S.17 PMLA | Can't Direct ED To Serve 'Reasons To Believe' Before Conducting Search, May Lead To Concealment Of Evidence: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held that it cannot issue an omnibus direction mandating the Enforcement Directorate to serve 'reason to believe' the commission of money laundering offence before conducting a search in terms of Section 17 PMLA, as the same may alert the suspect to conceal evidence."Section 17 is a preliminary stage where based on some information in possession the ED search...

Shocking That State Govt Filed Petition Against ED Raid Of TASMAC, Nothing Unusual In Detaining Employees During Search: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court on Wednesday dismissed the allegations made by Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) that its employees and officials were harassed by the Enforcement Directorate while conducting searches at the State agency's headquarters in Chennai.The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice K Rajasekaran noted that the search was conducted in compliance of Section 17 of...

Madras High Court Dismisses Pleas Challenging ED Search Of TASMAC Headquarters

The Madras High Court on Wednesday (April 23) dismissed pleas by State Government and Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation challenging the recent searches conducted by the Enforcement Directorate on the TASMAC headquarters on March 6 and March 8. A division bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice K Rajasekar while pronouncing the verdict observed that in money laundering cases, a...

“Lawyers Acted As Henchmen”: Madras High Court Asks DGP To Take Action Against Lawyers Indulging In Land Grabbing

The Madras High Court has asked the police to take stern action against lawyers who are hand in gloves with litigants and are indulging in land grabbing activities. Justice Sunder Mohan directed the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry to extend full cooperation to the police. The court also asked the Bar Council to conduct an enquiry into the alleged involvement of lawyers in...

"Further Incarceration Would Violate Rights Under Article 21": Madras HC Grants Bail To Former DMK Functionary Jaffer Sadiq Arrested By ED

The Madras High Court has granted bail to former DMK functionary Jaffer Sadiq and his brother Mohammed Saleem who were arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a PMLA case. Considering that the trial was not likely to be completed in the near future, Justice Sunder Mohan opined that further incarceration would violate the rights under Article 21 of the Constitution....

Madras High Court Considers Bringing In SOP For Dealing With Children Who Have Undergone Trauma By Witnessing Crimes

The Madras High Court is in the process of bringing in a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for dealing with children who have undergone trauma by witnessing crimes. The bench of Justice MS Ramesh and Justice N Senthilkumar has asked the Central and the State governments to look into the issue. The State government on Monday informed the court that after the court's previous order,...

Madras High Court Lifts Attachment Of Late Actor Sivaji Ganesan's Property In Execution Petition Against Grandson

The Madras High Court has raised attachment of property belonging to late actor Sivaji Ganesan that was attached by the court in March 2023 in a plea seeking execution of an arbitral award against his grandson Dushyanth Ramkumar and their production company Eshan Productions. Justice Abdul Quddhose ordered lifting the attachment on a plea filed by Ganesan Prabhu, the actor's elder son,...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 14 - April 20, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 138 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 143 NOMINAL INDEX The State of Tamil Nadu and Others v. K Bashiri and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 138 Kunal Kamra v. State, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 139 Dr. R. Mathivanan v. Government of Tamil Nadu & Ors, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 140 South Indian Senguntha Mahajana Sangam v. State of Tamil Nadu, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad)...

Madras High Court Reserves Orders On Pleas Challenging ED Search At TASMAC Headquarters, Verdict Likely On April 23

The Madras High Court has reserved orders on pleas filed by the State Government and the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation challenging the recent searches conducted by the Enforcement Directorate on the TASMAC headquarters on March 6 and March 8. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice K Rajasekar reserved the orders today after hearing Senior Advocate Vikas Singh for TASMAC. In...

Madras High Court Recommends Formation Of Special Committee To Identify And Address Behavioural Issues In Students

The Madras High Court has recommended the formation of a Special Committee with statesmen, scholars, psychoanalysts, and representatives from the Departments of Human Resource Development, Higher Education, School Education, and Police to identify and address behavioral issues among youngsters. Justice AD Jagadish Chandira said that the issue required urgent intervention by...

Did Not Harass TASMAC Officers During Search, Allegations A Mere Afterthought: ED Tells Madras High Court

While making submissions in support of the search conducted by the Enforcement Directorate in the TASMAC headquarters, the ED, on Thursday, contended that the allegation of harassment raised by TASMAC was a mere afterthought for creating grounds in the present case. Additional Solicitor General SV Raju was making submissions before the bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice K...

Madras High Court Bans 28 Plastic Items In Kodaikanal And Nilgiris

The Madras High Court has banned the manufacture, storage, supply, transport, sale, and distribution of 28 items of plastic throughout the Western Ghats, sanctuaries, and tiger reserves, starting from the Nilgiris up to the Agathiyar Biosphere in Kanyakumari District, which includes the Nilgiris and Kodaikanal hill areas. The forest bench of Justice N Satish Kumar and...