Madras High Court Requests Advocate General To Consider Invoking Vexatious Litigation (Prevention) Act Against Chennai Resident
2 years, 3 months ago

Madras High Court Requests Advocate General To Consider Invoking Vexatious Litigation (Prevention) Act Against Chennai Resident

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The Madras High Court recently requested the Advocate General R Shunmugasundaram to consider passing appropriate orders under the Vexatious Litigation Act 1949 against a Chennai resident who is prima facie in the habit of filing vexatious litigations in different courts throughout the state.The bench of Justice Paresh Upadhyay and Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy gave liberty to. The Madras High Court recently requested the Advocate General R Shunmugasundaram to consider passing appropriate orders under the Vexatious Litigation Act 1949 against a Chennai resident who is prima facie in the habit of filing vexatious litigations in different courts throughout the state. We note that, on the basis of the material produced before this Court, prima facie we find that appropriate order needs to be passed against the present appellant, invoking provisions of the Vexatious Litigation Act, 1949, however we clarify that, these observations are prima facie in nature and in the event learned Advocate-General arrives at the satisfaction that such an order need not be passed, our observations will not bind him, leaving it open to the respondents of these appeals to take recourse to the remedy available to them under the law. The Act provides that if on an application made by the Advocate General, the High Court is satisfied that any person has habitually and without any reasonable ground instituted vexatious proceedings civil or criminal, in any Court, the High Court may, after giving that person an opportunity of being heard, order that no proceedings, civil or criminal, shall be instituted by him in any Court, without prior permission.

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Madras High Court Annual Digest 2024 [Part I]
2 weeks ago

Madras High Court Annual Digest 2024 [Part I]

Live Law  

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw 1 to 2024 LiveLaw 250 REPORTS Madras High Court Issues Compendium Of Procedure To Be Followed By Advisory Board Constituted Under TN Preventive Detention Act Case Title: Ganeshkumar v The Principal Secretary to Government Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 1 The Madras High Court recently issued a compendium of procedures to be followed by the Advisory Board under the …

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: December 02, 2024 To December 08, 2024
1 month ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: December 02, 2024 To December 08, 2024

Live Law  

Index Citations Ashok v. State of Uttar Pradesh, Criminal Appeal No. Case Details: Irfan Khan v. State Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 945 The Supreme Court quashed the Arms Act case against the person accused of possessing a buttondar knife. Setting aside the High Court's decision, Mehta J. in the judgment observed that "the notification whereby, a buttondar knife having blade dimensions …

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 25 - December 1, 2024
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Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 25 - December 1, 2024

Live Law  

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw 451 To 2024 LiveLaw 464 NOMINAL INDEX D.Devasahayam v Central Bureau of Investigation, 2024 LiveLaw 451 P Venkatesan v The Superintendent of Police and Others, 2024 LiveLaw 452 Dhanaraj v The Inspector of Police, 2024 LiveLaw 453 Jebaraj @ Jeyaraj v The State of Tamil Nadu, 2024 LiveLaw 454 Piyush Sethia v The District Collector and Others, …

Madras High Court Stays Single Judge Order Directing CBI Probe Into Alleged Illegal Sale Of Church Property
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Madras High Court Stays Single Judge Order Directing CBI Probe Into Alleged Illegal Sale Of Church Property

Live Law  

A division bench of the Madras High Court has stayed a single judge order directing the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe into the alleged illegal sale of a church property to private persons. While ordering CBI probe, the Single Judge had noted that the CSI had illegally transferred the land which was originally a Government Land assigned to the …

Calcutta High Court Pulls Up Lawyer's Juniors For 'Threatening' Dept To Admit Appeal Without Order Copy
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Calcutta High Court Pulls Up Lawyer's Juniors For 'Threatening' Dept To Admit Appeal Without Order Copy

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday reprimanded a lawyer and his juniors for filing an appeal against a single judge order without either a server or certified copy of the order under challenge. A division bench comprising of Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya had on an earlier occasion allowed the filing of the appeal without the certified copy of the order. On …

