Perpetuating Caste Will Breach Fraternity: Madras High Court Orders Removal Of Caste Names From Educational Institutions

The Madras High Court has asked the Inspector General of Registration to ensure that no society is registered with a caste name or for the purpose of perpetuating caste in the State. Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy added that if such societies are running schools, colleges, or other educational institution, it should be ensured that the institution does not display caste...

Madras High Court Asks State To Register FIR Against Minister K Ponmudi For Comments On Saivism, Vaishnavism And Women

The Madras High Court has asked the Tamil Nadu government to register an FIR against Minister for Forests K Ponmudi for his recent remarks in connection with Saivism and Vaishnavism. Justice Anand Venkatesh warned the State that it would take suo motu action against the Minister if the State was not willing to register the FIR. "If they don't, then I'll initiate suo motu," the judge told...

Re-Employment Of Faculty Retiring Mid-Academic Year Is Mandatory, But Disciplinary Proceedings & 'No Work, No Pay' Deny It : Madras HC

A Division bench of the Madras High Court comprising of Justice G. Jayachandran and Justice R. Poornima held that the re-employment of faculty retiring mid-academic year is mandatory, but if there are pending disciplinary proceedings and further the 'no work, no pay' principle applies, then the re-employment is not allowed. Background Facts The appellant served in the...

Madras High Court Closes Kunal Kamra's Plea For Transit Anticipatory Bail After Bombay HC's Order For Interim Protection From Arrest

The Madras High Court on Thursday (April 17) has disposed of the transit anticipatory bail petition filed by comedian Kunal Kamra in connection with the FIR lodged against him in Mumbai over his alleged remarks against Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde.Justice Sunder Mohan closed his petition after Kamra's Advocate V Suresh informed the court that the Bombay High Court had granted...

Lawyer Moves Madras HC Seeking Action Against Minister K Ponmudi For Alleged Derogatory Comments On Saivism, Vaishnavism & Women

A lawyer has approached the Madras High Court to remove and disqualify Tamil Nadu Minister for Forests K Ponmudi for allegedly making derogatory speech against Saivism, Vaishnavism and women in general. Advocate B Jaganath has filed the plea to declare that the recent speech made by Ponmudi as ultra vires and patently violative of Article 188, Article 99 of the Constitution and the oath...

Suspicion Over TASMAC Employees Taking Bribe Enough To Search Head Office, Court Cannot Scrutinise Place Of Search: ED Tells Madras High Court

On Wednesday, Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, appearing for the Enforcement Directorate (ED), informed the Madras High Court that the agency had raided the headquarters of the TASMAC because it had "grounds to believe" that proceeds of crime or evidence connected to proceeds of crime were present at the premises.Yesterday, a division bench of Justices SM Subramaniam and K Rajasekaran...

ED Conducting Roving Inquiry Because Of Upcoming Elections : TASMAC To Madras High Court

The Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation, on Tuesday, argued that the Enforcement Directorate's recent searches were in connection with the upcoming Tamil Nadu Elections as it wanted to tarnish the image of people involved in the election. Senior Advocate Vikas Singh, appearing for TASMAC was making submissions before the bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and...

TET Qualification Is Mandatory For All Educational Institutions Including Minority Institutions: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held that the Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) qualification is mandatory for all educational institutions, including the minority institutions. The bench of Justice J Nisha Banu and Justice S Srimathy held that the Government had powers to prescribe the minimum educational qualification for the appointment of teachers and the government had prescribed the...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 7 to April 13, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 132 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 137 NOMINAL INDEX B Karthick v. The Inspector of Police, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 132The Commissioner of CGST & Central Excise v. Kothari Sugars and Chemicals Ltd., 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 133A Arunkumar v. The Home Secretary to Government and others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 134Gowdham v. The Director General and Others, 2025 LiveLaw...

Goods Exempted From Customs Duty, May Still Be Subject To Levy Of Additional Duty Under Respective Enactments: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court stated that goods imported exempted from basic customs duty, may still be subject to levy of additional duty under respective enactments. “The goods imported, even though exempted from basic customs duty, may still be subject to levy of additional duty under the respective enactments and they would be so subject unless and until they are specifically exempted...

“White Collar Criminals”: Madras High Court Convicts DRT Recovery Officer And Others In Corruption Case, Sends Them To 5 Yrs Imprisonment

Setting aside an order of the Special Court for CBI cases, the Madras High Court recently convicted a recovery officer of the Debt Recovery Tribunal, Madurai and others for making illegal gains by undervaluing a property during auction proceedings. The court thus sentenced him to 5 years imprisonment and a fine. Justice KK Ramakrishnan held that the recovery officer was guilty...

Corruption Rampant In Every Organ Of Govt, We Are Helpless In Curbing It: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently came to the rescue of a woman who was asked to get re-validated certificates for compassionate appointment. The bench of Justice R Subramaniam and Justice G Arul Murugan held that asking the woman to get fresh certificates would only pave way for the officers in-charge to get illegal gratification once more. Acknowledging that corruption was rampant in...