Madras High Court Impleads Registrar General In Suo Motu Revision Petitions Against Acquittal Of Minister K Ponmudi
1 year, 3 months 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 order, the Registrar General was a necessary party. Justice Venkatesh had observed that the law did not give authority to the High Court administration to transfer a pending criminal case from one district to another, either under the Constitution or the Letter Patent. The Apex court had also allowed the retired sessions judge against whom the single judge had made adverse remarks to submit a response to the adverse observations in the suo moto revision petitions to the Registrar General.

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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The Karnataka High Court on Monday dismissed an appeal challenging a trial court filed by the legal heirs of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, seeking to release her property/assets seized by the authorities in the disproportionate assets case registered against her in 2004, in their favour. Further, they contended that the assets seized by the prosecuting agency also …

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Deccan Chronicle  

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The Hindu  

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The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the order of the Madras High Court which set aside the discharge of Tamil Nadu Ministers KKSSR Ramachandran,Thangam Thenarasu and their spouses in disproportionate assets cases.A bench comprising Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Prashant Kumar Mishra passed the interim order while issuing notice on their special leave petitions.Senior Advocates. The Supreme Court on Friday stayed …

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Live Law  

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Live Law  

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Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Friday adjourned to July 26, hearing of a petition filed by former Chief Minister BY Yediyurappa seeking to quash a POCSO case registered against him. Ld judge of court below is requested to grant exemption for the day, on the next date of hearing till any other day, till this matter is taken up for …

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New Indian Express  

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Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Wednesday granted four more months to the Chennai Principal and Sessions Court to complete trial in the money laundering case initiated by the Enforcement Directorate against former Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji. In February this year, while dismissing the bail application of Balaji, Justice Anand Venkatesh had asked the trial court to complete the trial …

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Live Law  

Former Tamil Nadu CM O Panneerselvam on Monday defended his discharge from a corruption case. He argued that the prosecution initiated against him was merely due to political differences and a further investigation, which brought to light the relevant materials finding him not guilty was not illegal. In August last year, the court had taken suo motu cognizance against an …

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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, …

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1 year ago

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The Hindu  

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1 year ago

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New Indian Express  

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Live Law  

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What is the suo motu case against T.N. Minister I. Periyasamy all about? | Explained

The Hindu  

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1 year ago

Madras High Court Sets Aside Discharge Of TN Minister I Periyasamy In Corruption Case

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has set aside the discharge of Tamil Nadu Rural Development Minister I Periyasamy in a corruption case. On Monday, Justice Anand Venkatesh allowed the suo moto revision taken up against the discharge of the Minister and thus set aside the trial court order. Kumar also argued that while dismissing the first discharge petition, the trial court …

Madras High Court Quashes ED's Provisional Attachment Order, Says Neither Notice Given To Party Nor Order Confirmed By Adjudicating Authority
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Madras High Court Quashes ED's Provisional Attachment Order, Says Neither Notice Given To Party Nor Order Confirmed By Adjudicating Authority

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has recently set aside a provisional attachment order made by the Deputy Director of ED and confirmed by the adjudicating authority after noting that the provisional attachment was not made per law. The court was hearing two pleas challenging the provisional attachment order and the entries made in the encumbrance certificate. The court was informed that …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Madras High Court Service Law Digest 2023

Live Law  

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50 Important Judgments Of Madras High Court In 2023

Live Law  

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Madras High Court calls for details of cases pending against all MPs/MLAs across Tamil Nadu
1 year, 3 months 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, 3 months ago

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

Live Law  

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Orders Passed Under S.194 CrPC Purely Administrative, Cannot Be Questioned Unless Apparently Illegal: Madras High Court
1 year, 3 months 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 …

Supreme Court Allows Retired Judge Who Acquitted TN Minister Ponmudi To Give Response To Madras HC's Adverse Comments Against Her
1 year, 4 months ago

Supreme Court Allows Retired Judge Who Acquitted TN Minister Ponmudi To Give Response To Madras HC's Adverse Comments Against Her

Live Law  

A retired Sessions Judge from Tamil Nadu approached the Supreme Court aggrieved by the adverse comments made by a single judge of the Madras High Court against her in relation to the judgment passed by her acquitting State Minister K Ponmudi and his wife in a disproportionate assets case.The petitioner, who retired as the Principal District and Sessions Judge at …

'Thank God We Have Judges Like Anand Venkatesh' : Supreme Court Hails Madras HC Order Reopening Acquittal Of TN Minister Ponmudi
1 year, 4 months ago

'Thank God We Have Judges Like Anand Venkatesh' : Supreme Court Hails Madras HC Order Reopening Acquittal Of TN Minister Ponmudi

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the Madras High Court's suo motu order re-opening the acquittal of Tamil Nadu Minister Ponmudi and his wife in a disproportionate assets case. Hailing Justice Anand Venkatesh of Madras High Court for passing the suo motu order, the Court refused to entertain the petitions filed by Ponmudi and his wife Visalatchi, …

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Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 16 to October 22, 2023

Live Law  

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Supreme Court Upholds Order Of Madras High Court Granting Bail To Lawyer Arrested Under UAPA By NIA For Alleged Links With PFI
1 year, 5 months ago

Supreme Court Upholds Order Of Madras High Court Granting Bail To Lawyer Arrested Under UAPA By NIA For Alleged Links With PFI

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the order of the Madras High Court granting bail to Mohammad Abbas, a Madurai based lawyer who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act for his alleged links with the banned Popular Front of India organization.A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Pankaj Mithal while confirming. …

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, 6 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 judge requested to recuse himself from hearing revision case against T.N. Minister Ponmudy’s acquittal in disproportionate assets case
1 year, 6 months ago

Madras High Court judge requested to recuse himself from hearing revision case against T.N. Minister Ponmudy’s acquittal in disproportionate assets case

The Hindu  

The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption as well as Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudy on Thursday, September 7, 2023 requested Justice N. Anand Venkatesh of the Madras High Court to recuse from hearing a suo motu revision petition taken up by him against the acquittal of the Minister and his family members from a disproportionate assets case. In …

High Court judge recuses himself from hearing Senthilbalaji’s case for want of clarification regarding bail plea
1 year, 6 months ago

High Court judge recuses himself from hearing Senthilbalaji’s case for want of clarification regarding bail plea

The Hindu  

Justice R. Sakthivel of the Madras High Court on Friday recused himself from hearing a petition filed by Minister V. Senthilbalaji seeking a clarification whether his bail plea, in a money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate, should be heard by the Principal Sessions Court or the special court for MP/MLA cases in Chennai. Second instance On June 14 …

Veeramani expresses concern over ‘tone’ of judgment on suo motu revision of cases against Ministers
1 year, 6 months ago

Veeramani expresses concern over ‘tone’ of judgment on suo motu revision of cases against Ministers

The Hindu  

Dravidar Kazhagam president K. Veeramani on Friday expressed concern over the “language used” in the order of Justice Anand Venkatesh of the Madras High Court in the suo motu revision of the acquittal of Minister K. Ponmudy and discharge of Ministers K.K.S.S.R. In a statement, Mr. Veeramani said the judge’s tone gave the impression that he had completed the trial …

'Something Very Rotten In Special Court': Madras HC Takes Up Another Suo Motu Revision Against Discharge Of Ministers In Disproportionate Assets Case
1 year, 6 months ago

'Something Very Rotten In Special Court': Madras HC Takes Up Another Suo Motu Revision Against Discharge Of Ministers In Disproportionate Assets Case

Live Law  

Days after taking up suo moto revision against acquittal of Tamil Nadu Minister K. Ponmudy in a disproportionate assets case, Justice Anand Venkatesh of the Madras High Court today made critical remarks against the manner in which trial was conducted against State's revenue minister KKSSR Ramachandran and finance minister Thangam Thenarasu in the disproportionate assets case against them. The court …

Madras High Court to revisit discharge of DMK ministers following Ponmudy's case
1 year, 6 months ago

Madras High Court to revisit discharge of DMK ministers following Ponmudy's case

India Today  

The Madras High Court has taken up suo moto revision of orders discharging Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam minister KKSSR Ramachandran and Thangam Thennarasu in separate disproportionate assets cases. The revision of orders was taken up by Justice N Anand Venkatesh of the Madras High Court. The development comes after the acquittal of Tamil Nadu Minister K Ponmudy and his wife in …

Madras High Court takes up suo motu revision against discharge of two more T.N. Ministers from disproportionate assets case
1 year, 6 months ago

Madras High Court takes up suo motu revision against discharge of two more T.N. Ministers from disproportionate assets case

The Hindu  

Days after taking suo motu revision against Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudy’s acquittal from a disproportionate assets case, the Madras High Court has taken up suo motu revision against the discharge of Revenue Minister K.K.S.S.R. In the supplementary report, The IO claimed that the assets and pecuniary resources of the Minister and his wife at the beginning of the check …

BJP hails Madras High Court revision order on Tamil Nadu minister's acquittal
1 year, 7 months ago

BJP hails Madras High Court revision order on Tamil Nadu minister's acquittal

India Today  

Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai, on Friday, said that the Madras High Court should re-examine recent cases where state ministers were acquitted in disproportionate assets cases at the district court level. His statement came after the Madras High Court, on Thursday, ordered notice to Tamil Nadu minister K Ponmudy and his wife on a criminal revision case initiated by …

Madras High Court takes up suo motu revision of Minister Ponmudy’s acquittal from disproportionate assets case
1 year, 7 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 to review Tamil Nadu minister Ponmudy's acquittal
1 year, 7 months ago

Madras High Court to review Tamil Nadu minister Ponmudy's acquittal

India Today  

The Madras High Court has decided to take up a suo motu revision of the order of a court in Vellore which acquitted Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister and senior DMK leader K Ponmudy and his wife in a disproportionate assets case registered by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption. On June 28, a principal sessions court in Vellore acquitted …

'Shocking bid to manipulate justice system': Madras High Court on Ponmudy's acquittal
1 year, 7 months ago

'Shocking bid to manipulate justice system': Madras High Court on Ponmudy's acquittal

India Today  

In an exceptional move, the Madras High Court has decided to suo motu take up the revision of the acquittal of Tamil Nadu Minister K Ponmudy and his wife in a disproportionate assets case. Along with refusal to grant permission, the High Court injuncted the Principal District Judge, Viluppuram, directing her not to take up the case until further orders. …

Madras High Court's scathing indictment of TN Minister Ponmudy's 'fast-tracked acquittal'
1 year, 7 months ago

Madras High Court's scathing indictment of TN Minister Ponmudy's 'fast-tracked acquittal'

India Today  

In a scathing indictment of the judiciary, the Madras High Court has revealed “a shocking attempt to manipulate the criminal justice system” by judges in the disproportionate assets case of Higher Education Minister and senior DMK leader K Ponmudy in Tamil Nadu. READ | Madras High Court upholds probe agency’s right to arrest DMK minister In its revision order, the …

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 24 - July 30
1 year, 7 months ago

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 24 - July 30

Live Law  

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1 year, 7 months ago

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 17 To July 23

Live Law  

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Supreme Court To Hear Tomorrow TN Minister Senthil Balaji's Plea Against Madras HC Order Allowing ED Custody
1 year, 8 months ago

Supreme Court To Hear Tomorrow TN Minister Senthil Balaji's Plea Against Madras HC Order Allowing ED Custody

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has listed for tomorrow, the pleas filed by Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji and his wife, challenging the Madras High Court's judgment holding that the Directorate of Enforcement is entitled to take him into custody in connection with the cash-for-jobs scam. The petition also challenges the Madras High Court's view allowing the period of custody to …

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