Madras High Court junks plea in cases of YouTubers’ ‘Savukku’ Shankar and Felix Gerald
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Madras High Court junks plea in cases of YouTubers’ ‘Savukku’ Shankar and Felix Gerald

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court has refused to order the constitution of a special bench to hear cases related to public-spirited individuals, journalists, and YouTubers like ‘Savukku’ Shankar, alias A. Shankar, of Savukku Media, and G. Felix Gerald of Redpix Media. Balaji dismissed a public interest litigation petition filed by S. Muralidharan and held that no person had the right to …

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 5 to August 11, 2024
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 5 to August 11, 2024

Live Law  

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw 299 To 2024 LiveLaw 306 NOMINAL INDEX M Kathirvel v The Inspector General of Registration, 2024 LiveLaw 299 Kompress India Private Limited Versus Union of India, 2024 LiveLaw 300 NT Stalin Barathi v The District Collector, 2024 LiveLaw 301 P.Sibiga Dharshini v The District Collector and Another, 2024 LiveLaw 302 Suo Motu RC v Additional Superintendent of …

Law Officers Vacancy At High Court Of Madras
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Law Officers Vacancy At High Court Of Madras

Live Law  

Government of Tamil Nadu Public Department invites application for the post of Law Officer at High Court of Madras and its Bench at Madurai. Essential Qualification and Experience Additional Advocate General and Special Government Pleader • A degree of Bachelor of Law from a University incorporated by an Act of Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions …

[Lok Sabha Elections] Calcutta High Court Dismisses BJP's Appeal Against Order Restraining It From Running Allegedly Derogatory Ads Against TMC
7 months, 2 weeks ago

[Lok Sabha Elections] Calcutta High Court Dismisses BJP's Appeal Against Order Restraining It From Running Allegedly Derogatory Ads Against TMC

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has dismissed an appeal by Bharatiya Janata Party against an order by a single judge which restrained it from printing certain allegedly derogatory The Calcutta High Court has dismissed an appeal by Bharatiya Janata Party against an order by a single judge which restrained it from printing certain allegedly derogatory A division bench of Chief Justice …

Court Under Section 9 Of A&C Act Can Punish For Disobedience Of Its Order, Power Akin To Order 39 Rule 2A Of CPC: Calcutta High Court
8 months, 1 week ago

Court Under Section 9 Of A&C Act Can Punish For Disobedience Of Its Order, Power Akin To Order 39 Rule 2A Of CPC: Calcutta High Court

Live Law  

The High Court of Calcutta has held that the Court under Section 9 of the A&C Act can punish for the disobedience of its order. Thereafter, the petitioner approached the Commercial Court under Section 9 of the A&C Act seeking refund of the encashed amount and also restraining the respondent from acting on notice of invocation in respect of the …

Supreme Court Issues Notice On TN Minister Periyasamy's Plea Against HC Order Setting Aside His Discharge In Corruption Case
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On TN Minister Periyasamy's Plea Against HC Order Setting Aside His Discharge In Corruption Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court issued notice on a petition filed by Tamil Nadu Rural Development Minister I Periyasamy challenging the Madras High Court's order setting aside his discharge in a corruption case. Though the Trial Court had discharged the Minister, the High Court's Single-Judge Bench of Justice Anand Venkatesh, through suo moto revision, had set aside the trial court order. Now, …

Madras High Court Removes Observation In Judgment That Origin Of Caste System Is Less Than A Century Old
10 months ago

Madras High Court Removes Observation In Judgment That Origin Of Caste System Is Less Than A Century Old

Live Law  

The Madras High court has now removed the remarks made about the origin of caste system from its recent judgement in the pleas challenging the continuation of office of Minister Udayanidhi Stalin, Minister Sekar Babu and MP A Raja. In the judgment uploaded on March 6th, Justice Anita Sumanth had observed as under, "This Court agrees unequivocally that there are …

[Order XLI Rule 17 CPC] Appeal Cannot Be Dismissed On Merits Merely Due To Non-Appearance Of Appellant: Karnataka High Court
10 months ago

