State Minority Commission Cannot Call For Records From Minority Institutions To Verify Adoption Of Reservation Policy: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held that the State Minority Commission does not have any locus standi to call for records from a minority educational institution to verify its adoption of the reservation rule. Justice L Victoria Gowri observed that minority educational institutions were exempt from the purview of Article 15(5) which gave power to the State to make special provisions...

Central Govt Notifies Transfer Of Justice Atul Sreedharan From J&K High Court To Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Central Government has officially notified the transfer of Justice Atul Sreedharan from the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh back to his parent Madhya Pradesh High Court. The notification, issued on March 13, 2025, states that the transfer has been made under Article 222(1) of the Constitution of India, following consultation with the Chief Justice of India.With this...

Madras High Court Monthly Digest - February 2025 [Citations 39-80]

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 39 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 80 NOMINAL INDEX Sachin Bansal v The Directorate of Enforcement and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 39 M/s.Sundaram Finance Limited vs. S.M. Thangaraj & Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 40 Anugraha Castings v. Anugraha Valve Castings Limited, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 41 M.Murugan v. The District Secretary (and connected cases),...

Despite HC Order Allowing Muslim Vendors At Kanfinath Yatra, Discrimination Is Apprehended: Hawkers' Union Writes To Bombay HC Chief Justice

Days after the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court temporarily stayed the operation of a resolution passed by the Gram Sabha of Madhi village in Ahilyanagar district, which banned Muslims from installing any shops during the annual Kanfinath Yatra in the Pathardia Tehsil, a group of more than 30 hawkers unions have now urged Chief Justice Alok Aradhe to intervene in the issue as the...

Madras HC Limits Tourist Vehicles Entering Nilgiris & Kodaikanal During Summer, Asks For Preference To Be Given To Electric Cars

The Madras High Court has imposed a restriction on the number of vehicles plying to the Nilgiris and Kodaikanal this summer in an attempt to manage the congestion in the tourist places. The forest bench of Justice N Satish Kumar and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy passed the directions after taking note of the carrying capacity of the hill stations. The court thus directed that only...

'Prima Facie Commercial Exploitation': Bombay HC Issues Notices On Plea Against Alleged Unauthorised Use Of Woman's Photos In Ads

The Bombay High Court has sought response from the US-based company Shutterstock, various State government, political parties and private agencies in relation to a plea by a woman alleging unauthorised use of her photographs by political parties and state governments in advertising their different schemes.Taking note of the serious concerns raised by the woman concerning her right to privacy,...

If The Mindset To Stifle Right To Protest Gets Traction, It Would Be A Sad Day For Democracy: Bombay High Court

In a significant order, the Goa bench of the Bombay High Court has said that the mindset to 'dilute' or 'stifle' the the fundamental right to protest of citizens, if gains traction, it would one of the saddest days of democracy.A division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Mahesh Sonak said the State must not launch prosecution only to stifle agitations, which are a part of the...

'Visual Pollution A Shame' : Kerala High Court Issues Detailed Directions On Removal Of Unauthorised Boards,Banners, Hoardings, Flags Etc

The Kerala High Court today issued directions declaring installation of unauthorized boards, banners, hoardings, flags, festoons as illegal and liable to fine and penal action. The Court stated that the non-removal of such unauthorized boards, banners, hoardings, flags, festoons shall become the personal responsibility of the Secretaries of the local self-government institutions.Justice...

Arbitration Clause In Invoices Can Be Binding On Parties When They Acted Upon The Invoices And No Objections Were Raised: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court bench of Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan has observed that where the correspondence between the parties included invoices which contained an arbitration clause and the parties acted upon those invoices without protesting, then it could be deemed that the party had accepted the arbitration clause. Background Facts and Issue The Respondent had availed of...

Judge Who Resigned Also Entitled To Pension Benefits As Judge Who Retired : Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has observed that the 'resignation' of a High Court Judge constitutes 'retirement' under the High Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Services) Act 1954 and thus a judge who resigned from services would also be entitled to the same pensionary benefits as a judge who retired by superannuation.A division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Bharati...

Punitive Retrenchment Without Regular Departmental Inquiry Violates Industrial Disputes Act: HP HC

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Justice Ajay Mohan Goel set aside the termination of a daily wage worker's services. The court noted that the termination was done under the guise of retrenchment following a preliminary inquiry. It upheld the Labour Court's finding that termination based on alleged misconduct without conducting a proper departmental inquiry...

Can A Person Be Held Liable For Acts Committed On A Body Which He Believed To Be Lifeless? Kerala High Court Answers

The Kerala High Court held that a person cannot be held liable for an act committed on a body, when he believes that it to be lifeless at the commission of the act.In this criminal appeal, the Division Bench of Justice P.B.Suresh Kumar and Justice Jobin Sebastian examined whether the act of the husband of pushing the body of his wife, which he believed to be lifeless, in septic tank would...