Court, Judiciary & Legal System Madras High Court reserves judgment in challenge to constitutionality of GSTAT June 24, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court on Friday reserved its judgment in the petitions challenging the constitutionality of the GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) under the prevailing GST regime. Arguments in the matter concluded yesterday before the Bench of Justices S Manikumar and Subramonium Prasad. The High Court had initially issued notice to the Central Government in August […] Read more » GSTAT Judgement Madras High Court
Bar, Bench & Firm News Supreme Court To Puducherry Govt : Cabinet Decisions Having Financial Implications Shall Not Be Implemented Till June 21 June 7, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a petition filed by Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi seeking status quo prior to the April 30 judgment of the Madras High Court ruling that the LG could not interfere in the day to day administration of the elected government, The Bench has also directed that any decision […] Read more » Cabinet Decisions Having Financial Implications Madras High Court Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi Supreme Court To Puducherry Govt
High Profile Cases SC stays inquiry commission proceedings into Jayalalithaa’s death at Apollo Hospitals April 26, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday stayed the proceedings of an inquiry commission set up to probe the death of then Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa at Apollo Hospitals in Chennai in 2016. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi was hearing the appeal of Apollo Hospitals against the April 4 order of the Madras […] Read more » Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Jayalalithaa's death at Apollo Hospitals Justice A Arumughaswamy Madras High Court Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa
Top Law News Madras High Court stays proceedings in defamation case against Senior Congress leader EVKS Elangovan April 16, 2019 / April 16, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has stayed proceedings in a criminal defamation case registered against Senior Congress leader EVKS Elangovan over certain remarks made by him against the ruling party leaders in an interview to a Tamil daily in 2018. When a petition filed by Elangovan came up Monday, Justice G K Ilanthirayan granted interim stay […] Read more » EVKS Elangovan Madras High Court Senior Congress leader Senior Congress leader EVKS Elangova Senior Congress leader EVKS Elangovan
High Profile Cases Madras High Court quashes land acquisition process for Salem-Chennai green corridor project April 8, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court Monday quashed land acquisition process for the Rs 10,000 crore Salem-Chennai eight-lane green corridor project, holding it required a mega realignment as the proposed route would have an adverse effect on environment. A special bench of Justice T S Sivagnanam and Justice Bhavani Subbarayan passed the order allowing a batch of […] Read more » Madras High Court Salem-Chennai green corridor project
High Profile Cases Madras High Court grants status quo on Kalaignar TV tax dispute case April 3, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In an interim relief to Kalaignar Television, the Madras High Court Tuesday directed the Income Tax department to maintain status quo on its arrears of tax demand against the channel for assessment years 2009-10 and 2010-11. Justice Anita Sumanth, before whom a plea from Kalaingnar TV came up seeking quashing of the department’s March 7 […] Read more » Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Justice Anita Sumanth Kalaingnar TV Madras High Court
Top Law News Corruption spreading like cancer : Madras High Court March 12, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Observing that corruption was spreading like “cancer”, the Madras High Court asked the Vigilance personnel in Tamil Nadu on Monday to conduct periodical raids in taluk offices, where it said bribe was demanded for issuing every document such as a legal heir certificate. Justice S M Subramaniam noted that the common man was absolutely frustrated […] Read more » Corruption spreading like cancer Madras High Court
High Profile Cases Practice Tolerance, Intolerance Dangerous To Democracy: Madras High Court March 11, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “Open criticism of Government policies and operations is not a ground for restricting expression. We must practice tolerance to the views of others.” The Madras High Court, last week, observed that a Governmental Body like World Tamil Sangam should not side with people protesting against a book by denying permission to its author to use […] Read more » Calcutta HC judgment Dangerous To Democracy Intolerance intolerance dangerous Intolerance Dangerous To Democracy Madras High Court Practice Tolerance
High Profile Cases Madras High Court declines Tamil Nadu’s minister’s plea to restrain NGO Arappor Iyakkam. March 1, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court on Thursday refused to grant any immediate interim relief on a prayer by a Tamil Nadu minister seeking to restrain an NGO from levelling corruption charges against him in the media and on social media. In his suit, Municipal Administration Minister S P Velumani sought damages of Rs 1 crore against […] Read more » Madras High Court NGO Arappor Iyakkam. Tamil Nadu's minister's plea to restrain
Top Law News Madras High Court says fishermen should get maximum subsidy for transponders February 12, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court Monday passed an order stating that the Tamil Nadu government should give fishermen the maximum subsidy for transponders. A PIL was filed before a division bench comprising Justice S Manikumar and Justice Subramonium Prasad by Fisherman Care, an NGO, seeking direction to the Centre to refer all cases of violation of […] Read more » Ahmedabad Earth Station hub Assistant Solicitor General G Karthikeyan Chennai Fishing Harbour fishermen should get maximum subsidy for transponders HC Justice S Manikumar Justice Subramonium Prasad Madras High Court maximum subsidy for transponders
Top Law News Notify appointment of board of trustees in all temples: Madras High Court January 26, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court bench here on Friday directed the joint commissioners of all districts in Tamil Nadu to issue a notification on the appointment of the board of trustees in the temples under the control of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department. Justices K K Sasidharan and P D Audikesavalu issued the […] Read more » board of trustees in all temples Madras High Court
Top Law News Madras HC for restricting free rice to BPL families alone November 23, 2018 / November 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment CHENNAI: Days after the ruling AIADMK objected to the burning of free mixers and grinders in the Vijaya government the Madras High Court has observed that free PDS rice given to ration card holders should be restricted only to families below the poverty line, irrespective of their economic status. A Division Bench of Justices N. Kirubakaran and […] Read more » featured justices Abdul Quddhose Justices N. Kirubakaran Madras High Court