[Order XLI Rule 17 CPC] Appeal Cannot Be Dismissed On Merits Merely Due To Non-Appearance Of Appellant: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that if the appellant does not appear when the appeal is called for hearing it can only be dismissed for non-prosecution and not on merits. A single judge bench of Justice G Basavaraja allowed the appeal filed by Dhanayya and his legal heirs questioning the judgment and decree dated 04.03.2017 passed by the Senior …

Fast Track Courts & Alternate Dispute Resolution Not Sufficient To Reduce Burden, Courts Should Curb Abuse Of Legal Procedures: Karnataka HC
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Fast Track Courts & Alternate Dispute Resolution Not Sufficient To Reduce Burden, Courts Should Curb Abuse Of Legal Procedures: Karnataka HC

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has observed that Courts should be very conscious and unless it is satisfied that the material evidence placed before it warrants exercise of power under Section 216, the powers under Section 216 of Cr.P.C. Unless the Courts dispense with such procedures which are totally unnecessary and causes no prejudice to the parties if they are dispensed …

Madras High Court Quashes Revision Order Passed Under TNGST Act Against Renault Nissan For Travelling Beyond The Scope Of Revision Proceedings
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Madras High Court Quashes Revision Order Passed Under TNGST Act Against Renault Nissan For Travelling Beyond The Scope Of Revision Proceedings

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has quashed the revision order passed under the Tamil Nadu Goods and Service Tax Act against Renault Nissan for travelling beyond the scope of revision proceedings.The bench of Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy has quashed the revision order and remanded the matter for reconsideration. The Madras High Court has quashed the revision order passed under the Tamil Nadu …

Madras HC upholds three-year jail for ex-DGP in sexual harassment case
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Madras HC upholds three-year jail for ex-DGP in sexual harassment case

New Indian Express  

VILLUPURAM/CHENNAI: Madras High Court on Monday refused to stay the order passed by the Villupuram Principal Sessions Court earlier during the day, upholding the conviction and three-year sentence of former special DGP Rajesh Das in a sexual harassment case. On Monday, Villupuram Principal Sessions Judge R Poornima dismissed the appeal filed by Das against his conviction in a sexual harassment …

50 Important Judgments Of Madras High Court In 2023
1 year ago

50 Important Judgments Of Madras High Court In 2023

Live Law  

LiveLaw reported 413 judgments from the Madras High Court in 2023. Intimation Of Arrest Through SMS Hampers Constitutional Safeguard Of Effective Representation: Madras High Court Quashes Detention Order Case Title: Harini v. The State of Tamil Nadu and others Citation: 2023 LiveLaw 145 The Madras High Court recently set aside a detention order passed by the Commissioner of Police, Avadi …

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 25 to December 31, 2023
1 year ago

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 25 to December 31, 2023

Live Law  

A weekly round-up of important cases from the Madras High Court Citations: 2023 LiveLaw 407 To 2023 LiveLaw 413 NOMINAL INDEX Pandiarajan C v The District Collector and Others, 2023 LiveLaw 407 University of Madras v Dr. UT Manisundar and others, 2023 LiveLaw 408 M/s.Cognizant Technology Versus Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, 2023 LiveLaw 409 PK Mukmuthu Sha v PS …

Madras High Court calls for details of cases pending against all MPs/MLAs across Tamil Nadu
1 year ago

Madras High Court calls for details of cases pending against all MPs/MLAs across Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Monday directed the State government to submit complete details regarding the number of criminal cases pending against MPs and MLAs in the State, the courts in which they are pending and the stage of the proceedings before those courts. First Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay V. Gangapurwala and Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy asked Advocate …

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 3 to December 10, 2023
1 year, 1 month ago

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 3 to December 10, 2023

Live Law  

A weekly round-up of important cases from the Madras High Court Citations: 2023 LiveLaw 380 To 2023 LiveLaw 388 NOMINAL INDEX S Muthu Kumar v The Cabinet Secretary and Others, 2023 LiveLaw 380 M Palani v The State and Others, 2023 LiveLaw 381 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Another v All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Others, …

Madras High Court Impleads Registrar General In Suo Motu Revision Petitions Against Acquittal Of Minister K Ponmudi
1 year, 1 month ago

