Madras High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The statutory authority under the MSMED Act would only have the jurisdiction to entertain a dispute when the supplier had been registered as a Micro or Small enterprise under the MSMED Act at that relevant point of time.

madras high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Since the legislature cannot contemplate a solution to all the problems that are presented in Society. Within the broad framework that is laid down by the legislature, Courts will have to find a solution to the individual cases.”

SC Collegium judges appointment Madras High Court
Appointments & TransfersNews

The Collegium recommended the appointment of 5 Permanent Judges and 3 Judicial Officers as new Judges of Madras High Court.

HIGH COURTS SEPTEMBER 2024 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
High Court Round UpLegal RoundUp

Take a quick glance at what the High Courts were discussing in this late Monsoon season.

KKSSR Ramachandran
Hot Off The PressNews

On 7-8-2024, the single Judge Bench of N. Anand Venkatesh, J., set aside Special Court orders discharging the minsters and their wives in corruption cases and directed them to appear before the Special Court for MP/MLA cases.

Madras High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The Bar Council has to maintain professional standards and in the event of any complaint of misconduct, actions are to be initiated.”

Criminal Law Monthly Roundup August 2024
Legal RoundUpTopic-wise Roundup

Criminal law discussions that unfolded at the Supreme Court and various High Courts in the month of August

madras high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The legislative intent of inserting Section 29-A of the Act is only for expeditious disposal of the arbitration proceedings and not to confer a new defence upon an unsuccessful party to challenge the award and to reopen the entire proceedings.”

Intellectual Property Rights Roundup
Legal RoundUpTopic-wise Roundup

A quick recap of top Intellectual Property cases on sale of counterfeit copies of EBC’s books, Nizam’s trade mark, Mankind v. Mercykind, Adidas, L’Oréal, Electronica, and more.

Justice Shamim Ahmed transfer
Appointments & TransfersNews

On 21-8-2024, the Collegium proposed the transfer of Justice Shamim Ahmed, Judge, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, to Madras High Court. However, via representation dated 22-8-2024, Justice Ahmed had requested reconsideration.

Madras High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“BNS has made certain offences gender neutral. But still, they are gender centric offences and not non-gender offences. There is a sharp difference between gender centric or gender-neutral offence and a non-gender offence.”

HIGH COURT AUGUST 2024 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
High Court Round UpLegal RoundUp

A quick review of various High Court cases reported this week

Justice R. Mahadevan
Know thy Judge

In recognition of his exemplary service and profound legal insights, Justice R. Mahadevan was appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India and took oath of office on 18-07-2024.

HIGH COURT AUGUST 2024 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
High Court Round UpLegal RoundUp

A quick review of reported cases this week from various High Courts across the country

Madras High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“We are not restricting Thirukural to Tamil Nadu alone but at the same time, we do not want to open the Pandoras box, that will lead to complete chaos. Hence, we are not entertaining the Writ Petition.”

Justice S. Vaidyanathan Meghalaya High Court retirement
Know thy Judge

Justice S. Vaidyanathan was appointed by the President as new Chief Justice of the High Court of Meghalaya on 02-02-2024 and took charge of his new office on 11-02-2024.

Madras High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Madras High Court said that, in the instant case, the prosecution has not been able to establish that there indeed was a crime. In fact, there is an abuse of judicial process when the victim set a criminal law in motion, perhaps with a false FIR”

HIGH COURT JULY 2024 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
High Court Round UpLegal RoundUp

Have a quick look at what the High Courts across the country adjudicated on through this week.

Delhi High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The applicant must have spent considerable resources fighting the suit for the last 20 years and therefore, it would not be appropriate to deprive him of the opportunity to execute the decree obtained in his favour.

Criminal Law Monthly Roundup July 2024
Legal RoundUpTopic-wise Roundup

Read July’s share of criminal law discussions at the Supreme Court and various High Courts