Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 29 - May 5, 2024

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 175 To 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 185 NOMINAL INDEX R Rajamani v The State of Tamil Nadu, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 175 Sasikumar v Union Government of India and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 176 Arumugapandian @ Bala Vivekanandan @ Rocket Raja v State, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 177 Suthanthira Kannan v Election Commission of India and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 178 K Selvakumar v The State and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 179 A Sathiya Prakash v The Board of Control for Cricket in India and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 180 H Raja v State, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 181 Safai Karamchari Andolan v Union of India and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 182 Ms. Monisha v The National Testing Agency and another, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 183 State of TN & Ors Vs. C. Arnold, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 184 S. Madhavan vs M/s THG Publishing Pvt. Ltd, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 185 REPORT Retrospective Re-Fixing Of Salary And Pension Benefits After Retirement Is Against Law: Madras High Court Case Title: R Rajamani v The State of Tamil Nadu Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 175 The Madras High Court recently set aside an order of the Registrar of Madurai Kamaraj University reducing a former Lab Assistant's scale of pay and subsequently reducing the pension amount. Justice RN Manjula that after retirement, the employer-employee relationship between the petitioner and the University had come to an end and the University held no authority to re-fix the salary and consequential benefits of the petitioner. The court also observed that as far as universities were concerned, only a Syndicate had the power to appoint the university and fix their emoluments. Thus, in the court's view, the retrospective re-fixation of salary and subsequent reduction of pension amount based on Local fund audit objection was against the law and liable to be set aside. Madras High Court Disposes Plea To Permanently Debar Congress Leader Manickam Tagore From Contesting Any Election In Tamil Nadu Case Title: Sasikumar v Union Government of India and Others Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 176 The Madras High Court has disposed of a plea to permanently debar Indian National Congress leader Manickam Tagore from contesting any elections in Tamil Nadu state. The bench of Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq disposed of the plea after taking on record the Election Commission's submission that a competent authority had already considered the issue. The ECI further assured the court that the petitioner's representation would be considered and disposed of within a week. The Madras High Court had also dismissed another plea seeking disqualification of Manickam Tagore based on a complaint filed by BJP IT Wing's Virudhunagar District President C Selvakumar. Small Spark May Lead To Catastrophe During Elections: Madras High Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail To Gangster Rocket Raja Case Title: Arumugapandian @ Bala Vivekanandan @ Rocket Raja v State Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 177 The Madras High Court recently dismissed a plea filed by gangster Rocket Raja seeking anticipatory bail. While dismissing his plea, Justice B Pugalendhi observed that considering Raja's antecedents, recovery of weapons, a video showing his intention to kill, and considering the elections, the court was not inclined to grant bail. The court remarked that the Tirunelveli region, which was prone to communal violence, was only free from violence for the past few years. The court added that though antecedents need not be considered at the time of bail, the same could not be followed in the present case as even a small spark may cause a catastrophe in light of the elections. "Did Not Object To Final List": Madras High Court Dismisses Plea For Conducting Special Polling In Coimbatore For Those Left From Voters' List Case Title: Suthanthira Kannan v Election Commission of India and Others Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 178 The Madras High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking directions to the Election Commission to make arrangements for conducting special polling for those persons whose names were left out from the voter's list prepared for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. A bench of Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice G Chandrasekharan noted that the Final Voters List was published in January while the provisional list was published even before that. The court then opined that it could not pass any orders at this point, after the polling, when the petitioner had not raised any objection to the voters list earlier. SC/ST Act | Bail Can't Be Granted Merely Based On Period Of Detention, Nature & Gravity Of Offence Must Be Considered: Madras High Court Case Title: K Selvakumar v The State and Others Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 179 While denying bail to a man accused of murdering a person belonging to the marginalized community, the Madras ...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 29 - May 5, 2024

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