Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 15 - December 21, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 484 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 492 NOMINAL INDEX Gengadevi v. The Secretary To The Government And Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 484 Milan Textile Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. v. The Initiating Officer and Anr., 2025 Livelaw (Mad) 485 Malarvizhi @ Kottaithai v The Secretary to Government of India and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 486 Jasmine Towels (P) Ltd. v....

Customs Act | Penalty Cannot Be Sustained Solely On S. 108 Statements Without Compliance Of S. 138B: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court held that statements recorded under S. 108 of the Customs Act cannot form the basis for imposing penalties unless the mandatory procedural safeguards under Section 138B are complied with.Justices A. Muhamed Mustaque and Harisankar V. Menon opined that Section 138B is essentially in the form of a procedural safeguard regarding the admission of statements under Section 108...

Ex-Director Cannot Be Compelled To Represent Company In PMLA Case: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has recently held that a former director cannot be forced to represent a company in a money-laundering case after he has left the company. Allowing a criminal revision petition filed by the former director of Dish Pruduction and Media Ltd, a bench of Justice Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee ruled that the prosecution has no power to decide who should appear on behalf of a company...

Supreme Court Stays Conviction Of NCP Leader Manikrao Kokate In 1995 Cheating Case, Restrains His Disqualification As MLA

"False declaration does not mean forgery. There's a fundamental error in the conviction", said Justice Bagchi.

Bhagavad Gita Is Not Religious Text, It's Moral Science: Madras High Court Sets Aside FCRA Rejection Of Trust Teaching Gita, Yoga

While setting aside the Central Government's order refusing registration under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act 2010 to a trust engaged in the teaching of yoga, the Madras High Court recently remarked that Bhagavad Gita is not a religious book, but more about moral science. “During the course of arguments, it emanated that because the petitioner is also engaged in imparting...

Rajasthan High Court Issues Prospective Directions On Conducting Student Union Elections To Balance Democracy & Academic Discipline

The Rajasthan High Court recently refused to entertain pleas by students challenging inaction by State in conducting Student Union elections for 2025-26 for the State University, holding that the petitioners lacked locus standi and the pleas were filed at a pre-decisional stage in the absence of any demonstrable violation of legal or fundamental right.Justice Sameer Jain said that even...

Chief Manager (Law), Senior Officer (Law), And Senior Officer (Human Resources) Vacancy At GAIL (India) Limited

GAIL (India) Limited invites online application for the post of Chief Manager (Law), Senior Officer (Law), and Senior Officer (Human Resources). Name of the Post: Chief Manager (Law), Senior Officer (Law), and Senior Officer (Human Resources) No. of Post: 01 (One) each Essential Qualification and Experience Chief Manager (Law) · Graduate Degree in any discipline with minimum 55% marks and Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB) (minimum 03 years professional course) with...

Indian Kanoon Moves Delhi High Court Against Order To Remove Articles On PMLA Accused After His Exoneration

Legal search engine Indian Kanoon has moved the Delhi High Court against a trial court order directing it to remove articles and URLs related to a money laundering accused after his complete exoneration in the case, citing his right to be forgotten.Justice Anish Dayal issued notice in the appeal. Indian Kanoon was represented by Advocates Apar Gupta and Naman Kumar. Senior Advocate Trideep...

Selective Investigation And Prosecution Under Gangsters Act Corrodes Rule Of Law: Allahabad High Court

Observing that bail conditions are routinely flouted by gangsters and repeated adjournments are taken in Court, the Allahabad High Court observed,“At its core, the concept of a democratic State rests on the premise that every citizen is not only equal before law but equally entitled to its protection and equally significant in the eyes of a welfare State. Administrators must bear in mind...

Inappropriate To Assess Caregiving Challenges Of Single Parent Through Gendered Lens: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that while adjudicating disputes before Family Courts, it is neither appropriate nor permissible to assess the caregiving capacities of a single parent through a gendered lens.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that the role of a caregiver, whether assumed by the mother or the father, entails equal emotional, psychological, and material commitments, and the...

Authorities Often Remain Oblivious To Law, Flood Courts With Cases And Clog Roster: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that the often times the authorities remain oblivious to the law of the land which leads to fooding of courts with cases and clogging the roster.Dealing with a case where an un-educated petitioner approached the Court against his own contractual compassionate appointment, Justice Manju Rani Chauhan held “It has been experienced that in some cases...

Empanelment Of Advocates At Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)

Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) invites application for empanelment of Advocates to Represent ESIC Headquarters' Office before Hon'ble Supreme Court, Hon'ble High Court of Delhi, Hon'ble CAT, Principal Bench, Delhi and Various Other Courts at Delhi for the Period 2026 – 28. Name of the Post: Panel Advocates Essential Qualification and Experience The Advocate should have a bachelor's degree in law from a recognized University in India.The Advocate should be enrolled/...