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Madras High Court

Madras High Court
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6 Advocates of Madras High Court to be elevated as Judges: Supreme Court Collegium approves proposal

Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for the elevation of the following Advocates as Judges in the Madras High Court: 1.

Published on February 17, 2022February 17, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Appointments & TransfersNews

Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari appointed as the Chief Justice of Madras High Court

President appoints Shri Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari, Judge of the Madras High Court, to be the Chief Justice of Madras High Court

Published on February 11, 2022February 11, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

“One of the basic tenets to be followed by every Hindu is tolerance. Tolerance must be his own community or religion and in particular, to also to every other religious practice”: Madras HC

Madras High Court: C.V. Karthikeyan, J., expressed that, “One of the basic tenets to be followed by every Hindu is tolerance. Tolerance

Published on February 7, 2022February 7, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Whether proceedings under Ss. 138 and 141 of NI Act can be initiated against corporate debtor during moratorium period? Madras HC answers

Madras High Court: N. Sathish Kumar, J., while addressing a matter with regard to the dishonour of cheques under Section 138 of

Published on February 3, 2022February 4, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Appointments & TransfersNews

Supreme Court Collegium recommends elevation of Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari as Chief Justice of Madras High Court

Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of Mr Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari, Judge, Madras High Court [PHC: Rajasthan] as Chief Justice

Published on January 31, 2022January 31, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Whether denial of conjugal rights to a prisoner amounts to violation of Art. 21 of the Constitution of India?  Madras HC answers in light of “extraordinary circumstances”

Madras High Court: Expressing that, a convict cannot enjoy all the liberties as are available to a common person, otherwise there would

Published on January 28, 2022February 4, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Cases involving large scale revenue unresolved for several years, leading to looting of nation’s properties: Read what Madras HC observes

Madras High Court: Noting a matter involving State Revenues, S.M. Subramaniam, J., expressed that, “…writ petitions involving large scale revenue, more specifically,

Published on January 18, 2022January 28, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Expressing opinion with regard to temple restoration, would amount to attract an offence under S. 295-A IPC? Report on Madras HC decision

Madras High Court: G.R. Swaminathan, J., quashed an FIR stating that S. 295-A IPC is attracted only if there is deliberate and

Published on January 11, 2022January 14, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Rat-bite in hospital, compensation claimed: Madras HC relies on newspaper report since no rejoinder was given by Hospital

Madras High Court: C.V. Karthikeyan, J., grants compensation to a woman who got bitten by a rat in a hospital. The instant

Published on January 8, 2022January 8, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Right to Relax in danger? Would installing CCTVs in spas and massage parlours infringe bodily autonomy of a person? Madras HC pens down its view

Madras High Court: Expressing that right to life and personal liberty enshrined in Article 21 of the Constitution of India includes the

Published on January 8, 2022January 14, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Clubs allowing members to bring liquor purchased from outside, and drink without FL-2 license. Is it permissible? Madras HC examines, Issues directions

Madras High Court: S.M. Subramaniam, J., considered the question that the consumption of liquor in an Association, Club or in similar places,

Published on January 5, 2022January 5, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Hot Off The PressNews

Madras High Court and District Courts in Tamil Nadu and UT of Puducherry to function through virtual mode only

Owing to the spurt in Omicron variant of Covid-19 cases, The Acting Chief Justice has issued the following directions regarding the functioning

Published on January 3, 2022October 3, 2023By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Madras HC takes suo motu cognizance of objectionable clip including Court proceedings doing rounds in social media, Directs registration of FIR

Madras High Court: The Division Bench of P.N. Prakash and R. Hemalatha, JJ., noted that a video clipping showing the online Court

Published on December 22, 2021December 22, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Madras HC quashes “absurd” FIR filed over FB post which a normal person would have laughed off at; Says “Right to be Funny can be mined in Art. 19(1)(a)”

Madras High Court: While stating that, Jug Suraiya, Bachi Karkaria, E.P.Unny and G.Sampath … if any one of them, or for that

Published on December 21, 2021December 31, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Insisting to repair a car borrowed by a friend who met with an accident: Can this be intentionally aiding and abetting to suicide? Madras HC decides

Madras High Court: V Bharathidasan, J., held that, Mere harassment without any mens rea which lead to the suicide would not amount

Published on December 1, 2021December 3, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Appointments & TransfersNews

Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari transferred from Allahabad HC to Madras HC

Transfer Notification Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari of Allahabad High Court transferred as Judge of Madras High Court. Ministry of Law and Justice

Published on November 17, 2021November 17, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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J. Sathya Narayana Prasad appointed as an Additional Judge of Madras High Court

Appointment of Judge President appoints J. Sathya Narayana Prasad to be an Additional Judge of the Madras High Court for a period

Published on October 28, 2021October 28, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Mushrooming Unemployment | Madras HC on menace of job racketing and scams cropping up || Detailed report on how a person fraudulently acted as an employee of Court cheated several people

Madras High Court: Addressing the issue of the growing menace of job racketing and tackling the unemployment problem, Division Bench of N.

Published on October 26, 2021October 29, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Presumption of infringement under S. 29(3), Trademarks Act: Madras HC grants permanent injunction in favour of Bharatmatrimony

Madras High Court: G. Jayachandran, J., decided a matter with regard to infringing the registered trademark BHARATMATRIMONY. Present suit was filed for

Published on October 18, 2021October 18, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Appointments & TransfersNews

Madras High Court gets 4 new Additional Judges

President appoints the following as Additional Judges of the Madras High Court: Sundaram Srimathy D. Bharatha Chakravarthy R. Vijayakumar Mohammed Shaffiq Above

Published on October 12, 2021October 12, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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