Madras High Court
Madras High Court Seeks ECI's Response On DMK's Plea Challenging Guidelines To Regulate Political Parties' Advertisements On TV Channels, Cable Networks
The Madras High Court on Monday sought the Election Commission of India's response to a plea moved by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party challenging ECI's Consolidated Guidelines to regulate the advertisements by political parties on television channels and cable networks. The party had also challenged an order of the Chief Electoral Officer confirming the rejection...
Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 8 - April 14, 2024
Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 153 To 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 160 NOMINAL INDEX S.ShreDharmaaraghavan v Inspector of Police and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 153 Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd and Another v Suraj Sharma and Another, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 154 Karti P Chidambaram v The Regional Passport Officer Chennai, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 155 Sri Nrisimha Priya Charitable Trust versus...
Madras High Court Quarterly Digest: January To March 2024 [Citations 1-142]
CITATIONS: 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 1 to 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 142 NOMINAL INDEX Ganeshkumar v The Principal Secretary to Government, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 1 The Principal Commissioner of Income Tax Versus K.M.Mammen, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 2 ABC v XYZ, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 3 Dr R Karpagam v Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Wildlife Warden and Others, 2024...
Madras High Court Appoints Committee Of Retd Judges To Takeover Administration Of CSI, Directs Committee To Conduct Elections To The Synod
The Madras High Court has appointed a committee of two retired High Court judges to takeover the administration of the Church of South India (CSI) and to conduct the election of the Synod. Though a single judge had previously appointed a retired High Court judge to conduct elections, the bench of Justice R Subramaniam and Justice R Sakthivel felt that considering the nature of...
Madras High Court Restrains Dept. From Appropriating Interest Liability Against Eicher Motors Until Matter Is Taken Up By Appellate Court
The Madras High Court has restrained the department from appropriating interest liability against Eicher Motors until the matter is taken up by the appellate court.The bench of Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy has observed that since an appeal has been filed against the order of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) with regard to the imposition of interest on the...
Madras High Court Allows BJP President JP Nadda's Rally; Says Hindrance To Traffic, Free Movement Of People Not In Itself A Ground To Deny Permission
While directing the state to allow a rally by BJP National President JP Nadda, the Madras High Court recently observed that hindrance to traffic and free movement of people in itself was not a ground to deny permission for the rally. “Just because there would be some hindrance for the traffic and free movement of the people, that by itself is not a ground to reject...
Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana | Provisions Of Policy Must Be Interpreted To Benefit Policy Holder: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently remarked that while dealing with claims under the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bina Yojana, the provisions of the policy must be interpreted to benefit the policyholder. Justice GR Swaminathan of the Madurai bench was dealing with a plea challenging the order passed by the Office of the Insurance Ombudsman rejecting a complaint against the Life...
Students At PM Modi's Road Show: Madras High Court Stays Investigation Against School Management
The Madras High Court has stayed the investigation against a school in Coimbatore for taking students to see Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Road Show that was held in Coimbatore on March 18, 2024. Justice G Jayachandran stayed the investigation until further orders and adjourned the case for hearing to April 24 by which date the state was to file a detailed counter. The court...
“Order Limiting Passport Validity Bereft Of Reasons”: Madras HC Directs Passport Office To Issue Regular Passport To Karti Chidambaram With 10-Year Validity
The Madras High Court last month directed the Regional Passport Office to issue a regular passport to Karti P Chidambaram with a validity of 10 years after noting that the order of the Regional Passport Office limiting the validity of the passport for one year was without any reasoning. Justice Anita Sumanth also observed that though Karti Chidambaram had criminal cases pending...
High Court Can Transfer Rectification Petition Pending In Trademark Registry Outside Its Jurisdiction To Its File: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently observed that a High Court will have inherent powers to transfer to itself a rectification application pending in a Trademark registry that is not within its jurisdiction. Justice Abdul Quddhose observed that the Trade Marks Act had deliberately omitted to define the word “High Court” and thus the intention of the legislature was not to curtail the...
CBDT Circular Not Extending Time To File Application For Regular Registration Of New Provisionally Registered Trusts U/S 80G Violative Of Constitution: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has held that the Circular dated May 24, 2023, issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) not extending time to file applications for regular registration of new provisionally registered trusts under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act is violative of the Constitution of India.The bench of Chief Justice Sanjay V. Gangapurwala and Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy...
Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 1 to April 7, 2024
Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 143 To 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 152 NOMINAL INDEX Sri K.Venkatesh v. The Principal Secretary to Government and Ors, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 143 M/s Bagalkot Cement & Industries Ltd vs The Chairperson, Micro Small and Medium Enterprises and Anr., 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 144 S.Sujatha vs The Director Of Collegiate Education, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad)...