Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 21 - April 27, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 144 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 155 NOMINAL INDEX Ganesan Prabhu v. M/s. Dhanabakkiam Enterprises and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 144Jaffer Sadiq v. The Assistant Director, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 145J Vijayakumar v. State, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 146Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Ltd TASMAC v. Directorate of Enforcement, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 147V Kanagaraj v. Inspector of Police, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 148M/s. Axiom Gen Nxt India Private Limited v. Commercial State Tax Officer, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 150Ramasamy and Another v. State, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 151Mrs Sarikathu Nisha v. The Superintendent of Prison and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 152Dr. S. Gurushankar v. The Chief Secretary to Government of TN, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 153Baskar Vincent v. Director of Municipal Administration and another, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 154Tai Industries Ltd. v. The State of Tamilnadu, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 155 REPORT Madras High Court Lifts Attachment Of Late Actor Sivaji Ganesan's Property In Execution Petition Against Grandson Case Title: Ganesan Prabhu v. M/s. Dhanabakkiam Enterprises and Others Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 144 The Madras High Court has raised attachment of property belonging to late actor Sivaji Ganesan that was attached by the court in March 2023 in a plea seeking execution of an arbitral award against his grandson Dushyanth Ramkumar and their production company Eshan Productions. Justice Abdul Quddhose ordered lifting the attachment on a plea filed by Ganesan Prabhu, the actor's elder son, who argued that the property was wrongly attached and that he was the absolute owner of the property. Finding merit in his argument, the court allowed his application and raised the earlier attachment. The court permitted Prabhu to communicate the order to the concerned authorities who could then act accordingly. "Further Incarceration Would Violate Rights Under Article 21": Madras HC Grants Bail To Former DMK Functionary Jaffer Sadiq Arrested By ED Case Title: Jaffer Sadiq v. The Assistant Director Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 145 The Madras High Court has granted bail to former DMK functionary Jaffer Sadiq and his brother Mohammed Saleem who were arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a PMLA case. Considering that the trial was not likely to be completed in the near future, Justice Sunder Mohan opined that further incarceration would violate the rights under Article 21 of the Constitution. Thus, the court was inclined to grant bail on certain conditions to ensure that the duo would be available to face trial. The court thus ordered them to be released on bail upon executing a bond for the sum of Rs. 5 lakh each with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the Special Judge for CBI cases. The court also directed the parties to surrender their passport before the Special court if it is not already seized by the ED. The court directed the duo to appear before the trial judge regularly and gave liberty to the ED to seek cancellation of bail if their absence was not justified. “Lawyers Acted As Henchmen”: Madras High Court Asks DGP To Take Action Against Lawyers Indulging In Land Grabbing Case Title: J Vijayakumar v. State Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 146 The Madras High Court has asked the police to take stern action against lawyers who are hand in gloves with litigants and are indulging in land grabbing activities. Justice Sunder Mohan directed the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry to extend full cooperation to the police. The court also asked the Bar Council to conduct an enquiry into the alleged involvement of lawyers in the land grabbing cases Noting that junior lawyers often engaged in these kind of activities due to financial constraints, the court asked the junior lawyers who had no bad antecedents and were engaged by the administrators of the WhatsApp groups to appear before the disciplinary committee of Bar Council of Tamil Nadu omnce a month for an year and file monthly report detailing their professional work. The court also directed the Bar Council to assist the lawyers if they wish to join a senior's office and asked senior lawyers to consider training the young lawyers by accommodating them in their office. Madras High Court Dismisses Pleas Challenging ED Search Of TASMAC Headquarters Case Title: Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Ltd TASMAC v. Directorate of Enforcement Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 147 The Madras High Court on Wednesday (April 23) dismissed pleas by State Government and Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation challenging the recent searches conducted by the Enforcement Directorate on the TASMAC headquarters on March 6 and March 8. A division bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice K Rajasekar while pronouncing the verdict observed that in money laundering cases, a few inconvenience in the procedure when equated against the...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 21 - April 27, 2025

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