Madras High Court Monthly Digest - April 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 123 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 162 NOMINAL INDEX The Principal & Secretary, Women's Christian College and Others v. State of Tamil Nadu and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 123 NS Krishnamoorthi and Others v. The District Collector and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 124 S Ramya v. The Union of India and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 125 The General Manager and Others v. SV. Mothilal, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 126 Ma Subramanian and Another v. State and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 127 Dr. Sangeetha Sriraam v. The Teachers Recruitment Board and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 128 C. Ve. Shanmugam v. The Public Prosecutor, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 129 STS-KEC(JV) v. The State Tax Officer, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 130 M/s Sanmar Speciality Chemicals Limited v. The Assistant Commissioner of Income-Tax, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 131 B Karthick v. The Inspector of Police, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 132 The Commissioner of CGST & Central Excise v. Kothari Sugars and Chemicals Ltd., 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 133 A Arunkumar v. The Home Secretary to Government and others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 134 Gowdham v. The Director General and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 135 State v. S Kasimayan and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 136 Transasia Bio-Medicals Ltd. v. Union of India, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 137 The State of Tamil Nadu and Others v. K Bashiri and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 138 Kunal Kamra v. State, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 139 Dr. R. Mathivanan v. Government of Tamil Nadu & Ors, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 140 South Indian Senguntha Mahajana Sangam v. State of Tamil Nadu, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 141 G Subramania Koushik v. The Principal Secretary and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 142 Chandru and Others v. The Inspector of Police, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 143 Ganesan Prabhu v. M/s. Dhanabakkiam Enterprises and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 144 Jaffer Sadiq v. The Assistant Director, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 145 J Vijayakumar v. State, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 146 Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Ltd TASMAC v. Directorate of Enforcement, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 147 V Kanagaraj v. Inspector of Police, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 148 M/s. Axiom Gen Nxt India Private Limited v. Commercial State Tax Officer, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 150 Ramasamy and Another v. State, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 151 Mrs Sarikathu Nisha v. The Superintendent of Prison and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 152 Dr. S. Gurushankar v. The Chief Secretary to Government of TN, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 153 Baskar Vincent v. Director of Municipal Administration and another, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 154 Tai Industries Ltd. v. The State of Tamilnadu, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 155 Indian Bank v. The Commercial Tax Officer, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 156 State v. Durai Murugan and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 157 Shanmugavel v. The State, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 158 State v. MRK Paneerselvam, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 159 State v. I Periyasamy, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 160 Vijayakumar v. State, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 161 G Subramania Koushik v. The Principal Secretary, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 162 REPORTS When Rights Of Minority Institutions Are Threatened, Courts Must Interfere To Reaffirm Foundational Ideas Of Justice & Equality: Madras HC Case Title: The Principal & Secretary, Women's Christian College and Others v. State of Tamil Nadu and Others Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 123 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 cultural and educational identity of the minority communities. The judge added that when these rights are threatened, the Constitutional Courts have a duty to intervene and reaffirm their commitment to ensure that the foundational ideals of justice and equality are upheld. When Grama Natham Land Is Occupied And Such Occupation Is Accepted By State, It Becomes Private Property; Not Encroachment: Madras HC Case Title: NS Krishnamoorthi and Others v. The District Collector and Others Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 124 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. While doing so, Justice Anand Venkatesh criticised an earlier order passed by the bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice K Rajasekar for taking a different view. The single judge remarked that the division bench's direction was directly in conflict with the declared law and the court had virtually directed the State to issue a...

Madras High Court Monthly Digest - April 2025

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