# Fair skin, curly hair, tall height no basis to determine caste, religion: Madras HC

- Published: 2026-09-20T15:31:55.704Z
- Updated: 2026-09-25T02:31:30.192Z
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- Topics: Conflict, war and peace, Politics
- Involves: Chennai General Commissionerate, Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu, Dismissal of PIL seeking mechanism to recover bypoll cost by the Madras High Court, District Level Vigilance Committee, Election Commission of India, K Suthan, M Ravikumar, Madras High Court, PIL seeking directions to the Election Commission of India and the Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu, Supreme Court’s 2002 judgment, the authorities

## How it developed

- 2026-09-20T15:31:55.704Z - Hindustan Times: [Fair skin, curly hair, tall height no basis to determine caste, religion: Madras HC](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/madras-high-court-hc-fair-skin-curly-hair-tall-height-no-basis-to-determine-caste-religion-community-certificate-101789911200468.html)
- 2026-09-23T05:30:39.473Z - Scroll: [Another court grants ‘rights’ to an Indian river but that doesn’t address our disconnect from nature](https://scroll.in/article/1095903/another-court-grants-rights-to-an-indian-river-but-that-doesnt-address-our-disconnect-from-nature)
- 2026-09-25T02:31:30.192Z - Hindustan Times: [Madras HC dismisses PIL seeking mechanism to recover bypoll cost](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/madras-hc-dismisses-pil-seeking-mechanism-to-recover-bypoll-cost-101790277960778.html)

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