Madras High Court
When Cause Of Action Partly Arose In Chennai, HC Has Territorial Jurisdiction Irrespective Of Location Of "Convenient Patent Office": High Court
Rejecting an appeal claiming forum conveniens, the Madras High Court observed that the High Court will continue to have territorial jurisdiction, irrespective of the location of the appropriate patent office if a part of the cause of action arose within its territory. The bench of Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy noted that in the present case, the...
Madras High Court Stays ED Summons To Private Contractors In Sand Mining Money Laundering Case
The Madras High Court on Friday stayed the operation of summons issued to private contractors in connection with the ongoing investigations by the Enforcement Directorate in the sand mining money laundering case. Justice SS Sundar and Justice Sunder Mohan granted a stay on a plea by A Rajkuamr, partner of RS Construction, Shanmugam Ramachandran, and K Rethinam. The court...
Shop Cannot Be Closed Forever Merely For Keeping Banned Tobacco Products For Sale: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently commented that a shop could not be closed forever merely for keeping banned tobacco products for sale. The court thus directed the Food Safety and Drug Administration authorities to de-seal the shops. Justice GR Swaminathan highlighted that the Food Safety and Standard Rules 2011 provided for sealing shops only during the inability to adhere to...
Plea In Madras High Court Seeks Timely Publication Of Latest Medical College Infrastructure Assessment Reports, Online Availability Of Records
A plea has been moved in the Madras High Court seeking the timely publication of infrastructure assessment reports of Medical Colleges inspected by the National Medical Commission (NMC) for the academic years 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24 along with ensuring availability of historical assessment records in the official website of NMC before the commencement of All India...
General Election 2024: Plea In Madras High Court Urges 100% Counting Of VVPAT Printout Slips Attached To EVMs
A plea has been filed in the Madras High Court to count 100% of the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machine printout slips attached to the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the upcoming general elections. When the case was taken up by the bench of Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy, the counsel for the Election Commission sought for...
“Glorifies Violence”: Plea In Madras High Court Seeks FIR Against Director Lokesh Kanagaraj, Revoking License Of “Leo” Movie
An advocate has approached the Madras High Court seeking a ban on further broadcast of the movie “Leo” and for registration of an FIR against director Lokesh Kanagraj along with a compensation of Rs. 50,000. Though the case was taken up by a bench of Justice D Krishnakumar and Justice R Vijayakumar, since there was no representation, the matter was adjourned. The...
Temple Festival At Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve: Madras High Court Asks Authorities To Follow Guidelines On Pilgrim Footfall
The Madras High Court has asked the authorities to take all steps as per the existing guidelines while conducting the Masi festival in the Adhi Karuvannarayar temple located in the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in February. The bench of Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy was hearing a public interest litigation filed by one Dr. R Karpagam seeking...
Removal Of Wife's Uterus Due To Ovarian Cancer Not Mental Cruelty To Husband: Madras High Court Bins Plea For Divorce
The Madras High Court recently observed that the removal of a wife's uterus after being diagnosed with Ovarian cancer during the subsistence of marriage and subsequent inability to have a progeny will not be mental cruelty to the husband warranting dissolution of marriage. The bench of Justice RMT Teekaa Raman and Justice PB Balaji thus confirmed an order of the Family Court...
Madras High Court Issues Compendium Of Procedure To Be Followed By Advisory Board Constituted Under TN Preventive Detention Act
The Madras High Court recently issued a compendium of procedures to be followed by the Advisory Board under the Tamil Nadu Preventive Detention Act 1982, while conducting an inquiry under sub-clause (a) of Clause (4) of Article 22 of the Constitution. The bench of Justice R Suresh Kumar and Justice KK Ramakrishnan made it clear that the compendium was to be strictly followed by the...
Madras High Court permits Compounding Of Prosecution In Tax Evasion Case By MRF Chairman & Managing Director
The bench of Justice R. Mahdevan and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq, while upholding the order passed by the single judge, held that since the penalty was reduced from 300% to 100% of the tax sought to be evaded, the assessee is entitled to the benefit of Section 279(1A) of Income Tax. The section deals with non-prosecution for tax offences where the penalty is reduced.The judgement has been...
Can Chief Minister Pursue A Case Against The State? Madras High Court Asks In Plea For CBI Probe Filed By MK Stalin In 2014
The Madras High Court on Tuesday wondered if the Chief Minister of a State can pursue a case against the State itself. The curious question arose when the bench of Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy came across a petition filed by the current Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu MK Stalin back in 2014, when he was the treasurer of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam...
Madras High Court Annual Digest 2023: Part II [Citations 211-413]
Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 211 to 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 413 Nominal Index Pascal Sasil R v. State of Tamil Nadu, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 211 M Mohammed Abbas v State, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 212 Erode Mavatta Valamana Thodakka Versus .The Managing Director / Additional Registrar Erode District Central Cooperative Bank, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 213 Aashik Ali v State, 2023 LiveLaw...