Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 9 - June 15, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 192 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 200 NOMINAL INDEX Lyca Productions Private Limited v Vishal Krishna Reddy, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 192 A Shankar @ Savukku Shankar v. The Director, CBI, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 193 V Easwaran v. Government of Tamil Nadu, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 194 G Devarajan V The Special Tahsildar and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 195 Karthik Parthiban v The Superintendent of Police and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 196 H Santhosh v The District Collector, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 197 Anshul Mishra IAS v R Lalithambal and another, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 198 The Tahsildar v. T Elumalai, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 199 Google India Pvt Ltd and Another v. Testbook Edu Solutions Private Limited and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 200 REPORT Madras High Court Orders Actor Vishal To Pay Rs. 30 Crore To Lyca Productions, Says His Conduct Has Been Evasive Case Title: Lyca Productions Private Limited v Vishal Krishna Reddy Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 192 The Madras High Court has directed Actor Vishal to pay Rs. 30 Crore due to entertainment company Lyca Productions. Decreeing a suit filed by Lyca, Justice PT Asha also remarked that Vishal's conduct had been evasive from the beginning of the suit. Thus, the court noted that it was a case where cost could be imposed on Vishal. Madras High Court Declines CBI Probe In Savukku Shankar's Plea Alleging Swindling Of Funds From Ambedkar Champions Scheme Case Title: A Shankar @ Savukku Shankar v. The Director, CBI Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 193 The Madras High Court has disposed the plea filed by Youtuber Savukku Shankar seeking a CBI probe into the alleged misappropriation of funds in connection with the implementation of the Annal Ambedkar Scheme. Though the court has refused to order a CBI probe, the court has directed the authorities to recheck the list of tender awardees and ensure that only those who fulfill the criteria have been awarded contracts under the scheme. The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice V Lakshminarayanan reserved the plea for orders during vacation court in May after taking note of an undertaking given by the President of the Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries (DICCI) assuring the court that all the beneficiaries identified under the scheme will be made part of Gen Green Logistics, thus ensuring that they get shares and benefits under the Scheme. The court has directed the authorities to verify the list following the principles of natural justice and delete persons who do not fulfill the requisite criteria. The court added that the outcome of the exercise must be informed to Shankar, who had alleged that even advocates had been made beneficiaries under the scheme. Funds Payable By Centre To States Under RTE Act Need Not Be Linked To NEP Implementation: Madras High Court Case Title: V Easwaran v. Government of Tamil Nadu Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 194 Observing that the funds payable by the Central Government to the States under the Right to Education Act need not be linked to the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP), the Madras High Court urged the Centre to consider releasing the Samagra Shiksha Scheme funds payable to the Tamil Nadu government. The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice V Lakshminarayanan was disposing of a petition seeking directions to the State to initiate the admission process under the Right to Education Act, 2009 for the academic year 2025-2026 immediately. The bench had reserved the orders in the petition during its vacation sitting. The court also noted that since the State Government has filed a suit in the Supreme Court against the withholding of funds, it could not issue any binding directions. The court thus urged the central government to consider delinking the RTE component. Theatre Owners Can't Fleece Movie Goers By Overpricing Tickets Immediately After New Movie's Release: Madras High Court Case Title: G Devarajan V The Special Tahsildar and Others Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 195 The Madras High Court has asked the committee, constituted by the Government, to initiate action against theatre owners who overprice the tickets for customers. The court has also asked the committee to ensure that the excess amount collected by the theatres are refunded to the customers. Justice Anand Venkatesh observed that when the government itself had fixed rates, which was being revised from time to time, the theatre owners could not fleece the movie-goers by charging excess amount from them. Considering the submission made by the state and noting that the committee has been taking care of excess fee collection, the court disposed the plea and asked the committee to act against the theatre owners. Foreign National Can't Be Indefinitely Restricted In India By Issuing LOC Without Being Named As Accused In Criminal Case: Madras High...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 9 - June 15, 2025

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