindu: Categorising certain sects as Backward and the remaining as Forward is antithetical to Quranic injunctions. Islam seeks to establish an egalitarian society, says MaduraiBench......
Madras HC grants anticipatory bail to former minister V Senthil Balaji’s brother2026-06-26
The Times of India: Madurai: Madras high court has granted anticipatory bail to former minister V Senthil Balaji’s brother R VAshok Kumar in cases registered over alleged obstruction of income tax officials during searches in Karur district in 2023.The court was hearing five...
'He is only a Muslim and that's all': Madras High Court strikes down Tamil Nadu order allowing convert to retain reservation under BCM category2026-06-26
The Times of India: The Madras High Court on Friday, struck down a Tamil Nadu government order that allowed people from Backward Classes (BC), Most Backward Classes (MBC), Denotified Communities (DNC) and Scheduled Castes (SC) who converted to Islam to continue receiving...
‘Muslim, that’s all’: Madras High Court rules person converting to Islam can\u2019t claim backward class status2026-06-26
Indian Express: Categorising...
Magistrates should not harp on hypertechnicalities to deny birth affidavits for surrogate babies: Madras High Court2026-06-26
The Hindu: Justice Shamim Ahmed rules that an intending woman between 50 and 51 years of age will not become ineligible to avail of surrogacy ......
Madras High Court sees unusual surge in election petitions after 2026 Tamil Nadu, Puducherry polls2026-06-26
The Hindu: Around 55 election petitions, challenging the victory of several high-profile candidates, have been filed in 2026 with respect to both Tamil Nadu and PuducherryAssembly elections, as against 23 petitions filed in 2016 and just 14 petitions in 2021 ......
Madras HC voids TN order on BCM reservation for people who converted to Islam2026-06-26
Hindustan Times: The high court held that the...