Madras High Court
Madras High Court Asks CBI To Proceed With Probe Against Pondicherry University Professor, Others For Alleged Misappropriation Of Funds
The Madras High Court has asked the CBI to register a case based on a private complaint alleging misappropriation of funds by a former officiating Director of Human Resources Development Center at Pondicherry University.Justice G Jayachandran noted that though the CBI had sought prior approval under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, the Under Secretary to the Government had...
Judicial Service Examinations Should Be Conducted Every Year To Reduce Number Of Pending Cases: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has suggested that judicial examinations should be conducted every year to reduce the pendency of cases in the courts. “Before parting with this judgment, we suggest that judicial service examinations shall be conducted every year so as to ensure to minimize the pending litigations, as, of late, it is noticed that certain cases are pending for more than three...
Madras High Court Dismisses 14 Petitions Against Google's Billing Policy, Says Matter Falls Within CCI's Domain
The Madras High Court has dismissed a majority of pleas filed by Indian startups against Google's new user choice billing system. A total of 14 out of 16 petitions have been dismissed. The two remaining petitions filed by Disney+Hotstar and Testbook are pending. Dismissing the petitions, Justice S Sounthar on August 3 said that the matter falls within the jurisdiction of the...
Madras High Court Orders Restoration of Palani Murugan Temple Display Board Prohibiting Entry For Non-Hindus
The Madras High Court has ordered a status quo ante in the Arulmighu Palani Dhandayuthapani Swamy temple by directing the respondent authorities to restore the display board stating that non-Hindus are not allowed in the temple. Justice S Srimathy of the Madurai bench made the direction in a plea by D Senthilkumar, organizer of Palani Hill Temple Devotees Organization. who moved the...
Madras High Court Forms 2-Member Committee To Look Into 'Irregularities' In Appointment Of Assistant Professors In Institutions Of Pachaiyappa’s Trust
The Madras High Court has constituted a 2-member committee to make a detailed report on the appointments of 254 candidates to the post of Assistant Professors in the institutions of the Pachaiyappa’s Trust pursuant to the recruitment notifications dated 12.12.2013 and 18.02.2014. Former Madras High Court Judge Justice B Gokuldas will be the Chairman of the committee and Dr. Freeda...
Madras High Court Suspends Sentence Of IAS Officer, Others In Contempt Case
The Madras High Court has suspended the order of imprisonment against IAS officer Pradeep Yadav and two others in the contempt case for failure to implement court orders while he was holding the post of the Principal Secretary to the School Education Department.The division bench of Justice SS Sundar and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy of the Madurai bench suspended the sentence while hearing...
Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 31 - August 06
A weekly round-up of important cases from the Madras High Court: Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 208 To 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 218 NOMINAL INDEX B Vallipavai v The State of Tamil Nadu, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 208 The Registrar, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and others v. D Rajasree and others, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 209 Kalimuthu v The Secretary, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 210 Pascal Sasil R...
Widow Can't Be Stopped From Entering Temple; Woman's Identity Not Dependent On Marital Status : Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has strongly criticized the practice of stopping a widow from entering temples and said it can never continue in a civilized society governed by rule of law. “It is quite unfortunate that the archaic beliefs that if a widow enters a temple it will cause impurity continues to prevail in this State. Even though the reformers are attempting to break all...
'Right To Seek Vote A Fundamental Right', Holds Madras High Court; Makes Reference To Vadivelu Character In 'Maamannan' Movie
In a notable judgment, the Madras High Court observed that while right to vote is only a statutory right, the right to seek vote is a fundamental right as democracy is a basic feature of the Constitution. The court thus observed that any person who was causing disturbance to the conduct of rallies, meetings etc for seeking votes, was committing an electoral offence. “Right to vote...
Madras High Court Sentences IAS Officer To Two Weeks Imprisonment For Failure To Implement Court Order In Service Matter
The Madras High Court has sentenced IAS officer Pradeep Yadav and two others to two weeks imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 1000 each in a contempt case for failure to implement earlier orders of the court. The court observed that the officer had failed to implement the order of the court while he was holding the post of Principal Secretary to School Education Department. Justice...
Madras High Court Directs Neyveli Lignite Corporation To Pay Rs. 40,000 Per Acre To Farmers For Crops Damaged On Acquired Land
The Madras High Court on Wednesday said that it would fix responsibility equally on the farmers for trespassing into the property already acquired by the Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) and upon NLC for not taking adequate care to prevent farmers from cultivating in the land. The NLC acquired farmlands between 2006 and 2013 for Paravanar Canal Diversion Project for its Mine...
Madras High Court Grants Bail To Lawyer In NDPS Case, Says No Material Against Him Except Money Transactions
The Madras High Court has granted bail to an advocate who was arrested in a drugs case for the offences of Section 8(c) read with Section 20 (b) (ii) (A), 22(c), 29(1) of the NDPS Act. Finding that the advocate Aashhik Ali satisfies the conditions under Section 37 of the NDPS Act for bail, Justice AD Jagadish Chandira granted him bail. The court also noted that except for...