Madras High Court
When Birth Certificate Is Produced, Passport Entry Must Conform To It: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has observed that though a passport is a solemn document, errors may happen and that when the birth certificate has been produced, the passport entry must conform to the birth certificate. Justice GR Swaminathan of the Madurai bench observed as under: “It is true that the passport is a solemn document and the applicant must offer correct particulars at the time...
Madras High Court Stays Criminal Case Against Author For Reciting Poem Portraying Lord Ram, Hanuman And Lakshman As Manual Scavengers
The Madras High Court recently stayed the criminal proceedings against Poet and Assistant Director P Vigneshwaran @ Viduthalai Sigappi for reciting a poem depicting Lord Ram, Lord Hanuman, and Lord Lakshman as manual scavengers. Staying the proceedings in the FIR registered by Abhiramapuram police station, Justice Anand Venkatesh noted that a prima facie case was made...
"Developing Hatred Towards Transgender": Madras High Court Seeks Explanation From Panchayat President Seeking To Cancel Land Allotment
The Madras High Court has recently directed the President of the Nainarkuppam Panchayat to explain the legal basis on which he sent a representation to the Cuddalore District Collector seeking to cancel the Patta granted by the Government to the transpersons in the locality. Justice SM Subramaniam noted that the representation given by the Village Panchayat revealed his hatred towards...
PG Medical Admissions: Madras High Court Refuses To Interfere With Grant Of Incentive Marks To In-Service Candidates In Open Category
The Madras High Court has held that the Tamil Nadu government’s decision to provide incentive marks to in-service candidates and allowing them to apply in the open category during PG admissions is not barred by any statute and that the same did not require any interference of the court. Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice PD Audikesavalu noted that unless policy decision was...
Doctors Need Not Disclose Minor Girl's Name In Report Under POCSO Act While Terminating Pregnancies From Consensual Relations : Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has observed that when a minor seeks to terminate a pregnancy arising out of a consensual sexual relationship, the registered medical practitioner may not insist on disclosure of the name of the minor for preparing a report under Section 19 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act as sometimes the minor and their guardian may not be interested...
Madras High Court Quashes FIR Against Student For Shouting Slogan Against BJP Govt On Flight With Tamilisai Soundararajan
The Madras High Court has quashed an FIR lodged against Lois Sofia, arrested for raising slogans against the BJP government on board a flight in the presence of former Tamil Nadu BJP president and current Governor of Telangana and Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Tamilisai Soundararajan. Justice P Dhanapal of the Madurai bench has ordered quashing the proceedings against the...
Madras High Court Orders Centre To Relocate 495 Families From Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Says Paucity Of Funds Not An Excuse
Noting the need to protect the rich flora and fauna, the Madras High Court has directed the Central Government to take steps to relocate the 495 families, including 20 tribal families, residing in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve. The bench of Justice N Satish Kumar and Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy refused to accept the contention that there was a paucity of funds and noted that when...
Withholding Patient's Medical Information Will Amount To Professional Misconduct: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has recently noted that a hospital's failure to provide information pertaining to the treatment given to a patient would amount to professional misconduct and would result in tortious liability as it infringes the patient's right."Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution includes within its sweep the right to receive information. Obviously, a patient is entitled to invoke...
Employee Has "Right To Vent", Management Cannot Take Action For Messages Sent In Private WhatsApp Group: Madras High Court
While setting aside a charge memo issued against an employee of the Tamil Nadu Grama Bank, the Madras High Court noted that every employee has a "right to vent" and the management could not take action against the employees for messages that were posted in a WhatsApp group chat expressing critical views against the management so long as such messages were otherwise within...
Madras High Court Judge Acts As Whistleblower; Declares As Illegal HC Order Transferring Trial Of Corruption Case Against TN Minister
In an extraordinary and unprecedented move, the Madras High Court on Thursday passed an order raising doubts at the manner in which District Judge Vellore passed the judgment acquitting Tamil Nadu Minister Ponmudy and his wife in a disproportionate assets case.Justice Anand Venkatesh exercised suo motu revision powers to hold that the transfer of the case against the Higher Education...
Madras High Court To Take Up Suo Motu Revision Against Trial Court Verdict Acquitting Minister Ponmudi In Disproportionate Assets Case
In a rare development, the Madras High court has decided to suo motu take up the revision of a judgement passed by a Vellore court in June acquitting Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister K Ponmudi and his wife in a disproportionate assets case.Justice Anand Venkatesh has invoked Section 397 CrPC which allows any High Court or Sessions Court judge to call for and examine records of a...
'Had Only Exercised His Fundamental Right To Protest': Madras High Court Directs Authorities To Appoint Candidate As Police Constable
Observing that the right to protest for a common cause is a fundamental right of each and every citizen of the country, the Madras High Court directed the authorities to give an appointment order to a man whose application to the post of Grade-II Police Constable was rejected on the ground that he had participated in protests against the NEET examination during his college days. Justice...