Madras High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy, Says Poor Economy Forced Manufacture Of Illicit Liquor

The Madras High Court on Monday took suo motu cognizance of the manufacture and sale of illicit arrack by the people in Kalvarayan hills. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice C Kumarappan noted that poverty and want of livelihood had forced men and women of the region to resort to the manufacture of illicit arrack. The court added that the issue had to be dealt with...

Madras HC Issues Notice To ECI On Plea Challenging Proviso To S.123(3) Of RP Act Which Gives Immunity To Symbols Allotted By Election Commission

The Madras High Court has issued notices to the Election Commission of India and the Secretary, Ministry of Law and Justice in a plea challenging the proviso to Section 123(2) of the Representation of Peoples Act. The bench of Acting Chief Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq issued notice on a plea filed by Advocate ML Ravi. Section 123 of the Representation of...

Madras High Court Seeks Status Report On Plea Seeking Inquiry By Retired HC Judge Into Protests In Savukku Shankar Case

The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu police to file a status report on the action taken regarding the flinging of broomsticks by some women protestors when Youtuber Savukku Shankar was produced in courts. The bench of Acting Chief Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq asked the police to file the status report by July 8, 2024. The court was hearing...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 24 to June 30, 2024

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 256 To 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 265 NOMINAL INDEX Felix Jerald v State, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 256 Indian Institute of Technology v The Controller of Patents & Designs, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 257 Rahul Gandhi v State, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 258 Gokul Abhimanyu v Union of India and Another, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 259 B Anantha Lakshmi and Another v State of...

BJP Minister Shobha Karandlaje Approaches Madras HC To Quash FIR Over Allegedly Offensive Comments Against TN In Aftermath Of Rameshwaram Café Blast

Minister of State for the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Shobha Karandlaje has approached the Madras High Court to quash the criminal proceedings that were initiated against her for alleged comments against Tamil Nadu in the aftermath of blasts in Rameswaram Café, Bengaluru. The Allegation against Shobha was that in March 2024, after the blasts in Rameshwaram café, she...

Tax Demand on Post Sale Discounts Received By Way Of Financial Credit Notes Not Tenable: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has quashed the order imposing tax demands on post-sale discounts received by way of financial credit notes on the ground that receiving a discount is not tenable in law.The bench of Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy has observed that the assessing officer concluded that the taxable person is providing a service to the supplier while taking advantage of a discount...

Madras High Court Asks State To Release ₹7 Crore Towards TN Advocates Welfare Fund, Asks For Money To Be Disbursed To Families Of Deceased Lawyers

The Madras High Court has directed the Principal Secretary to the Government, the Finance Department to release Rs 7 Crore towards the Tamil Nadu Advocates Welfare Fund Trust. The Court also asked the Advocate general, who is the Chairman of the Trust to disburse the admissible amount to the beneficiaries of deceased Advocates. Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice C Kumarappan...

Govt Staff & Institutions Not Suited For Hospitality Industry As It Demands Courteous Treatment & Quick Responses For Customers: Madras High Court

While setting aside the State Government's letter rejecting to renew a lease to SRM Hotels Private Limited, the Madras High Court observed that though the State claimed that the hotel could be managed by the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC), the Government staff and institutions were not suited for the hospitality industry which required courteous treatment from...

Madras High Court Directs TN Bar Council To Facilitate Elections For Egmore Court Advocate's Association

The Madras High Court recently directed the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry to facilitate elections to the Efmore Court Advocate's Association (ECAA). Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice C Kumarappan directed the State Bar Council to appoint an Election Commissioner and the required number of officers to assist the election commissioner in peacefully conducting the election as...

Campus Violence By Teachers Is A Very Serious Matter, Cannot Be Condoned By Receiving An Apology Letter: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that teachers protesting in colleges violently was a serious matter that could not be condoned merely by receiving an apology letter. Justice G Jayachandran thus dismissed a petition seeking to quash a criminal case registered against the teaching staff of Pachaiyappa's Trust for protesting. The court added that bypassing the criminal law...

Madras High Court Permits Voter To Seek Records Of Disproportionate Assets Case Acquitting Social Welfare Minister Geetha Jeevan

The Madras High Court recently allowed a man to file a copy application seeking copies of a disproportionate asset case involving a politician which ended in the acquittal of the public servant. The man had sought copies of a case in which P Geetha Jeevan, the Minister for Social Welfare and Women Empowerment in Tamil Nadu was acquitted. Justice G Jayachandran noted that when the...

No Person Should Be Denied Quality Medical Treatment On Economic Ground, State's Duty To Cater Heath Needs Of All: Madras High Court

While dealing with a case relating to the bond period of PG Doctors, the Madras High Court stressed that a poor person, who is unable to afford paid treatment should not be treated differently. The court added that while all medical services could not be rendered free of cost to the citizens, the goal of a welfare state must be to move towards affordable and easily accessible healthcare...