Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 30 to July 6, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 221 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 228 NOMINAL INDEX Dr. E. Krithikaa v. The State of Tamil Nadu and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 221 XXX v. The Inspector of Police, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 222 ML Ravi v. Director General of Police and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 223 P Kishore v. The Secretary to Government and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 224 M/s. Adyar Gate Hotel Ltd. v. The Commissioner of Customs, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 225 M/s Media Monks Multimedia v. Pachala Murali Krishna, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 226 S. Sai Priya and Others v. Union of India and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 227 Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) v. The Commissioner of Police and Another, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 228 REPORT Maternity Leave Of Doctor During Compulsory Service Should Be Counted As Part Of Bond Period: Madras High Court Case Title: Dr.E.Krithikaa v. The State of Tamil Nadu and Others Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 221 The Madras High Court has ruled that maternity leave availed by a doctor while rendering mandatory service at Government Hospital should be counted towards their bond period. The bench of GR Swaminathan and Justice K Rajasekar noted that maternity leave is integral to maternity benefit and forms part of Article 21. The court thus held that the doctor, though was not in the service of the government as a regular employee, would be entitled to the same treatment as any government employee. POCSO Act | Madras HC 'Shocked' At Prosecution For Not Seeking Further Probe After Negative DNA Report Of Accused; Orders Re-Investigation Case Title: XXX v. The Inspector of Police Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 222 The Madras High Court recently ordered a re-investigation in a POCSO case after noting that the police had failed to conduct further investigation when the DNA test of the accused gave a negative result. The court said that a further investigation was crucial to find the actual culprit in the case. Justice K Murali Shankar said that POCSO offences are serious in nature stressing that it was high time for the prosecution to ensure a proper investigation. “POCSO offences are serious in nature, attracting more severe punishments and warrant meticulous investigation to ensure justice. Unfortunately, some cases exhibit casual and mechanical investigation, disregarding consequences. It is high time for the prosecution to ensure thorough and proper investigation upholding the gravity of the cases,” the court said. 'People Say A Lot Of Things On Mic': Madras HC Rejects Plea To Interrogate BJP Leader For Evidence In Anna University Sexual Assault Case Case Title: ML Ravi v. Director General of Police and Others Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 223 The Madras High Court on Tuesday (July 1) dismissed a plea seeking to interrogate BJP leader Annamalai in connection with the evidence allegedly in his possession with respect to the Anna University sexual assault case. In a recent interview, Annamalai had claimed that he had materials connecting higher officials with the Anna University Case. He said that he knew who the accused had referred to as “Sir” at the time of the offence. Dismissing the petition filed by Advocate ML Ravi, Justice P Velmurugan said that politicians would keep on making such comments on a mic and the Courts should not waste its time on such matters. An Individual's Phone Can't Be Tapped To Uncover Suspected Crime, Would Violate Right To Privacy: Madras High Court Case Title: P Kishore v. The Secretary to Government and Others Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 224 The Madras High Court has held that an individual's phone cannot be tapped in a secret operation to detect the commission of a crime, and the same would violate the individual's fundamental right to privacy. Justice Anand Venkatesh noted that phone tapping would be justified only on two conditions: the occurrence of a public emergency or in the interest of public safety. The court also highlighted that these situations/ contingencies should be apparent to a reasonable man. The court also added that orders allowing phone tapping should specify the necessity of the same in the interest of sovereignty, integrity, security of the state, friendly relations with foreign nations, public order, and for preventing incitement to the commission of an offence. Customs Department Bound By DGFT's Classification Of Capital Goods Under EPCG Scheme: Madras High Court Case Title: M/s. Adyar Gate Hotel Ltd. v. The Commissioner of Customs Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 225 The Madras High Court stated that customs department bound by DGFT's classification of capital goods under EPCG scheme (export promotion capital goods scheme). The Division Bench consists of Justices Anita Sumanth and N. Senthilkumar observed that “there is no justification in the Department having made the assessee litigate the issue needlessly despite the ...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 30 to July 6, 2025

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