Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 2 to June 8, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 184 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 191NOMINAL INDEXPuducherry Body Builders & Fitness Association v. The Government of India, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 184Play Games 24x7 Private Limited And Anr Vs State Of Tamil Nadu And Ors & Connected Matters, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 185Paraman vs. State, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 186V Gopi v The State and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 187MA v Superintendent of Police, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 188V Balakrishnan v. The General Manager (T) and others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 189K Kannan v. The Managing Director and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 190S. Sai Priya and others v. Union of India, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 191 REPORTConferring Titles Such As “Mr. India”, “Mr. South India” Not Violative Of Emblems And Names Act: Madras High CourtCase Title: Puducherry Body Builders & Fitness Association v. The Government of IndiaCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 184The Madras High Court has recently observed that conferring pageant titles such as “Mr. India”, would not be violative of the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act 1950.Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy said that conferring such title to the winner of a body building competition would not in any manner mean that it is a use of the national emblem or the name of the country for trade, business etc and is merely used to refer to the title winner. Noting that the sport is only aimed at encouraging physical health, the court found no violation of the law.Madras High Court Upholds Night Ban, Mandatory KYC For Online Real Money GamesCase title: Play Games 24x7 Private Limited And Anr Vs State Of Tamil Nadu And Ors & Connected MattersCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 185The Madras High Court on Tuesday upheld the regulations brought in by the Tamil Nadu government imposing a night ban and mandating Aadhar-based KYC verification for playing online real money games.The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice K Rajasekar dismissed the petitions filed by a group of online gaming companies and players. The bench said that apart from a paternalistic point, the State had gone one step further to protect the health and well-being of its citizens, which was a reasonable restriction.Though the companies had argued on the aspect of Right to privacy, the court has rejected the arguments and said that the Right to privacy comes with it its own restriction. 'With Heavy Heart,' Madras HC Directs Jail Labour For Rape Convict; Orders Equal Wage Split B/W Children From Wife & VictimCase title: Paraman vs. StateCitation : 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 186In an extraordinary ruling, the Madras High Court recently upheld the conviction of a man found guilty of raping a woman under coercion, while directing the prison authorities to extract labour from the appellant-convict during his jail term.The Court further ordered that the wages earned by him be equally distributed between the child born through the victim (rape survivor) and another child born through his wife.In its order, a bench of Justice KK Ramakrishnan observed that the Court was compelled to grant this extraordinary relief "with a heavy heart," in an attempt to "wipe out the tears" of the victim and the innocent children affected by the crime.Chennai Honour Killing Case: Madras High Court Rejects Plea For CBI ProbeCase Title: V Gopi v The State and OthersCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 187The Madras High Court has dismissed a plea seeking CBI probe into the alleged honour killing of a man in Chennai in 2024.Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan dismissed the plea filed by V Gopi, father of the deceased Praveen. The court thus refused to transfer the pending investigation to the CBI.Praveen was allegedly killed by his wife's family members who were unhappy with the marriage. Praveen belonged to the Scheduled Caste (SC) Adi Dravidar community while his wife belonged to the Most Backward Class (MBC) community.Gopi contended that on February 24, 2024, his son was forcefully taken to a parking lot in Pallikaranai where the accused came with deadly weapons, assaulted and slaughtered Praveen who subsequently died. In his plea for CBI probe, Gopi submitted that the girl's family had conspired to murder his son with the help of his friends and relatives. It was submitted that the girl's father was a functionary of the ruling DMK party and was engaged in political and other communal activities. Supreme Court May Not Have Legalised Same-Sex Marriage But Such Couples Can Very Well Constitute A Family: Madras High CourtCase Title: MA v Superintendent of PoliceCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 188The Madras High Court recently observed that the concept of “family” has to be understood expansively and marriage is not the sole mode to start a family.The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice V Lakshminarayan observed that while the judgment of the Supreme Court in Supriyo @ Supriya Chakraborty Vs Union of India might not have legalised same sex marriage, such couples could very well form...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 2 to June 8, 2025

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