Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 24 - July 30

A weekly round-up of important cases from the Madras High Court Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 206 To 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 207 NOMINAL INDEX State v Commandant, Air Force Administrative College, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 206 S Chandran v. The Regional Passport Officer, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 207 REPORTS Ensure ICC As Per POSH Act Exists In Armed Forces; Impart Gender...

Madras High Court Half Yearly Digest: January to June 2023 [Citation 1 - 180]

NOMINAL INDEX Manikandan v. State, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 1 P Geetha v. V. Kirubaharan , 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 2 M/s.Tirupur Sree Annapoorna Versus Tamil Nadu Sales Tax Appellate, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 3 Easwaran Brothers India Private Limited Versus The Assistant Commissioner (ST) (FAC), 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 4 M Kannadasan v Union Of India, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 5 M/s. Radha...

'Committed Mistake But Can’t Be Condemned Forever': Madras High Court Directs Passport Authority To Consider Man’s Application For Passport

While directing the Regional Passport Authority to consider the request of a man for issuance of a passport after his earlier passport was impounded by the authorities for giving false particulars, the Madras High Court said the person has suffered disproportionately as he has been without the travel document for almost nine years. Justice GR Swaminathan of the Madurai bench observed...

Madras High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Govt-Run Old Age Homes In Every District

A plea has been filed in the Madras High Court for setting up of government-run Old Age homes in every district of Tamil Nadu in accordance with Section 19(1) of The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007.When the matter came up before the bench of Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice PD Audikesavalu on Monday, the bench issued notice to the State and listed it...

Madras High Court Declines To Pass Any Order On Starting Date Of Senthil Balaji's Custody, Says Matter Now Pending Before Supreme Court

The Madras High Court today closed proceedings in the habeas Corpus Petition filed by Megala, wife of Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji against his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate. The bench of Justice Nisha Banu and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy decided to close the matter after observing that the Supreme Court was already seized of the matter in the appeals pending before it. The...

Madras High Court Chief Justice Has Assured Status Quo On Displaying Ambedkar Portraits In Courts: Tamil Nadu Govt

Madras High Court Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala has assured Tamil Nadu Law Minister S Raghupathy that the status quo will be maintained in the court premises in respect of the portraits of BR Ambedkar, the state government said. In a circular issued on July 7, the Registrar General (in charge) of Madras High Court had informed the District Judiciary that as per the resolution of the Full Court...

Madras High Court Issues Guidelines To Criminal Courts On Handing Over Custody Of Armed Personnel In Criminal Offences

While dealing with a case of sexual harassment of a woman officer of Air Force, the Madras High Court has issued a set of guidelines for the Criminal Courts to deal with matters of handing over custody of Armed Personnel. Justice RN Manjula held that whenever a request for custody is made by a competent authority of the Armed Forces, the Magistrate is to follow the dictum laid down...

Madras High Court Seeks State's Response On Plea Seeking Reservation, Age Relaxation For Transgender Persons In Sub-Inspector Recruitment

The Madras High Court on Monday directed the State Government to respond to a petition seeking reservation and age relaxation for transgender persons in the recruitment for the post of Sub-Inspector of Police.The division bench of Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice PD Audikesavalu directed the Home (Police) Department and the Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board to...

Ensure ICC As Per POSH Act Exists In Armed Forces; Impart Gender Sensitive Awareness To Armed Personnel : Madras High Court To Centre

While dealing with a case of sexual harassment of a woman air force personnel by another air force personnel, the Madras High Court directed the Central Government to ensure that a proper Internal Complaints Committee existed in the Armed Forces in compliance with the Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Work Act. The court also directed the Central Government to sensitise the armed...

Only Statues/Portraits Of Mahatma Gandhi And Saint Thiruvalluvar Permitted In Court Premises: Madras High Court Issues Circular To District Judges

In a circular issued on July 7th, the Registrar General (in charge) of Madras High Court has informed the District Judiciary that as per the resolution of the Full Court of Madras High Court, henceforth, except the statutes and portraits of Mahatma Gandhi and Saint Thiruvalluvar, no other portraits and pictures shall be displayed anywhere inside the court premises.“Very recently on...

'If Temples Are Going To Perpetuate Violence, It Would Be Better To Close Down Those Temples': Madras High Court

The Madras High Court on Friday lamented that temple festivals these days are merely becoming centre stage for groups to show their strength and no devotion is actually involved in conducting the stage. “The purpose of a temple is to enable the devotees to worship god for peace and happiness. However, unfortunately, temple festivals are perpetuating violence and it is only becoming...

Senthil Balaji Cannot Continue In Cabinet By Just Keeping Order Of His Removal In Abeyance, Petitioners Opposing His Minister Status Tell Madras HC

In a batch of pleas challenging Senthil Balaji's continuation in the Tamil Nadu cabinet as a minister without portfolio, the petitioners on Friday argued before the Madras High Court that since the Governor had already ordered his removal from the Cabinet, he had to be sworn in again for continuing in the cabinet.The submissions were made before the bench of Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala...