Madras High Court
RSS Route March : Supreme Court Reserves Verdict On Tamil Nadu Govt's Challenge Against HC Allowing March Without Conditions
The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its verdict on the Tamil Nadu government’s plea against a division bench of the state high court allowing Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to conduct route marches without the conditions imposed by a single judge of the court. “We will consider and pass an order,” said Justice V Ramasubramanian, after hearing the submissions of the counsel...
Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 20 to March 26, 2023
A weekly round-up of important cases from the Madras High Court and its subordinate courts. Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 93 To 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 102 NOMINAL INDEX Mr VB Selvaganapathy B.A B.L v. The Registrar (Administration) High Court of Madras and Ors, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 93 AC Murugesan and others v. The District Collector and others, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad)...
Madras High Court Transfers Criminal Defamation Case Against Filmmaker Leena Manimekalai To Different Magistrate, Says Decide Within 3 Months
The Madras High Court recently ordered the transfer of a criminal defamation case against filmmaker Leena Manimekalai from a Metropolitan Magistrate Court to a different court within Saidapet. Director Susi Ganeshan had filed the criminal defamation case against Manimekalai after she accused him of sexual harassment during the MeToo movement. Justice G Chandrasekharan noted that...
Madras High Court Orders Action Against State's Deputy Law Secretary For Creating Ruckus Inside Court
The Madras High Court recently ordered the Law Secretary of Tamil Nadu government to take disciplinary action against C Nagarajan, the Deputy Secretary of Law Department, for allegedly misbehaving with government pleaders inside court. Calling the act “scandalizing” and “lowering the authority of the Madras High Court”, Justice MS Ramesh asked the Principal Secretary to...
Exemption From Stamp Duty Granted Under Tamil Nadu Cooperative Societies Act Not Applicable To Multi-State Cooperative Societies: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently observed that the exemption from payment of stamp duty granted by the government under the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Societies Act is not applicable to societies registered under the Multi State Cooperative Societies Act 2002. Justice SM Subramaniam observed that Tamil Nadu Cooperative Societies Act is a State enactment whereas the Multi State...
Madras High Court Quashes The Criminal Proceedings Against Guarantor Of Assessee, For Assessee’s Failure To Pay Tax; States It's Only Contractual Liability And Not Criminal
The Madras High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against the guarantor of the assessee for failing to pay the tax dues of the latter to the Commercial Tax Department. The Commercial Tax Officer (CTO) filed a private complaint before the Judicial Magistrate against the assessee as well as the petitioner, who stood as a guarantor with respect to the tax arrears of the business done...
Madras High Court Asks College To Pay Rs 5 Lakh Compensation To Family Of Engineering Student Who Drowned In Sea During Coastal Cleanup Drive
The Madras High Court recently awarded a compensation of five lakh rupees to the family of a 3rd Year Engineering Student who drowned in sea during a Coastal cleanup drive organised by the college.Justice SM Subramaniam held that the college was not responsible for the drowning of the student, who had voluntarily taken a bath in the sea despite instructions against the same. However, the...
“Lackadaisical Attitude”: Madras High Court Imposes Cost On Sports Development Authority For Delay In Filing Applications To Set Aside Ex-Parte Order
While setting aside an order of the Executing court refusing to condone the delay in filing of a petition to set aside an ex-party order in an execution proceeding, the Madras High Court, noting that the delay was due to the lackadaisical manner of the officers, imposed of cost of five thousand rupees. However, considering the lackadaisical attitude in which the authorities of...
Can Entertain Delay Condonation Applications In Execution Proceedings Even In Absence Of Specific Provision: Madras High Court Reiterates
The Madras High Court recently reiterated that the courts have the power to entertain petitions for condoning delay in execution petitions even though the same has not been specifically provided for in the Code of Civil Procedure. Justice K Kumaresh Babu followed an earlier decision of the Madras High Court in N.Rajendran v. SriramChits Tamil Nadu Private Limited where Justice...
Centre Notifies Transfer Of Two Judges To Madras High Court; One Judicial Officer Appointed As An Additional Judge
The Central Government today notified the transfer of two Judges to Madras High Court - Justice Battu Devanand (From Andhra Pradesh High Court) and Justice Devaraju Nagarjun (Telangana High Court). Judicial officer P.Vadamali has also been appointed as an additional judge of the High Court.This piece of information was tweeted by the Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju today.In exercise of...
Madras High Court Reserves Orders On Pleas By OPS, Other Expelled AIADMK Members Challenging Party Resolutions
The Madras High Court has reserved orders on pleas filed by expelled leaders of the AIADMK party - O. Panneerselvam, P.H. Manoj Pandian, R. Vaithilingam and J.C.D. Prabhakhar challenging the party resolution dated July 11 2022 by which they were removed. The leaders had also challenged the elections to be held for the post of General Secretary of the party.Justice K Kumaresh Babu heard...
Feces Mixed In Water Tank: Madras High Court Mulls Appointing Retired HC Judge To Monitor Probe
The Madras High Court has called for the Case Diary with respect to the investigation being carried out in relation to the unfortunate incident of mixing human feces in overhead tank which resulted in the hospitalisation of persons belonging to scheduled caste community in Pudukottai district.The bench of Acting Chief Justice T Raja and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy also stated that the...