Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 28 To September 3, 2023

Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 245 To 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 251 NOMINAL INDEX Prasanna Chakravarthy v State, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 245 V Perumal v Tamil Nadu State Level Scrutiny Committee and others, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 246 H Raja v State, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 247 N Mahendran v The Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine and others, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 248 Murugan N v Secretary and Others, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 249 Tmt M Nithya v The Head Master and Others, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 250 Zee Media Corporation Limited v Mahendra Singh Dhoni, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 251 REPORT Formulate Rules To Govern Matrimonial Websites: Madras High Court To Centre, State Case Title: Prasanna Chakravarthy v State Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 245 Noting that there are no rules, regulations or even Standard Operating Procedures for online matrimonial websites, the Madras High Court has directed the Central and the State governments to take initiation for formulating rules to govern such website and to provide penal provisions for suppressing material facts. Justice RMT Teeka Raman also noted that since e-medium is different from a magazine, the particulars given by a prospective person in the matrimonial advertisement need to be verified before registration of the profile. The bench also directed that documents of proof be made compulsory for registration of the profile. It thus directed the State Government to formulate a regulation to ensure that specific information is provided on the websites. No Wonder Ambedkar’s Dream Of 'Casteless Society' Still A Dream: Madras High Court On People Procuring False Community Certificates To Get Jobs Case Title: V Perumal v Tamil Nadu State Level Scrutiny Committee and others Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 246 The Madras High Court recently lamented that though the framers of the Constitution dreamt of an egalitarian society where people irrespective of their religion, caste, or sex, would be treated equally, some people even today indulge in producing false caste certificates for seeking employment and education, thus depriving opportunity to the deserving. Justice N Mala noted that it was because of people like this, that Dr. Ambedkar’s dream of achieving a casteless society was still a dream. Justice Nisha Banu also lamented such fraudulent certificates for public administrations and said that delayed verification and complexity of the best known methods added to the challenge. 'Hovers Around Hate Speech' : Madras High Court On BJP Leader H Raja's Tweets Against Periyar; Refuses To Quash FIRs Case Title: H Raja v State Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 247 While refusing to quash the proceedings against Bharatiya Janata Party's National Secretary H Raja for his derogatory remarks against EV Ramasamy, K Karunanidhi, Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, officers of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department and their wives, the Madras High Court observed that Raja had a habit of making such irresponsible and damaging comments. Justice Anand Venkatesh also observed that when a person in power expresses anguish, he must be careful of every word uttered and must refrain from making reprehensible or scandalous remarks. 'Deserves No Sympathy': Madras High Court Upholds Termination Of Man Who Obtained Compassionate Appointment With A False Certificate Case Title: N Mahendran v The Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine and others Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 248 The Madras High Court recently refused to interfere with the removal from service of a man who had obtained a compassionate appointment through suppression of facts, observing that he did not deserve any sympathy. Justice CV Karthikeyan criticised the manner in which the man had obtained a certificate claiming that his family was indigent by suppressing material facts and went on to get employment based on the certificate. 'Beyond Purview Of Art 226': Madras High Court Disposes Plea To Posthumously Confer Bharat Ratna On Former CM Karunanidhi Case Title: Murugan N v Secretary and Others Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 249 The Madras High Court on Thursday disposed of a plea seeking to confer Bharat Ratna posthumously on the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Late M Karunanidhi. Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice C Kumarappan of the Madurai bench observed that the court could not consider the request as it could not issue a direction to the executive to confer an award to a person. “Such a direction would be beyond the purview of Article 226 of the Constitution”, the court said. Maternity Benefit Act Not Applicable To TN Govt Servants, No Leave For 3rd Child Even If First Two Children Born Before Joining Service: Madras HC Case Title: Tmt M Nithya v The Head Master and Others Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 250 In a pertinent judgment, the Madras High Court has ...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 28 To September 3, 2023

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