Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 26 To October 2, 2022

A weekly round-up of important cases from Madras High Court and its subordinate courts. Citations: 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 415 To 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 418 NOMINAL INDEX Gotla Alex Binoy v. IOP Chennai, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 415 Richa Sharma v. Ganesh Kasinathan, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 416 SJ Sheik Abul Asim v The Registrar cum Chairman and others, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 417 Mohammed Siddiq v. Rasheeda Begum and another, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 418 REPORT 1. Dangerous Stunts: Madras High Court Asks Biker To Help Patients In Trauma Ward, Upload Instagram Video Against Reckless Driving Case Title: Gotla Alex Binoy v. IOP Chennai Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 415 Granting anticipatory bail to a biker accused of performing dangerous stunts on a public road, the Madras High Court directed the 22-year-old to upload a video on his Instagram account against reckless driving and also report before a trauma ward duty doctor at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital for three weeks. The directions are part of the conditions imposed by the court while granting him the pre-arrest bail. Justice AD Jagadish Chandira ordered the accused to report to the Duty Doctor at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital and assist the Ward Boys at the Trauma Ward in taking care of the patients from Tuesday to Saturday between 8 am and 12 PM for three weeks. 2. Madras HC Sets Aside Order Requiring Wife To 'Serve Snacks' To Estranged Husband During Visitation Case Title: Richa Sharma v. Ganesh Kasinathan Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 416 The Madras High Court recently allowed a mother's appeal against a single judge order requiring her to treat her estranged husband, during child visits, as an "Athithi" (Guest) and show hospitality by providing snacks and dinner, etc. The bench of Justice Paresh Upadhyay and Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy observed that the single judge was swayed by what should be the conduct of the parties towards each other and that prescribing such stipulations was not relevant for deciding their rights. 3. 3 Year Diploma/ Polytechnic Equivalent To 12th Standard Certificate For LLB Admissions: BCI To Madras HC Case Title: SJ Sheik Abul Asim v The Registrar cum Chairman and others Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 417 While hearing a Degree Graduate's plea seeking to allow him to study law in the absence of a 12th Standard Degree, the Bar Council of India informed Justice GR Swaminathan that as per the decision taken by its Legal Education Committee on 21st May 2022, diploma courses and polytechnic courses will be treated at par with a 12th standard certificate. 4. No Bar On Initiating Simultaneous Proceedings For Maintenance Under Different Statutes: Madras High Court Reiterates Case Title: Mohammed Siddiq v. Rasheeda Begum and another Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 418 The Madras High Court recently reiterated that as per the settled legal position, there is no bar or prohibition on initiating simultaneous proceedings for claiming maintenance under different statutes. The parties however should disclose about previous maintenance petition before the subsequent court. Justice Murali Shankar of Madurai Bench was deciding upon the plea of a husband, who was seeking to quash the proceedings before the Family Court, Thiruchirappalli in which the wife had moved a Maintenance case. OTHER DEVELOPMENTS 1. Kallakurichi Student Death: Madras High Court Directs Parents To Hand Over Her Mobile Phone To CB-CID Case Title: Ramalingam v The Director General of Police and ors Case No: WPNo 18455 of 2022 The Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the parents of a school girl, who died by suicide in Kallakurichi in July, to hand over her mobile phone to the CB-CID and cooperate with the investigation. During a hearing of the petition filed by the 17-year-old's father for a proper investigation in the case, the Public Prosecutor Hassan Mohammed Jinnah submitted that the girl's parents were not willing to hand over the mobile phone that she had been using during her stay at the hostel. The court had earlier directed the CB-CID to expedite the probe. "They are not handing over the phone. If they hand over the phone of the girl, the investigation can be completed easily," the PP submitted before the court. 2. Madras HC Refuses To Hear Challenge Against Order Granting Permission For RSS March, Tells VCK leader To Approach Supreme Court The Madras High Court on Wednesday refused to entertain the appeal against a single judge order of granting permission to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to carry out processions across Tamil Nadu on October 2. Advocate NGR Prasad today made a mentioning before the bench of Acting Chief Justice T Raja and Justice D Krishnakumar for hearing of an appeal preferred by Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) leader and MP Thirumavalan...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 26 To October 2, 2022

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