Madras High Court Monthly Digest: July 2024

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 266 To 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 294 NOMINAL INDEX K Nizamuddin v The Chief Secretary to Government and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 266 Balakrishna Reddy v State of Tamil Nadu and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 267 Mr.P.N.Vignesh v The Chairman and Members of the Bar Council, BCI, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 268 M/s.Practo Technologies Pvt.Ltd v The Tamil Nadu Chemists and Druggists Association and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 269 T.S.Jawahar Ali Khan v State of Tamil Nadu and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 270 Porkodi v State and others, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 271 C.Aranganayagam (Deceased) v The State of Tamil Nadu, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 272 D Prabhu v The Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 273 Sri Nithyanadha Swami v .Sri La Sri Harihara, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 274 SV Subbiah v Bar Council of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 275 G Karthikeyan v The Government of Tamil Nadu and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 276 Arjunan v The Government of Tamil Nadu and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 277 High Court of Madras v D Sasikumar and Another, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 278 Ghanshyam Hemdev v Pyramid Audio India Pvt Ltd and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 279 G.Abdul Khadar Ibrahim v Commissioner of Police, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 280 Thameem Sindha Madar v The District Collector and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 281 Kajendran J v Superintendent of Police, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 282 K Govindaraj v Union of India and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 283 Kandasamy v The District Superintendent of Police and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 284 State of Tamil Nadu and Others v All India Private Schools Legal Protection Society, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 285 Sapphire Foods India Ltd v The Commissioner, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 286 Raja Murrugan v Superintendent of Police, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 287 The Chief Revenue Controlling Authority Chennai Versus R.Muniyandi, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 288 Karthikeyan and Others v Thangapandian, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 289 Arulraj and another v The Inspector of Police and Others, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 290 Thejo Engineering Limited Versus The Deputy Director of Income Tax, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 291 Vipul Kumar Tulsian and anr vs M/s.Sundaram Finance Ltd, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 292 Larsen & Toubro Limited vs M/s.Texmo Pipes and Products Limited, 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 293 The Secretary, Tamilnadu Legislative Assembly v P Sivakumar (batch cases), 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 294 ORDERS/JUDGEMENTS CCTVs Installed In 99% Police Stations, Footage To Be Preserved For 18 Months: TN Govt Tells Madras High Court Case Title: K Nizamuddin v The Chief Secretary to Government and Others Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 266 The Madras High Court recently closed a public interest litigation seeking to frame standard operating procedures for preserving, protecting and maintaining the CCTV footages inside police stations and ensuring its availability to prevent possible human rights violation. The bench of Acting Chief Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq closed the plea after considering the State's plea that CCTV cameras have been installed in almost 99% of the police stations and steps have been taken to preserve the footage for a period of 18 months. Madras High Court Sets Aside Conviction Of Former TN Minister Balakrishna Reddy In Alleged Rioting Case Case Title: Balakrishna Reddy v State of Tamil Nadu and Others Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 267 The Madras High Court on Wednesday set aside the conviction and sentence imposed om former Tamil Nadu Minister Balakrishna Reddy. Justice G Jayachandran noted that there were several lacunas in the prosecution case and the benefit had to be given to the appellant (Balakrishnan). The orders were passed on appeals preferred by Reddy and others challenging his conviction. In January 2019, a special court had convicted Reddy to 3 year imprisonment in a 1998 arson case in connection with a protest against illicit liquor. Over 150 villagers had gathered in front of Bagalur Police Station and protested against police inaction in removing illicit arrack units in the area. The special court had convicted Reddy after noting the damage to public property, and burning of police vehicles. “Legal Service Is Not Business”: Madras HC Asks State Bar Councils To Take Action Against Lawyers Soliciting Work Through Online Service Providers Case Title: Mr.P.N.Vignesh v The Chairman and Members of the Bar Council, BCI Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 268 The Madras High Court has come down heavily on lawyers soliciting work through online websites in violation of Bar Council of India Rules. The court has asked the Bar Council of India to issue circulars/instructions/guidelines to State Bar Councils to initiate disciplinary proceedings against lawyers for advertising or soliciting their services directly or indirectly. The court...

Madras High Court Monthly Digest: July 2024

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