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Madras High Court

Madras High Court
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High Court cannot be an expert body for the purpose of forming an opinion on equivalence of degrees; Madras High Court upheld the Government Order

    Madras High Court: S. M Subramaniam, J. upheld the government order that stated, the Degree of B.Sc (Biochemistry) awarded by

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Suspecting the character of spouse and making false allegations of extra marital affair in presence of colleagues/ students amount to mental cruelty; Madras High Court grants divorce

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of V. M. Velumani and S. Sounthar, JJ. granted divorce as sought by the appellant-husband on

Published on July 15, 2022July 21, 2022By Editor
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Madras High Court
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Madras High Court exercises parens patriae jurisdiction to deal with the issue of senior citizen welfare and old age homes; Guidelines issued

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of R Mahadevan and J Sathya Narayan Prasad, JJ. upheld the constitutional validity of Government Order

Published on July 7, 2022July 14, 2022By Editor
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Madras High Court remarks transgenders are already part of most backward classes; Dismisses plea seeking separate reservations for them in government jobs

    Madras High Court: A Division Bench of Munishwar Nath Bhandari and N Mala JJ. dismissed the plea seeking direction to

Published on July 4, 2022May 15, 2025By Editor
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Mad HC decides on includability of royalty / guarantee commission in business profit for the purpose of calculation of deduction under S 80 HHC of IT Act

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of R Mahadevan and Sathya Narayan Prasad, JJ. dismissed the tax appeal holding that guarantee commission

Published on June 18, 2022June 17, 2022By Editor
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Adjudication proceedings and criminal proceedings can be launched simultaneously; Madras High Court reiterates, setting aside of assessment orders on technical grounds not enough to quash criminal proceedings

Madras High Court: G. Chandrasekharan, J. declined to quash prosecution against actor SJ Suryah as the order of the Income Tax Appellate

Published on June 10, 2022June 10, 2022By Editor
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Madras High Court
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Appointment of 2 Additional Judges at Madras High Court

President appoints (i) Shri Sunder Mohan, and (ii) Shri Kabali Kumaresh Babu, to be Additional Judges of the Madras High Court, in

Published on June 4, 2022June 4, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Tenure of Additional Judge A.A. Nakkiran of Madras High Court extended

President appoints Shri Justice A.A. Nakkiran, Additional Judge of the Madras High Court to be an Additional Judge of the Madras High

Published on June 1, 2022June 1, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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9 Additional Judges of Madras HC appointed as Permanent Judges

President appoints S/Shri Justices (1) Govindarajulu Chandrasekharan, (2) Veerasamy Sivagnanam, (3) Ganesan Ilangovan, (4) Smt. Ananthi Subramanian, (5) Smt. Kannammal Shanmuga Sundaram,

Published on June 1, 2022June 1, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Child suffering from mental illness, requires a disability certificate, can certifying authority insist him to come to premises of institution? Madras HC analyses

Madras High Court: G.R. Swaminathan, J., held that the persons suffering from mental retardation or mental illness are entitled to have the

Published on June 1, 2022May 31, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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[Public Employments] Can appointments be claimed as a matter of absolute right? Madras HC unfolds

Madras High Court: S.M. Subramaniam, J., observed that, equal opportunities in public employment is the Constitutional mandate. Several petitions were instituted for

Published on May 30, 2022May 30, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Obligation of Thumb Impression and Signature, both, for a Pro-Note under Negotiable Instruments Act: Mandatory or Not? Read Madras HC’s verdict

Madras High Court: Teekaa Raman, J., observed that there is no mandatory provision under the Negotiable Instruments Act that both the signature

Published on May 23, 2022May 23, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Collegium approves proposal for appointment of 9 Additional Judges of Madras HC as Permanent Judges

Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for the appointment of the following Additional Judges of the Madras High Court as Permanent

Published on May 10, 2022May 10, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Madras High Court dispenses with wearing of black gown by Advocates during summer vacations 2022

As per the Notification dated 5th May, 2022, Chief Justice of Madras High Court dispensed with wearing of black gown by the

Published on May 7, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Weekly Rewind Ep. 59| Anganwadi workers; Absorption of temporary LIC employees; Ban on two finger test; Amendment to Income Tax Act and more

TOP STORY OF THE WEEK Anganwadi Workers/Helpers entitled to payment of gratuity; ‘Time to take serious note of their plight’  In a

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If an assessee under stress of investigation, signs a statement admitting tax liability and makes a few payments, can it lead to self-ascertainment? Madras HC explains

Madras High Court: Dr Anita Sumanth, J., expressed that with the inception of Section 74(5)of GST Act, it is the case of

Published on April 27, 2022April 29, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Ban the practice of two-finger test on victims of sexual offences by medical professionals: Madras HC to State

Madras High Court: Stating that two-finger test cannot be permitted to be continued, the Division Bench of R. Subramanian and N. Sathish

Published on April 25, 2022April 28, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Madras High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Law Officers perform their duties without profit motive and with a service mentality for a nominal fee as compared to their lucrative private practice: Madras HC

Madras High Court: Expressing that, Legal profession is a noble profession, and it is the lawyer, who plays a predominant role in

Published on April 6, 2022April 15, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Law of Limitation| Exercise of power of discretion if made excessively, it would defeat the purpose and object of law of limitation; Courts not to travel beyond permissible extent

Madras High Court: Expressing that, Power of discretion is to be exercised to mitigate the injustice if any occurred to the litigants,

Published on April 2, 2022April 8, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Madras High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

High Court cannot act as a post office to collect and exchange information: Madras HC

Madras High Court:  While stating that Central Information Commission has only made recommendations, which cannot by any stretch of imagination be taken

Published on March 21, 2022April 1, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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