Bar, Bench & Firm News Aadhaar-social media account link: Organisation urges Madras HC to exercise caution August 26, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) has pleaded with the Madras High Court to exercise caution while making any proposal to change the design of encrypted platforms such as WhatsApp to check spreading rumours “as such hyper-factual, expert determination would require a deliberative policy formation process”. “The HC may avoid venturing into such a policy thicket given that recommending & enforcing […] Read more » Aadhaar account link Madras HC Organisation urges social media to exercise caution
Top Law News Madras High Court issues instructions to prevent closure of FIRs for want of charge sheets February 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court Monday directed the police chiefs of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry to instruct higher rank officials to check the FIR index every month and guide their subordinates in investigating and filing final reports as laid down in a 1984 government order. Justice M V Muralidharan gave the order in the backdrop of […] Read more » Justice M V Muralidharan Madras HC
Top Law News Madras HC grants two weeks’ parole to life convict to make conjugal visit December 3, 2018 / December 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment CHENNAI: A division bench of justices CT Selvam and P Ramathilagam Friday permitted Perumal, arrested in connection with a murder in 2008 lodged in the central prison in Cuddalore to exercise his conjugal rights. The Additional Public Prosecutor had pointed out that since the petitioner’s husband is an undertrial prisoner in two cases, the jail authorities are precluded […] Read more » featured justices CT Selvam justices P Ramathilagam Madras HC
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Top Law News Black Money Case: Karthi Chidambaram gets anticipatory bail June 11, 2018 / June 11, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chennai: The Madras High Court granted anticipatory bail to Karthi Chidambaram, son of former Union Minister P Chidambaram in connection with the warrant issued against him by the Income tax department under the Black Money Act for allegedly not disclosing foreign assets in a late night hearing. The court on Saturday also directed the I-T department […] Read more » Black Money Act Chief Justice Indira Banerjee Justice A D Jagadeesh Chandra Karthi Chidambaram Madras HC P. Chidambaram
Criminal Law News Top Law News Madras HC sends notice to deputy tahsildars over firing in Tuticorin June 7, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Madurai: The High Court bench here today observed that the police action during the anti-Sterlite protests could not be justified and directed that three deputy tahsildars, who had reportedly ordered the firing during the stir, be impleaded as respondents and issued notice to them. A division bench of justices C T Selvam and Basheer Ahamed was […] Read more » deputy tahsildars featured firing in Tuticorin Justice Basheer Ahamed Madras HC T Selvam
Top Law News Madras HC refuses to stay eviction of slum-dwellers in city December 29, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today refused to stay eviction of residents from 36 slums in the city saying a blanket order cannot be granted without hearing the state government’s version. Refusing any interim relief, a vacation bench headed by Justice MS Ramesh ordered notice to the state government returnable by January 5, 2108 on a […] Read more » featured Madras HC Madras HC refuses to stay eviction of slum-dwellers in city Slum dwellers slum-dwellers in city stay eviction of slum-dwellers The Madras High Court
Top Law News Madras HC directive on investigations under POCSO Act June 11, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has held that if the investigation of those arrested under POCSO Act or Prevention of Atrocities Against SC/ST Act cannot be completed within 24 hours, the investigating officer should produce the accused before the nearest judicial magistrate. A Special Bench of Justices S Nagamuthu (since retired) and P N Prakash gave […] Read more » featured investigations under POCSO Act Justice S Nagamuthu (since retired) Justice P N Prakash Madras HC Madras High Court POCSO Act Prevention of Atrocities Against SC/ST Act Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences
Family Law News Top Law News Child marriage will not automatically become void: Madras HC March 6, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court in Madurai has held that a wedding between minor girl and boy will not become void automatically without either of them obtaining a decree of divorce from family court within two years of their attaining the legal age for marriage. A division bench here comprising justices S Manikumar and C T Selvam […] Read more » child marriage Child marriage will not automatically become void featured Justice C.T.Selvam Justice S Manikumar Madras HC
Bar, Bench & Firm News Madras HC passes strictures against sessions Judge April 1, 2015 / April 2, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court Bench here has passed strictures against a sessions judge describing his conduct as “reckless” for awarding 10 years of imprisonment in a murder case for which minimum punishment should be life sentence and also for disregarding its order seeking an explanation. A bench, comprising Justice A.Selvam and Justice T Mathivanan, said […] Read more » Justice A.Selvam Justice T Mathivanan Madras HC Madras HC passes strictures Madras High Court murder of a businessman P Ilayaraja sessions judge strictures against sessions Judge
Top Law News Pandyas riches in Swiss banks? Madras HC asks govt to find out July 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Pandyas property in Swiss banks! Perhaps this would be your expression if you read the title of this article. Till now we have been reading, listening about black money of Indian politicians stashed away in swiss banks but this time a new story of ancient India has come into the picture. Pandyas the ancient rulers […] Read more » Madras HC Madras High Court Madras High court order on Swiss banks oindian money in Swiss banks pandyas property in Swiss banks Swiss banks
