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...

CBDT's Digital Evidence Investigation Manual Is Mandatory For Income Tax Dept. While Conducting Searches, Seizing Electronic Evidence: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held that it is mandatory for the income tax department to follow the Digital Evidence Investigation Manual issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) while conducting searches and seizing electronic evidence.The bench of Justice Krishnan Ramasamy has observed that the electronic data has been collected in.txt files in violation of the provisions of the...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 04 - March 10, 2024

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 95 To 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 100 NOMINAL INDEX D Bright Joseph v Church of South India and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 95 M Priya v Canara Bank, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 96 V Boovalingam v Ponnamani and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 97 T Manohar v Udhayanidhi Stalin and Another, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 98 S Harikrishnan v Union of India and Others, 2024...

Madras High Court Directs AO To Allow Transitional Credit Of Purchase Tax Paid Under GST Act If Already Paid under VAT Act

The Madras High Court has directed the Assessing Officer to allow transitional credit of purchase tax paid under Section 140 of the TNGST Act, 2017, if the petitioner had paid “purchase tax” under Section 12(1) of the TNVAT Act.The bench of Justice C. Saravanan has observed that the petitioner deserves a chance to defend the case as the impugned assessment order was passed during the...

Madras High Court Removes Observation In Judgment That Origin Of Caste System Is Less Than A Century Old

The Madras High court has now removed the remarks made about the origin of caste system from its recent judgement in the pleas challenging the continuation of office of Minister Udayanidhi Stalin, Minister Sekar Babu and MP A Raja.In the judgment uploaded on March 6th, Justice Anita Sumanth had observed as under,"This Court agrees unequivocally that there are inequities based on caste present...

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Convict Moves Madras High Court For Getting All Country Passport To Travel To UK

S Nalini, one of the convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi Assassination case, has approached the Madras High Court seeking directions to the state to permit her husband Srikaran @ Murugan, another convict in the case, to appear before the Sri Lankan Deputy High Commission in Chennai and get an all-country passport allowing him to travel to the United Kingdom and settle with his...

Madras High Court Issues Notice On Plea Alleging Discharge Of Untreated Sewage & Effluents By Isha Foundation

The Madras High Court has issued notice on a plea filed by a resident of Coimbatore seeking action against Isha Foundation to stop discharging sewage and other effluents into the neighboring land owned by him. The bench of Justice SS Sundar and Justice N Senthilkumar have issued notices returnable by March 27. In the meanwhile, the court has directed government officials to ensure that...

Origins of Caste System As We Know Today Are Less Than A Century Old: Madras High Court

Update on March 9 - Madras High Court Removes Observation In Judgment That Origin Of Caste System Is Less Than A Century OldWhile making strong criticism against TN Minister Udayanidhi Stalin, Minister Sekar Babu and MP A Raja for their recent remarks against the Sanatana Dharma, the Madras High Court observed that Sanatana Dharma connotes an uplifting, noble, and virtuous code of conduct....

Udhayanidhi Stalin's Comments Against 'Sanatana Dharma' Amount To Hate Against Specific Community : Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has strongly criticized the statements made by Tamil Nadu Minister Udaynidhi Stalin calling for the eradication of the Sanatana Dharma. The statements were made in a seminar organized for the eradication of Sanatana Dharma. The Minister had said that Sanatana Dharma was like HIV, AIDS, and Malaria, and rather than opposing it, it had to be eradicated. Justice...