Madras High Court

17 Oct

Supreme Court Rules State Cannot Take Over Temple Property Through Gift Deed, Sets Aside Madras HC Verdict

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsIndiaErode, Indian judiciary, Legal news, Madras High Court, Religious Institutions, Supreme Court, Tamil Nadu, Temple Property

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): The Supreme Court has ruled that state governments cannot take ownership of religious or charitable institutions' properties through gifts made by temporary trustees, stressing that such assets must be managed in the institution's best interests rather than for administrative convenience. A Bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe delivered the ruling on Friday while hearing a dispute over more than one acre of land belonging to the Nagapalayam Mariamman-Ponnachiamman Temple in Tamil Nadu's Erode district. The court struck down a gift deed through which S Bhoopathy, a temporary trustee of the temple, had transferred…

26 Dec

Madras High Court Urges Centre to Consider Law Banning Social Media Use for Children Below 16

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsIndiachild pornography, children and social media, Madras High Court, social media ban

Chennai, December 26, 2025: The Madras High Court has suggested that the Union government examine the feasibility of enacting legislation on the lines of Australia’s recent law that restricts children under the age of 16 from accessing social media platforms such as X, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. The court made the observation while hearing a petition highlighting the easy availability of pornographic content on the internet. A Division Bench comprising Justices G. Jayachandran and K.K. Ramakrishnan said that until such a statutory framework is put in place, authorities must significantly strengthen awareness campaigns on the dangers of child pornography. The…