Madras High Court
'Can You Withhold Entire Office & Staff Under Your Control?' : Madras High Court Orally Asks ED To Halt Probe Against TASMAC Till March 25
The Madras High Court on Thursday (March 20) orally asked the Enforcement Directorate not to proceed with its investigation against the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) in an alleged money laundering case till the next date of hearing. A division bench of Justice MS Ramesh and Justice N Senthilkumar directed the ED to file a counter to the petition filed by TASMAC challenging...
Tamil Nadu Government Moves Madras High Court Against ED'S TASMAC Search, Says ED Conducting Roving Enquiry
The Tamil Nadu government and the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) approached the Madras High Court against the searches conducted by the Enforcement Directorate at TASMAC's headquarters and other outlets between March 6 and March 8. The petitions have been listed before the bench of Justice MS Ramesh and Justice N Senthilkumar. The State is seeking for...
Love & Affection 'Implied Condition' When Senior Citizen Transfers Property, Doesn't Need Express Mention In Settlement Deed: Madras HC
The Madras High Court has recently observed that under the Senior Citizens Act, love and affection is an implied condition under Section 23(1) of the Act and it is not necessary to have an explicit mention of the same in the settlement deed. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice K Rajasekaran noted that the Act was meant to safeguard the security and dignity of the...
Notification Cannot Be Given Retrospective Effect To Deny Refund On Unutilised ITC Claimed Within Limitation Period: Madras HC Allows Gillette's Plea
Finding that the refund claim was filed within two years from the “relevant date” as defined in Explanation 2(a) to Section 54(14) of CGST Act , the Madras High Court recently clarified that a refund claim cannot be denied on the basis of retrospective operation of the Proviso to Rule 90(3) pf the CGST Rules.The High Court clarified this upon finding that the refund claims filed in the...
"Would Change Rules Of Game": Madras HC Rejects Plea By Disabled Candidate Who Failed To Sign Answer Sheet Of Civil Services Exam
The Madras High Court recently refused to grant relief to a candidate with 60% locomotive disability who had failed to sign his answer sheet while attending the Combined Civil Services Examination-IV (Group-IV Services) examination conducted by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission. Justice CV Karthikeyan observed that the commission had provided clear instructions to...
Upper Age Limit For Women To Avail ART Services Rational, Difficult For Mother To Support Child During Her Elderly Years: Madras High Court
Justifying the upper age limit prescribed for women under the provisions of the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act 2021, the Madras High Court recently observed that a woman who uses ART services for begetting a child is duty-bound to take care of the child till he/she attains majority. The court thus held that the woman must be biologically and financially capable...
Madras High Court Rejects NTK Chief Seeman's Plea To Club All FIRs Over His Alleged Comments On Periyar, Says Plea Seeks Omnibus Relief
The Madras High Court has dismissed a plea seeking to club all FIRs registered against Naam Tamilar Katchi party chief Seeman for his alleged comments against Periyar. Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan dismissed the plea after observing that the plea sought an omnibus relief without mentioning the details of the FIRs registered against Seeman, without impleading the police stations where the...
Time Is Precious, Courts Should Be Slow To Ignore Delay When Action Is Time-Barred: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has stressed that courts should be slow to ignore delay once the limitation period for a particular suit expires and the action becomes time-barred. Justice Shamim Ahmed observed that the statute relating to limitation determines the life span of a legal remedy and as time passes, newer causes would come up necessitating newer persons to seek legal remedy....
Madras HC Rejects Plea Challenging Constitutional Validity Of S.13 Family Courts Act Which Restricts Representation Of Party By Lawyer
The Madras High Court recently dismissed a petition challenging the constitutional validity of Section 13 of the Family Courts Act. Section 13 states that no party to a suit or proceeding shall be entitled to be represented by a legal practitioner as a right. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice K Rajasekaran dismissed the plea noting that no further adjudication was...
Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 10 to March 16, 2025
Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 96 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 106 NOMINAL INDEX Kamalesh Chandrasekaran v. MA Noor Jehan Beevi and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 96S Shankar v. The Deputy Director, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 97United India Insurance v. State of Tamil Nadu and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 98A Devika v. The Senior Branch Manager and Another, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 99M. Gunasekaran v. The...
'Big Racket For Bogus Community Certificates In Tamil Nadu' : Madras High Court Asks State To Take Action
The Madras High Court has asked the Government of Tamil Nadu to initiate all appropriate actions to ensure that the issuance of bogus community certificates is stopped in the state, and action has to be taken to prosecute those who are involved in securing such bogus community certificates. Noting that there was a big racket going on in the State, the bench of Justice SM Subramaniam...