Madras High Court Directs State To Appoint Nodal Officers To Ensure Mortal Remains Of Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Convict Are Flown To Sri Lanka

The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Government to appoint senior IAS and IPS officers to ensure that the mortal remains of T Suthenthiraraj alias Santhan, one of the convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi Assassination case is taken to Sri Lanka. Santha died on 28th February 2024, at Rajiv Gandhi Government Hospital in Chennai. Santhan had previously approached the court...

State Cannot Question Minority Institution's Discretion To Run School With 2 Students, But Has Authority To Decline Grant: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that though neither the Court nor the State have any authority to question the discretion of a minority school to run with just two students, the State does have the authority and right to decline public grant to such school. The bench of Justice G Jayachandran and Justice C Kumarappan added that an institution, just because of its minority...

Under PMLA, Jail Is The Rule And Bail Is The Exception: Madras High Court In Senthil Balaji's Plea

The Madras High Court on Wednesday emphasised that though generally bail is the rule and jail is the exception, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act(PMLA), this principle was turned and jail became the rule. Justice Anand Venkatesh made the observations while dismissing the bail plea of former TN Minister Senthil Balaji. Balaji was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate...

Marital Relationship Not Worth Saving When It Has Become Worthless & Deadwood, Both Parties Engaged In Abuse & Cruelty: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has recently observed that when husband and wife were engaged in a war of words, abuse and vulgar criticism of family members, there was no point in saving such a marital relationship as the marital tie would have become worthless and deadwood. Justice G Jayachandran and Justice C Kumarappan were hearing a challenge against an order from the Family Court refusing...

Breaking: Madras High Court Denies Bail To Former Minister Senthil Balaji In Money Laundering Case, Directs Trial Be Completed In 3 Months

The Madras High Court has dismissed the bail plea of MLA and former Minister Senthil Balaji. Balaji was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in June last year in a cash-for-jobs money laundering case.Justice Anand Venkatesh on Wednesday observed that there were no merits in the bail plea filed by Balaji. However, considering that Balaji had been incarcerated for more than 8 months, the...

DGP Has No Power To Order Further Investigation That Too By Transferring Probe From One Agency To Another: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently set aside an order of the Director General of Police transferring the investigation in a case from the state police to the Crime Branch of CID. The court held that the DGP had no powers to order for fresh investigation by transferring the trial to another agency and that the order was legally not sustainable. Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan observed that only...

Madras High Court Directs UIDAI To Provide Aadhaar Details Of Murder-Accused PFI Member, Says Details Necessary For NIA's Probe

The Madras High Court has recently directed the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to provide Aadhar details of some PFI members who have been accused of murdering a man and striking terror. Justice Anand Venkatesh observed that the National Investigation Agency could proceed with the investigation only after obtaining the details and thus directed UIDAI to furnish...

38 One-Stop Centres For Women Affected By Violence Will Be Made Functional Soon: Centre Informs Madras High Court

The Madras High Court was recently informed that the Central Government has approved 38 One Stop Centres in the State of Tamil Nadu of which only eight One Stop Centres were pending construction. One Stop Centres (OSC) are intended to support women affected by violence, in private and public spaces, within the family, community and at the workplace. The bench of Chief Justice SV...

Public Confidence Will Be Shaken If Ministers And MLAs Facing Corruption Case Short-Circuit Criminal Trial: Madras High Court

While setting aside the discharge of Tamil Nadu Rural Development Minister I Periyasamy in a corruption case, the Madras High Court on Monday observed that the constitutional courts were duty bound to ensure that the legitimacy of the administration of justice is not eroded by allowing a minister or MLA to short circuit the trial in corruption cases against them “The legitimacy of...

Madras High Court Sets Aside Discharge Of TN Minister I Periyasamy In Corruption Case

The Madras High Court has set aside the discharge of Tamil Nadu Rural Development Minister I Periyasamy in a corruption case. The case against Periyasamy 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 the Mogappair Eri Scheme of the Tamil Nadu Housing Board.On...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 19 - February 25, 2024

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 73 To 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 82 NOMINAL INDEX The Under Secretary to Govt v RK Venkatachalam and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 73 Siva and Others v State and Another, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 74 Dr. Shri Harish v Union of India, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 75 (T) CMA (PT) No.88 of 2023 (OA/14/2017/PT/CHN), 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 76 G Bhagavath Singh v The...

NDPS Act | 'Conscious Possession' Along With Physical Possession Essential Element To Constitute Offence: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that conscious possession along with actual physical possession was a necessary element for constituting an offence under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. Justice Vivek Kumar Singh of the Madurai bench observed that like actus reus and mens rea, which were essential elements in criminal law, in the NDPS Act, the physical, as well...