Madras High Court's Forest Bench To Hear Plea To Relocate Wild Tusker 'Arikomban' To Kerala

The Madras High Court on Tuesday said that it'll post the public interest litigation seeking translocation of the rogue elephant Arikomban to Kerala before the forest bench. A division bench comprising Justice R Subramanian and Justice Victoria Gowri ordered the same on a Public Interest Litigation filed by Rebecca Joseph, a native of Kerala. In her petition, Rebecca sought for a modification...

Teachers Appointed Prior To July 2011 Also Need To Possess TET For Future Promotions: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently held that any teachers who have been appointed as a Secondary Grade Teacher or a Graduate Teacher/BT Assistant prior to July 29, 2011, are eligible to continue in service even if they have not qualified Teacher’s Eligibility Test but they must possess the TET to be eligible for consideration to future promotional prospects. The National Council...

‘Should Be Entitled To Come To Supreme Court At Earliest ...’: Justice MM Sundresh Recalls Telling Lawyers About Justice Sivagnanam

Speaking at an event organized by the Madras Bar Association to felicitate Justice SV Gangapurwala, Chief Justice of Madras High Court, and Justice TS Sivagnanam, Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court, the Supreme Court judge Justice MM Sundresh said that Justice Sivagnanam had received much appreciation from the Calcutta bar for his work. Justice Sundresh recounted an incident where he...

Madras High Court Monthly Digest - May 2023 [Citations 133 to 155]

Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 133 To 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 155 NOMINAL INDEX Sundaresan Suresh Kumar Versus Assessment Unit, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 133 BR Aravindakshan v. Union of India and others, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 134 M/s. Prime Store and others v. Sugam Vanijya Holdings Private Limited and others, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 135 Jayaraman TM v The National Commission for...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 29 To June 4

A weekly round-up of important cases from the Madras High Court. Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 152 To 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 159 NOMINAL INDEX Tamil Nadu Ayush Sonologist Association v. The Union of India and others, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 152 Rajini v The Superintendent of Police and others, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 153 E Anna Yesudhas v The District Collector, 2023 LiveLaw...

BREAKING - Madras High Court Upholds Conviction Of Accused In Gokulraj Murder Case, Says They Were Under Influence Of ‘Demon Called Caste’

The Madras High Court has upheld the life imprisonment of eight accused in the Gokul Raj murder case. The court altered the charges against two other accused to imprisonment of five years.The division bench of Justice MS Ramesh and Justice Anand Venkatesh observed that the prosecution had proved the chain of circumstances that had led to the murder of Gokulraj by the accused persons....

Madras High Court Stays Press Communique Calling For Suggestions On Forest Bill After Centre Fails To Translate It Into Vernacular Languages

Update : Supreme Court Vacates Madras HC's Stay On JPC Notice On Forest Bill After Assurance To Publish Tamil Version Of BillThe Madurai bench of the Madras High Court has ordered an interim stay on the press communique issued by the Joint Committee on the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill 2023 which had invited suggestions from the public in general and NGOs / experts / stakeholders...

Madras High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Increase In Sports Quota In Higher Educational Institutions

The Madras High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking increase in the number of seats under the Sports Quota in higher education institutions in Tamil Nadu.The division bench of Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice PD Audikesavalu observed that the matter is beyond the purview of writ jurisdiction of the court as it is a policy decision of the government.The...

Madras High Court Restrains Taxes Department From Demanding Penalty From Music Composer Harris Jayaraj In Maserati Car Import Case

The Madras High Court has granted an interim injunction in favor of music composer Harris Jayaraj, restraining the State Tax Commissioner from demanding a penalty over delayed payment of entry tax for a Maserati Granturismo vehicle that he had purchased in 2010. The division bench of Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq was dealing with a plea filed by the...

Courts Should Be Guided By Legal Evidence, Not Moral Conviction & Hypothetical Propositions: Madras High Court

While setting aside the conviction of a man for the offence of acid attack and house trespass, the Madras High Court observed that the courts must be bound by legal evidence and not moral conviction. "A moral conviction regarding the guilt of an individual has no place in criminal jurisprudence. A court of law is to get at the truth from the legal evidence placed before it,...

Punishment Without Proper Identification Directly Impinges Personal Liberty: Madras High Court Sets Aside Conviction In Robbery Case

While setting aside the conviction of a man charged for robbery, the Madras High Court emphasised on the need for Test Identification Parade. The court highlighted that punishing a person without proper identification will directly impinge his personal liberty guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution. "There is no question of identifying an accused person on assumptions and...

‘When There Are Several Grown Trees, It Would Not Be A Wise Thing To Cut Them Down For Sake Of Constructing A Building’: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently emphasized that the State must take steps for trees in this age of climate change. The court said that felling of trees for the construction of the building was not a wise decision."In this age of climate change, the accent has to be on growing green cover trees. When there are several grown trees, it would not be a wise thing to cut them down for the sake...