Time Is Precious, Courts Should Be Slow To Ignore Delay When Action Is Time-Barred: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has stressed that courts should be slow to ignore delay once the limitation period for a particular suit expires and the action becomes time-barred. Justice Shamim Ahmed observed that the statute relating to limitation determines the life span of a legal remedy and as time passes, newer causes would come up necessitating newer persons to seek legal remedy....

Madras HC Rejects Plea Challenging Constitutional Validity Of S.13 Family Courts Act Which Restricts Representation Of Party By Lawyer

The Madras High Court recently dismissed a petition challenging the constitutional validity of Section 13 of the Family Courts Act. Section 13 states that no party to a suit or proceeding shall be entitled to be represented by a legal practitioner as a right. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice K Rajasekaran dismissed the plea noting that no further adjudication was...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 10 to March 16, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 96 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 106 NOMINAL INDEX Kamalesh Chandrasekaran v. MA Noor Jehan Beevi and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 96S Shankar v. The Deputy Director, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 97United India Insurance v. State of Tamil Nadu and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 98A Devika v. The Senior Branch Manager and Another, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 99M. Gunasekaran v. The...

'Big Racket For Bogus Community Certificates In Tamil Nadu' : Madras High Court Asks State To Take Action

The Madras High Court has asked the Government of Tamil Nadu to initiate all appropriate actions to ensure that the issuance of bogus community certificates is stopped in the state, and action has to be taken to prosecute those who are involved in securing such bogus community certificates. Noting that there was a big racket going on in the State, the bench of Justice SM Subramaniam...

Unnecessarily Subjecting Child To Medical Exam Will Cause More Mental Stress: Madras HC Asks Hospitals To Examine Victims Based On Complaint In POCSO Cases

Noticing the routine manner in which every child in a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) was being subjected to medical examination mechanically, the Madras High Court has asked the doctors and hospitals to conduct medical examinations based on the nature of the complaint. A special bench of Justice N Anand Venkatesh and Justice Sunder Mohan, which...

Madras High Court Declines To Interfere With Conviction And Sentence Of MLA In Case Involving Receipt Of Foreign Funds

The Madras High Court has dismissed a revision petition filed against the conviction of MLA MH Jawaharulla and other members of the Tamilnadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam (TMMK) in a case involving the receipt of foreign funds. The court thus confirmed the conviction and sentence imposed on Jawaharulla. Justice P Velmurugan, however, directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) not...

Legal Heirship Certificate Can Be Issued Based On Affidavit Of Applicant & Persons Known To Family Like Neighbours And Relatives: Madras HC

The Madras High Court has recently observed that while applying for a legal heirship certificate, if no proof is available to determine who the legal heirs are, the authorities may prepare a report based on the affidavit given by the applicant and five affidavits of persons knowing the family, like a neighbour or a relative. Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy observed that when there is...

State Minority Commission Cannot Call For Records From Minority Institutions To Verify Adoption Of Reservation Policy: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held that the State Minority Commission does not have any locus standi to call for records from a minority educational institution to verify its adoption of the reservation rule. Justice L Victoria Gowri observed that minority educational institutions were exempt from the purview of Article 15(5) which gave power to the State to make special provisions...

Madras High Court Monthly Digest - February 2025 [Citations 39-80]

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 39 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 80 NOMINAL INDEX Sachin Bansal v The Directorate of Enforcement and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 39 M/s.Sundaram Finance Limited vs. S.M. Thangaraj & Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 40 Anugraha Castings v. Anugraha Valve Castings Limited, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 41 M.Murugan v. The District Secretary (and connected cases),...

Madras HC Limits Tourist Vehicles Entering Nilgiris & Kodaikanal During Summer, Asks For Preference To Be Given To Electric Cars

The Madras High Court has imposed a restriction on the number of vehicles plying to the Nilgiris and Kodaikanal this summer in an attempt to manage the congestion in the tourist places. The forest bench of Justice N Satish Kumar and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy passed the directions after taking note of the carrying capacity of the hill stations. The court thus directed that only...

Falsely Labelling Police Constable Husband As A Terrorist Cannot Be Ignored, Caused Severe Mental Torture: Madras High Court Grants Divorce

While granting divorce to a police constable, the Madras High Court recently observed that the wife's complaint against him alleging that he had an extra-marital affair and that he had a connection with terrorist organizations could not be ignored as the same would cause severe mental torture and would amount to mental cruelty. The bench of Justice G Jayachandran and Justice R...

Madras High Court Sets Aside Single Judge Order Allowing Ritual Of Devotees Rolling Over Plantain Leaves On Which Food Was Eaten By Others

The Madras High Court has set aside an order of a single judge allowing Angapradakshinam, a ritual of devotees rolling over the plantain leaves on which other devotees had consumed food. The division bench of Justice R Suresh Kumar and Justice G Arul Murugan set aside an order passed by Justice GR Swaminathan in May 2024. The court noted that whether such a practice was against the...