Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 1 - January 7, 2024

A weekly round-up of important cases from the Madras High Court Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 1 To 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 8 NOMINAL INDEX Ganeshkumar v The Principal Secretary to Government, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 1 The Principal Commissioner of Income Tax Versus K.M.Mammen, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 2 ABC v XYZ, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 3 Dr R Karpagam v Principal Chief Conservator...

Areca Nuts Have Limited Shelf-Life, Risk Of Contamination: Madras High Court Directs Verification Of Certificate Of Origin

The Madras High Court has directed the verification of certificate of origin within 30 days and in case of failure of verification within time release the seized areca nut is subject to providing a bond for 100% of the value of goods but without insisting on a bank guarantee.The bench of Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy has observed that areca nuts have a limited shelf-life and the risk...

50 Important Judgments Of Madras High Court In 2023

LiveLaw reported 413 judgments from the Madras High Court in 2023. Here are some important judgments: 1. Court Cannot Send Notice To Governor: Madras High Court Rejects Plea Against Tamil Nadu Governor Over 'Office Of Profit' Claim Case Title: M Kannadasan v Union Of India Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 5 The Madras High Court has rejected a plea by Thanthai Periyar...

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...