Madras High Court Stays Single Judge Order Directing CBI Probe Into Alleged Illegal Sale Of Church Property

A division bench of the Madras High Court has stayed a single judge order directing the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe into the alleged illegal sale of a church property to private persons. The bench of Justice MS Ramesh and Justice AD Maria Clete stayed the order of Justice KK Ramakrishnan, on an appeal filed by the Church of South India. Since an argument was raised as to...

Dhanush's Film Company Approaches Madras High Court Against Nayanthara, Vignesh Sivan Over Use Of Movie Clipping In Netflix Documentary

Actor Dhanush's film production company Wunderbar Films has approached the Madras High Court against actor Nayanthara, her husband and director Vignesh Sivan, their production company Rowdy Pictures Private Limited, Los Gatos Production Services India LLB over the use of video clippings from the movie "Naanum Rowdy Dhaan" for the Netflix documentary "Nayanthara: Beyind the Fairytale"...

'Father Stan Swamy Has Taken Efforts For Tribal Welfare' : Madras High Court Allows Installation Of His Statute In Private Land

The Madras High Court has allowed a man to install a stone pillar containing Father Stan Swamy's photo on his private land, honoring the work done by the latter for the Tribal persons. Quashing a notice issued by the State authorities, Justice M Dhandapani remarked that Fr Stan Swamy had taken a lot of efforts for the welfare of the tribal persons. The court also noted that citizens had...

Section 303(2) BNS | FIR Can Be Registered Only After Getting Appropriate Order From Magistrate: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that the offence under Section 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita is a non-cognizable and bailable offence and an FIR could be filed for these offence only after getting appropriate orders from the Magistrate. Justice Anand Venkatesh thus quashed an FIR filed against the man. Though the court noted that the FIR itself was not sustainable in...

[NDPS Act] Prima Facie Every Cell Of Magic Mushroom Contains Chemical, To Be Weighed Entirely To Ascertain Commercial Quantity: Madras HC

While hearing a bail plea under the NDPS Act, the Madras High Court recently noted that every cell of 'magic mushroom' contains psychotropic chemicals and hence the entire mushroom would have to be weighed to determine if the quantity confiscated is falling under commercial quantity. Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy thus while dismissing a bail plea prima facie differed from the stand taken...

Plea In Madras High Court Seeks SIT/ED/CBI Probe Into Indictment Of Gautam Adani In US On Bribery Charges

A plea has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking directions to the Home Ministry to either set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) or to direct the Enforcement Directorate (ED) or Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or any other appropriate investigation agency to investigate into the corruption charges levelled against Indian businessman Gautam Adani and his indictment by...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 18 - November 24, 2024

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 447 To 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 450 NOMINAL INDEX Music Academy v V Shrinivasan and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 447 Byju Nizeth Paaul v The Directorate of Collegiate Education and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 448 IS Inbadurai v The Chief Secretary and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 449 S. Nirmala & Ors. v. Shanthi Harikrishnan & Ors., 2024...

“Serious Issue”: Madras High Court Orders Probe After IO Says She Didn't Investigate Case, Her Signatures Were Forged

The Madras High Court recently ordered a de novo investigation into a case after the Investigation Officer informed the court that she had not investigated the case and her signature in the final report was forged. After the unusual turn of events, Justice Anand Venkatesh directed the CBCID to take over the investigation. The court added that the investigation should not be limited to...

“Church Properties Being Swindled Against Tenets Of Bible” Madras High Court Orders CBI Probe Into Sale Of Church Land To Private Persons

The Madras High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to register a complaint and inquire into the sale of a church land to private persons. The land, which is originally a government land, was assigned to the church to be used for the welfare of destitute women and children. Justice KK Ramakrishnan noted that the Church of South India (CSI) had instead transferred...

Recent Attacks On Lawyers | Madras High Court Asks Public Prosecutor To Facilitate Meeting Between Bar Bodies & DGP

The Madras High Court on Thursday asked the State Public Prosecutor Hasan Mohammed Jinnah to facilitate a meeting between the bar bodies in the State and the Director General of Police to come up with solutions to address the issue of frequent attacks on lawyers. The bench of Chief Justice KR Shriram and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy gave the suggestion when Senior...

Validly Recorded Cross-Examination Evidence Can't Be Eschewd But Court Can Assess Its Probative Value During Final Evaluation Of Case: Madras HC

In a recent case, the Madras High Court dismissed the application to eschew the cross-examination evidence of a defendant witness from the proceedings. The bench comprising Justice S.S. Sundar and Justice A.D. Maria Clete noted that once cross-examination evidence is validly recorded under oath, it cannot be expunged from the proceedings, as the statutory provisions do not permit such an...

Madras High Court Orders CBI Probe Into Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy

The Madras High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to conduct a probe into the Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy that claimed the lives of around 67 persons after consuming illicit arrack. A bench of Justice D Krishnakumar and Justice PB Balaji directed the CBI to conduct the probe as expeditiously as possible and also directed the CB-CID to handover the case files and...