Madras High Court
Madras High Court Reserves Verdict On TVK's Aadhav Arjuna's Plea To Quash FIR Over Social Media Post Allegedly Inciting Violence
The Madras High Court, on Friday (November 7) reserved its verdict on a plea filed by Aadhav Arjuna, General Secretary of Election Campaign Movement of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party, seeking to quash an FIR registered against him for his social media post allegedly inciting violence. Justice AD Jagadish Chandira reserved orders after hearing the arguments of...
Can't Distinguish Between Unmarried Daughters & Divorced Daughters While Granting Freedom Fighters Pension: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently reiterated that a divorced daughter, who was in an impoverished circumstance, would also be a dependent to claim the Freedom Fighters Pension. Justice V Lakshminarayanan adopted the view taken by the Supreme Court in the case of Khajani Devi, where the Supreme Court had held that the special family pension and the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension...
Madras High Court Refuses To Halt Re-Release Of Kamal Haasan Starrer "Nayagan" Movie
The Madras High Court, on Friday refused to halt the re-release of Kamal Haasan starrer “Nayagan” movie. The movie is hitting the screen again to celebrate the actor's birthday.Justice N Senthilkumar refused to grant an interim injunction on a plea filed by Karnataka based SR Film factory. The court remarked that there was no prima facie infringement and refused to grant the interim...
'Can't Be Dealt With Lightly': Madras High Court Orders Probe Into Alleged Fabrication Of NEET-UG Score For Admission
The Madras High Court has directed the jurisdiction police to investigate into a case of alleged fabrication and forgery of the NEET-UG mark list for obtaining admission into the BSMS/BAMS/BUMS/BHMS courses. Justice Anand Venkatesh held that the issue "cannot be lightly dealt with" and an investigation has to be necessarily conducted. Apart from disqualifying and debarring the...
Madras High Court Reserves Verdict On Plea By Makers Of 'Good Bad Ugly' Movie To Vacate Interim Order In Copyright Case By Ilaiyaraaja
The Madras High Court has reserved orders on an application filed by Mythri Movie Makers, producers of the Ajith starrer “Good Bad Ugly” movie, seeking to set aside an interim injunction order issued against them in a copyright suit by musician Ilaiyaraaja. Justice N Senthilkumar reserved the orders on a Thursday (November 6) after hearing the arguments for Mythri Movie...
Police Can't Compel Appearance In Absence Of Cognisable Offence: Madras High Court Criticises 'Current Paper Enquiry' By Police
The Madras High Court has criticised the practice of police officers conducting a “current paper enquiry” without any statutory backing. Justice B. Pugalendhi observed that such informal proceedings have no statutory recognition and the individuals could not be compelled to appear before the police unless a cognisable offence had been disclosed and recorded in accordance...
Income Tax Act | Trust's Legitimate Tax Exemption Cannot Be Denied For Delay In Filing Form 10B: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court held that delay in filing Form 10B required under Section 44AB for the purpose of Section 12A(1)(b) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, is not a ground to deny legitimate exemption tax exemptions. Justice C. Saravanan observed that the assessee was registered as a “Trust” in the year 2017. Effectively, the assessee would have carried on operation as...
Madras High Court Asks State Police Not To File Final Report Against TVK's Aadhav Arjuna Till Next Hearing In FIR Over Social Media Post
The Madras High Court, on Wednesday, asked the Tamil Nadu police not to file a final report against Aadhav Arjuna, General Secretary of Election Campaign Movement of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party, till Friday. Justice AD Jagadish Chandira was hearing a petition filed by Arjuna seeking to quash an FIR filed against him for allegedly inciting violence.It may be noted that the FIR...
Bar Associations Not Trade Unions, Can't Dictate Who Should Be Represented: Madras High Court Criticises Practice Of “Collective Boycotts”
The Madras High Court has come down heavily on bar associations engaging in collective boycotts and preventing a party from being represented in the court. Justice B Pugalendhi emphasised that the Bar Associations or any collective of lawyers did not have any moral or legal authority to dictate who may or may not be defended in a court of law. The court stressed that the right...
Madras High Court Orders Exhumation Of Bodies From Church Cemetery, Says Burial Can Only Be Done In Designated Grounds
The Madras High Court recently ordered exhumation of bodies buried in a land belonging to the Church of South India Trust Association after noting that the authorities had failed to follow the statutory provisions while granting license for burial ground. Justice N Mala began the judgment with a quote by Khushwant Singh that said “When the struggle for space over shadows even...
TNGST Act | Purchase Tax Cannot Be Levied on Buyer for Seller's Tax Default: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court on Monday held that purchase tax cannot be levied under Section 7A of the Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act, 1959 (TNGST Act) on the purchaser merely because the seller failed to pay tax. The bench, comprising Justices S M Subramaniam and Mohammed Shaffiq, clarified the scope of Section 7A in transactions where the vendor has defaulted on tax payments "Having found...