Madras High Court Impleads Registrar General In Suo Motu Revision Petitions Against Acquittal Of Minister K Ponmudi

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has impleaded the Registrar General in the suo motu revision petition taken up against the acquittal of TN Minister K Ponmudi and his wife in a disproportionate assets case. Justice G Jayachandran observed that since the single judge had questioned the procedure adopted in transferring the case to a different Court which was essentially an administrative …

Orders Passed Under S.194 CrPC Purely Administrative, Cannot Be Questioned Unless Apparently Illegal: Madras High Court
1 year, 1 month ago

Orders Passed Under S.194 CrPC Purely Administrative, Cannot Be Questioned Unless Apparently Illegal: Madras High Court

Live Law  

The Madras High Court recently observed that the orders passed under Section 194 of the Code of Criminal Procedure are purely administrative in nature and cannot be challenged unless they are apparently illegal and passed without any application of mind. Justice G Ilangovan of the Madurai bench dismissed a plea preferred by an accused seeking for transfer of his trial …

Tamil Nadu's Plea Challenging RSS Marches : Supreme Court Asks State Govt Why Intra-Court Appeal Can't Be Filed In HC
1 year, 2 months ago

Tamil Nadu's Plea Challenging RSS Marches : Supreme Court Asks State Govt Why Intra-Court Appeal Can't Be Filed In HC

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Tamil Nadu Government why it cannot file an intra-court appeal before a division bench of the Madras High Court challenging the single bench's order directing the police authorities to grant permission to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh to carry out route marches in various places in the State. A bench of Justice Surya Kant …

Cannot come to Madras HC in connection with defamation suit filed against journalist Mathew Samuel: Palaniswami
1 year, 2 months ago

Cannot come to Madras HC in connection with defamation suit filed against journalist Mathew Samuel: Palaniswami

The Hindu  

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami has expressed his inability to come to the Madras High Court premises to provide evidence in a 2019 defamation suit filed by him against journalist Mathew Samuel and others, for having linked his name with the 2017 Kodanad heist-cum-murder case. Justice N. Sathish Kumar directed the High Court Registry to list the application, filed …

Madras High Court Advocates Association Passes Resolution Against CAT Judicial Member, Says She Asked An Advocate To 'Get Out'
1 year, 3 months ago

Madras High Court Advocates Association Passes Resolution Against CAT Judicial Member, Says She Asked An Advocate To 'Get Out'

Live Law  

In a resolution signed by more than 200 advocates, the Madras High Court Advocates Association has condemned the conduct of the Judicial Member of Central Administrative Tribunal, Chennai Bench, Ms Lata Baswaraj Patne, stating that she asked a lawyer to “get out”. In its resolution dated September 26th, the Association said that the utterances made by the member revealed a …

Madras High Court takes up two more suo motu revision petitions against discharge of Tamil Nadu Minister I. Periyasamy, former Minister B. Valarmathi from corruption cases
1 year, 4 months ago

Madras High Court takes up two more suo motu revision petitions against discharge of Tamil Nadu Minister I. Periyasamy, former Minister B. Valarmathi from corruption cases

The Hindu  

Continuing the crackdown against legislators, Justice N. Anand Venkatesh of the Madras High Court has now taken up two more suo motu revision petitions against the discharge of Rural Development Minister I. Periyasamy of DMK from a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, and former Social Welfare Minister B. Valarmathi of AIADMK from a disproportionate assets case. The …

Madras High Court to examine all verdicts delivered by special courts for MP/MLA cases following complaints of illegalities
1 year, 4 months ago

Madras High Court to examine all verdicts delivered by special courts for MP/MLA cases following complaints of illegalities

The Hindu  

Observing that citizens must never get the impression of courts being playfields for the rich and the powerful and also criticising the Directorate of Vigilance of Anti-Corruption sleuths for acting like “puppets in The Muppet Show” depending upon the political party in power, the Madras High Court has decided to test the correctness of all judgements passed so far by …

Madras High Court takes up suo motu revision of Minister Ponmudy’s acquittal from disproportionate assets case
1 year, 5 months ago

