ADVOCATE R. KARUNANIDHI, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court

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HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR has allowed writ petition-- Candidature cannot be rejected for minor inadvertent errors in application – Hypertechnical approach deprecated – Directions issued to the Staff Selection Commission to appoint petitioner.

- August 14, 2026

Moot question: Whether the rejection of candidature solely on the ground of a minor discrepancy in the duration of experience mentioned in the online application and the experience certificate is justified ? Para No. 8 of the Order : The mistake committed by the petitioner, while mentioning the duration of experience, is trivial in nature and the same does not in any manner impact the candidature of the petitioner for the post of Rehabilitation Counsellor... The action of the third respondent in rejecting the candidature of the petitioner solely on the ground of discrepancy in the duration of the experience... appears to be a hypertechnical, thereby frustrating the entire recruitment process Decision: The Honourable Court allowed the writ petition, holding that: 1. The rejection of candidature on such a trivial ground was hypertechnical and arbitrary. 2. The genuineness of the experience certificate was not disputed. 3. The petitioner was the only candidate who appeared for phys...

Magistrate Can't Mechanically Accept Closure Report Stating Accused Is 'Undetected', Must Ensure All Aspects Are Probed: Madras High Court - Advocate R. Karunanidhi appeared in this case for the Petitioner

- August 07, 2026

The Madras High Court has directed an investigation into the complaints made by a Senior Warden alleging violence suffered by him due to some disciplinary action taken against ragging. Terming the order of the Magistrate rejecting the demand for further investigation as cryptic, the Bench set aside the same. The High Court was considering a Criminal Revision Petition filed under Section 438 read with Section 442 of BNSS, to set aside the order passed by the Judicial Magistrate Court and direct further investigation. The de facto complainant raised the concern that a criminal investigation, born out of a serious incident inside a medical college hostel campus, was brought to a premature burial under the caption “undetected”, without exhausting the avenues of investigation which the facts of the case reasonably demanded. The Single Bench of Justice L. Victoria Gowri held, “The impugned order does not indicate that the learned Magistrate independently considered the specific objections ...

My First Public Interest Litigation as a Petitioner -- Separate Calendar for the Judiciary -for independence of Judiciary

- August 07, 2026

Advocate R.Karunanidhi from Madurai filed a public interest litigation petition in the High Court stating that a dedicated calendar for the judiciary had not been printed to date. Currently, the Tamil Nadu state government supplies calendars featuring photos of the Chief Minister, which are used across all courts, including the High Court. These calendars do not mark court holidays or judicial schedules. The advocate argued that the judiciary is an independent body that should remain free from political influence, and that publishing calendars with photos of political leaders should be stopped in favor of an exclusive judicial calendar. Court Order/Verdict: Hearing the petition, Chief Justice Iqbal and Justice T. Sivagnanam ordered that appropriate steps be taken to issue a dedicated calendar for the judiciary starting from the year 2011, subsequently disposed the case.

Section 391 Cr.P.C. Scope of Appellate Court's Power Discussed – Relevance of Additional Evidence to Determine Culpability of Accused – High Court Directed Appellate Court to Receive Additional Evidence.

- June 25, 2026

Gist: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court held that the power under Section 391 Cr.P.C. to receive additional evidence at the appellate stage is intended to prevent failure of justice and must be exercised whenever such evidence is necessary for a just decision of the case. Observing that departmental records may possess evidentiary value in determining the role and culpability of the accused, the Court set aside the order of the appellate Court rejecting the petition under Section 391 Cr.P.C. and directed the appellate Court to receive the additional evidence and dispose of the appeal in accordance with law.

Journey for Justice: A Collective Effort that Reclaimed Government Elementary School Land -- R. Karunanidhi, Advocate

- April 02, 2026

Journey for Justice: A Collective Effort that Reclaimed School Land A legal battle does not end within the pages of books. It reaches completion only when it steps into the field and resonates as the voice of an ordinary citizen. In my legal career, this Public Interest Litigation (PIL), which I pursued on behalf of Mr. Balasubramaniam, gave me immense satisfaction both as a lawyer and as a human being. Challenges Faced: The land belonging to a government school had been encroached upon, and houses had been constructed around it. In such a situation, Mr. Balasubramaniam remained firmly determined to reclaim the land. His strong commitment to public interest became a great source of inspiration for me as well. I appeared on his behalf and conducted the case. Strength of the Legal Battle: While arguing the case before the High Court, gathering proper documents and legally establishing the boundaries of the school property posed significant challenges. However, we firmly placed befor...

நீதிக்கான பயணம்: பள்ளி நிலத்தை மீட்டெடுத்த ஒரு கூட்டு முயற்சி! ---- வழக்கறிஞர் R. கருணாநிதி . (Journey for Justice: A Collective Effort that Reclaimed School Land)

- April 02, 2026

நீதிக்கான பயணம்: பள்ளி நிலத்தை மீட்டெடுத்த ஒரு கூட்டு முயற்சி! சட்டப் போராட்டம் என்பது எப்போதும் புத்தகங்களில் மட்டும் முடிந்துவிடுவதில்லை. அது களத்தில் இறங்கி, ஒரு சாமானிய மனிதரின் குரலாக ஒலிக்கும்போதுதான் முழுமை பெறுகிறது. எனது சட்ட வாழ்க்கையில், திரு. பாலசுப்ரமணியம் அவர்களுக்காக நான் முன்னெடுத்த இந்த பொதுநல வழக்கு (PIL), எனக்கு ஒரு வழக்கறிஞராகவும், மனிதனாகவும் மிகப்பெரிய ஆத்ம திருப்தியைத் தந்தது. எதிர்கொண்ட சவால்கள்: அரசுப் பள்ளியின் நிலம் ஆக்கிரமிக்கப்பட்டு, அதைச் சுற்றி வீடுகள் கட்டப்பட்டிருந்த சூழலில், அந்த நிலத்தை மீட்டெடுக்க வேண்டும் என்பதில் திரு. பாலசுப்ரமணியம் அவர்கள் மிகவும் உறுதியாக இருந்தார். ஒரு பொதுநலனை முன்வைத்து அவர் காட்டிய அந்த உறுதி, எனக்கும் மிகப்பெரிய உத்வேகத்தைக் கொடுத்தது. அவருக்காக நான் ஆஜராகி, அந்த வழக்கை நடத்தினேன். சட்டப் போராட்டத்தின் பலம்: உயர்நீதிமன்றத்தில் இந்த வழக்கை வாதாடியபோது, ஆவணங்களைச் சரியாகத் திரட்டுவதும், பள்ளியின் எல்லைகளைச் சட்டப்பூர்வமாக நிரூபிப்பதும் மிகப்பெரிய சவாலாக இருந்தது. ஆனால், 'கல்விக்கூடம் என்பது அடுத்த தலைமுறையின் சொத...