Madras High Court
"Protector Became The Source Of Suffering": Madras High Court Upholds Father's Conviction For Sexually Harassing His Minor Daughters
The Madras High Court has upheld the conviction and sentence of a man for sexually harassing his two minor daughters. The bench of Justice N Sathish Kumar and Justice M Jothiraman commented that it was a peculiar case and it was painful to see that the father, who was expected to be the protector, had in turn become the cause of suffering for the kids. Noting that the father was...
Will Initiate Suo Motu Contempt If Parties Continue To Erect Unauthorised Flagpoles In Public Places: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court, on Wednesday, warned that it would initiate contempt proceedings if political parties continued to erect unauthorised flag poles on the road, despite the court ruling against the same. Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan remarked that, though the court had prohibited flagpoles at public places, it was still being erected in the middle of the road, and no action was being...
Madras High Court Stays Release Of “Kumki 2” Movie Amidst Money Dispute
The Madras High Court has temporarily stayed the release of the Tamil movie “Kumki 2” amidst money disputes between a financier and the producers of the movie. Justice Anand Venkatesh passed the interim orders on a petition filed by S.Chandraprakash Jain under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act seeking an ad interim injunction restraining the distribution...
IPS Officer Balveer Singh Moves Madras High Court Against Magistrate Order Framing Charges Against Him In Four Custodial Torture Cases
IPS officer Balveer Singh has approached the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court seeking to set aside the Judicial Magistrate order framing charges against him in four custodial torture cases, while he was holding the post of Assistant Superintendent of Police, Ambasamudram. When the matter came up before Justice Shamim Ahmed, the counsel for the petitioner submitted that the...
Political Party Moves Madras High Court To Ban “Desiya Thalaivar” Movie; Says It Defames Former CM Kamarajar, May Cause Communal Violence
A political party has approached the Madras High Court seeking to ban the “Desiya Thalaivar” movie, alleging that it defames former Chief Minister K Kamarajar. Desiya Thalaivar is the biopic of politician and freedom fighter Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar. When the matter was taken up by the bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan, it...
Can SC/ST Community Status Of Govt Employee Be Verified After Retirement? Madras High Court Refers To Larger Bench
The Madras High Court has referred to a larger bench the question whether the community certificate of an employee can be verified after retirement from service. The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan thought it fit to refer the issue to a larger bench after noting the conflicting views taken by the co ordinate benches of the court. Thus,...
Working Men/Women's Hostels Are Residential Properties, Cannot Be Taxed At Commercial Rates: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has recently ruled that hostels providing accommodation to working men and women are residential properties and, therefore, property tax, water tax, and electricity charges cannot be levied at commercial rates. The ruling came in response to petitions filed by hostel owners in Chennai and Coimbatore challenging Chennai municipal authorities and the Chennai Metropolitan...
Karur Stampede Row: Madras High Court Seeks SOP For Political Meetings By November 20; State Holding Consultation With Political Parties
The Madras High Court has extended the time granted to the State government to formulate a draft Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to be followed when granting permissions for political parties to conduct public meetings. The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan took note of the submissions of Additional Advocate General J Ravindran, who informed the...
Madras High Court Asks State To Respond To Plea By Retired IAS Officer For Restoring Police Protection
The Madras High Court has directed the State government to respond to a plea by retired IAS officer U Sagayam for the restoration of police protection. It may be noted that in 2014, the Madras High Court had appointed Sagayam as a commission to probe into the alleged mining irregularities across the State. Since Sagayam started getting threats following this, the court had...
Why Are CARA Guidelines Not Being Amended To Include Adoption By Transgender Persons? Madras High Court Asks Central Govt
The Madras High Court has asked the central Government why the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) guidelines have not been amended till now to include adoption by transgender persons. The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan directed the Union Government to explain why amendments had not been brought into the CARA Guidelines and...
No Depreciation On SIPCOT Payments For Infrastructure Development, But Eligible For 5% Annual Revenue Deduction: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has held that depreciation on payment to State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited (SIPCOT) for infrastructure development is not allowed, but the assessee is eligible for 5% annual revenue deduction. Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and G. Arul Murugan were addressing the appeal pertaining to the claim of depreciation on the sum...