SC/ST Act | Bail Can't Be Granted Merely Based On Period Of Detention, Nature & Gravity Of Offence Must Be Considered: Madras High Court

While denying bail to a man accused of murdering a person belonging to the marginalized community, the Madras High Court has stressed that while considering bail applications in connection with offenses under the SC/ST Act, the courts should refrain from granting bail merely based on period of detention. Justice M Nirmal Kumar was not inclined to grant bail observing that the...

"Did Not Object To Final List": Madras High Court Dismisses Plea For Conducting Special Polling In Coimbatore For Those Left From Voters' List

The Madras High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking directions to the Election Commission to make arrangements for conducting special polling for those persons whose names were left out from the voter's list prepared for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. A bench of Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice G Chandrasekharan noted that the Final Voters List was published in January...

Madras High Court Asks Govt To Make E-Pass Mandatory For Vehicles Entering Nilgiris And Kodaikanal In May-June

Considering the influx of tourists to the Nilgiris and Kodaikanal regions during summer, the Madras High Court has directed the State government to make E-pass mandatory for vehicles entering these hill stations during summer, in the month of May and June. The specially constituted forest bench of Justice N Satish Kumar and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy made the directions while...

Small Spark May Lead To Catastrophe During Elections: Madras High Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail To Gangster Rocket Raja

The Madras High Court recently dismissed a plea filed by gangster Rocket Raja seeking anticipatory bail. While dismissing his plea, Justice B Pugalendhi observed that considering Raja's antecedents, recovery of weapons, a video showing his intention to kill, and considering the elections, the court was not inclined to grant bail. “Considering the antecedents of the petitioner;...

Madras High Court Disposes Plea To Permanently Debar Congress Leader Manickam Tagore From Contesting Any Election In Tamil Nadu

The Madras High Court has disposed of a plea to permanently debar Indian National Congress leader Manickam Tagore from contesting any elections in Tamil Nadu state. The bench of Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq disposed of the plea after taking on record the Election Commission's submission that a competent authority had already considered the issue. The ECI further...

Retrospective Re-Fixing Of Salary And Pension Benefits After Retirement Is Against Law: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently set aside an order of the Registrar of Madurai Kamaraj University reducing a former Lab Assistant's scale of pay and subsequently reducing the pension amount. Justice RN Manjula that after retirement, the employer-employee relationship between the petitioner and the University had come to an end and the University held no authority to re-fix the salary...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 22 - April 28, 2024

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 166 To 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 174 NOMINAL INDEX Sahayaraj V. M/s Shriram Transport Finance Company Ltd, CRP(MD) No. 576 of 2024, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 166 Rajesh Das v State, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 167 CM Raghavan v The Joint Director and others, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 168 M/s Colorhome Developers Pvt Ltd v. M/s Color Castle Owners Society, OSA(CAD) No. 113...

NRI Moves Madras High Court Seeking Special Polling In Coimbatore For Those Left From Voters' List, Seeks Stay On Result Till Then

A doctor residing in Australia has approached the Madras High Court to direct the Election Commission to make arrangements for conducting special polling for those persons whose names were left out from the voter's list prepared for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. Suthanthira Kannan, a doctor residing in Australia, in his plea stated that when he came to Coimbatore to...

Dept's Failure To Consider Certificate Obtained From Supplier; Madras High Court Quashes ITC Mismatch Demand

The Madras High Court has quashed the demand in respect of the input tax credit (ITC) mismatch as the department has failed to consider certificates obtained by buyers.The bench of Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy has observed that important records, such as the supplier's and the chartered accountant's certificates, were disregarded in the issuance of the demand order. Interference with...

PG Doctors' Refusal To Work In Govt Hospitals Infringe Fundamental Rights Of Poor Patients: Madras High Court Upholds Bond Agreement

The Madras High Court recently remarked that Doctors, who undergo postgraduate studies at low cost by utilizing taxpayer's money should serve the poor and needy in the State. Justice SM Subramaniam also remarked that doctors, who refused to work in government hospitals after completing the PG course, were infringing the fundamental rights of the poor and needy patients who were...

Madras High Court Strikes Down 2010 Amendment To Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act Bringing Wakf Properties Under Its Ambit

The Madras High Court recently struck down an amendment brought out by the State Legislation in 2010 to the Tamil Nadu Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act bringing Wakf properties under the ambit of the act. The bench of Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy observed that since an amendment was brought into the central act- Wakf Act,...

Corporal Punishment Is Not A Solution To Guide Children, They Should Be Better Heard And Treated With Respect: Madras High Court

Emphasizing the need to treat children with care and respect, the Madras High Court has recently deprecated the practice of imposing corporal punishment on children. Justice SM Subramaniam observed that corporal punishment was completely unacceptable and prohibited under Section 17(1) of the Rights of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009. The court also said that...