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If the notifications are bad in law and they are liable to be quashed, the subsequent selection procedure that has been undertaken would also suffer from the same vice.

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The Lawyers being homogeneous class, further creating divisions on any criteria including economic status or otherwise will result in losing faith and ordinary Lawyers will get frustrated, resulting young and talented Lawyers leaving the profession. It is the primary duty of the Judicial Institutions to provide a conducive atmosphere for all the practicing Lawyers enabling them to have utmost trust in the Judicial System.

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S Megala, wife of V. Senthil Balaji, who has been arrested by the Directorate of Enforcement in a money laundering case, filed a habeas corpus petition, wherein the Madras High Court agreed to an urgent hearing, leading to the present SLP by ED before the Supreme Court.

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Madras High Court reiterates that copyright can be claimed only in respect of the manner of expression of an idea or concept.

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Madras High Court directed Savukku to file an affidavit of undertaking, that in future he shall guard himself against violating any orders passed by any Court, or even make any comments which may impinge the majesty of the Courts.

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Considering the fact that Senthil Balaji is a public person, the YouTube videos and tweets only make various allegations against him in performance of his official duties. Further, most of the statements are already available in public domain.

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A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.

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The action came following the Supreme Court’s decision, wherein the Court allowed the appeals arising out of the order for de novo investigation and set aside the directions issued in the original petition for de novo investigation. Further, the Court allowed the ED to continue its investigation.

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“It is for the Doctors to take a decision and continue the treatment by following the medical protocol. Contrarily, High Court cannot interfere with the opinions of the medical expert by acting as an expert body which is not desirable, and it will lead to excess exercise of powers of judicial review conferred under Article 226 of the Constitution

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Supreme Court said that the legislative intent was that all kinds of talcum powders, which contained medications irrespective of the proportion, or at any rate, not containing predominant proportions should necessarily be treated as cosmetics, falling under Entry 127.

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Following the arrest, Senthil Balaji complained of chest pain and was taken to Government hospital for a medical checkup.

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All steps must have been taken to protect and perpetrate original, native Indian breeds, but this cannot be achieved by placing an embargo on the import of foreign dogs for commercial purposes, ensuring, of course, that such commercial purposes are regulated and are ethical

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The main concern of the women lawyers is over shrinking of the space or facilities allocated to them in the Nilgiris court complex.

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Madras High Court said that this is a case which brings out the dark side of human behavior. It focuses our attention on the ugly facets of our society; the caste system, bigotry, inhuman treatment of persons belonging to the marginalised section etc.

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The Court made it clear that it would not usually interfere with police investigation under Section 482 of CrPC, but it would not turn a blind eye to instances of harassment by the police under the guise of investigation.

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Madras High Court held that the AYUSH Doctors, if at all qualified under the provisions of the PC & PNDT Act 1994 and Rules framed thereunder, are entitled to be construed as qualified Doctors within the meaning of the Central Act for carrying out various diagnostic procedures and ultra sonogram/ultrasound techniques on pregnant women.

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KERALA HIGH COURT ↪ Shri Justice Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti, Judge, Kerala High Court, appointed as the Chief Justice of the Kerala High

cash for job scam
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What was compromised between the complainant and accused is not just their disputes, but justice, fair play, good conscience and the fundamental principles of criminal jurisprudence. In fact, the case at hand is one where there are two teams, but no one knows who is playing for which team and where the match was fixed.

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After serving the legal profession as an advocate for 21 years and as Judge of the Madras High Court for 14 years (including 8 months as Acting Chief Justice), Justice T. Raja retired on 24-05-2023.

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Madras High Court said that the RBI guidelines are issued not as a formality, but the entities subjected to the RBI regulations should comply with the conditions of the master circular in its true letter and spirit