Madras High Court Orders CBI Probe Into Illegal Beach Sand Mining, Says 'Political Nexus' Cannot Be Ruled Out

The Madras High Court has ordered a CBI probe into the large-scale illegal mining of beach sand that has caused a huge loss to the Tamil Nadu state exchequer to the tune of ₹5,832 Crore. The division bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice M Jothiraman held that the facts of the issue- granting mining lease/approvals, permitting illegal inclusion of monazite in mining lease,...

Trial Courts Cannot Deny Video Conferencing Facility To Lawyers, Litigants: Madras High Court

While directing the Puzhal prison authorities to ensure basic facilities to an undertrial prisoner, the Madras High Court highlighted that video conferencing facility, on which the High Court has even framed rules, cannot be denied to lawyers by the trial/special courts. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice M Jothiraman was hearing the plea of an undertrial prisoner accused in...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 10 - February 16, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 53 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 60 NOMINAL INDEX Kajendran J v. Superintendent of Police and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 53 T Ramalakshmi v. The State and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 54 Mr VA. Pugazhendi v. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 55 Jeyakumari v Stephen, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 56 M/s. Ultimate Computer Care v. M/s. S....

Madras High Court Refuses To Quash Cheating Case Against Drone Manufacturing Company, Says Sufficient Material To Proceed

The Madras High Court recently dismissed a petition filed by Drone Manufacturing company – Ideaforge, seeking to quash a cheating case registered against it by Garuda Aerospace Pvt Ltd. Justice P Velmurugan noted that the grounds taken by Ideaforge to quash the case was in the nature of defence which could be decided only at the time of trial. The court also noted that there was...

Madras High Court Stays Single Judge Order Directing Enquiry Against Customs Officers For Seizing 'Thalikodi' Of Newly Married Woman

A division bench of the Madras High Court has stayed a single judge order directing inquiry against Customs officers who forcefully removed the thali of a newly married woman on suspicion of smuggling gold. The division bench of Justice SS Sundar and Justice C Saravanan stayed the order of Justice Krishnan Ramasamy on an appeal filed by the Principal Commissioner of Customs,...

State Can't Permit Protests Which Disrupt Public Peace & Tranquility: Madras High Court Dismisses Bharath Hindu Munnani's Plea

The Madras High Court on Friday dismissed an application for permitting a procession condemning the recent events at Thiruparakundram, Madurai.Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan observed that for the incidents that happened in Thiruparakundram, resolutions had already been passed between the concerned parties before the RDO and there was no need to conduct another procession, in Chennai to condemn...

Madras High Court Upholds Rejection Of AI-Human Integration Patent Claim

The Madras High Court bench dismissed an appeal seeking a review of a patent claim for a product designed to integrate human and AI capabilities. The appeal was filed by Caleb Suresh Motupalli before the single bench of Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy, challenging the order of the Controller of Patents. Upon review, the court found no sufficient grounds to interfere with the...

75 Yrs Of Constitution But Society Yet To Shed 'Unwanted Baggage' Of Caste: Madras HC Refuses To Appoint Temple Trustees From Particular Sub-Caste

While dismissing a plea seeking to frame a scheme of administration in Arulmighu Varatharaja Perumal and Senraya Perumal Temple by appointing non-hereditary trustees from a particular caste, the Madras High Court observed that the very prayer is opposed to public policy and constitutional goals. Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy lamented that despite 75 years of the Constitution, sections...

Madras High Court Issues Directions To Clear Backlog Of Cheque Bounce Cases In Magistrate Courts

Noting the pendency of cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the Madras High Court has issued a slew of directions for speedy of disposal of cases. “Judicial notice can be taken of the fact that cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 are clogging the Magistrate Courts for years on account of various reasons. The very purpose...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Two Additional Judges Of Madras High Court As Permanent Judges

Central government has notified the appointment of following two Additional Judges of the Madras High Court as permanent Judges:1) Justice Venkatachari Lakshminarayanan, and 2) Justice Periyasamy VadamalaiThe Supreme Court Collegium had made a recommendation in this regard in its meeting held on February 5th, 2025.Justice Lakshminarayanan was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Madras...

Hindu Person's Marriage With Non-Hindu Foreigner To Be Registered Under Special Marriage Act, Not Valid Under Hindu Marriage Act: Madras HC

The Madras High Court has observed that a marriage between a Hindu and a person belonging to any other religion cannot be celebrated under the Hindu Marriage Act as the Act requires both the parties to the marriage to belong to the Hindu faith. The bench of Justice RMT Teekaa Raman and Justice N Senthilkumar also noted that often a Hindu person was marrying a foreigner, a...

Madras HC Vacates Stay On ECI Proceedings In Connection With AIADMK Party Leadership, Asks ECI To Enquire As Per Election Symbols Order

The Madras High Court has vacated a stay on the proceedings initiated by the Election Commission of India on the basis of representations filed by individuals in connection with the AIADMK “two leaves” symbol dispute and party leadership row. The bench of Justice R Subramanian and Justice G Arul Murugan asked the ECI to inquire into the issue within the parameters of its powers...