Top Law News Tamil Thai Vazhthu is prayer song, not Anthem: Madras High Court December 12, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The ‘Tamil Thai Vaazhthu’, an invocation, is only a prayer song and not a National Anthem and hence, there is no need for every one to remain in standing posture when it is rendered, the Madras High Court bench here has ruled. Justice G R Swaminathan gave the ruling recently while quashing an FIR registered […] Read more » Madras High Court Tamil Thai Vazhthu is prayer song
Top Law News HC frowns over acquittal of rape accused over a typographical error and reverses lower court order July 16, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Holding a typographical error in recording the word “semen” as Tamil word “semmann”, meaning red soil, cannot contribute to the acquittal of a man booked under POCSO Act for sexually assaulting a child, the Madras High Court has reversed a trial court order setting him free. Justice P Velmurugan, before whom the appeal from the victim’s […] Read more » acquittal of rape accused over a typographical error Madras High Court
Corporate Law News HC upholds Tamil Nadu government’s “all pass” order March 24, 2021 / March 24, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court on Monday upheld the Tamil Nadu government’s “all pass” order for students of class 9, 10 and 11 without conducting the final examinations. The first bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy upheld the GO passed by the Education department on February 25 this year, while disposing of a […] Read more » "all pass" order for students of class 9 10 and 11 without conducting the final examinations Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee Chief Minister K Palaniswami Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy Madras High Court
Top Law News Madras HC : Patanjali cannot use ‘Coronil’ branding. August 9, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court pulled up Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved for its use of the brand ‘Coronil’ to market what the latter claimed was a cure for COVID-19. Ruling in favour of petitioners, Chennai-based Ardura Engineering Private Limited, the court said Patanjali could have done a “simple check with the Trademarks Registry” to learn that […] Read more » Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved Coronil Madras High Court Rs 10 lakh fine for exploiting fear
Top Law News Madras High Court moved for enrolment of advocates through video conferencing July 25, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court on Friday impleaded the Bar Council of India in a petition seeking to organise fresh enrolment of advocates through video conferencing in view of COVID-19 pandemic as it was mandatory for appearing for the mandatory All India Bar Exam (AIBE). A special division bench of Justice N Kirubakaran and Justice R Pongiappan […] Read more » Bar Council of India enrolment of advocates through video conferencing Justice N. Kirubakaran Justice R Pongiappan Madras High Court
Top Law News Dignity in death: 3-year jail term for those who prevent funeral of ‘notified disease’ victims in TN. April 27, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Any move to prevent the burial or cremation of a victim of any “notified disease” could land you in jail for three years along with a fine in the state. Section 74 of the the Tamil Nadu Public Health Act of 1939 now specifies that any move to prevent “dignified burial or cremation of those […] Read more » Chennai-based Dr Simon Hercules who succumbed to COVID-19 Dignity in death fears of the spread of COVID-19 Madras High Court prevent funeral of 'notified disease' victims+ Tamil Nadu Public Health Act top law news top legal news
High Profile Cases Madras High Court Gets Its First All-Women Bench ahead of the International Women’s Day March 7, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment For the first time in the history of 157 years of the Madras HC that an all-women Full Bench has been constituted to hear a case. Chief Justice of Madras High Court Amreshwar Pratap Sahi took this step ahead of the International Women’s Day when he established the women justices-led bench composing of Justices Pushpa […] Read more » Anita Sumanth Madras HC Justices Pushpa Sathyanarayana Madras Hc Madras High Court Madras High Court Gets Its First All-Women Bench PT Asha Madras HC
High Profile Cases Delhi High Court bids Farewell to Justice G.S. Sistani. March 7, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi HC on Friday bid farewell to Justice G.S. Sistani, the 2nd senior most judge, whose retirement brings down the total number of judges in the court to 33 as against the sanctioned strength of 60. The HC organised a farewell for Justice Sistani, who will retire on Mar 10, on Friday owing to the […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Additional Solicitor General Maninder Acharya bar association Bar Council of Delhi Central Government Chief Justice D.N. Patel Delhi High Court Justice G.S. Sistani Madras High Court
High Profile Cases Conduct Of Some Lawyers Diminishing Reputation Of Law Profession Among Public : Madras HC March 1, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment While directing a lawyer to vacate the building rented out to him by a Doctor, the Madras High Court observed that the law profession is already under severe criticism and due to the activities of lawyers in the State, it further started diminishing its reputation among public. Justice S.Vaidyanathan came down heavily on a lawyer observing […] Read more » Conduct Of Some Lawyers Diminishing Reputation Of Law Profession Justice S.Vaidyanathan Madras High Court
High Profile Cases Doctors Have No Right To Go On Strike/Boycott Under Any Circumstances : Madras High Court March 1, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has observed that Doctors do not have the right to go on strike/boycott under any circumstances. Justice N. Anand Venkatesh observed thus while considering petitions challenging the charge memos and the transfer and posting orders issued to Doctors by the Director of Medical Education and the Director of Medical and Rural Health […] Read more » Doctors Have No Right To Boycott Under Any Circumstances Doctors Have No Right To Go On Strike Doctors Have No Right To Go On Strike/Boycott Under Any Circumstances Justice N. Anand Venkatesh Madras High Court
Corporate Law News Centre and TN govt oppose Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict Nalini’s plea. February 21, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre has reaffirmed in the Madras High Court its stand that the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convicts cannot be set free without its consent and said the Tamil Nadu cabinet recommendation for their premature release would have ‘zero’ effect. The oral submission was made on Thursday by Additional Solicitor General (ASG) G Rajagopalan before […] Read more » A G Perarivalan Additional Solicitor General (ASG) G Rajagopalan Jayakumar Justice R Pongiappan Justice R Subbiah Madras High Court Murugan Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convicts Ravichandran Robert Pyas. Santhan
High Profile Cases Madras High Court quashes .defamation cases against two leading Tamil dailies. February 18, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has quashed the criminal defamation cases filed by the Tamil Nadu government against a leading English Daily and a Tamil newspaper for publishing an interview of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on late J Jayalalithaa, in 2014. Justice M Dhandapani had recently quashed the government orders issued in 2014, for prosecuting the publisher […] Read more » criminal defamation cases filed by the Tamil Nadu government against a leading English Daily criminal defamation cases filed by the Tamil Nadu government against a leading Tamil Newspaper Justice M Dhandapani Madras High Court publishing an interview of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on late J Jayalalithaa