Madras HC directs State to nominate Nodal officer to deal with requests for engaging law officers, and to look after professional fee claims
To assist the Nodal Officer, minimum secretarial staff shall be provided by the State Government.
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SC Collegium recommends appointment of 4 Advocates as Judges for Madras, Karnataka and Bombay High Courts
Out of the 4 names, one woman advocate has been recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium for appointment as a High Court Judge.
Explained| Madras High Court tie breaker verdict in Senthil Balaji habeas corpus petition
Madras High Court concurred with the view of Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy, that the petition, though maintainable cannot be entertained after remand, and in this case, it can certainly not be entertained.
Madras High Court directs DGP to identify cases involving consensual relationship amongst pending POCSO cases; Discontinues two-finger test and potency test
If consensual relationship cases are segregated from the pending cases, it will be easy to deal with them and in appropriate cases, the Court can also exercise its jurisdiction and quash the proceedings, if the proceedings are ultimately going to be against the interest and future of the children involved in those cases and it is found to be an abuse of process of Court.
Can a wife be entitled to maintenance under S.125 CrPC if marriage is invalid? Madras HC answers
Madras High Court said that concerning the present economic scenario and the status of the parties, the fixation of the monthly maintenance at Rs. 10,000/- for the wife and daughter is very much reasonable and the same cannot be said to be excessive.
Accused persons are engaged in movie business and not in business of cigarettes or tobacco products: Madras High Court quashes COPTA proceedings against Actor Dhanush
COTPA was brought into force to eliminate all direct and indirect advertisements, promotion and sponsorship concerning tobacco and for providing regulation of trade and commerce, production, supply and distribution of cigarettes and other tobacco products.
[SANGEETHA v NEW SANGEETHA] Exception of bona fide use of name as trade mark does not extend to the name of spouse: Madras High Court grants permanent injunction
Madras High Court has also granted the plaintiff a decree for permanent injunction restraining the defendant from committing passing off of its restaurant business by using deceptively similar trade mark.
Madras HC split verdict in Habeas Corpus plea filed by Senthil Balaji’s wife against his arrest by ED: Decoding Justice Nisha Banu’s opinion
This report provides Justice Nisha Banu’s opinion in the Habeas Corpus plea.
Madras High Court directs State Transport Corporation to reinstate bus conductor terminated due to non-issuance of ticket
Madras High Court stated that the punishment given is grossly disproportionate to the offence and it has shaken the conscience of the Court.
Madras HC split verdict in Habeas Corpus plea filed by Senthil Balaji’s wife against his arrest by ED: Decoding Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy’s opinion
This report provides Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy opinion in the Habeas Corpus plea.
Chief Justice of Madras High Court assigns Senthil Balaji habeas corpus plea to Justice CV Karthikeyan to break the split verdict tie
The division bench of Madras High Court delivered a split verdict and referred the matter to the Chief Justice to place it before another judge.
Read why Madras High Court stayed Single Judge’s order directing Madras Bar Association to pay Rs. 5 lakh compensation for discriminating against non-member
The Court only expressed its prima facie view and final orders in the writ appeal on merits will be passed after hearing the parties in full, uninfluenced by any of the observations made in this order. Therefore, the Senior Advocate was not prevented from placing his contentions to sustain the order of the Single Judge at the time of final hearing.
Classic case of lethargic attitude of bureaucrats in India; Madras HC directs DGP to examine representation by Inspector for release of salary
Due to non-payment of salary and non-consideration of petitioner’s representation for four years, all of his family members had suffered mentally and financially.
Madras HC delivers split verdict in Habeas Corpus plea filed by TN Minister Senthil Balaji’s wife against his arrest by ED
The habeas Corpus petition was filed in relation to the cash-for-jobs scam case, in which the Tamil Nadu Minister and DMK MLA V Senthil Balaji, among others, has been accused of accepting bribes from candidates in exchange of appointment to the State Transportation Corporation
[Contempt of Court] All Women Police Stations being reduced to stations of corruption: Madras High Court issues directions
As a Court of record, the High Court is attributed only with the power to punish for its contempt and the contempt of Courts Subordinate to it and not the Court which is superior to it.
Sensitise all PPs across the State to deal with final reports, placed before them for scrutiny, at the earliest; Madras HC directs Director of Prosecution
The final report placed for scrutiny before the Public Prosecutor is not for the purpose of getting an opinion from the Public Prosecutor
Homemaker wife contributes equally to husband’s acquisition of family assets; Entitled to equal share in properties: Madras High Court
In generality of marriages, the wife bears and rears children and minds the home. She thereby frees her husband for his economic activities. Since it is her performance of her function which enables the husband to perform his duties, thus she is entitled to share in its fruits.
[Appointment of Archaka] Person of any caste can be appointed, provided he is well-versed in Agamas: Madras HC reiterates
Appointments of Archakas will have to be made in accordance with the Agamas, subject to the further caveat that the Agama that is followed is in conformity with the Constitutional mandates and it does not violate the same.
Madras High Court quashes notification inviting applications for appointment as member in Consumer Redressal Commissions in Tamil Nadu
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.
Madras High Court directs Madras Bar Association to admit members without discriminating on caste, gender, religion, economic status, personal and political affiliations
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.