Madras High Court
Convicted Prisoners Can Argue Their Own Case From Prison Through Use Of Video Conferencing Facilities: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court on Wednesday remarked that a convicted prisoner, who wished to argue his case on his own without engaging a counsel should be permitted to do so from the prison using the video conferencing facilities.The bench of Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy was hearing a plea by businessman R Subramanian, promoter of Subhiksha retail chain. In...
Madras High Court Refuses To Order Action Against Irrigation Officer Who Asked Employees To Perform Special Poojas In Temples For Inducing Rain
The Madras High Court has recently dismissed a plea seeking action against the Chief Engineer, Water Resources Organisation who had issued a circular asking his subordinates to perform special poojas in important temples for getting rain. Referring to a Government Order, the bench of Justice D Krishnakumar and Justice R Vijayakumar noted that the GO had not prohibited any authority to...
Demanding To Make Tamil Official Language Of Court Not Illegal: Madras High Court Allows Lawyer To Go On Indefinite Fast
The Madras High Court recently allowed a lawyer to go on a hunger strike demanding to make Tamil an official language of the High Court. The court thus allowed the lawyer to conduct the indefinite fasting near Rajarathinam, stadium from February 28th 2024. Justice Anand Venkatesh observed that the lawyer had only intended to express himself strongly and there was nothing illegal...
S. 2(1)(ja) Patents Act | Person Skilled In 'Art' Is Someone Whose Skill Is Greater Than The Average Person: Madras High Court
While elaborately discussing who would be a “person skilled in the art” under the Patents Act, the Madras High Court recently observed that a person skilled in the art is someone who has a skill level good/greater than the average person. Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy observed, “I recognise that the statute neither uses words that indicate enhanced levels of skill such...
Madras High Court Refuses To Stall Formula 4 Night Racing, Asks State To Conduct Race With Highest Degree Of Public Safety
The Madras High Court on Monday refused to stall the Formula 4 night street racing scheduled to be held in Chennai. Though the race was initially proposed to be held in early December 2023, it was later postponed following the Michaung Cyclone. The bench of Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq have now dismissed a batch of pleas challenging the conduct of the race. The...
'Read Schemes Harmoniously': Madras HC Directs MHA To Give Pension To 94-Yr-Old Ex-Army Personnel Who Was Incarcerated In Rangoon Jail In 1945
While observing that the schemes in the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Yojana have to be read harmoniously, the Madras High Court recently directed the Union Government to provide pension to a nonagenarian former member of the Indian National Army who was incarcerated in Rangoon (Myanmar) back in 1945. The bench of Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy noted that...
Madras High Court Grants Bail To Men Booked Under SC/ST Act On Undertaking To Pledge Allegiance To Constitution Against Untouchability
The Madras High Court recently granted bail to three men who were accused under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, after they undertook to file affidavits pledging allegiance to the Constitution stating that they would not practice social discrimination or untouchability. Justice M Nirmal Kumar directed the accused men to file the affidavit...
Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 12 to February 18, 2024
A weekly round-up of important cases from the Madras High Court Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 67 To 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 72 NOMINAL INDEX S Gurumoorthi v State, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 67 Nithesh Chaudhari v The Special Director, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 68 Buhari @ Kichan Buhari v State, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 69 Rajesh Das v State, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 70 Abhijit Majumder v Inspector...
'Can't Conduct Mini-Trial In Bail Proceedings': ED Opposes Senthil Balaji's Bail Plea In Madras High Court
The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday opposed the bail plea moved by former Tami Nadu Minister MLA Senthil Balaji. Balaji was arrested by the ED in June last year in a cash for jobs money laundering case. During the pendency of the bail plea, Balaji had also resigned from his ministerial post. The bail plea was heard by Justice Anand Venkatesh. The court had previously taken a...
Madras High Court Quashes Revision Order Passed Under TNGST Act Against Renault Nissan For Travelling Beyond The Scope Of Revision Proceedings
The Madras High Court has quashed the revision order passed under the Tamil Nadu Goods and Service Tax Act (TNGST Act) against Renault Nissan for travelling beyond the scope of revision proceedings.The bench of Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy has quashed the revision order and remanded the matter for reconsideration. The respondent department was directed to provide a reasonable...
Madras High Court Quashes FIR Against Journalist Abhijit Majumder After He Redacts Derogatory Remarks On Periyar
The Madras High Court on Tuesday quashed an FIR registered against Journalist Abhijit Majumder. The FIR was lodged by the Tamil Nadu police over derogatory remarks made on Periyar in an opinion piece written by Majumder criticizing Tamil Nadu Youth Development Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin's Sanatana Dharma remark. Justice Anand Venkatesh noted that the journalist had redacted...
Madras High Court Reserves Order On Suo Motu Revision Against Minister Periyasamy's Discharge, Questions DVAC's Inaction In Obtaining Sanction
The Madras High Court on Tuesday reserved orders on the suo motu revision taken up against the discharge of Tamil Nadu Rural Development Minister I Periyasamy in a corruption case. The case against Periyamasy was that while serving as the Minister for Housing in the DMK cabinet between 2008 and 2009, he had conspired with other persons to illegally obtain a High Income Group Plot in...