Top Law News Revoke suspension of lawyer within a week: Madras HC to BCI March 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has directed Bar Council of India (BCI) to revoke within a week the suspension of a Madurai-based advocate for alleged misconduct, while making it clear that its order was only limited to his case. The division bench comprising justices V Ramasubramanian and N Kirubakaran before which a petition by M Thirunavukkarasu challenging […] Read more » BCI Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Revoke suspension of lawyer within a week: Madras HC to BCI
Top Law News Madras HC moved for putting TN govt orders on website March 3, 2016 / March 4, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Admitting a PIL which alleged that Tamil Nadu government was wantonly keeping its orders and cirulars secret and not publishing them on its websites, the Madras High Court bench here today sought details about guidelines on making public such communications. A bench, comprising Justice S.Manikumar and Justice C T Selvam, directed the government advocate to submit […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras HC moved for putting TN govt orders on website Madras High Court
Top Law News Employee entitled for backwages if conviction set aside: Madras HC February 29, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has ruled that an employee removed from service due to conviction in a corruption case by the trial court is entitled for back wages if he wins his appeal in an appellate court. Besides if the employee wins the appeal on merit, he is entitled for continuity of service also, justices […] Read more » Court Employee entitled for backwages if conviction set aside: Madras HC featured Law Legal News Madras High Court
Top Law News Adani group moves Madras HC against lawyer, accuses him of blackmail February 27, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today restrained an advocate of a city-based law firm engaged by the Adani Group of Gujarat from disclosing professional communication sent to him in connection with the company’s proposed purchase of land for a multi-crore power project in Ramanathapuram District in Tamil Nadu. Issuing the interim order, valid till March 14, on […] Read more » accuses him of blackmail Adani group Adani group moves Madras HC against lawyer Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court
Top Law News Only higher courts have power to change probe agency: Madras HC February 23, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has held that judicial magistrates cannot order change of investigating agency in criminal cases as such power was vested only with higher courts. If judicial magistrates are not satisfied with the probe by local police, at the most, they can only direct further investigation and cannot order any other agency such […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Only higher courts have power to change probe agency: Madras HC
Top Law News Provide job to sister of Dalit who was murdered: Madras HC February 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Madras High court today directed Tamil Nadu government to provide a job to the sister of a Dalit who was hacked to death near Thuraiyur in this district in April last year, as per the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act. Justice T Hariparanthaman, allowing a plea by Sudha, the sister ofMuthukumar, directed the government to […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Provide job to sister of Dalit who was murdered: Madras HC
Top Law News Justice Karnan “stays” CJI order on his transfer February 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Known for his penchant for controversies, Justice C S Karnan of Madras High Court on Monday “stayed” the order of the Chief Justice of India transferring him to Calcutta High Court. Under law, a lower court cannot sit in judgment over an order of higher court, more so the Supreme Court. In a suo motu […] Read more » featured justice karan Justice Karnan "stays" CJI order on his transfer Legal News Madras High Court Supreme Court
Top Law News Pass order on sea cucumber trade plea: Madras HC to Centre February 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has directed central government authorities to pass orders on a representation made by an association seeking a direction to revoke the ban on fishing and trade in sea cucumber (holothurians). Justice R Subbaiah, before whom the petition filed by Nagai Seafoods Catching Association, came up, directed the Union Ministry of Agriculture […] Read more » Centre government featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Pass order on sea cucumber trade plea: Madras HC to Centre sea cucumber trade plea
Top Law News Madras HC quashes narcotics bureau order on poppy seeds February 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Madras High Court has set aside an order of the Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) in Gwalior regarding division of merchants over import of poppy seeds for cooking use. Justice M M Sundresh set aside the order allowing a petition from city-based Sri Adinath Traders challenging the September 14, 2015 order of the CBN. The […] Read more » CBN Central Bureau of Narcotics Court featured Law Legal News Madras HC quashes narcotics bureau order on poppy seeds Madras High Court
Top Law News Madras HC moved over disappearance of Dalit mechanic February 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Madras High Court Benchhere today ordered police to produce a Dalit mechanic in the court and set him at liberty, on a petition by his wife, who has alleged that the police took no action to find him despite her filing a missing complaint. Passing interim orders on a habeas corpus petition by K […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras HC moved over disappearance of Dalit mechanic Madras High Court
Top Law News PIL seeking direction to EC on polls dismissed February 11, 2016 / February 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A PIL seeking to direct the Election Commission, under the overall supervision of Governors of the respective state governments, take control of government machinery from the date of election notification till declaration of elections results, was disposed by the Madras High Court today. The bench, comprising Justices S Manikumar and C T Selvam, disposed of the […] Read more » Court EC featured Law Legal News Madras High Court PIL PIL seeking direction to EC on polls dismissed
Criminal Law News Madras HC dismisses plea against inquiry into graft charge February 3, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Madras High Court here has ordered action against officials, who allegedly helped a panchayat chief facing charges of misappropriation of funds evade an inquiry by repeatedly issuing defective show-cause notices. Dismissing an appeal by Alangulam Panchayat President K Ravichandran challenging a single judge’s order, a bench comprising justices V. Ramasubramanian and N Kirubakaran directed Sivaganga […] Read more » Court featured graft charge Law Legal News Madras HC dismisses plea against inquiry into graft charge Madras High Court
