Madras High Court
Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 01 to May 07
A weekly round-up of important cases from the Madras High Court: Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 133 To 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 137 NOMINAL INDEX Sundaresan Suresh Kumar Versus Assessment Unit, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 133 BR Aravindakshan v. Union of India and others, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 134 M/s. Prime Store and others v. Sugam Vanijya Holdings Private Limited and others, 2023...
Take Disciplinary Action Against Lawyers Issuing Fake Marriage Certificates: Madras High Court To State Bar Council
The Madras High Court has directed the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu to initiate disciplinary action against lawyers who are conducting marriage ceremonies in their offices and issuing fake marriage certificates. "The Bar Council of Tamil Nadu is also directed to initiate disciplinary action against the lawyers who are conducting these types of marriages all over Tamil Nadu by...
National Commission For Scheduled Caste Has Powers Of Civil Court But Cannot Pass Interim or Permanent Injunction Orders: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently reiterated that though under Article 338(8) of the Constitution, the National Commission For Scheduled Caste enjoys the powers of a civil court, it does not have the powers to grant temporary or permanent injunction. The bench of Acting Chief Justice T Raja and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy noted that the law in this regard has already been discussed by...
Provisions Regarding Appointment And Disqualification Of Arbitrator Are Mandatory, Will Apply To Retired Judges As Well: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has recently held that the provisions for disqualification for appointment as arbitrator under the Seventh Schedule of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act would be applicable to any person, including a retired judge. The court noted that the provisions with respect to ineligibility and disqualification are mandatory and non-derogable. Justice Krishnan Ramasamy...
BREAKING: Madras High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Ban On 'The Kerala Story' Movie, Says Can't Assume It Will Create Problems
The Madras High Court on Thursday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking ban on the release of the multilingual movie, "The Kerala Story". BR Aravindakshan, a Chennai-based journalist had filed the petition stating that the movie will affect the country's sovereignty and unity causing disturbance to the public order. He contended that the movie was an intentional attempt to portray...
Journalist Moves Madras High Court Seeking Ban On 'The Kerala Story' Movie
A chennai based journalist has approached the Madras High Court seeking a ban on the release of "The Kerala Story" movie.BR Aravindakshan has filed the petition after sending complaints to the Central Board of Film Certification regarding the baseless allegations made in the teaser of the movie.In his petition, Aravindakshan submits that the movie is an intentional attempt to portray the State...
Madras High Court Monthly Digest - April 2023 [Citations 109 - 132]
Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 109 To 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 132 NOMINAL INDEX X v. State of Tamil Nadu and others, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 109 Priya Dharshini and another v. State of Tamil Nadu and others, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 110 K Marimuthu v. The Secretary to Government and others, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 111 Vishal Krishna Reddy v Lyca Productions, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 112 Neyatitus...
Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 24 To April 30
A weekly round-up of important cases from the Madras High Court: Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 126 To 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 132 NOMINAL INDEX XYZ and others v. Kalakshetra Foundation and others, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 126 P. Cheran vs M/s Gemini Industries & Imaging Limited, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 127 Matrimony.Com Ltd v Alphabet Inc and others, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad)...
Madras High Court Directs State To Meet Expenses Of Child Born To Woman After Failed Tubectomy
The Madras High Court recently directed the state government to compensate a woman who had given birth to a third child after a failed tubectomy procedure. The court also directed the State to give free education to the third child in Government or Private school and to pay a sum of Rs 10000 per month to meet the expenses of the child. Justice B Pugalendhi observed that Family Planning...
Mother Entitled To Arrears Of Maintenance Accrued To Deceased Daughter: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently held that a mother is entitled to claim the arrears of maintenance that accrued to her deceased daughter before her death. The court noted that arrears of maintenance was the property of the deceased daughter and after her death, her mother, being a legal guardian, is entitled to this property. "In so far as the arrears of maintenance have accrued due,...
Wives Say Men Are Wasting Money, State Says Act Is To Protect People; So How Can We Interfere? Madras High Court On Prohibition Of Online Gambling
While challenging the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation Of Online Games Act 2022, the online gaming companies in Madras High Court on Thursday questioned why only games like Rummy were being banned in the name of “social evil” when other and bigger social evils like drinking and lottery also exist in the state. Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi,...
Trial Court Erred In Relying On Wikipedia, Has To Consider Matter Afresh: Madras High Court Sets Aside NIA Court's Order Rejecting Discharge Plea
While setting aside an NIA Court's order rejecting the discharge plea of a man accused under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), the Madras High Court has reiterated that courts should refrain from using crowd-sourced websites such as Wikipedia in legal dispute resolution.The division bench of Justice M Sundar and Justice Nirmal Kumar relied on the decision of the Supreme Court...