Rs 10 Lakh Compensation For Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy Victims Too High, May Encourage Others: Madras High Court To State

The Madras High Court on Friday asked the State government to reconsider its decision to pay a compensation of Rs. 10 Lakh to families of victims who lost their lives in the Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy. The bench of Acting Chief Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq opined that the amount was too high. The court also commented that the families should not be encouraged...

Madurai Bench Of Madras High Court Bar Association To Abstain From Work On July 5 Opposing Implementation Of New Criminal Laws

The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court Bar Association has decided to abstain from work and from attending courts on the 5th of July (Friday) as part of the opposition against the sudden implementation of the New Criminal Laws.The resolution, issued by the General Secretary M Saravana Kumar states that the MMBA, in its general meeting held on 2nd July took the unanimous decision to...

Madras High Court Orders Status Quo On Online Sale Of Drugs Till Finalisation Of Draft Rules, Asks Govt To Ensure Sale Only Through Licensed Chemists

The Madras High Court recently disposed of an appeal against an order of a single judge prohibiting the online sale of drugs and cosmetics. Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice C Kumarappan took note of the Government's submission that it was in the process of finalizing a new policy. The court directed the Union Government and the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation to...

Madras High Court Monthly Digest - June 2024 [Citations 228-265]

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 228 To 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 265 NOMINAL INDEX Rakshika Raj v State of Tamil Nadu and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 228 Deivanayaki v State, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 229 J Rajkumar v The Authorisation Committee (Transplantation), 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 230 Antony Clement Rubin v M Vignesh, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 231 ABC v XYZ, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad)...

Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy | Sufficient Progress In Investigation, No Circumstance To Transfer Probe To CBI: Govt Tells Madras High Court

The Tamil Nadu Government, on Wednesday informed the Madras High Court that it had acted diligently following the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy.The state informed the bench of Acting Chief Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq that the state had responded swiftly to the issue and taken every possible steps. The state added that investigation was rapidly progressing.The state...

“Legal Service Is Not Business”: Madras HC Asks State Bar Councils To Take Action Against Lawyers Soliciting Work Through Online Service Providers

The Madras High Court has come down heavily on lawyers soliciting work through online websites in violation of Bar Council of India Rules. The court has asked the Bar Council of India to issue circulars/instructions/guidelines to State Bar Councils to initiate disciplinary proceedings against lawyers for advertising or soliciting their services directly or indirectly. The court added...

Madras High Court Sets Aside Conviction Of Former TN Minister Balakrishna Reddy In Alleged Rioting Case

The Madras High Court on Wednesday set aside the conviction and sentence imposed om former Tamil Nadu Minister Balakrishna Reddy.Justice G Jayachandran noted that there were several lacunas in the prosecution case and the benefit had to be given to the appellant (Balakrishnan). The orders were passed on appeals preferred by Reddy and others challenging his conviction.In January 2019, a...

Hindi Names Of New Criminal Laws Are The Wisdom Of Parliament, Do Not Affect Any Rights: Centre Tells Madras High Court

The Union Government on Wednesday informed the Madras High Court that there was nothing unconstitutional in the Hindi names of the three new criminal laws. The response came in a plea seeking to declare the Hindi names of the new criminal laws as unconstitutional. Additional Solicitor General ARL Sundaresan informed the bench of Acting Chief Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq...

Police Can Act Against Lawyers Misusing Advocate Stickers To Seek Immunity From Traffic Offences: Madras High Court Tells State

The Madras High Court on Tuesday told the State Government that police could take action against lawyers who were using Advocate Stickers to seek immunity from traffic offences. The bench of Acting Chief Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq were hearing a plea seeking to implement court orders and Government press release and penalise those who misused the Motor Vehicles Act and...

CCTVs Installed In 99% Police Stations, Footage To Be Preserved For 18 Months: TN Govt Tells Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently closed a public interest litigation seeking to frame standard operating procedures for preserving, protecting and maintaining the CCTV footages inside police stations and ensuring its availability to prevent possible human rights violation.The bench of Acting Chief Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq closed the plea after considering the State's...

“Only 9 States & 2 UT's Have Hindi As Official Language”: Plea In Madras HC Seeks To Declare Hindi Names Of New Criminal Laws Unconstitutional

A plea has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking to declare the Hindi names of the new criminal laws- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 as ultra vires the constitution, the Official Language Act 1963, and the Tamil Nadu Official Language Act 1956. The petition, filed by Lawyer Ramkumar Adityan seeks directions...

Police Officers Involved In Thoothukudi Firing Incident Should Be Prosecuted For Murder, Have Shown No Remorse: Madras HC Observes Orally

While hearing a plea seeking to reopen a case related to police firing during the Thoothukudi Sterlite protests in which 13 people lost their lives, the Madras High Court today orally remarked that the police officers responsible for the firing should be prosecuted for the offence of murder. Division Bench of Justice SS Sundar and Justice N Senthilkumar lamented that even after all...