Madras High Court takes up suo motu revision of Minister Ponmudy’s acquittal from disproportionate assets case

The Hindu  

In a rare move, the Madras High Court on Thursday, August 10, 2023 took up a suo motu revision against the recent acquittal of Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudy, his wife and friend by a trial court from a disproportionate assets case registered in 2002. To get today’s top stories from the State in your inbox, subscribe to our Tamil …

Madras High Court's only 'Mahatma Gandhi, Thiruvalluvar' portraits circular stirs row
1 year, 5 months ago

Madras High Court's only 'Mahatma Gandhi, Thiruvalluvar' portraits circular stirs row

India Today  

Courts in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry can only display portraits of Mahatma Gandhi and saint-poet Thiruvalluvar, the Madras High Court has said in a circular issued on July 7. The circular, issued to all district courts, also mentioned that representations were received from several attorneys intermediaries at regular intervals seeking the Madras High Court's approval to open portraits of Dr …

Madras High Court stays order passed by single judge asking Madras Bar Association to admit members without discrimination
1 year, 6 months ago

Madras High Court stays order passed by single judge asking Madras Bar Association to admit members without discrimination

The Hindu  

A Division Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday stayed the operation of a single judge’s June 22 order directing the Madras Bar Association to distribute applications for membership to all interested practising lawyers in the High Court, and admit them as members without discriminating on the basis of caste, gender, religion, economic status and personal as well as …

Madras High Court Chief Justice Recuses From Hearing Madras Bar Association's Appeal Against Order Directing To Give Membership Without Discrimination
1 year, 6 months ago

Madras High Court Chief Justice Recuses From Hearing Madras Bar Association's Appeal Against Order Directing To Give Membership Without Discrimination

Live Law  

Madras High Court Chief Justice, Justice SV Gangapurwala on Monday recused himself from hearing an appeal against the single judge order directing the Madras Bar Association to give membership without discrimination. “Shifting of Madras Bar Association / second respondent from “High-Security Zone” to any other place in the High Court premises is within the exclusive domain of the High Court …

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 19 to June 25
1 year, 6 months ago

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 19 to June 25

Live Law  

A weekly round-up of important cases from the Madras High Court Citations: 2023 LiveLaw 169 To 2023 LiveLaw 173 NOMINAL INDEX Aarur Tamilnadam v S Sankar and others, 2023 Livelaw 169 Sudha Sarveshkumar v Chief Secretary and others, 2023 LiveLaw 170 Elephant G Rajendran v The Registrar General and others, 2023 Livelaw 171 Kannaian Naidu and others v Kamsala Ammal …

Madras High Court Quashes Notifications Inviting Applications For Appointment As Members To State, District Consumer Commissions
1 year, 6 months ago

Madras High Court Quashes Notifications Inviting Applications For Appointment As Members To State, District Consumer Commissions

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has set aside two notifications issued by Tamil Nadu's Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department inviting applications for appointment as Members in the District Consumer Redressal Commission and State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, observing that the notifications were based on Rules already struck down by the Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court. Countering his arguments, the …

Madras High Court directs its Registry to send proposal to T.N. government to acquire 9 acres of land opposite Madurai Bench
1 year, 7 months ago

Madras High Court directs its Registry to send proposal to T.N. government to acquire 9 acres of land opposite Madurai Bench

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 directed its Registry to send a detailed proposal to the Tamil Nadu government within a couple of days, explaining the need to acquire over nine acres of land situated right opposite the main entrance to the Madurai Bench of the High Court, to cater to the growing infrastructure needs of the …

Centre Notifies Transfer Of Justice VM Velumani From Madras High Court To Calcutta High Court
1 year, 8 months ago

Centre Notifies Transfer Of Justice VM Velumani From Madras High Court To Calcutta High Court

Live Law  

The Central Government has notified the transfer of Justice VM Velumani from Madras High Court to Calcutta High Court. A notification issued in this regard reads thus:"In exercise of the power conferred by clause of Article 222 of the Constitution, the President, after consultation with The Chief Justice of India is pleased to transfer Justice VM Velumani, judge of Madras …

