Madras High Court Refuses To Halt Release Of Parasakthi Movie Over Allegations Of 'Stolen Script'

The Madras High Court, on Friday, refused to halt the release of Sivakarthikeyan starrer “Parasakthi” movie following a plea alleging that the movie's script was stolen.Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy dismissed an application filed to restrain the release of the movie or continuing to permit its exhibition in theatres and OTT platforms. The court noted that the main prayer was to not permit director Sudha Kongara and others associate their names with the movie, and so the interim relief...

Only Sandalwood Festival Permitted At Thiruparankundram Hills, No Animal Sacrifice: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has reiterated that animal sacrifice would not be permitted at the Thiruparankundram hills in the Madurai District. Justice S Srimathy directed the managing trustee of the Hazrat Sulthan Sikkanthar Bhadhusha Dargha to conduct only the Urus festival (sandalwood festival) with 50 persons. The court also restrained the dargah from carrying animal meet, cooking or carrying non-vegetarian food. The court added that the direction must be followed from the base of the hill...

If No Permission Needed To Erect Stone Pillar For Stan Swamy, No Permission Required For Erecting War Memorial Stupa: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently remarked that if no permission was necessary to erect a stone pillar for honouring Stan Swamy in patta land, no such permission was necessary for erecting a war memorial also.Justice GR Swaminathan thus allowed the construction of a stupa for honouring the Natham Kanawai War.The judge recalled that in a recent order, the High Court had allowed construction of stone pillar for Stan Swamy with his picture, in a private patta land. The court noted that while many saw...

Madras High Court Asks DGCA If It'll Extend Exemption From Fatigue Management Norm Granted To Indigo

The Madras High Court has asked the Director General of Civil Aviation if it would extend the exemption granted to Interglobe Aviation Limited, operators of Indigo Airlines for complying with the fatigue norms.Justice V Lakshminarayan asked the DGCA to file a counter in a plea filed by a Chennai resident challenging the exemption arguing that it is illegal, void, and without keeping in mind the Civil Aviation Requirements (CAR).“Mr.ARL.Sundaresan states that the first respondent shall go on...

Preventive Detention Laws Are Draconian, Can't Be Used To Settle Political Scores Or Silence Dissent: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently remarked that preventive detention laws were draconian and the state could not use it to settle political scores or silence the dissenting voice. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice P Dhanabal held that the authorities should exercise the detention power sparingly and with extreme caution. The bench added that the courts should take a serious view whenever these powers were not used by the authorities in good faith. “The detention laws cannot...

Income Tax Act | Long Term Capital Gains Exemption Available Even If Residential House Was Demolished Before Sale: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court held that the Long-Term Capital Gains exemption under Section 54 of the Income Tax Act cannot be denied merely because the residential house was demolished before its sale. The bench stated that since the sale took place later and the assessee reinvested the capital gains in another house within the prescribed time, the exemption is allowable. Section 54 of...

Special Honours At Temple Cannot Be Claimed As Absolute Right, First Honour Always To Deity: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently held that special honours in a temple cannot be claimed as an absolute right and that the first honour in the temple was always to the deity. The court thus dismissed the plea of an ashramam that sought first special honour for its head at the Sri Devaraja Swamy Temple in Kanchipuram. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice C Kumarappan noted...

Entity Recognised As Charitable Under Income Tax Act With S.12A Registration Cannot Be Treated Otherwise Under FCRA: Madras High Court

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has held that a trust already recognised as a charitable organisation under the Income Tax Act cannot be ignored as such while considering its application under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (FCRA). A Single Judge Bench of Justice G.R. Swaminathan was dealing with a writ petition filed by Arsha Vidya Parampara Trust...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 22 to December 28, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 493 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 500 NOMINAL INDEX P Thirumalai v. The Madurai City Municipal Corporation, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 493 Arsha Vidya Parampara Trust v. The Union of India and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 494 The Government of India v. S Somasundaram and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 495 Kannan Gopalakrishnan v. Controller of Patents, 2025 LiveLaw...

Madras High Court Annual Tax Digest 2025

Direct TaxFAOs And JAOs Have Concurrent Jurisdiction For Assessment, Re-assessment Or Re-Computation U/S 147 Income Tax Act: Madras High CourtCase Title: Mark Studio India Private Limited v. Income Tax Officer and OthersCase No: W.P.Nos.25223 & 25227 of 2024The Madras High Court recently clarified that both the Faceless Assessment Officer and Jurisdictional Assessment Officer have...

Madras High Court Issues Notice On Plea Alleging Story Of Parasakthi Movie Was Stolen, Asks Writers Association To Submit Report

The Madras High Court has asked the South Indian Film Writers Association (SWAN) to examine a complaint alleging that the story of the upcoming movie “Parasakthi” starring Sivakarthikeyan was stolen.Justice SM Subramaniam has also issued notice to director Sudha Kongara, writer Arjun Nadesan, screenwriter Pugazhendi Mathimaran, Dawn Pictures Private Ltd production company, and the...

Madras High Court Asks Centre To Consider Framing Law Similar To That In Australia For Monitoring Children's Internet Usage

The Madras High Court recently asked the central government to consider bringing in a law, similar to that in Australia, to monitor internet usage by children. The bench of Justice G Jayachandran and Justice KK Ramakrishnan made the suggestion after noting that pornographic content is widely available to children using the internet. The court observed that the end users had to be...