Courts Need To Strike Balance Between Individuals' Right To Be Forgotten And Citizens' Right To Know: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently emphasized that though the courts were expected to preserve data as a court of record, it was also required to strike a balance between the collection of such data and the protection of a person's personnel data. The bench of Justice Anita Sumanth and Justice R Vijayakumar observed that while the courts were expected to possess data, it was the...

AO's Classification Of Harpic And Lizol Under 28% GST Slab Rate Is Without Application Of Mind: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held that Ao's classification of Harpic and Lizol under the 28% GST slab rate is without application of mind.The bench of Justice Mohammed Shaffiq has observed that when objections are raised, a duty is cast on the assessing authority to apply its mind to the objections and deal with each one of them. Failure to do so would vitiate the order of assessment on the...

Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act Mandates 15 days' Time To Be Provided To Property Tax Assessee To Respond To Notice: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held that Section 116A of the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act, 1998, mandates that 15 days' time should be provided to the property tax assessee to respond to the notice before action is taken.The bench of Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy has directed the respondent department to de-seal the restaurant.The petitioner/assessee has assailed a demand notice that...

Madras High Court Directs TNPSC To Cancel Provisional Selection List For 245 Civil Judges, Says Reservation Rules Not Followed

The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission to cancel the provisional list for the recruitment of 245 civil judges in the State. Asking the TNPSC to prepare a revised provisional list within two weeks, the bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice K Rajasekar observed that the impugned provisional list was prepared without applying Section 27(f) of...

“Would You Have Conducted Further Investigation For Ordinary Person?”: Madras HC Asks IO In Suo Motu Revision Against Acquittal Of Minister Thangam Thenarasu

While hearing the Suo Motu revision against the acquittal of Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thenarasu in a corruption case, the Madras High Court on Thursday interrogated the Investigation Officer who had conducted further investigation and filed the final closure report leading to the acquittal of the Minister. Justice Anand Venkatesh interrogated the Investigating...

Madras High Court Directs State To Appoint Nodal Officers To Ensure Mortal Remains Of Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Convict Are Flown To Sri Lanka

The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Government to appoint senior IAS and IPS officers to ensure that the mortal remains of T Suthenthiraraj alias Santhan, one of the convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi Assassination case is taken to Sri Lanka. Santha died on 28th February 2024, at Rajiv Gandhi Government Hospital in Chennai. Santhan had previously approached the court...

State Cannot Question Minority Institution's Discretion To Run School With 2 Students, But Has Authority To Decline Grant: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that though neither the Court nor the State have any authority to question the discretion of a minority school to run with just two students, the State does have the authority and right to decline public grant to such school. The bench of Justice G Jayachandran and Justice C Kumarappan added that an institution, just because of its minority...

Under PMLA, Jail Is The Rule And Bail Is The Exception: Madras High Court In Senthil Balaji's Plea

The Madras High Court on Wednesday emphasised that though generally bail is the rule and jail is the exception, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act(PMLA), this principle was turned and jail became the rule. Justice Anand Venkatesh made the observations while dismissing the bail plea of former TN Minister Senthil Balaji. Balaji was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate...

Marital Relationship Not Worth Saving When It Has Become Worthless & Deadwood, Both Parties Engaged In Abuse & Cruelty: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has recently observed that when husband and wife were engaged in a war of words, abuse and vulgar criticism of family members, there was no point in saving such a marital relationship as the marital tie would have become worthless and deadwood. Justice G Jayachandran and Justice C Kumarappan were hearing a challenge against an order from the Family Court refusing...

Breaking: Madras High Court Denies Bail To Former Minister Senthil Balaji In Money Laundering Case, Directs Trial Be Completed In 3 Months

The Madras High Court has dismissed the bail plea of MLA and former Minister Senthil Balaji. Balaji was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in June last year in a cash-for-jobs money laundering case.Justice Anand Venkatesh on Wednesday observed that there were no merits in the bail plea filed by Balaji. However, considering that Balaji had been incarcerated for more than 8 months, the...

DGP Has No Power To Order Further Investigation That Too By Transferring Probe From One Agency To Another: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently set aside an order of the Director General of Police transferring the investigation in a case from the state police to the Crime Branch of CID. The court held that the DGP had no powers to order for fresh investigation by transferring the trial to another agency and that the order was legally not sustainable. Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan observed that only...

Madras High Court Directs UIDAI To Provide Aadhaar Details Of Murder-Accused PFI Member, Says Details Necessary For NIA's Probe

The Madras High Court has recently directed the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to provide Aadhar details of some PFI members who have been accused of murdering a man and striking terror. Justice Anand Venkatesh observed that the National Investigation Agency could proceed with the investigation only after obtaining the details and thus directed UIDAI to furnish...