Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 16 to September 22, 2024

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 349 To 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 356 NOMINAL INDEX Mohammed Saifullah v Reserve Bank of India and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 349 Swiss Garniers Genexiaa Sciences Pvt Ltd v. Avant Garde Healthcare and Engg Solutions Pvt Ltd, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 350 Jaffer Sadiq v The Assistant Director, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 351 A.Nivetha v The Secretary to Government...

Centre Notifies Elevation Of 3 Judicial Officers As Madras High Court Judges

The Centre has notified the appointment of three judicial officers as the Judges of the Madras High Court.They are :(i) Ms R Poornima,(ii) Shri M Jothiraman, and(iii) Dr (Smt) Augustine Devadoss Maria Clete.The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended their elevation on September...

Centre Notifies Transfer Of Justice Shamim Ahmed From Allahabad High Court To Madras High Court

The Central Government has notified the transfer of Justice Shamim Ahmed from Allahabad High Court to the Madras High Court.The notification issued on 20th September read as under,"In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 222 of the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to transfer Shri Justice Shamim Ahmed,...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Five Additional Judges, Including Justice Victoria Gowri As Permanent Judges Of Madras HC

The Central government has notified teh appointment of five additional judges, including Justice Victoria Gowri as permanent judges of the Madras High Court. The notification dated 20th September 2024 read as under,"In exercise of power conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint (I) Smt. Lekshmana Chandra Victoria Gowri (ii)...

NCERT Module To Integrate Transgender Concerns In School Curriculum Pending Since 2 Yrs, Show More Sensitivity: Madras HC To WCD Ministry

The Madras High Court recently asked the Ministry of Women and Child Development to act upon the draft module submitted by the NCERT enabling transgender issues to be studied at school level. The court noted that the draft module had been forwarded to the Ministry but had been pending since almost two years. Justice N Anand Venkatesh remarked that a lot of effort had taken to prepare...

No Clinching Material To Show Exact Birth Date Of Thiruvalluvar: Madras High Court Declines To Interfere With Govt Holiday

The Madras High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the policy of the Government of Tamil Nadu celebrating the birthday of Thiruvalluvar on the 2nd day of Thai which was also declared a public holiday. The petitioner had sought to celebrate Thiruvalluvar's birthday on the Tamil star “Anusham” in the Tamil Month of “Vaikasi”. Justice M Dhandapani said that since there...

Madras High Court Reserves Orders On Pleas Seeking CBI Probe Into Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy

The Madras High Court has reserved orders on a batch of pleas seeking CBI inquiry into the Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy which claimed around 68 lives. The bench of Acting Chief Justice D Krishnakumar and Justice PB Balaji reserved the orders on pleas filed by I.S Inabadurai, K Balu, Dr A Sridharan, A Mohan Doss, and B Parthasarathy. The petitioners had argued that the state...

Sexual Assault Of Minor Girls At 'Fake' NCC Camp | Madras High Court Directs State To Make Ex-Gratia Payment To Victims

The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to make ex gratia payments to victim school girls who were sexually assaulted in a fake NCC camp conducted in Krishnagiri District. The bench of Acting Chief Justice D Krishnakumar and Justice PB Balaji was hearing a public interest litigation filed by Advocate AP Suryaprakasam seeking a CBI inquiry into the case. The...

People In Mainland Enjoying High Tech Facilities, Tribals In Kalvarayan Hills Deserve At Least Basic Amenities: Madras High Court Remarks

The Madras High Court on Thursday orally remarked that when people living in the mainland are enjoying hi-tech facilities, the people belonging to scheduled caste and scheduled tribe communities, living in the Kalvarayan Hills should be getting at least the basic amenities for leading a decent life. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice N Mala was hearing a suo motu writ...

Appeal Can't Be Rejected For Failure To Upload Documents On GST Portal Due To Technical Errors: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court stated that an appeal cannot be rejected solely due to the failure to upload documents on the GST portal if the delay or failure is due to technical errors on the portal. The Bench of Justice Krishnan Ramasamy observed that “….an appeal should not be rejected without affording the parties an opportunity to be heard, particularly when the rejection arises...

Money Laundering Includes Every Activity Dealing With Proceeds Of Crime, Not Limited To Final Act Of Integrating Money Into Economy: Madras HC

The Madras High Court recently observed that Section 3 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act had wider reach and that money laundering would include any activity or process of dealing with proceeds of crime, either directly or indirectly. The court made it clear that the offence was not limited to the final act of integrating tainted money into the economy. Justice SM Subramaniam...

Letter Given To Police Officer Admitting Guilt Hit by Section 25 Of Evidence Act, Not Admissible As Evidence: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has recently set aside an order of the XV Metropolitan Magistrate, which had allowed a petition filed by the prosecution to receive two documents as additional documents, one of which was a letter admitting guilt given to the police. Justice Nirmal Kumar noted that any letter given to a police officer admitting guilt is hit by Section 25 of the Indian...