Social Media Followers, Speed With Which Messages Are Disseminated Relevant While Deciding Application For Deleting Tweets: Madras High Court

While disposing of the application filed by DMK Minister V Senthil Balaji seeking to restrain Tamil Nadu BJP IT Wing head CTR Nirmal Kumar from making defamatory allegations against him, the Madras High Court noted that when application are filed for deletion of alleged defamatory tweets, follower counts, speed and frequency with which the messages are disseminated and the interactive...

If 75 Years After Independence, We Can't Celebrate Ambedkar Jayanti & Temple Festival On Same Day, What Will People Think?: Madras High Court

While dismissing a Public Interest Litigation seeking a prohibitory order in the Pattavarthi village of Nagapattinam district, the Madras High Court asked why the birth anniversary of Dr. BR Ambedkar and a temple festival can not be held on the same day.K. Sivaprakasam had filed the Public Interest Litigation submitting that in the previous years, there have been clashes between upper...

Judgments Are Nothing But Waste Papers If Not Implemented In True Letter & Spirit: Justice Battu Devanand Of Madras High Court

Justice Battu Devanand, who was recently transferred from Andhra Pradesh High Court to Madras High Court, on Monday said that passing orders and judgments is not the only duty of the court and that such orders and judgments would be a mere waste paper unless they are properly implemented. "In my opinion passing orders and rendering judgments is not the only duty of courts and judges....

Madras High Court Quarterly Digest: January To March, 2023 [Citation 1 - 108]

Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 1 To 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 108 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...

Madras High Court Grants Bail To Four Accused Of Obstructing Temple Demolition

Recently, while disposing of a bail application preferred by two men including a lawyer who were alleged to have trespassed into a temple property and prevented the revenue officials from removing the illegal encroachments, the Madras High Court noted that the court could not be a silent spectator to the act of bulldozing.Justice G Jayachandran made the remarks on coming to know that...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 3 To April 9

A weekly round-up of important cases from the Madras High Court: Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 109 To 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 114 NOMINAL INDEX X v. State of Tamil Nadu and others, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 109 Priya Dharshini and another v. State of Tamil Nadu and others, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 110 K Marimuthu v. The Secretary to Government and others, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad)...

Madras High Court Quashes Reassessment Made After The Limitation Period

The Madras High Court has held that the assessment was reopened on the basis of the error pointed out by the revenue audit, but it was done after the period prescribed under Section 147 of the Income Tax Act.The bench of Justice R. Mahadevan and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq has observed that reopening the assessment in light of factual errors pointed out by the audit party is permissible under...

"We Are Still Stuck In Patriarchal Notions": Madras High Court Directs Issue Of Passport To Man Whose Mother Was Indian And Father A Srilankan Refugee

The Madras High Court recently directed the Regional Passport authority to consider the representation of a man who had applied for an Indian Passport. Since his birth certificate showed him as a Srilankan refugee, he was called upon by the passport authorities to give an explanation.Justice GR Swaminathan of the Madurai bench noted that though the petitioner's father was also a...

[Rise In COVID Cases] Madras High Court To Have Hybrid Hearings From April 10

In view of the rise in COVID cases in the country, the Madras High Court has decided to have hybrid mode of hearing both at the Principal bench and the Madurai bench, starting from April 10.In a notification issued by the Registrar General in charge M Jothiraman, it was informed that the decision has been taken as a precautionary measure to reduce the footfall inside the court premises....

Celebrity Couples Sneak Through Surrogacy Laws: Madras High Court [VIDEO]

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Constitution Will Perish If Indian Demographic Profile Changes, Follow Bharatiya Traditions & Dharma To Maintain It: Madras High Court Judge

While talking at an event recently, Madras High Court judge Justice GR Swaminathan said that for the Indian Constitution to continue to exist, it was necessary to maintain the demographic profile which existed at the time of drafting the constitution."Constitution is the ultimate for everyone...If the constitution has to remain the same, the demographic profile which existed at the time...

Madras High Court Restrains Actor Vishal From Releasing Any Movie Until He Deposits ₹15 Crore To Credit Of Suit Filed By Lyca Productions

The Madras High Court has directed Actor and Producer Vishal Krishna Reddy, more popularly known as Vishal to deposit a sum of Rs 15 crore to the credit of suit filed by entertainment company Lyca Productions. The court has also restrained Vishal from releasing any movie in Theatres or in the OTT platform which he has produced or financed, until then.Vishal had taken a loan from GN Anbu...