Madras High Court Monthly Digest - March 2023 [Citations 68 to 108]
1 year, 9 months ago

Madras High Court Monthly Digest - March 2023 [Citations 68 to 108]

Live Law  

Citations: 2023 LiveLaw 68 To 2023 LiveLaw 108 NOMINAL INDEX State of Tamil Nadu and others v. The Correspondent, 2023 LiveLaw 68 2023 LiveLaw 69 Dr. C Vijayabhaskar v. State of Tamil Nadu, 2023 LiveLaw 70 State v. Dadayutham @ Kannan and others, 2023 LiveLaw 71 Star Channel v. The Secretary to the Government and others, 2023 LiveLaw 72 Dr. …

Karnataka High Court Stays Externment Order Against BSc Student For Two Weeks To Allow Him Appear For Scheduled Examinations
1 year, 9 months ago

Karnataka High Court Stays Externment Order Against BSc Student For Two Weeks To Allow Him Appear For Scheduled Examinations

Live Law  

Coming to the aid of a student pursuing B.Sc course, the Karnataka High Court has stayed for two weeks the execution and operation of the externment order passed by the Assistant Commissioner, against him, to enable him to appear for examinations. A single judge bench of Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum sitting at Dharwad bench disposed of the petition filed by …

Allotment Of Law Chambers Should Be As Per Procedure, Not Favouritism: Madras High Court
1 year, 9 months ago

Allotment Of Law Chambers Should Be As Per Procedure, Not Favouritism: Madras High Court

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has observed that favouritism while allotting law chambers should not be encouraged and the allotments should be made as per the established procedure. Justice SM Subramaniam was hearing the plea filed by Advocate Selvaganapathy challenging the re-allotment order made by the Registrar of the Madras High Court and to allow him to occupy the law chamber …

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 27 To March 5, 2023
1 year, 10 months ago

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 27 To March 5, 2023

Live Law  

Citations: 2023 LiveLaw 67 To 2023 LiveLaw 76 NOMINAL INDEX Saminathan v Union of India and others, 2023 LiveLaw 67 State of Tamil Nadu and others v. The Correspondent, 2023 LiveLaw 68 2023 LiveLaw 69 Dr. C Vijayabhaskar v. State of Tamil Nadu, 2023 LiveLaw 70 State v. Dadayutham @ Kannan and others, 2023 LiveLaw 71 Star Channel v. The …

Supreme Court to hear on Feb 7 plea against appointment of advocate Victoria Gowri
1 year, 11 months ago

Supreme Court to hear on Feb 7 plea against appointment of advocate Victoria Gowri

The Hindu  

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Monday said in open court that the Supreme Court Collegium was not in the know about certain “developments” concerning advocate Victoria Gowri when it recommended her for appointment as Madras High Court judge on January 17, while listing a petition filed by a group of lawyers accusing her of indulging in “hate speech” …

Madras High Court Annual Digest 2022: Part II [Citation 277-525]
2 years ago

Madras High Court Annual Digest 2022: Part II [Citation 277-525]

Live Law  

Citations: 2022 LiveLaw 277 To 525 NOMINAL INDEX S.Sarath Kumar v. The District Collector and another, 2022 LiveLaw 277 M/s. Versus The Joint Commissioner II, 2022 LiveLaw 510 Arvind Gupta v Punjab National Bank and another, 2022 LiveLaw 511 M Hemalatha v The National Medical Commission and others and Minor K Megatharani v The Union of India and others, 2022 …

Madras High Court Reserves Judgment On Former Minister SP Velumani's Petitions Seeking Quashing Of FIRs In Corruption Case
2 years, 2 months ago

Madras High Court Reserves Judgment On Former Minister SP Velumani's Petitions Seeking Quashing Of FIRs In Corruption Case

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Tuesday reserved its decision on the pleas moved by former AIADMK Minister SP Velumani for quashing of the FIRs alleging irregularity in grant of contracts during his tenure. The bench of Justice PN Prakash and Justice RMT Teeka Raman, that deals with cases relating to MPs and MLAs, reserved the judgment after hearing the counsel …

