Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G. Arul Murugan granted the interim stay till February 11, 2026, and ordered notices to the Inspector General of Registration (IGR), Registrar of Societies, Chennai district, and a few other officials, seeking their response to the writ appeal.

by Sekar Reporter · January 15, 2026

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Madras High Court stays order against registration and operation of caste-based societies
Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G. Arul Murugan, however, clarify that the stay will be applicable only to the appellant before the court
Updated – January 14, 2026 03:30 pm IST – CHENNAI

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A Division Bench of the Madras High Court has stayed a single judge’s order against the registration and operation of caste-based socieities in the State but made it clear that the interim stay would be applicable only with respect to South Indian Senguntha Mahajana Sangam, which had preferred a writ appeal against the order.

First Bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G. Arul Murugan granted the interim stay till February 11, 2026, and ordered notices to the Inspector General of Registration (IGR), Registrar of Societies, Chennai district, and a few other officials, seeking their response to the writ appeal.