Temple's Abodes Of Deities, Not Training Centres: Madras HC Restrains State From Conducting 'Knowledge Training' Under Temples' Chief Priests

The Madras High Court has restrained the state government from conducting practical training under a Chief Priest for candidates who have completed courses from Archakar Training Schools run by temples under the control of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department. During the course of the proceedings, Justice S Srimathy of the Madurai bench remarked that temples are...

High Court Reserves Orders On Pleas Challenging Formula 4 Street Car Racing Proposed To Be Held In Chennai

The Madras High Court on Monday reserved orders on a plea filed by a Doctor challenging the Formula 4 Street Racing proposed to be conducted in Chennai. The race, which was originally planned to be conducted on the 9th and 10th of December was postponed amid flooding due to Cyclone Michaung. Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq reserved orders after hearing the petitioner,...

Mansoor Ali Khan Should've Known How To Behave In Public: Madras High Court While Hearing His Plea Against Actors Trisha, Khushboo & Chiranjeevi

The Madras High Court Monday criticized actor Mansoor Ali Khan's conduct in approaching the court after making derogatory statements. Justice N Satish Kumar commented that it should have been Trisha approaching the court against Khan. The judge also said that Khan should know how to behave in public especially when a lot of young people were following actors as their role models in...

Medical Reimbursement Cannot Be Rejected Merely Because Treatment Was In A Non-Network Hospital: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently reiterated that a medical claim could not be rejected merely on the ground that treatment was undertaken in a non-networking hospital. Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice V Lakshminarayanan noted that when there was no dispute with respect to treatment and the treatment was found to be genuine, there was no reason to reject the medical claim. “The...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 3 to December 10, 2023

A weekly round-up of important cases from the Madras High Court Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 380 To 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 388 NOMINAL INDEX S Muthu Kumar v The Cabinet Secretary and Others, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 380 M Palani v The State and Others, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 381 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Another v All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and...

Actor Mansoor Ali Khan Files Defamation Suit In Madras High Court Against Actors Trisha, Kushboo And Chiranjeevi For Social Media Posts

Actor Mansoor Ali Khan has approached the Madras High Court seeking damages from Actors Trisha Krishnan, Kushboo Sundar, and Chiranjeevi Konidela for alleged defamatory statements made against the former in social media platform “X” (formerly Twitter). While talking to the media following the success of the movie “Leo”, Mansoor made certain remarks about his co-actor Trisha....

Madras High Court Impleads Registrar General In Suo Motu Revision Petitions Against Acquittal Of Minister K Ponmudi

The Madras High Court has impleaded the Registrar General in the suo motu revision petition taken up against the acquittal of TN Minister K Ponmudi and his wife in a disproportionate assets case. Justice G Jayachandran observed that since the single judge had questioned the procedure adopted in transferring the case to a different Court which was essentially an administrative order,...

Madras High Court Dismisses Plea For Reservation In Appointment Of Law Officers, Says Merit Should Be Sole Consideration

The Madras High Court has held that while appointing Law Officers to the High Court and its Madurai Bench, merit should be the sole consideration, without any scope for reservation- vertical or horizontal. “It cannot be held that reservation – vertical and/or horizontal needs to be provided while appointing the Law Officers by the government. The procedure is laid down. The...

Unauthorized Dumping Of Bio-Medical Waste | Book Violators As "Goondas" Under State's Preventive Detention Laws: Madras High Court

While dealing with a case relating to the unauthorized dumping of bio-medical waste from Kerala to Tamil Nadu, the Madras High Court recently noted that suitable amendments needed to be brought into the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1982 (Preventive Detention Act) so that those violating the provisions of the Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules 2016, are covered under...

Madras High Court Dismisses Building Owners' Plea Challenging Closure Of 500 TASMAC Retail Shops, Cites Involvement Of 'Personal Interest'

The Madras High Court recently dismissed a plea filed by some building owners challenging decision of Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Limited ("TASMAC") to close 500 TASMAC shops being operated in their leased-out properties. Questioning the petitioners' locus standi, Justice Krishnan Ramasamy observed that they were not the right persons to challenge the government decision...

Ambiguity May Lead To Denial Of Basic Rights: Madras High Court Calls For Increased Caution In Granting/Cancelling Community Certificates

The Madras High Court recently observed that granting of a community certificate or its cancellation would have larger repercussions as it would affect the future generations of the family concerned and as such the authorities are expected to be more cautious while granting the certificate. In setting aside the cancellation of the petitioner's community certificate, a bench of Justice...

Madras High Court Directs IRDAI To Treat AYUSH On Par With Allopathic Treatments For Medical Insurance Reimbursement

In a significant move, the Madras High Court has asked the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) to treat AYUSH treatments on par with Allopathy treatments while reimbursing expenses incurred during treatment. Stressing the work done by AYUSH doctors during the pandemic, Justice Anand Venkatesh observed that during COVID-19, traditional medicines...