Madras High Court Temporarily Restrains Makers Of "Dude" Movie From Using Songs Of Ilaiyaraaja

The Madras High Court, on Friday (28th November), temporarily restrained the makers of the "Dude" movie from using the songs of renowned musician Ilaiyaraaja. Justice N Senthilkumar granted an interim injunction in a plea moved by the musician seeking to restrain Mythri Movie Makers, producers of the "Dude" movie, from using his songs unauthorisedly. The court had reserved orders on November...

'A Futile Exercise': Madras High Court Quashes CBI Cases Against Police, Advocates Involved In 2009 Violence At Court Premises

The Madras High Court, on Thursday (27th November), quashed the cases registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against 28 advocates and 4 police officers in connection with the violence that broke out in the High Court campus on February 19, 2009. Justice Nirmal Kumar was inclined to quash the criminal case, noting that a decade and a half had passed, and the...

State Should Bring Separate SOP For Religious Events: Madras High Court Comments While Hearing Plea To Regulate Political Rallies

The Madras High Court, on Thursday, commented that the State should bring in a different Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for religious events. The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan was hearing a batch of pleas seeking the framing of SOPs to be followed while granting permission for political meetings. In the previous hearing, the State...

From Gender Audit Squads To IC Portals: Madras High Court Notes Sweeping State-Wide Compliance With Its PoSH Directives

The Madras High Court has commended the State of Tamil Nadu for implementing its earlier order to ensure the effective implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act (PoSH Act). Justice RN Manjula observed that the government has shown tremendous interest in ensuring that the court orders are complied with and that the...

Madras High Court Quashes Order Allowing Pfizer To Seek Documents From Indian Drug Manufacturer For US Suit

The Madras High Court has overturned a Single Judge's order that had permitted pharmaceutical giant Pfizer to enforce Letters Rogatory issued by a United States court to obtain documents and testimony from Chennai-based Softgel Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. Letters Rogatory are formal requests sent by a court in one country to a court in another country seeking assistance in gathering evidence for a...

Adverse Police Report Calling Applicant 'Foreigner' Can't Override Statutory Citizenship By Birth, Passport Must Be Issued: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that an adverse police report could not override the statutory right conferred under the Citizenship Act, when a person's citizenship by birth is proved by way of genuine documents. Justice PT Asha thus came to the rescue of a man, born to Sri Lankan parents, whose passport application was rejected by the authorities. The court noted that the...

Crime Remaining Undetected Due To Police Lapse Violates Victim's Right Under Article 21, State Obligated To Compensate: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that when a crime remains undetected due to the inaction of the investigating agency, it violates the victim's right under Article 21 of the Constitution. The court added that the State, as the guardian of fundamental rights, must step in and provide monetary relief to the victims in such cases. “When a crime remains “undetected” due to...

Ilaiyaraaja Moves Madras High Court Against 'Unauthorised' Use Of His Songs In Dude Movie, Court Reserves Order On Interim Plea

The Madras High Court, on Wednesday, reserved orders on a plea moved by renowned musician Ilaiyaraaja seeking to temporarily restrain Mythri Movie Makers from 'unauthorisedly' using his songs in the recent Tamil movie "Dude", starring Pradeep Ranganathan and Mamitha Baiju. Justice N Senthilkumar reserved orders on the interim injunction plea moved by the musician. Ilaiyaraaja has approached...

Naming Of Public Departments Purely Within Govt Domain: Madras High Court Dismisses Plea For Renaming Tamil Development Department

The Madras High Court recently dismissed a plea for renaming the Tamil Valarchi Thurai (Tamil Development Department) to Tamil Membattu Thurai. The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan observed that the naming and renaming of a public department was within the domain of the government, and the court could not exercise jurisdiction under Article...

Madras High Court Allows Udaipur Salon To Use 'Bounce', Rejects South Indian Chain's Appeal

The Madras High Court has dismissed appeals filed by Spalon India Private Limited, operator of the “BOUNCE” salon chain in South India, against an order vacating the interim injunction earlier granted in its favour over the use of the word “Bounce” by an Udaipur-based salon, “Bounce Salon & Makeover Studio.”A Division Bench of Justice G Jayachandran and Justice Mummineni...

Not Mandatory To Muzzle Pet Dogs In Public Places, Only Leashing Mandatory: Chennai Civic Body Tells Madras High Court

The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), on Tuesday (25th November), informed the Madras High Court that muzzling of pet dogs has not been made mandatory in the city and that no penalty would be imposed on the pet owners for not muzzling the dogs in public places. Making submissions before Justice V Lakshminarayanan, Advocate Arun Babu submitted that the GCC had only issued an...

Madras High Court Refuses To Restrain Celebrity Stylist Joy Crizilda From Naming Madhampatty Rangaraj's Company In Social Media Posts

The Madras High Court has refused to restrain celebrity stylist Joy Crizildaa from tagging the names of Madhampatty Catering Company in her social media posts. Justice N Senthil Kumar dismissed the application for interim injunction moved by the catering company seeking to restrain Crizildaa and any person claiming through her, from tagging, hashtag, marking, writing, uploading,...