Madras High Court
What Research Done To Understand 'Sanatana Dharma'? Madras High Court Asks Udhayanidhi Stalin To Produce Texts
The Madras High Court on Wednesday asked the Tamil Nadu Sports and Youth Development Minister Udayanidhi Stalin what research he had done to understand 'Sanatana Dharma' before making recent controversial remarks against it.Justice Anita Sumanth was hearing the Quo Warranto pleas seeking to show under what authority Sports Minister Udayanidhi Stalin, HRCW Minister Sekar Babu, and MP A. Raja...
Madras High Court Temporarily Restrains O Paneerselvam From Using AIADMK Party Name, Flag, Symbol And Letterhead
The Madras High Court has temporarily restrained former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and expelled AIADMK leader O Paneerselvam from using the party’s name, flag, symbol, and letterhead. Justice N Satish Kumar allowed the plea for interim injunction filed by the party General Secretary Edappadi Palaniswami. Though Advocate Rajalakshmi, appearing for OPS informed the court that he had...
Madras High Court Sets Aside Single Judge Order Against Madras Bar Association For Allegedly Preventing Non-Member From Drinking Water
A division bench of the Madras High Court has recently set aside an order of a single judge criticizing the Madras Bar Association and its membership policy and imposing a fine of five lakh on the association for denying drinking water to a lawyer. The bench of Justice S Vaidyanathan and Justice K Rajasekar allowed the appeal preferred by the association against the single judge...
“Protectors Of Sanatana Dharma Should Not Use Unsavoury Words”: Madras High Court Orders Social Media Detox For Temple Activist
The Madras High Court on Monday recommended a two-week social media detox to a temple activist asking him not to make any posts or comments on social media and imposed a fine of Rs 2000 on him for his distasteful tweets against an industrialist. The bench of Justice J Nisha Banu and Justice N Mala was hearing a contempt petition filed by industrialist Venu Srinivasan who informed...
Madras High Court Suggests Setting Up Of Special Courts To Deal With Cases Under Mines And Minerals Act
The Madras High Court recently suggested that special courts be set up to deal with offenses relating to illegal mining and transportation under the Mines and Minerals Act. The court noted that presently the Principal District and Sessions Court assumed jurisdiction under the Act which was already accumulated with a number of cases besides administrative work. The court thus opined that...
Coexistence Of Multiple Ideologies Identity Of Country, No One Has Right To Hold Meeting To Eradicate Any Ideology: Madras High Court
While denying permission to conduct a meeting to eradicate “Dravidian Ideology”, the Madras High Court recently observed that no one had a right to propagate divise ideas and conduct meetings to abolish or eradicate any ideology. The court added that co-existence of multiple ideologies was the identity of the country. Talking about the recent meetings held for eradicating...
Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Steps To Remove "Future" Unauthorised Flag Poles By Political Parties
The Madras High Court has dismissed a plea seeking to remove all unauthorized flag-poles erected on public roads and other public places and to prevent the erection of unauthorized flag-poles by political parties and other organizations in Tamil Nadu. The bench of Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy noted that the petitioner, BR Aravindakshan had not...
Madras High Court Orders CBI Probe After Litigant Produces "Suspicious" Notification Claiming He Is Additional Judge Of Punjab & Haryana HC
The Madras High Court has directed the Superintendent of Police, Central Bureau of Investigation, Madurai to conduct an investigation into a notification produced by a litigant before it claiming he is an Additional Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.Justice B Pugalendhi of the Madurai bench directed the Superintendent to verify the genuineness of a notification dated 19.09.2021,...
"Political Parties Have A Right To Agitate": Madras High Court In Plea Against Signature Campaign Launched By DMK Against NEET
While hearing a public interest litigation filed against the signature campaign launched by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party against the NEET exam, the Madras High Court remarked that every political party has a right to agitate against something and the same could be interfered with only if it was against the public policy.The bench of Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice...
RSS Route March: Madras High Court Issues Notices To TN Home Secretary, DGP In Contempt Plea Over Denial Of Permission
The Madras High Court on Wednesday criticised the Tamilnadu government for it's failure to comply with the court orders issued earlier in connection with granting permission to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to conduct a route march.Justice G Jayachandran was hearing a contempt petition filed by the party after the State denied them permission to conduct a route march in spite of...
Penalty In Nature Of Recovery Under FERA Gives Rise To 'Enforceable Debt' Under Presidency Town Insolvency Act: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently observed that the term 'decree' or 'order' used in the Presidency Town Insolvency Act 1909, is not limited to a decree of the civil court but would include an order passed by an empowered authority under a statute after following the adjudicatory process. Justice R Subramanian and Justice R Kalaimathi were hearing an appeal preferred by the...
Madras High Court Directs Customs Dept. To Release Fresh Apples Imported From New Zealand On Furnishing Of Bank Guarantee Towards Differential Duty
The Madras High Court has directed the customs department to release fresh apples imported from New Zealand on the furnishing of bank guarantees towards differential duty. The Madras High Court has directed the customs department to release fresh apples imported from New Zealand on the furnishing of bank guarantees towards differential duty.The bench of Justice R. Mahadevan and Justice...