Police Can Register FIR For Non-Payment Of Maintenance As It Amounts To Economic Abuse, Breach Of Protection Order Under DV Act: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has ruled that non-payment of maintenance amount is a breach of protection order under Section 18 of the Act and registration of an FIR on that ground is lawful. Justice KK Ramakrishnan of the Madurai bench observed that Section 31 of the Protection of Women Against Domestic Violence Act was enacted to ensure social justice and to regulate the violator of...

Merely Because A Tomb Has Been In Existence For More Than 100 Years Not A Ground To Declare It As Protected Monument: Madras High Court

While ordering relocation of the tomb of David Yale and Joseph Hymners from the Madras Law College compound, located within the court premises, to any other appropriate place, the Madras High Court noted that merely because the tomb has been in existence for more than 100 years can not be the sole reason to declare it as a protected monument under Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites...

Madras High Court To Take Up Habeas Corpus Plea Against Senthil Balaji’s Arrest On Friday

Following a split verdict in the habeas corpus plea challenging Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji's arrest by Enforcement Directorate, the Madras High Court will take up the matter on Friday. However, the court is unlikely to begin hearing of arguments on Friday as it today suggested that the matter could be posted on Saturday.A bench of Justice J Nisha Banu and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy...

Madras High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Release Of Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Convict Srikaran From Foreigners Detention Centre

The Madras High Court has issued notices to the Foreigners Regional Registration Office, the Secretary of Public (Foreigners) Department, and the Tiruchirappalli District Collector on a plea filed by S Nalini, convict in Rajiv Gandhi Assassination case, for release of her husband Srikaran, a co-convict, from the Foreigners Detention Centre in Tiruchirappalli. Justice N...

Madras High Court Declares Election Of AIADMK MP P Ravindranath Null And Void

The Madras High Court has declared the election of P. Ravindranath, son of former Tamil Nadu CM O Paneerselvan and the sole Member of Parliament from the AIADMK party null and void. The court however kept the order in abeyance for a month, to enable appeal against the order. P Ravindranath, was the lone candidate of the AIADMK-NDA coalition to succeed in the 2019 Constituency Election from...

Manhandling Of IT Officials During Minister’s Arrest Not An ‘Internal Disturbance’; Court Can’t Direct Centre To Invoke Article 355: Madras High Court

Dismissing a plea seeking its intervention to invoke Article 355 and Article 352 of the Constitution in the backdrop of Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji's arrest and the alleged manhandling of Income Tax officials during the search, the Madras High Court ruled that the High Court under Article 226 does not have the power to issue directions to the Centre to invoke Article 355, as it is a...

Police Personnel 'Authorised Officer' Under Mines And Minerals Act, Have Powers To Seize Vehicle, Compound Offences: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has ruled that there is no embargo in bringing police personnel under the ambit of “authorised officer” under Sections 21,22 and 23-A of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act 1957. The full bench was hearing a reference made with respect to queries relating the provisions of the Act and Rules framed thereunder and also various Government...

Madras High Court Directs Authorities To Exempt Vehicle Tax, GST For Car Purchased By Visually Challenged Person

The Madras High Court recently directed authorities to grant exemption from the motor vehicle tax as well as the GST to a visually impaired person in respect of the car purchased by her.Justice PT Asha of the Madurai bench took note of the recommendations made by the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities to Department of Heavy Industries, Ministry of Heavy Industries and...

Madras HC Asks Dainik Bhaskar Editor To Publish Corrigendum For Spreading Fake News On Alleged Attacks Against Migrant Workers, Grants Pre-Arrest Bail

Granting anticipatory bail to Prasoon Mishra, a News Editor of the Digital Division of Hindi Newspaper “Dainik Bhaskar”, in a case for allegedly spreading false and fake news on attacks against migrant workers in Tamil Nadu, the Madras High Court directed him to publish a Corrigendum on the first page/home page of all publications stating that the news that they had published was...

Madras High Court Makes E-Filing Mandatory For District Courts Dealing With Cheque Bounce Cases

The Madras High Court has made e-filing mandatory in District Courts dealing with cases arising under S.138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. A notification in this regard was issued by the Registrar General (in charge) M Jothiraman on July 3 informing the advocates, parties-in-person that the e-filing can be done through the e-filing portal developed by the e-Committee, Supreme Court of...

After Split Verdict In Habeas Corpus Plea Against Senthil Balaji's Arrest, Madras High Court Chief Justice Lists Matter Before Justice CV Karthikeyan

Chief Justice of Madras High Court SV Gangapurwala has named Justice CV Karthikeyan to hear the habeas corpus plea filed by Megala, wife of Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji against his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate. The decision comes after a division bench gave a split verdict yesterday.Megala had filed the Habeas Corpus petition against Balaji's arrest on June 14th. The matter was...

ED Officers Can Seek Custody; Sections 41, 41-A CrPC ‘Not Expressly Applicable’ In PMLA Cases: Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy In Senthil Balaji Case

Disagreeing with the opinion and conlcusion of Justice J Nisha Banu in the decision on habeas corpus petition filed against Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji’s arrest by the Enforcement Directorate, Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy held that the his family had not made out a case of illegal custody or mechanical remand order, which could warrant the interference of the High Court by way of...