S.21 POCSO Act | Doctor Not Responsible To 'Verify' Age Of Victim Or 'Ascertain' If Offence Has Been Committed: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has recently observed that a Doctor does not have a responsibility to 'verify' or 'ascertain' the age of a victim brought in for abortion, for the purposes of reporting crime under POCSO Act.Section 19 of the POCSO Act put a legal obligation on a person to inform the relevant authorities when he/she has knowledge that an offence under the Act had been committed. Section...

FAOs And JAOs Have Concurrent Jurisdiction For Assessment, Re-assessment Or Re-Computation U/S 147 Income Tax Act: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently clarified that both the Faceless Assessment Officer and Jurisdictional Assessment Officer have concurrent jurisdiction as far as assessment, re-assessment or re-computation under Section 147 of the Income Tax Act. “As far as the assessment, re-assessment or re-computation in terms of the provisions of Section 147 of the IT Act is concerned, both the FAO...

Madras High Court Quarterly Digest: October to December 2024

CITATIONS: 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 371 to 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 492 NOMINAL INDEX K Sethuraj v State of Tamil Nadu (and other connected cases), 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 371 Suo Motu v The Deputy Commissioner of Police, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 372 M/s.Sterling Futures and Holidays Ltd. v Directorate of Enforcement, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 373 AR Dairy Food Private Limited v The Central...

'Only Said What Was Stated In Manusmriti': Madras High Court Quashes Case Against MP Thol Thirumavalan For Alleged Comments On Hindu Women

The Madras High Court has quashed a case registered against Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) party head and Lok Sabha MP Thol Thirumavalan for alleged comments against Hindu women. The case was registered based on a complaint in 2020 alleging that Thirumavalan, in one of his interviews had made comments lowering the Hindu women. Justice P Velmurugan noted that Thirumavalan...

Madras High Court Refuses To Interfere With Conviction Of Actor-Politician S. Ve Shekar For Comments Against Women Journalists

The Madras High Court has refused to interfere with the conviction of Actor-Politician S. Ve Shekar for his derogatory comments against women journalists. Justice P Velmurugan noted that though Shekar had apologized, an apology itself would not be sufficient. The court added that once the contents are released and seen by persons, the complainants would be degraded and apologising...

Anna University Sexual Assault Case Being Politicised, Political Parties Protesting For Media Attention: Madras High Court Remarks Orally

The Madras High Court on Thursday lamented over the politicization of the recent alleged sexual assault of a second-year engineering student at Anna University, without any genuine concerns for women's safety. Justice P Velmurugan commented that instead of taking the incident as a wake-up call to focus on the atrocities against women and taking measures against the same, the issue...

Madras High Court Monthly Digest - December 2024

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 465 To 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 492 NOMINAL INDEX Chandru and Others v. State, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 465 R Thamaraiselvan v. Government of India, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 466 Sathish and Another v Food Safety Officer, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 467 Sri Venkateshwaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Centre v The National Medical Commission, 2024 LiveLaw...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 23 to December 29, 2024

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 489 To 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 492 NOMINAL INDEX Rangarajan Narasimnhan v State of Tamil Nadu, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 489M.Tamilselvan v The District Collector and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 490H Raja v The State, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 491R Varalakshmi v The Government of Tamil Nadu and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 492 REPORT Madras High Court Grants Interim Bail...

BREAKING | Madras High Court Forms SIT To Investigate The Alleged Sexual Assault Of Student In Anna University, Orders 25Lakh Interim Compensation To Survivor

The Madras High Court on Saturday (December 28) formed a Special Investigation Team comprising of women IPS officers to investigate into the alleged sexual assault of a 2nd Year Engineering Student inside the Anna Univeristy campus in Chennai earlier on Monday. A division bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice V Lakshminarayanan held a special sitting on Saturday and passed the orders on...

Madras High Court Annual Digest 2024 [Part I]

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 1 to 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 250 REPORTS Madras High Court Issues Compendium Of Procedure To Be Followed By Advisory Board Constituted Under TN Preventive Detention Act Case Title: Ganeshkumar v The Principal Secretary to Government Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 1 The Madras High Court recently issued a compendium of procedures to be followed by...

Madras High Court Suspends Sentence Imposed On BJP's H Raja Over Comments Against Periyar, Kanimozhi

The Madras High Court on Friday suspended the sentence imposed on BJP's H Raja for his derogatory speech against Periyar and Kanimozhi Karunanidhi. The special court had imposed the sentence on December 2. Justice L Victoria Gowri suspended the 6-month sentence imposed on him by the Special Court for Trial of Cases Against MLAs/MPs in Chennai The special court had sentenced Raja for...

'No One Should Blame Girl For Being With Male Friend': Madras HC Orally Remarks In Plea For CBI Probe Into Anna University Sexual Assault

While hearing a batch of pleas seeking a CBI probe into the recent sexual assault of a second-year engineering student at Anna University in Chennai, the Madras High Court on Friday (December 27) orally emphasized that no one should blame the victim for being with her male friend when the incident happened. "Just because this incident has happened, no one should blame the girl for sitting...