Parties Can Deviate From Terms Of Jurisdiction Under The Arbitration Clause Only Once: Madras High Court
2 years, 3 months ago

Parties Can Deviate From Terms Of Jurisdiction Under The Arbitration Clause Only Once: Madras High Court

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has ruled that the parties have got the liberty to deviate from the terms with respect to the jurisdiction, as contained in the Arbitration Clause; however, the number of such deviations is limited to only one. After certain disputes arose between the parties, the petitioner invoked the arbitration clause and filed an application under Section 11 …

Madras High Court Deprecates Trend Of Implicating Advocates As Accused For Offences Alleged Against Their Clients
2 years, 5 months ago

Madras High Court Deprecates Trend Of Implicating Advocates As Accused For Offences Alleged Against Their Clients

Live Law  

While quashing proceeding against an advocate for trespass, the Madras High Court observed that there is a recent trend where the advocates are implicated along with their clients for offences alleged to be committed by the clients with an object of achieving the intended result quickly. Justice Murali Shankar of the Madurai Bench observed: "A new trend has been emerging …

Delay In Consideration Of Representations By Statutory Authorities Amounts To Dereliction Of Duty: Madras High Court
2 years, 7 months ago

Delay In Consideration Of Representations By Statutory Authorities Amounts To Dereliction Of Duty: Madras High Court

Live Law  

The Madras High Court recently observed that whenever complaints are made to the Statutory Authorities, they are expected to act upon the same and not keep it pending indefinitely. The authorities are expected to consider the matter on merits and pass appropriate orders in reasonable time.Justice MS Ramesh of the Madurai Bench observed as follows:"It is needless to point out …

Madras High Court Dismisses Defamation Complaint Against President & Secretary Of All India Yadav Maha Sabha
2 years, 7 months ago

Madras High Court Dismisses Defamation Complaint Against President & Secretary Of All India Yadav Maha Sabha

Live Law  

The Madras High Court bench of Justice M Nirmal Kumar recently dismissed a revision petition against the order passed by Metropolitan Magistrate Court Egmore dismissing a defamation complaint against the President and Secretary-General of the All India Yadav Maha Sabha. The petitioner also contended that the publication would not come within the scope of ninth exception to Section 499 of …

"Sometimes Bar Or Bench Members Unwarily Transgress Propriety Unintentionally": MP HC Expunges Remarks Against Senior Counsel
2 years, 7 months ago

"Sometimes Bar Or Bench Members Unwarily Transgress Propriety Unintentionally": MP HC Expunges Remarks Against Senior Counsel

Live Law  

"There are moments in courts when heated exchanges do take place and though rare, it is not unheard of that either the member of the Bar or the Bench also in equal measure, unwarily transgresses the line or propriety unintentionally," the Madhya Pradesh High Court observed recently as it expunged its remarks made against a senior counsel last month.With this, …

Suppressed Material Facts With Intention To Abuse Judicial Process: Madras High Court Imposes Rs.25000 Cost On Lawyer For Frivolous Litigation
2 years, 7 months ago

Suppressed Material Facts With Intention To Abuse Judicial Process: Madras High Court Imposes Rs.25000 Cost On Lawyer For Frivolous Litigation

Live Law  

The Madras High Court recently directed a lawyer, appearing for the petitioner to deposit Rs. 25,000 as exemplary costs in favour of the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry finding that the petitioner had come to the court with unclean hands merely to abuse the judicial process of law. "Considering the fact that the representation was submitted only on …

"Summons To Advocate Representing His Client Impinges Upon The Stature Of An Advocate": Madras High Court
2 years, 8 months ago

"Summons To Advocate Representing His Client Impinges Upon The Stature Of An Advocate": Madras High Court

Live Law  

Justice N. Anand Venkatesh of the Madras High Court came down heavily on the police officials for having sent a summons to the Counsel representing a party under Section 91 and 160 of the CrPC. The court stated that the order was made without application of mind and such issuance of summons impinges upon the stature of an Advocate. The …

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