Madras High Court
Anna University Sexual Assault Case | Madras High Court Asks SIT Not To Harass Journalists, Orders Return Of Seized Electronic Devices
The Madras High Court on Tuesday (February 4th) slammed the Special Investigation Team probing the sexual assault of a 2nd Year Engineering Student at Anna University in Chennai in December last year. Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan questioned the SIT for sending summons repeatedly to the journalists grilling them with questions touching upon their personal lives and even seizing their...
Madras High Court Monthly Digest: January 2025
Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 1 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 38 NOMINAL INDEX S Ve Shekar v State, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 1 Thol.Thirumavalavan v. Dr.V.Vedha @ Dhamodharan, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 2 Mark Studio India Private Limited v. Income Tax Officer and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 3 Dr Jenbagalakshmi v The State of Tamil Nadu and Another, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 4 M. Nagappan v....
Freedom Of Press Can't Be Used To Tarnish Reputation Without Verifying News: Madras HC Orders Tamil Weekly To Pay ₹25 Lakh To DMK's TR Balu
The Madras High Court has ordered the Editor, Publisher and the Printer of Tamil Weekly 'Junior Vikatan', to pay Rs. 25,00,000 as damages to DMK's TR Balu for having published malicious and defamatory content against him without verifying the same. Justice AA Nakkiran remarked that the freedom of press was to be used for publishing news to the people backed by solid proof and could not...
Arbitral Award Can Be Set Aside As 'Patently Illegal' If View Taken By Arbitrator Is Not A Plausible One: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court bench of Justice P.B. Balaji has held that when the view taken by the Arbitrator is not even a plausible view, an award passed by such an arbitrator can be set aside under section 34 of the Arbitration act on the ground of patent illegality. Brief Facts: The petitioner awarded a contract to the respondent for the purpose of designing and constructing...
Prisoner Cannot Be Denied Access To Minimal Facilities Required To Deal With His Physical Condition: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently observed that prisoners have a right to access minimal facilities that are required to deal with their physical condition and the government could not shirk its responsibility for providing better facilities to prisoners. The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice R Poornima noted that in some cases a prisoner's physical or medical condition...
Thiruparakundram Hill Row | Madras High Court Allows Hindu Munnani To Protest Against Alleged Encroachment
The Madras High Court has allowed the Hindu Munnani to carry out demonstrations against alleged encroachment in the Thiruparakundram Hills where a Kasivishwanathar temple and a Sikkandar dargah have been coexisting. Noting that the entire issue could have been handled in a better way, the bench of Justice G Jayachandran and Justice R Poornima allowed the protests to be conducted by...
Ex-Parte Orders Can Have Disastrous Consequences, Should Be Passed Only In Case Of Real Emergency: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently emphasized that courts should refrain from passing ex-parte orders in a routine manner and must only pass such orders when there is a real emergency which was shown through the plaint and averments. The bench of Chief Justice KR Shriram and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy noted that ex-parte orders can have disastrous consequences and could possibly bring...
"Shows Your Mindset": Madras HC Orally Criticises National Medical Commission For Terming Gender Identity As "Disorder"
The Madras High Court, on Monday (February 3)', orally criticized the National Medical Commission (NMC) for its proposed medical curriculum prepared by the body pertaining to gender and sexuality. Justice Anand Venkatesh, who has been issuing a slew of directions concerning the rights of persons belonging to the LGBTQIA+ orally observed that the NMC's curriculum, which continued using...
Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 27 to February 2, 2025
Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 25 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 40 NOMINAL INDEX P. Anandasundaresan v. M/s. Akshaya Pvt Ltd, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 25R Kathiravan v The Divisional Engineer and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 26Los Gatos Production Services India LLP v Wunderbar Films Private Limited, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 27The Secretary TNPSC v R Saravanan and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 28Thirumaran v...
Executing Courts Can't Annul Arbitral Awards Solely On Ground Of Unilateral Appointment Of Arbitrator: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court bench of Justice N. Sathish Kumar has observed that the issue of ineligibility of the arbitrator cannot be raised during the pendency of the execution proceedings. The court held that the Executing Courts cannot suo motu dismiss the Execution Petition(s) solely on the ground of unilateral appointment of an arbitrator. The court held that the executing...
Madras High Court Dismisses Plea By Flipkart Owners Sachin And Binny Bansal Challenging ED's Show Cause Notice For Alleged FEMA Violation
The Madras High Court has dismissed the writ petitions filed by Flipkart owners Sachin and Binny Bansal challenging the complaint made by the Deputy Director, ED, and the subsequent show cause notice issued by the Adjudicating Authority for violating provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) and the Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident Outside India,...
GST Registration And Payment Of Tax After Inspection Is Not Voluntary Conduct: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court stated that GST registration and payment of tax after inspection is not a voluntary conduct.The Bench of Justice K. Kumaresh Babu observed that “there is a deliberate attempt to evade payment of tax by not registering himself under the Act and also issuing receipts as donation to the Trust. Only after the inspection they have agreed to pay the tax by...