“Unique Circumstances”: Madras High Court Asks Centre To Consider Citizenship Plea Of Woman Born To Srilankan Refugees In India

The Madras High Court has asked the Union Government to consider the citizenship application of a woman, born in 1987 to a Sri Lankan couple settled in India, without insisting she return to Sri Lanka and come back to India with a visa. Noting that it was a unique case, Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy held that though the applicant could be considered a foreigner, she had not entered...

When Grama Natham Land Is Occupied And Such Occupation Is Accepted By State, It Becomes Private Property; Not Encroachment: Madras HC

The Madras High Court has recently clarified that when a grama natham land (village house site) is occupied by an individual and such occupation has been recognized by the State through successive transfers, it becomes the private property of the occupant and such lands cannot be regarded as government lands. “Where the grama natham land is occupied and such occupation has...

When Rights Of Minority Institutions Are Threatened, Courts Must Interfere To Reaffirm Foundational Ideas Of Justice & Equality: Madras HC

While reiterating that the UGC norms for the selection of Assistant professors and the Principal do not apply to minority institutions, the Madras High Court recently emphasised the need to protect the rights of minority institutions. Justice Anand Venkatesh remarked that the Constitution had included provisions to safeguard the rights of the minority institutions, to protect the...

Does Your Police Not Conduct Searches? Madras High Court To TN Govt On Opposing ED Raid At TASMAC Headquarters

“Does your government and police not conduct searches?” the Madras High Court orally asked the Tamil Nadu government today while hearing its plea challenging the recent searches conducted by the Enforcement Directorate at the headquarters of Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Ltd (TASMAC). The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice K Rajasekar posed the question to...

Sections 43B & 40A Income Tax Act | Which Provision Prevails When Both Commence With Non-Obstante Clause? Madras High Court Clarifies

The Madras High Court while referring sections 43B and 40A Income Tax Act explained which provision prevails when both commence with a non-obstante clause. The Division Bench of Justices Dr. Anita Sumanth and G. Arul Murugan stated that “the Rule that a general provision should yield to specific provision springs from the common understanding that when two directions are given...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 24 to March 30, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 116 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 122 NOMINAL INDEX B Kavitha v. The Registrar General, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 116 Boopalan B v. Union of India and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 117 South Ganga Waters Technologies (P) Ltd., Rep. By its Authorized Signatory Mr.Vijay Ramesh, Chennai vs Vedanta Limited, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 118 State v. Govindaswamy and another,...

"If An Adult Wants To Ruin His Life, It's His Choice": Online Gamers' Association Argues Before Madras High Court In Plea Against Night Ban

In a challenge to the State government's regulations on online gaming, an association for the welfare of online gamers argued before the Madras High Court on Friday (March 28) that it was the personal choice of the gamers to 'ruin their life' and the State could not act as a 'step father' to tell the players how to live their life.A division bench of Justice S. M. Subramaniam and Justice...

Breaking | Kunal Kamra Gets Interim Anticipatory Bail From Madras High Court In Mumbai Police FIR Over Satire Video

The Madras High Court has granted interim anticipatory bail till April 7 to Kunal Kamra in connection with the FIR lodged against him at Mumbai over his alleged remarks against Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde. Kamra has been asked to execute the bail bond before the jurisdictional Magistrate. Though the FIR is lodged in Mumbais's Khar police station, Kamra being a resident of Tamilnadu...

Breaking | Kunal Kamra Moves Madras High Court For Transit Anticipatory Bail In Mumbai Police FIR Over Satire Video; Hearing Today

Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra has approached the Madras High Court seeking transit anticipatory bail in connection with the FIR lodged against him at Mumbai over his alleged remarks against Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde.Kamra is a permanent resident of Villupuram town in Tamilnadu and thus claims Madras High Court has jurisdiction. An urgent mentioning of the case was made before...

Madras High Court Asks Police Not To Harass Rippling Co-Founder Prasanna S In Enquiry Over Alleged Matrimonial Dispute With Wife

The Madras High Court has asked the Tamil Nadu state police not to harass Rippling co-founder in connection with an enquiry into his alleged matrimonial dispute with his estranged wife. Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan asked the police not to harass the petitioner in a complaint filed by his wife.Prasanna has alleged that the police authorities had been conducting a roving enquiry into...

"Prohibition In Name Of Regulation": Online Gaming Companies Argue Against TN Govt Night Ban, Says Govt Can't Mandate Aadhaar Verification

A group of online gaming companies, on Thursday, argued before the Madras High Court that the State government was trying to impose a prohibition on online games of rummy under the guise of regulation. Making submissions before a bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice K Rajasekar, Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi argued that since the government's earlier attempts to ban online...

“Insensitivity To Settled Law”: Madras HC Criticises Special Bomb Blast Court For Arbitrarily Denying Exemption From Appearance To Accused

The Madras High Court recently criticised the Special Court for Bomb Blast Cases for rejecting applications filed by accused persons under Section 317 CrPC on the ground that the accused had already filed such petitions. The court thus recalled an NBW issued by the special court.The bench of Justice MS Ramesh and Justice N Senthilkumar noted that the Supreme Court has consistently held that...