Important Judgments Of Madras High Court 2022

LiveLaw reported 525 judgements from Madras High Court in 2022. Here are some of the important decisions:'Right To Relax Can't Be Curbed Fearing Breach Of Morality': Madras HC Disagrees With Another Bench's Direction To Install CCTVs In SpasCase Title: Payel Biswas v. The Commissioner of Police, Trichy City & Ors.Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 3While considering a writ petition filed for obtaining a 'No Objection Certificate' from the Police for running a cross-massage centre, the Madras High Court has also analysed a recent single judge bench order for the installation of CCTV cameras inside Spa and Massage Centres.The court observed in clear terms that mere apprehension about a breach of morality cannot be a valid ground to curb the right to relax, which is a part and parcel of the right to privacy. Referring to the landmark decision in Navtej Singh Johar & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors, (2018) 10 SCC 1, the single judge bench pointed out that 'constitutional morality shall trump public morality'.CCI's Order For Preliminary Enquiry Does Not Attract Civil Consequences; Writ Court Can't Interfere: Madras HCCase Title: M/s MRF Limited v. Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Ors.Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 10The Madras High Court has recently held that under the writ jurisdiction there should be no interference with a preliminary enquiry ordered by the Competition Commission of India under Section 26(1) of the Competition Act.The Court clarified that an order for investigation passed under S.26(1) is a preliminary order and does not attract any civil consequences and does not determine the issue raised against the parties finally and any interference by the court at that stage would only allow the parties to escape the investigation itself that would defeat the object sought to be achieved by the Act and thus, the court held that the learned single judge was right in not interfering with the order of CCI and in dismissing the petition.SpiceJet Vs Credit Suisse AG- Madras High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Airline's Admission Of Winding UpCase Title: SpiceJet Limited v. Credit Suisse AGCitation: 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 11Madras High Court has dismissed the appeal preferred by SpiceJet against a single-judge bench order for admission of its winding up on Credit Suisse AG's Company Petition.After hearing the counsels appearing for SpiceJet and Credit Suisse at length, a Division Bench of Justices Sathi Kumar Sukumara Kurup and Paresh Upadhyay noted in the order that the Original Second Appeals are dismissed and the Connected Civil Miscellaneous Petitions are accordingly disposed off. Since the stay on the operation of the impugned order is till today, the bench agreed to extend the application of stay order till 28th January so as to afford the appellant an opportunity to approach the Supreme Court.The grievances of the appellant airlines and the issues framed by the court were pertaining to the alleged errors in the single judge bench order that does the following:(i) admission of the winding-up petition, which is filed invoking Sections 433 (e) and (f) of the Companies Act, 1956, and(ii) appointment of the Official Liquidator, High Court of Madras as Provisional Liquidator.Madras High Court Strikes Down Women Reservation In Excess Of 50% For Chennai Corporation PollsCase Title: R. Parthiban v. The Chief Secretary & Ors.Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 18In a plea against reservation in excess of 50 per cent for women in Greater Chennai Municipal Corporation, Madras High Court has held that reservation can only be based on the total number of seats in the Municipality and not on Zonal wise demarcation.The bench of Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice P.D Audikesavalu has struck down the 2019 Government Notification which reserved 89 wards out of 200 wards for Women Candidates and another 16 seats for the Scheduled Caste Women, bringing the total tally to 105.Online Registration System For Championships, Important Posts In Sports Bodies Exclusively For Sports Persons: Madras HC Issues Directions To Prevent 'Favouritism' & 'Nepotism'Case Title: S. Nithya v. The Secretary to the Union of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports & Ors.Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 24Madras High Court has issued directions to streamline the functioning of Sports Organisations/ Associations/ National Sports Federations and its State Units/ National Olympic Association etc., including a mandate for an online registration system at all levels and laying down qualification requirements of functionaries at the helm of such Associations/ Federations.A single-judge bench of Justice R. Mahadevan was adjudicating the grievance of a sportswoman who alleged favouritism and nepotism from the Tamil Nadu Athletics Association. The petitioner, S. Nithya, a Discus Throw Champion, accused the State Association of nit-picking the athletes of their choice for Open National Championships in 2017 & 2018, disregarding the petitioner and others...

Important Judgments Of Madras High Court 2022

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