No Legal Right, Can't Say Fee Is Exorbitant: Madras High Court Dismisses Plea To Reduce Application Fee For AIBE

The Madras High Court recently dismissed a plea seeking to reduce the application fee for the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) conducted by the Bar Council of India. The bench of Acting Chief Justice R Mahadevan and Justice GR Swaminathan observed that unlike the enrolment fee prescribed under the Advocates Act, there was no statutory provision relating to the examination fee for the...

Madras High Court Grants Four More Months To Complete Trial In Money Laundering Case Against Former TN Minister Senthil Balaji

The Madras High Court on Wednesday granted four more months to the Chennai Principal and Sessions Court to complete trial in the money laundering case initiated by the Enforcement Directorate against former Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji. In February this year, while dismissing the bail application of Balaji, Justice Anand Venkatesh had asked the trial court to complete the trial...

[False Promise To Marry] Court Must Ensure That Not Only Are 'Women Not Misused, But Equally That Law Is Not Misused Against Men': Madras HC

While setting aside a conviction in a sexual harassment case, the Madras High Court recently observed that when the victim already knew that the accused was a married man and father of a child, she could not allege that the consent was obtained on a false promise of marriage. Justice M Dhandapani observed that while dealing with cases of such nature, the courts had a...

Lacks Inventive Step: Madras High Court Denies Patent To IIT-Madras' Method Of Doping Potassium In Ammonium Perchlorate

The Madras High Court has affirmed an order passed by the Controller of Patents & designs rejecting the patent application filed by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras's method of doping potassium into ammonium perchlorate. Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy noted that there was no experimental data to show that the method had an economic significance. Further, the court...

Madras High Court Issues Notice On Plea To Remove 'Sai Baba Idols' From Hindu Temples Under HR&CE Department

The Madras High Court has issued notice to the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department on a plea seeking to remove the idols of Godman Sai Baba from all Hindu temples either directly or indirectly under the control of the department. The bench of Acting Chief Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq issued notice to the HR&CE. The petition was filed...

Plea In Madras High Court Seeks Constitution Of Special Bench For Faster Disposal Of Cases Against Public Spirited Persons, Journalists & Youtubers

A petition has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking constitution of special benches for faster disposal of cases against Public Spirited persons, Journalists, and YouTubers. When the case came up before the bench of Acting Chief Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq, the bench directed the petitioner to give detailed statistics of the number of cases pending against...

Journalists Should Conduct Themselves With Dignity: Madras High Court Refuses Bail To YouTuber Felix Jerald In Savukku Shankar Case

The Madras High Court on Monday dismissed the bail petition filed by Youtuber Felix Jerald in a case relating to the interview of Savukku Shankar in which Savukku made derogatory remarks against women police officers.Justice TV Thamilselvi agreed with the prosecution that by interviewing Shankar, Jerald had provided a platform to the latter, to make such objectionable statements. The judge...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 17 - June 23, 2024

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 248 To 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 255 NOMINAL INDEX P Jayachandran v A Yesuranthinam (Died) and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 248 Karthick Munusamy v State, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 249 State v P Ponnusamy, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 250 R Sasikumar v The State of Tamil Nadu, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 251 Tmt. Sabeena Beevi v The Joint Secretary to Government of India...

Madras High Court Reserves Orders On Suo Moto Revisions Against Acquittal Of Former Ministers & Ex-CM O Paneerselvam In Corruption Cases

The Madras High Court on Thursday, reserved orders on the suo motu revision petitions against the discharge/acquittal of Minsters KKSSR Ramachandran, Thangam Thenarasu, and former TN CM O Paneerselvam. Justice Anand Venkatesh reserved orders after hearing the DVAC and the Ministers in detail. In August, last year, the court had taken suo motu cognizance against the order...

Kallakurichi Hooch Deaths | Govt Cannot Take Issue Lightly, It's About People's Lives: Madras HC Calls For Detailed Action Taken Report

While hearing a petition seeking a CBI probe into the death of persons in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi after consuming illicit liquor, the Madras High Court remarked that the State Government could not take the issue of the sale and consumption of illicit arrack lightly as it affected the lives of the people. “This issue cannot be taken lightly by the government. This is about the life...

ITC Wrongfully Availed But No Fraud/Misstatement Proven; Madras High Court Imposes Token Penalty

The Madras High Court has imposed a token penalty of Rs. 10,000 on the assessee instead of a higher penalty as the assessee wrongfully availed of the input tax credit (ITC), but the department could not prove fraud or misstatement on the part of the assessee.The bench of Justice C. Saravanan has observed that the assessee reversed the ITC. Penalties under Section 74 deal with situations...

Biological Siblings Can't Claim Heirship Of Adopted Child; Adoption Severs Ties With Biological Family: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has recently observed that when a child is adopted, all ties of the child with his or her biological family is deemed to be severed and replaced by those created by the adoption in the adoptive family. Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan thus noted that the biological family of the adopted child cannot be called the legal heirs of the adopted child and have a claim...