Chennai Metro Rail Responsible For TDS Deduction And Not Work-Contractors: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held that Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL) is responsible for TDS deduction and not work contractors.The bench of Justice C. Saravanan has observed that if CMRL had failed to deduct the amounts under Section 13(1) of the TNVAT Act, 2006, machinery under Section 13(8) of the TNVAT Act, 2006, is to be directed only against CMRL. Therefore, to that extent, the...

Madras High Court Asks District Collector To Handover Ancient Temple To Archaeology Department After It Identifies Sculptures, Statues Etc

The Madras High Court has recently asked the Namakkal District Collector to handover required extent of land of the Sri Kottaianna Swamy Temple to the Archaeology Department for conducting research. The department had, on inspection found important archaeological remains in the temple premises. Justice SM Subramaniam asked the authorities to initiate land acquisition proceedings...

Kalakshetra Sexual Harassment Case: Madras High Court Closes Plea By Students For Formulation Of Safety Policies

The Madras High Court has disposed of a plea filed by a group of students from Rukmini Devi College of Fine Arts, functioning under the Kalakshetra Foundation. The students had approached the court for the formulation of proper safety policies and redressal mechanisms in the college. Justice Anita Sumanth noted that there was no necessity to issue directions as the college had...

'Under S.45 PMLA, Enough For Accused To Put A Dent On Prosecution Materials”: Senthil Balaji Argues, Madras HC Reserves Orders On Bail Plea

The Madras High Court on Wednesday reserved orders on 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 has reserved orders after hearing the arguments of Senior Advocate Aryaman Sundaram and ASG ARL Sundaresan assisted by Advocate N Ramesh.When the...

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...