Madras High Court
Centre Notifies Appointment of Two Advocates As Additional Judges Of Madras High Court
The Central Government has notified the appointment of two advocates as Additional Judges of the Madras High Court. The two advocates are:1. N Senthilkumar 2. G Arul Murugan"In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint S/Shri (i) N. Senthilkumar and (ii) G. Arul Murugan, to be Additional Judges of the Madras...
Hospitals Cannot Refuse To Perform Transplants From Non-Related Donors, Legal Education On The Subject Necessary: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently highlighted that as per Section 9(3) of the Transplantation Of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994 and Rules 14 and 19 of the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Rules, 2014, transplantation has been permitted from non-relative donors and hospitals denying such transplants is plainly illegal. Justice N Seshasayee also commented that...
Admission Guidelines Not Commandments Of Solomon: Madras HC Directs Kendriya Vidyalaya To Relax Age Criteria For Admitting Class 8 Student
Coming to the aid of a class 8 student, the Madras High Court recently directed the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan to relax the age-criteria and to give admission to the petitioner student. Justice N Seshasayee observed that an admission guideline regarding age restriction was only a guideline of the school and did not have the force of a statute. The court further held that the could...
Madras High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Expert Committee For Monitoring Rogue Elephant Arikomban
The Madras High Court recently dismissed a public interest litigation seeking monitoring of the rogue elephant Arikomban and to forbear the authorities from using tranquilizers on the elephant. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice V Lakshminarayanan took note of the submission made by the authorities that all necessary steps were being taken to monitor the movements and...
Sanatana Dharma Row | Minister Calling For Eradication Of Religion Against Article 25: Argument In Madras HC Against Udhayanidhi Holding Public Office
While arguing against the authority with which the Ministers Udhayanidhi Stalin, Sekar Babu and MP A Raja were continuing in public office in light of their remarks on Santana Dharma, the petitioners argued that the Minister had committed “fraud on the constitution”. When Justice Anitha Sumanth asked if Udhayanidhi’s speeches could be considered as part of free speech,...
Madras High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Former MLA After He Publicly Apologises For Remarks Against CM Stalin, Minister Udayanidhi
The Madras High Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to AIADMK MLA Kumaraguru after noting that the MLA had tendered a public apology on October 9th to Chief Minister Stalin and State Minister Udayanidhi Stalin, for making derogatory remarks against them.Justice G Jayachandran observed that considering the public apology and the fact that Kumaraguru had immediately shown regret for...
Madras High Court Quashes Proceedings Against Hindu Makkal Katchi President For Allegedly Violating Code Of Conduct During Elections
The Madras High Court has quashed the proceedings against the President of the Hindu Makkal Katchi party Arjun Sampath pending before the Judicial Magistrate, Rajapalayam for violating the Code of Conduct during the 2019 Parliamentary Elections. It was alleged that on April 5, 2019, Arjun along with his driver were canvassing votes for their political party without seeking any...
Madras High Court Dismisses OCI Bridge Player's Appeal Against Centre's Policy Permitting Only Citizens To Participate In International Events
While refusing to interfere with an order denying permission to an Overseas Citizen of India to participate in International Bridge tournaments on behalf of the Bridge Federation of India, the Madras High Court observed that the policy framed by the Central Government clearly stated that only Indians could participate in such tournaments and in such cases, the courts could not be called...
Madras High Court Tops In Virtual Hearings, Judgment Translations: Justice M Sundar Says While Inaugurating New E-Filing Software
Speaking at the inaugural function for rolling out the new E-Filing Portal Version 3.0, e-Bail Bond Module, and Digital Transmission of Trial Court Records Software, Justice M Sundar, Chairman of the Computer Committee said that Madras High Court was topping the charts with respect to virtual hearings and translation of court judgments into regional language. Relying on the...
Due Respect Should Be Shown To COVID Front Line Workers: Madras High Court Orders Enhanced Compensation To Family Of Deceased Worker
Noting that due respect must be shown to the departed souls who worked as frontline workers during COVID-19, the Madras High Court recently directed the State to pay just and adequate compensation to the family of the deceased family. Justice S Srimathy of the Madurai bench observed that the compensation of Rs. 50,000 which was already paid to the family of the man, who was serving as...
Family Of Deceased Employee Denied Pension For 36 Yrs: Madras High Court Says Authorities' Attitude Inhuman, Calls For Proper Mechanism
The Madras High Court recently came to the rescue of a family struggling to secure family pension for the past 36 years. The court also observed that the authorities' conduct in making the family run from pillar to post for the past 36 years during which time the wife of the deceased employee had also died was not merely unlawful, arbitrary but “inhuman”. “This kind of...
Dept. Failed To Produce New Or Tangible Information To Justify The Reopening Of Assessment Against IDFC: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has quashed the reassessment proceedings against the IDFC as the department failed to produce any new or tangible information to justify the reopening of the assessment.The bench of Justice Anita Sumanth has observed that the information already on file that was examined in the first instance cannot satisfy the legislative requirement under Section 148 Explanation 1,...