Madras HC Seeks Report From State On Lapses In Probing Criminal Cases, Delay In Prosecuting Offenders & Framing Witness Protection Scheme

The Madras High Court has directed the State Government, the Director General of Police, the Commissioner of Police, Superintendent of Cuddalore Central Prison to submit a report regarding serious lapses in investigating pending criminal cases and subsequent delays in prosecuting offenders along with setting up a Witness Protection Scheme in the State. Observing that the criminal justice system should repose confidence in the people, the bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice M...

Provision Of Alternate Employment Applicable To Police Force Unless Exempted By State: Madras HC Grants Relief To Visually Impaired Nayak

The Madras High Court recently granted relief to a Police Nayak who was discharged from service after acquiring 100% blindness during service and being declared medically unfit for service. As per Section 20 of the Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016, there cannot be any discrimination against any employee on the grounds of his disability and he should be given a conducive environment of work, even shifting to another post with the same benefits if he cannot continue in the ...

Community Guilt? Madras High Court Reads Down TASMAC Circular Initiating Action Against All Employees Of Shop In Case Of Overpricing

The Madras High Court has read down a circular issued by the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) initiating action against all employees of a shop including the supervisor of the shop whenever it was found that an employee of the shop was overpricing the customers. Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy made it clear that a collective action could be taken only when there was...

Plea In Madras High Court Says Uniform Worn By Delivery Partners Of Quick Commerce Platforms Being Misused By Criminals, Seeks Guidelines

The Madras High Court on Thursday (January 23) issued notice to the Director General of Police on a plea seeking formation of guidelines for monitoring and regulating delivery partners of online delivery service providers such as Swiggy, Zomato, etc. Justice P Velmurugan issued notice to the DGP on a petition filed by Nithyanantham and adjourned the case by 4 weeks. In his...

POSH Act | Any Inappropriate Or Unwelcome Behaviour Affecting Women Is "Sexual Harassment" Regardless Of Intent: Madras HC

The Madras High Court has emphasised that under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act [PoSH Act], the act of sexual harassment itself is given significance and not the intention behind the same. Justice RN Manjula thus observed that in cases under the Act, what has to be looked at is not what the accused thought was 'decent' but how such...

Madras High Court Reserves Orders On Netflix India's Application To Reject Suit Filed By Dhanush Against Nayanthara's Documentary

The Madras High Court has reserved orders on two applications moved by Netflix India to reject the plaint and to revoke the leave to sue granted to Actor Dhanush's Wunderbar films. Wunderbar had sought leave to sue Los Gatos (Netflix's Indian entity) in connection with the copyright infringement case against Nayanthara, Vignesh Sivan, and others. Justice Abdul Quddhose reserved...

Mere Passing Of Detention Order Against An Individual Cannot Be A Bar For Deciding His Bail Application: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held that passing of a detention order against an individual cannot be a bar on the Court to decide such person's bail application.Justice Anand Venkatesh thus granted bail to a man against whom the State had passed a detention order, while the bail application was pending. The court had already passed the bail order when the Public Prosecutor informed the court that...

Jayalalithaa Death: Madras HC Quashes Arumughaswamy Commission Recommendation For Inquiry Against Former Health Minister Vijayabhaskar

The Madras High Court has quashed the report of Justice A Arumughaswamy Commission of Inquiry with respect to former Tamil Nadu Health Minister C Vijayabhaskar citing irregularities in the report. The court primarily noted that Vijabhayaskar, who was initially called by the commission as a witness, was not given an opportunity to present his case after finding materials against...

Madras High Court Directs Audit Of Tamil Nadu Victim Compensation Fund In Central Prisons Across State

The Madras High Court has directed the Accountant General of Tamil Nadu (Audit) to depute a team of Accounts Officers and conduct an audit of accounts under the Tamil Nadu Victim Compensation Fund Rules, to find out the correctness of accounts and genuinty of payments made under the scheme. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice M Jothiraman directed the Accountant General...

Award Passed After Inordinate And Unexplained Delay Can Be Set Aside U/S 34 Of Arbitration Act: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court bench of Justice P.B. Balaji has held that inordinate and unexplained delay in passing the arbitral award can be a ground to set it aside under section 34 of the Arbitration Act. Brief Facts The present petition has been filed under section 34 of the Arbitration Act against an award passed by the Arbitrator on September 30, 2019. The petitioner submitted...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 13 - January 19, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 12 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 15 NOMINAL INDEX A. P. Raju v. The State of Tamil Nadu, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 12R. Eswaran v. The Government of Tamil Nadu and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 13Chinnakalai v The Tahsildar (Social Welfare Scheme) and Another, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 14X v. The Chairperson and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 15A Shankar @ Savukku Shankar v The...

Madras High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Probe Into Death Of LKG Student By Allegedly Falling Into School's Septic Tank

The Madras High Court has issued notices to the State of Tamil Nadu, the Director General of Police, the Superintendent of Police Villupuram, the Inspector at Vikkiravandi Police Station, the Inspector CB-CID, and the CBI in a plea seeking a CB CID or CBI probe into the death of an LKG student by allegedly falling into the septic tank of the private school. Justice GR Swaminathan...