Madras High Court
Madras High Court Directs BJP MLAs Accused Of Grabbing Temple Land To Return Possession, Subject Themselves To CID Probe
The Madras High Court has directed two BJP MLAs from Puducherry and their family members to return vacant possession of a temple land allegedly grabbed by them illegally, to Sri Kamatchi Amman Devasthanam.Justice SM Subramaniam also asked the father-son duo, A John Kumar and Vivilian Richards John Kumar, to subject themselves to probe being conducted by the Crime-Branch of...
[S.15A SC/ST Act] Victim Need Not Be Put To Notice Of Habeas Corpus Plea Moved By Accused Following Preventive Detention: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has made it clear that the habeas corpus petition challenging the preventive detention of a person who is accused of committing offences under the Schedules Caste/Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act is not a 'connected proceeding' for the purposes of Section 15-A(3) and (5) of the Act.The Sections make provision of notice and opportunity of hearing to the...
Madras HC Orders 25 Lakh Compensation For Man's Death By Electrocution At Temple Medical Camp, Says Govt Bound To Arrange For Pilgrims Well Being
Granting compensation to man whose son died due to electrocution while on a temple pilgrimage, the Madras High Court emphasised that as per the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, the local body was obligated to make arrangements for the well-being of the devotees. Justice GR Swaminathan of the Madurai bench noted that the municipality could not remain content with the...
Madras High Court Frames Procedure For Police To Record Witness Statements Through Audio-Visual Electronic Means At Least In Serious Crimes
Complying with an earlier order of the Supreme Court and in the interest of criminal justice system, the Madras High court has directed the Principal Secretary, Home Department and the Director General of Police to record statements of witnesses under Section 161 CrPC using audio-visual electronic means, at least in matters involving serious offences.Section 161 CrPC empowers...
Husband’s Illicit Relationship With Sister-In-Law Cruelty U/S 498A IPC: Madras High Court Sets Aside Acquittal, Criticises Probe
While setting aside the acquittal of a man in a case involving death of his wife by self-immolation, the Madras High Court has observed that the husband’s illicit relation with his elder brother’s wife would amount to cruelty on the wife within the meaning of Section 498A of IPC. The appellant, who was the mother of the victim, had contended that the victim had committed...
Madras High Court Advocates Association Passes Resolution Against CAT Judicial Member, Says She Asked An Advocate To 'Get Out'
In a resolution signed by more than 200 advocates, the Madras High Court Advocates Association has condemned the conduct of the Judicial Member of Central Administrative Tribunal, Chennai Bench, Ms Lata Baswaraj Patne, stating that she asked a lawyer to “get out”. In its resolution dated September 26th, the Association said that the utterances made by the member revealed...
Mother Entitled To Share In Pensionary Benefits Of Deceased Son Even In Absence Of Name In Service Register: Madras High Court
Coming to the aid of a mother seeking a share of the terminal and pensionary benefits of her deceased son, the Madras High court observed that the mother, being a senior citizen and one of the legal heirs was entitled to a share in the terminal and pensionary benefits. Though the Director of Ex-Service Men Welfare submitted that the deceased had nominated his wife to receive...
“Judiciary Has Broad Shoulders To Take On Any Criticism”: Madras HC While Quashing Criminal Case Against Political Commentator Badri Seshadri
The Madras High Court recently quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against political commentator Badri Seshadri for making adverse comments about the Chief Justice of India for taking up suo moto cognisance of the violence in Manipur. Seshadri was arrested on July 29, 2023 and later granted bail on August 1, 2023 by the District Munisff-cum-Judicial Magistrate court in...
Madras HC Refuses Compensation To Lawyer Injured By Police Action On 'Unlawful' PFI March, Says Private Persons Must Also Uphold Rule Of Law
While refusing relief to a lawyer seeking compensation for the injuries he sustained at the hands of the police in connection with a PFI march, the Madras High Court emphasised that law applies not only to the State machinery but also to individuals. Justice GR Swaminathan of the Madurai bench was constrained to make the statement after noting that the petitioner and other members of...
Legislation Against Land Grabbing Need Of The Hour, Appoint High Level Committee To Uncover Illegalities In Govt Property Dealings: Madras HC
While lamenting that lang grabbing by the powerful is an offence against the State and in turn an offence against the people of the State, the Madras High Court stressed on the need to bring in a legislation against land grabbing to ensure criminal prosecution against land grabbers. Justice SM Subramaniam observed that lands under Government custody had to be used for public welfare...
Madras HC Junks Plea Challenging Dismissal Of Complaint Against Ex-Congress MP, ABP News Channel Over 'Defamatory' Post On RSS
The Madras High Court recently dismissed a Revision plea filed against a December 2016 order of the Magistrate Court in Chennai dismissing a complaint filed against former Congress MP Nirmal Khatri and ABP News for posting an alleged defamatory post against an RSS worker. “In the considered view of this Court, the order passed by the Court below does not suffer from apparent...
“Students Cannot Be Put To Injury”: Madras High Court Directs Special Exams For Students Admitted In College Without Recognition
The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University to conduct special exams for the students of Arulmighu Kalasalingam College of Education who were admitted in the academic year 2021-2022, while the college did not have recognition. Considering the plight of the students, the bench of Justice SS Sundar and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy directed the...