Madras High Court
Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 11 to March 17, 2024
A weekly round-up of important cases from the Madras High Court Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 101 To 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 114 NOMINAL INDEX M/s.Saravana Selvarathnam Retails Private Limited Versus Commissioner of Income Tax Appeals, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 101 The State v Muneeswaran and Others, 2024 Livelaw (Mad) 102 R Manibhyarathi v Union of India and Others, 2024 LiveLaw...
Madras High Court Denies Bail To Arrested ED Officer Ankit Tiwari, Cites Apex Court's Stay On Investigation
The Madras High Court has dismissed the second bail petition filed by arrested Enforcement Directorate officer Ankit Tiwari. Ankit was arrested in December 2023 by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption. The DVAC had alleged that Ankit had demanded money from one Dr. Suresh Babu as a bribe to close the pending case against him. In February this year, a...
"Leaders Shouldn't Be Stopped From Meeting People Who Elected Them": Madras HC Directs Coimbatore Police To Allow PM Modi's Road Show, Imposes Restrictions
The Madras High Court has directed the Coimbatore police to grant permission for conducting a 4 km road show in Coimbatore in connection with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the city on March 18, 2024. The court has however imposed some restrictions on the conduct of the roadshow. The district police authorities had denied permission for the road show earlier today. Justice...
Law Does Not Give Absolute License To Youtubers And Social Media To Spoil Reputation Of Others: Madras High Court Awards Rs 50 Lakhs Damages
The Madras High Court has recently observed that the court cannot shut its eyes to false statements circulated on social media to target and blackmail innocent persons. The court observed that the law did not give any license to YouTubers and people on social media to spoil the reputation of others. The court thus directed a Youtuber to pay Rs. 50 Lakh as damages to Seva Bharathi...
Presidential Order Of Scheduled Tribes List Can't Be Tinkered With By Court: Madras HC Dismisses Plea To Include Gudugudupukarar Caste In ST List
The Madras High Court has dismissed a plea to include the Gudugudupukarar Caste in the Scheduled Tribe list under Article 342 of the Constitution. Observing that the presidential order of the Scheduled Tribes list cannot be tinkered with by the court, the bench of Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy added that granting such relief will be beyond the purview...
AO Competent To Invoke Section 154 Jurisdiction If Glaring Mistake Of Fact/Law Is Committed While Passing Assessment Order: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has held that the Assessing Officer is not incompetent to invoke the jurisdiction under Section 154 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, if such officer had committed a glaring mistake of fact or law while passing the assessment order.The bench of Justice C. Saravanan has observed that the meaning of the expression “error apparent on the face of record” is wider than...
Grandparents Can't Be Denied Visitation Rights To Meet Child, Affectionate Relationship With Them Beneficial For Grandkids: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has recently emphasized that an affectionate relationship with grandparents is beneficial for a child's development. The bench of Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq observed that in custody and guardianship matters, the child's welfare had to be given paramount consideration. The court further noted that there was a need to safeguard the...
Senthil Balaji Case: Madras High Court Refuses To Stay PMLA Trial In Cash For Jobs Scam
The Madras High Court has refused to stay the proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against MLA and former Minister of Tamil Nadu Senthil Balaji in a case of cash-for-job scam. Noting that it was too early to stay the trial, the bench of Justice MS Ramesh and Justice Sunder Mohan refused to grant any interim reliefs on the plea filed by the MLA and directed...
Reacting With 'Thumbs Up' Emoji To WhatsApp Message Informing Of Murder Does Not Amount To Celebrating The Murder: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently upheld the order of a single judge reinstating a police constable into the service who was dismissed from service for reacting with a “thumbs up” emoji to a message about the brutal murder of a superior officer. The Madurai bench of Justice D Krishnakumar and Justice R Vijayakumar observed that the thumbs-up signal was also an alternative for...
High Court Reads Down Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar University's Ph.D. Admission Rule Which Mandated Two-Year LLM Degrees For Applicants
The Madras High Court has read down Regulation 3.1 of the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University Ph.D. Regulations 2020, which prescribed the possession of a 2-year Master's Degree in law as the eligibility criteria for admission to the University's Full-Time Ph.D. program. The bench of Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy observed that the University was...
“Water Bodies Can't Be Obliterated In Name Of Public Interest”: Madras HC Directs State To Open Website With Details Of Waterbodies Across TN
While emphasizing the need to protect the fast-disappearing water bodies in the state of Tamil Nadu, the Madras High Court has directed the State government to open a dedicated website containing the details of all water bodies across the state, including their survey number, physical location, details of village, taluk, etc. The Madurai bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and...
Magistrate Cannot Entertain Voluntary Surrender Of Accused When There Is No Jurisdiction To Try The Case: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has directed the Judicial Magistrates to not accept the voluntary surrender petitions of accused persons when the Magistrate court does not have jurisdiction to try the case. The court made it clear that as per Section 167 of CrPC an accused had to be “forwarded” to the Magistrate by the police and only then the court could entertain a surrender petition filed...