Madras High Court
Madras High Court Directs FinMin, CBDT To Decide On Exempting Agricultural Cooperative Credit Societies From TDS Deduction
The Madras High Court has directed the Finance Ministry and Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to take action on exempting primary agricultural cooperative credit societies from TDS deduction on cash withdrawals received from the Central Cooperative Bank for distribution to the beneficiaries.The bench of Justice R. Suresh Kumar has disposed of the writ petitions with a direction that a...
Madras High Court Grants Bail To Lawyer Arrested Under UAPA By NIA For Alleged Links With PFI
The Madras High Court has granted bail to Mohammad Abbas, a Madurai based lawyer who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act for his alleged links with the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) organization. The bench of Justice M Sundar and Justice R Sakthivel allowed the appeal preferred by the lawyer against the order of the...
Madras High Court Monthly Digest - July 2023
Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 181 To 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 210 NOMINAL INDEX Pooja Chakravarthy v TN MGR Medical College, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 181 Pastor Gideon Jacob v State and Others, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 182 A Ayyanar v The General Manager, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 183 Megala v. State, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 184 Prasoon Mishra v State, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 185 Carunia...
Lawyers Can Take Action Against Litigant Harassing Them Over Queries Raised By Court: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court on Monday said that if a litigant harasses a lawyer over certain queries raised by the court, the lawyer can initiate action against such party.The division bench of Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice PD Audikesavalu made the remark while hearing a public interest litigation filed by a final year law student seeking to establish government run old age homes in...
Provide Job To Sister Of SC Man Killed In 2020 In Caste-Based Crime: Madras High Court To State
The Madras High Court recently directed the State Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department, Theni District Collector, and the District Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Officer to provide employment to a woman, whose brother was killed in 2020, by considering her educational qualification as per Serial No. 46 of Annexure I r/w 12(4) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes...
Medical Colleges Have A Statutory Duty To Pay Stipend To PG Students, Cannot Deny Same On Ground Of Equitable Set-Off: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently held that medical colleges have an obligation to pay stipend to the postgraduate students and they cannot deny the same to them on the ground of equitable set-off, even when the amount that is sought to be claimed by them is not yet ascertained“The payment of stipend being a statutory liability of the College, it would not be open for the College to deny...
Option To Continue With Old Pension Scheme Must Be Extended To All Persons Who Participated In Selection Prior To April 01, 2003 : Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has said that when the recruitment process was carried out before the Contributory Pension Scheme came into effect, those appointed must be given the option to continue in the old pension scheme. The court was hearing a plea by B. Vallipavai, appointed as BT Assistant, who challenged the retrospective operation of the New Contributory Pension Scheme. Justice...
Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 24 - July 30
A weekly round-up of important cases from the Madras High Court Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 206 To 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 207 NOMINAL INDEX State v Commandant, Air Force Administrative College, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 206 S Chandran v. The Regional Passport Officer, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 207 REPORTS Ensure ICC As Per POSH Act Exists In Armed Forces; Impart Gender...
Madras High Court Half Yearly Digest: January to June 2023 [Citation 1 - 180]
NOMINAL INDEX Manikandan v. State, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 1 P Geetha v. V. Kirubaharan , 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 2 M/s.Tirupur Sree Annapoorna Versus Tamil Nadu Sales Tax Appellate, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 3 Easwaran Brothers India Private Limited Versus The Assistant Commissioner (ST) (FAC), 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 4 M Kannadasan v Union Of India, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 5 M/s. Radha...
'Committed Mistake But Can’t Be Condemned Forever': Madras High Court Directs Passport Authority To Consider Man’s Application For Passport
While directing the Regional Passport Authority to consider the request of a man for issuance of a passport after his earlier passport was impounded by the authorities for giving false particulars, the Madras High Court said the person has suffered disproportionately as he has been without the travel document for almost nine years. Justice GR Swaminathan of the Madurai bench observed...
Madras High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Govt-Run Old Age Homes In Every District
A plea has been filed in the Madras High Court for setting up of government-run Old Age homes in every district of Tamil Nadu in accordance with Section 19(1) of The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007.When the matter came up before the bench of Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice PD Audikesavalu on Monday, the bench issued notice to the State and listed it...
Madras High Court Declines To Pass Any Order On Starting Date Of Senthil Balaji's Custody, Says Matter Now Pending Before Supreme Court
The Madras High Court today closed proceedings in the habeas Corpus Petition filed by Megala, wife of Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji against his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate. The bench of Justice Nisha Banu and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy decided to close the matter after observing that the Supreme Court was already seized of the matter in the appeals pending before it. The...