Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy | AIADMK Lawyers Move Madras High Court Seeking CBI Enquiry Into Deaths Of 35 People From Illicit Liquor

Following a hooch tragedy that took place in Kallakurichi yesterday in which 35 people lost their lives, the legal wing secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has approached the Madras High Court seeking a CBI inquiry into the issue. When the matter was urgently mentioned before the bench of Justice D Krishnakumar and Justice K Kumaresh Babu, the bench agreed to hear...

Lawyers Are Performing Public Service, Can't Deny Them Funds: Madras High Court Asks State To Release Funds For Advocates Welfare Fund

The Madras High Court on Thursday remarked that lawyers were also performing public service similar to that of public servants and thus the Government should make sure that funds are allocated for Advocate's welfare schemes in a stipulated period. “Lawyers are also performing public service. We can't deny them funds. They're given only 10 Lakh while Group-B public servants are...

Numerals Inserted In Provision For Illustrative Clarity, Cannot Override The Provision Itself: Madras HC Holds 1-Year PG Degree Valid For Recruitment

The Madras High Court recently observed that numeric illustrations inserted in a provision for clarity and as abundant caution could not add, modify or override the provision itself. Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy thus ruled that the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission could not hold a Master of Library and Information Science degree as an invalid degree merely because it was of...

[Preventive Detention] When Liberty Is Involved, Officers Are Expected To Show Sensitivity In Dealing With Representations: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that detaining authority was expected to show sensitivity while dealing with representations relating to preventive detention. The court added that when there was unexplained delay on the part of the detaining authority in forwarding representations to the sponsoring authority, the least safeguards guaranteed by the constitution were denied to...

Employee Cannot Be Penalised For Appointing Authority's Failure To Follow Communal Rotation Guidelines: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently set aside the order cancelling the appointment of a Jeep Driver who was wrongly appointed to a post earmarked for members from the Scheduled Castes community. (Arunthathiyars on Preferential Basis) Justice RN Manjula held that the employee had not suppressed any material facts and he could not be penalized or made a scapegoat for the appointing...

Dr Subbiah Murder | Trial Court Showed "Callous Attitude" In Failing To Appreciate Evidence, Disregarded Legal Proposition: Madras High Court

While setting aside the conviction of all 9 accused in the infamous Dr. Subbiah murder case, the Madras High Court recently observed that the trial court had taken a callous approach in the case, by not appreciating the evidence before it and disregarding the settled legal proposition. “We thought it fit to touch upon this aspect also to highlight the callous approach of the...

Live-In Relationship With Married Man Cannot Be Treated As Relationship "In The Nature Of Marriage": Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has recently observed that a live-in relationship between a married man and an unmarried woman was not one "in the nature of marriage" giving rights to the parties. The court added that in the absence of any codified law, the live in partner could not seek any succession or inheritance of the property of the other part. Justice RMT Teekaa Raman thus refused relief to...

Madras High Court Grants Conditional Bail To Temple Priest Accused Of Sexually Harassing Devotee

The Madras High Court on Tuesday granted conditional bail to Karthick Munusamy, temple priest of Kalikampal temple accused of raping and threatening of kill a woman devotee. Justice TV Tamilselvi granted bail but directed Karthick to appear before the investigating officer regularly and cooperate with the investigation. The case against Karthick was that while he was working as...

Madras High Court Issues Arrest Warrant Against Producer Of Arvind Swami Starrer “Bhaskar Oru Rascal” Over Unpaid Dues

The Madras High Court has issued an arrest warrant against K Murugan Kumar, proprietor of Harshini Movies and producer of Arvind Swami starrer Tamil movie “Bhaskar oru Rascal” in a case of non-payment of dues to the actor. Justice P Velmurugan noted that the producer had not disclosed his assets despite a court order to do so in 2020. Though Murugan's counsel informed the court...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 10 - June 16, 2024

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 237 To 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 247 NOMINAL INDEX Kesava Vinayagam v State, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 237 The President v The State Information Commissioner, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 238 MRF Ltd v Competition Commission of India and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 239 Farida Begam v The Puducherry Government and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 240 Gurunathan v The...

Marital Status Of Woman Cannot Be Determining Factor For Giving Up Her Child In Adoption: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has observed that a woman's marital status should not be a determining factor while considering her child's adoption. Justice GR Swaminathan observed the proviso to Section 9(2) of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act 1956 which mandates consent of the other parent would not apply when the mother/father of the child to be given in adoption is absent....

Ban On Ferocious Dogs | Process Should Be Transparent, Committee Should Be Made Known To Public To Prevent Future Challenges: Madras HC

While closing a plea filed by the Kennel Club Of India against the Central Government's notification banning the import of certain dogs by classifying them as ferocious and dangerous, the Madras High Court remarked that the process involved public policy and thus had to be transparent. Justice Anitha Sumanth noted that the process of classifying the dogs is related to public policy...