Intellectual Property News Top Law News Plea to nullify land acquisition for road project filed in MHC June 27, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chennai: In the Madras High Court today a petition seeking to declare as null and void the entire land acquisition proceedings initiated for the proposed greenfield Chennai-Salem highway project was filed. The plea also sought to declare as unconstitutional and null and void section 105 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, […] Read more » 1956 featured Madras High Court MHC National Highways Act Poovulagin Nanbargal Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act
Human Rights Madras High Court prohibits homework for class 1, 2 children May 30, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chennai: Taking the study burden on small children as a serious concern, the Madras High Court on Wednesday prohibited schools from assigning homework to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) students studying in Class I and Class II. The Court has asked CBSE to set up flying squads to inspect schools violating the new directive. […] Read more » CBSE Central Board of Secondary Education Madras High Court madras high court about home work national council of educational research NCERT
Top Law News No blanket order on FIR under IPC sections 172-188: High Court May 28, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has refused to pass a blanket order, directing the Tamil Nadu government and the police not to register a First Information Report (FIR) or a chargesheet for offences such as obstructing public servants from discharging their duties. The first bench of Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice Abdul Quddhose recently disposed […] Read more » Code of Criminal Procedure CrPC featured First Information Report IPC Madras High Court
Top Law News High Court raps police for seeking remand of people even for petty offences May 18, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has slammed police for invoking powers vested with them during “pre-independence era” and seeking remand of people even for petty offences. Justice M S Ramesh said the Supreme Court has time and again reiterated the cardinal principles, namely, “bail is the rule and jail is an exception and that persons accused […] Read more » featured High Court M S Ramesh Madras High Court police remand
Top Law News High Court says, Scope of habeas corpus pleas limited May 17, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has made it clear that the scope of habeas corpus petitions is limited and said the extraordinary jurisdiction of the constitutional courts cannot be invoked for dealing with such missing cases, where there is no “strong suspicion” of illegal detention. A habeas corpus plea is a petition which is filed to […] Read more » featured habeas corpus Madras High Court S M Subramaniam S Ramathilagam Scope of habeas corpus pleas
Top Law News High Court’s interim order on plea against guv appointed probe panel May 11, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today ordered that the report of an inquiry committee looking into the alleged attempt by a woman college teacher to lure students to extend sexual favours in return for higher mark be kept in a sealed cover once it was submitted. A division bench comprising Justices V Parthiban and P D […] Read more » A S Santhanam Governor Banwarilal Purohit Madras High Court P D Audikesavalu plea V Parthiban
Top Law News High Court rejects Rajiv case convict’s plea for release April 27, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today rejected Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict Nalini’s plea for premature release. The court had earlier this week said it will pronounce the judgement today on an appeal filed by Nalini, a life convict in former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. A division bench, comprising Justices K K Sasidharan and […] Read more » featured High Court K K Sasidharan Madras High Court Rajiv Gandhi assassination case
Top Law News Plea in High Court seeking enhanced relief for fishermen during ban April 20, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A petition has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking a direction to the Central and state governments to pay an amount of Rs 500 per day to fishermen during the fishing ban period. When the plea came up before the First Bench comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice Abdul Quddhose today, it […] Read more » Central and state government EEZ featured High Court Madras High Court
Top Law News Send inmates back to hospice: Madras High Court March 28, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today ordered police to send back the inmates of a hospice near here, who were shifted recently following allegations of ill-treatment, as it expressed shock over the death of 12 of the destitute. A division bench comprising Justice C T Selvam and Justice N Sathishkumar gave the interim order on a […] Read more » District Social Welfare Officer featured Justice N Sathishkumar Madras High Court ustice C T Selvam
High Profile Cases FERA case: ED tells HC cannot share documents with TTV Dhinakaran March 21, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Enforcement Directorate has informed the Madras High Court it cannot share copies of official documents, including the case diary, to Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam leader TTV Dhinakaran in connection with the 1996 FERA case filed against him. When the criminal revision petition by Dhinakaran came up yesterday before Justice M V Muralidaran, the ED […] Read more » Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam Enforcement Directorate featured FERA case Foreign Exchange Regulation Act Madras High Court TTV Dhinakaran
Top Law News Madras High Court directs Economic Offences wing to take steps in identifying properties owned by dairy firm executives March 11, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has directed the Economic Offences (EO) Wing of the Central Crime Branch to take steps for identifying immovable properties in the name of executives of HBN Dairies and Allied Limited, which is alleged to have cheated around 20 lakh depositors of Rs 1,137 crore. Justice M S Ramesh passed the order […] Read more » dairy firm executives EO wing featured HBN Dairies and Allied Limited identifying properties Justice M S Ramesh Madras High Court
High Profile Cases Senior citizens unaware about protection under Act: HC March 6, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today observed that some senior citizens were not aware of the protection of life and property available to them under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. The court was hearing a plea by three persons convicted by a lower court for murdering an elderly person. A […] Read more » featured Justice T Krishnavalli Justices S Vimala Madras High Court Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007 Senior citizens
