Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 7 to August 13, 2023

A weekly round-up of important cases from the Madras High Court Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 219 To 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 226 NOMINAL INDEX Muthupalanichamy and another v Gnana Pragasam and others, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 219 P Elangovan and others v R Prema Latha and others, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 220 Senthilkumar D v Government of Tamil Nadu and others, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 221 Matrimony.Com Ltd v Alphabet Inc and others (and connected cases), 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 222 K Indulekha v. The Chairman, TNPSC and others, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 223 A Anand v. The Superintendent of Police and others, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 224 Arunkanth v Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board and others, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 225 A Lakshminarayanan v The Assistant General Manager, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 226 REPORT Madras High Court Suspends Sentence Of IAS Officer, Others In Contempt Case Case Title: Muthupalanichamy and another v Gnana Pragasam and others Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 219 The Madras High Court has suspended the order of imprisonment against IAS officer Pradeep Yadav and two others in the contempt case for failure to implement court orders while he was holding the post of the Principal Secretary to the School Education Department. The division bench of Justice SS Sundar and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy of the Madurai bench suspended the sentence while hearing an appeal preferred against the order of the single judge. Madras High Court Forms 2-Member Committee To Look Into 'Irregularities' In Appointment Of Assistant Professors In Institutions Of Pachaiyappa’s Trust Case Title; P Elangovan and others v R Prema Latha and others Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 220 The Madras High Court has constituted a 2-member committee to make a detailed report on the appointments of 254 candidates to the post of Assistant Professors in the institutions of the Pachaiyappa’s Trust pursuant to the recruitment notifications dated 12.12.2013 and 18.02.2014. Former Madras High Court Judge Justice B Gokuldas will be the Chairman of the committee and Dr. Freeda Gnana Rani, Ex-Principal of Quaid-e-Millath Government College for Women will be the other member of the committee. The bench of Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq directed the committee to look into the requisite qualifications and eligibility criteria as prescribed under the recruitment notifications under which the appointments were made and to look into the qualification and other eligibility criteria of all the appointees to see if they are eligible or not. Madras High Court Orders Restoration of Palani Murugan Temple Display Board Prohibiting Entry For Non-Hindus Case Title: Senthilkumar D v Government of Tamil Nadu and others Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 221 The Madras High Court has ordered a status quo ante in the Arulmighu Palani Dhandayuthapani Swamy temple by directing the respondent authorities to restore the display board stating that non-Hindus are not allowed in the temple. Justice S Srimathy of the Madurai bench made the direction in a plea by D Senthilkumar, organizer of Palani Hill Temple Devotees Organization. who moved the court after noting that recently non-Hindus had purchased tickets to reach the Hilltop temple and when they were not allowed to the temple, had argued saying that the hilltop was a tourist place and could be visited by outsiders. Senthilkumar sought a direction to permit only Hindus to the Hill temple premises and its sub-temples and to ensure display boards in the temple. Madras High Court Dismisses 14 Petitions Against Google's Billing Policy, Says Matter Falls Within CCI's Domain Case Title: Matrimony.Com Ltd v Alphabet Inc and others (and connected cases) Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 222 The Madras High Court has dismissed a majority of pleas filed by Indian startups against Google's new user choice billing system. A total of 14 out of 16 petitions have been dismissed. The two remaining petitions filed by Disney+Hotstar and Testbook are pending. Dismissing the petitions, Justice S Sounthar on August 3 said that the matter falls within the jurisdiction of the Competition Commission of India and that the remedy available under the Competition Act is much more comprehensive than that available before a civil court. The court added that the pleas are barred by Section 61 of the Competition Act which expressly forbids civil courts from hearing any lawsuit or action that the Commission is authorised to decide. Judicial Service Examinations Should Be Conducted Every Year To Reduce Number Of Pending Cases: Madras High Court Case Title: K Indulekha v. The Chairman, TNPSC and others Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 223 The Madras High Court has suggested that judicial examinations should be conducted every year to reduce the pendency of cases in the courts. A division bench of...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 7 to August 13, 2023

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