Madras High Court
Student Moves Madras High Court Challenging CBFC Certificate To Amaran Movie, Claims Compensation For Using His Phone Number
An engineering student has approached the Madras High Court challenging the Censor Certificate issued to the Tamil Movie “Amaran” starring Sivakarthikeyan and Sai Pallavi. The student has also sought damages claiming that his personal phone number had been used in the movie leading to him getting continuous calls. When the matter was taken up by Justice S Sounthar on Friday,...
Informal Opinion Rendered By Expert Not Binding On Court: Madras High Court Grants Bail To Man Found In Possession Of Magic Mushrooms
The Madras High Court recently held that while considering bail applications, an informal opinion rendered by an expert was not binding on the court. It reiterated that while exercising bail jurisdiction, the court had to consider the language adopted in the enactment and only had to be prima facie satisfied whether there was a reasonable chance of conviction.Justice Anand Venkatesh made...
Ineligibility Of Arbitrator Cannot Be Challenged First Time Under Section 34 Of Arbitration Act: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court bench of of Chief justice Mr. K.R.Shriram and Justice Senthil Kumar Ramamoorthy has held that the ineligibility of the Arbitrator cannot be challenged for the first time under section 34 of the Arbitration Act when there were enough opportunities to challenge the same in the earlier proceedings. Brief Facts This appeal has been filed under section 37 of...
Registration Of Adoption Deed 'Futile', Has No Legal Sanctity And Does Not Give Any Right To Parties Irrespective Of Religion: Madras HC
The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court has made it clear that the registration of an adoption deed is a futile exercise as it does not confer any rights on the parties to adoption and does not have any legal sanctity. The court thus observed that the registration of adoption deed could not be asked as a matter of right before the registering authority. “The registration of...
Headmaster Guardian Of Entire School, Must Immediately Intimate Authorities Of Incidents Under POCSO Act: Madras HC Refuses To Quash Proceedings
While refusing to set aside the criminal proceedings initiated against a school headmaster, the Madras High Court emphasised that the Headmaster was the guardian of the entire school and was expected to report any instances under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. Justice P Velmurugan observed as under, “The Head Master is the guardian of the entire school....
“Either Lied In Court Or Has Been Set Up”: Madras High Court Imposes ₹20 Lakh Cost On Litigant, Restrains Him From Filing PILs For 1 Year
The Madras High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation filed by a 62-year-old man and imposed a cost of Rs. 20 Lakh on him. The court also restrained the PIL petitioner from filing any PILs in the court without prior permission for 1 year. The bench of Chief Justice KR Shriram and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy ordered so after noting that the petition was not...
No Necessity To Call Upon Accused To File Counter In Extension Application, Presence Only Needed To Consider Objections: Madras HC
The Madras High Court recently observed that when an application for extension was filed by the prosecution, the presence of the accused was ensured only to inform him about the application and consider the objections, if any. The court added that there was no necessity for the court to call upon the counter of the accused. Justice Sunder Mohan emphasized that while considering...
Linguistic Minority Medical Colleges Bound By NMC's 50% PG-Seat Sharing Rule, Ensures Implementation Of Reservation Policies: Madras HC
The Madras High Court has recently made it clear that linguistic minority self financing medical colleges are bound by the National Medical Council's 50% seat sharing rule. As per the Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations 2000, medical colleges were to surrender 50% of the seats in PG Medical Courses to the State/Union Territory. Justice Vivek Kumar Singh observed that only...
Magistrates Must Ensure That Accused Get Sufficient Legal Advice Before Pleading Guilty: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently allowed two men to contest their case before the trial court even after making a submission admitting their guilt. Justice Anand Venkatesh made the order after noting that the men had admitted their guilt before the trial court without knowing the consequences. The court thus observed that the Magistrate must ensure that the accused persons have...
“Caused Damage To Parties”: Madras High Court Imposes Cost On Former MP For Filing Plea Against Mining Without Proper Research
The Madras High Court recently dismissed a petition filed by former DMK MP challenging the government notification inviting tenders for quarry lease. While doing so, the bench of Chief Justice KR Shriram and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy also imposed a cost of Rs 4 Lakh (Rs 1 Lakh for each petition) for filing the petition without proper research. The court directed the cost to...
Madras High Court Issues Notice On Plea To Prevent Online Review Of New Movies For First 3 Days After Release
The Madras High Court has ordered notice on a plea to prevent online review of movies within the first three days of release. Though Justice S Sounther orally remarked that criticism formed part of the freedom of speech and expression which could not be curtailed, the court decided to issue notice to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Information Technology and Digital...
Madras High Court Grants Bail To 4 Students Involved In Clashes That Resulted In Death Of A Student, Asks Them To Assist In Trauma Ward
The Madras High Court has granted bail to four students who were allegedly involved in group rivalry clashes that resulted in the death of a student. Justice AD Jagadish Chandira ordered the students to be released on bail after executing a bond for Rs 15,000 with two sureties, one of whom should be the father or mother of the student. The court also asked all four students to assist...