Madras High Court
Madras High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To BJP's Prashant Umrao In FIR Over Tweets Regarding Bihar Migrant Workers In TN
The Madras High Court has granted anticipatory bail to UP BJP Spokesperson Prashant Umrao in an FIR lodged by the Tamil Nadu police against him for allegedly spreading false information on the alleged attacks against the migrant workers from Bihar in Tamil Nadu.Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan granted anticipatory bail on the condition that Umrao will file an undertaking stating that he will to tweet...
No Forest Rights Merely Because Ancestors Resided In Forest, Must Establish Sole Dependency On Forest For "Bonafide Livelihood Needs": Madras High Court
While refusing relief to a group of persons claiming benefit under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act 2006, the Madras High Court noted that rights under the Act cannot be claimed merely on the ground that the ancestors originally resided in the forests. For claiming rights under the Act, it was necessary to establish that the...
[Jayalalithaa’s Death] Madras High Court Seeks Details Of Steps Taken By Govt On Arumugasamy Report
The Madras High Court has sought details from the State regarding the steps taken based on the report of Justice Arumugasamy Inquiry Commission which probed into the circumstances that led to the death of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa. The bench of Acting Chief Justice T Raja and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy made the inquiry in a plea filed by RR Gopaljee, publisher of...
Madras High Court Orders Police Action Against Unqualified Alternative Medicine Practitioners, Says State Must Act Against Unrecognised Institutes
Refusing relief to 61 persons claiming to be practicing alternative medicine, the Madras High Court said that unqualified persons cannot claim any right to practice alternate medicines. The court was also critical of unrecognised institutions conducting six months medical courses and issuing diploma certificate and noted that the same would bring disastrous consequences for the society.Justice...
Allotment Of Law Chambers Should Be As Per Procedure, Not Favouritism: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has observed that favouritism while allotting law chambers should not be encouraged and the allotments should be made as per the established procedure. The court added that even if certain adjustments were to be made, they should not be unilateral decisions and the consent of the Lawyers concerned was necessary. Lawyers are performing noble profession and they...
Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 13 to March 19, 2023
A weekly round-up of important cases from the Madras High Court: Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 85 To 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 92 NOMINAL INDEX Kowsalya v. State, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 85 P Sathish @ Sathish Kumar v. State and another, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 86 Surajlal v. Pradeep Stainless India Pvt. Ltd and others, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 87 S Murugesan v. The Commissioner HR&CE...
Special Sunday Sitting: Madras High Court Gives Nod For AIADMK General Secretary Election, Restrains Party From Declaring Results For Now
The Madras High court on Sunday held a special sitting to hear the pleas of expelled AIADMK leaders Manoj Pandian, R Vaithilingam & JCD Prabhaka for stay on the election to the post of general secretary, which is scheduled to be held on Thursday.Pandian has already challenged the resolutions passed by the AIADMK Party in its meeting held on July 11 2022 . Through the resolutions,...
Community Certificate Verification Must Be Completed Expeditiously; Shouldn't Be Cancelled Ex-Parte Except In Most Exceptional Circumstances: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that the proceedings questioning the caste certificate of an employee, except in the most exceptional circumstances, can’t be conducted ex-parte. The bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Krishna Murari further observed that in the proceedings where the genuineness of an employee belonging to a certain community is under consideration, the question...
High Court Cannot Expand Definition Of 'Individual Borrower' To Grant Waiver Of Foreclosure Charges: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently observed that when “individual borrower” was clearly defined by the Reserve Bank Of India as per law, only the RBI could consider expanding the scope of the definition and not the High Court. The court was hearing a plea filed by famous food chain Murugan Idli Shop's proprietor.S Manoharan, the sole proprietor of Murugan Idli Shop, had contended that he...
Exemption From Entertainment Tax To Encourage Tamil Film Titles Cannot Be Extended Merely On Using Single Tamil Letter: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has recently observed that exemption from payment of entertainment tax is a concession granted by the government for promoting usage of Tamil language and merely using Tamil letter in the title of the movie is not a ground for claiming exemption from payment of entertainment tax.Exemption from payment of Entertainment tax given to a film is a concession granted by...
UP BJP Spokesperson Prashant Umrao Moves Madras High Court For Anticipatory Bail In FIR Over Tweet On Bihar Migrant Workers In Tamil Nadu
Lawyer and Uttar Pradesh BJP Spokesperson Prashant Kumar Umrao has approached the Madras High Court for anticipatory bail in an FIR lodged by the Tamil Nadu police against him for allegedly spreading false information on the alleged attacks against the migrant workers from Bihar in Tamil Nadu. The FIR was registered under Section 153, 153A, 504 and 505 of the IPC. Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan...