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Chennai The Tamil Nadu government reinstated senior DMK leader K Ponmudi as a legislator on Wednesday, a day after the Supreme Court suspended his conviction in a disproportionate assets case. Senior DMK leader K Ponmudi The Madras high court had found him guilty last December which had led to his immediate disqualification as an MLA. The case pertains to an …

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In a major relief to former Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister K Ponmudi, the Supreme Court in its order on Monday stayed his conviction in connection with a disproportionate assets case against him. The top court passed the order after hearing from senior advocate and former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi who appeared for the couple before the top court and …

50 Important Judgments Of Madras High Court In 2023

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 18 to December 24, 2023

A weekly round-up of important cases from the Madras High Court Citations: 2023 LiveLaw 396 To 2023 LiveLaw 406 NOMINAL INDEX CSI College of Dental Sciences and Research v The State of Tamil Nadu, 2023 LiveLaw 396 Mohamed Rifas @ Mohamed Rigbas v Union of India, 2023 LiveLaw 397 State v K Ponmudi and Others, 2023 LiveLaw 398 C Alagappan …

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DMK minister Ponmudy convicted as High Court sets aside acquittal

In a major setback for the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government in Tamil Nadu, the Madras high court on Tuesday set aside a trial court’s order acquitting state’s higher education minister K Ponmudy and his wife in a ₹1.75-crore disproportionate assets case. The case pertains to Ponmudy amassing wealth disproportionately to the tune of ₹ 1.75 crore in his name and …

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

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

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 …

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 …

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, …

Published : Sep 04, 2023 18:00 IST - 13 MINS READ A Madras High Court judge, in an unprecedented move, took suo motu notice and revised the acquittal and discharge orders given to three senior DMK Ministers of the Tamil Nadu government in corruption cases that were heard by Special Courts. Highlights Madras High Court Judge N. Anand Venkatesh has …

Chennai: DMK minister K Ponmudi who was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate officers till 3am on Tuesday, was summoned again the same evening. ED said that its probe in this case revolves around an “alleged issuance of red sand mining licences at five locations illegally by Ponmudy. ED began raiding Ponmudi, Tamil Nadu’s higher education minister and his son Gautham …

The Madras High Court on Monday refused to stay proceedings in a corruption case involving Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister K Ponmudi. While dismissing minister Ponmudi's plea, Justice G Chandrasekharan said that the high court is barred from granting stays under Section 19 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The Honourable Madras High Court has today refused to stay the …