Madras High Court Impleads Dalit Association In Savukku Shankar's Plea Alleging Swindling Of Funds From Ambedkar Champions Scheme

The Madras High Court on Thursday impleaded the Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries (DICCI) and Gen Logistics company in a petition filed by YouTuber Savukku Shankar seeking CBI probe into the alleged corruption in Annal Ambedkar Business Champions Scheme.Shankar claims that though the scheme was brought in to uplift scheduled caste entrepreneurs, the implementation was...

'Not Trying To Protect TASMAC, Won't Close Predicate FIRs': State To Madras High Court On Apprehension Of PMLA Action Being Rendered Infructous

The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday assured the Madras High Court that it is not trying to "protect" TASMAC, a State-owned alcohol vending enterprise, in the alleged ₹1,000 crores liquor scam.While seeking adjournment in a PIL for CBI probe into the alleged TASMAC scam, which is already under scanner of the Enforcement Directorate, Advocate General PS Raman undertook that the State will...

Wife Focusing On Her Own Career & Refusing To Relocate To Canada With Husband Is Not Cruelty: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that a wife prioritizing her career and academics and refusing to go to husband's place of work would not be cruelty. The bench of Justice J Nisha Banu and Justice R Sakthivel observed as under, “The petitioner is not ready to sacrifice his career, and wants the respondent / his wife to come and live with him. Similarly, the respondent wants...

BREAKING | Madras High Court Stays TN Amendment Taking Away Governor's Power To Appoint Vice Chancellors To State-Run Universities

The Madras High Court on Wednesday stayed the amendments brought in by the Tamil Nadu government, taking away the Governor's power to appoint Vice Chancellors to State-run Universities. The State amendments were made pursuant to the recent Supreme Court judgment defining the powers of the Governor. The vacation bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice V Lakshminarayan passed the interim...

Govt Has Moral Responsibility To Ensure That Cheated Victims Get Back Their Money Under Protection Of Depositor's Act: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently highlighted the shortcomings of the Tamil Nadu Protection of Interests of Depositors (TNPID) Act and emphasised that the government has to take steps to evolve mechanisms to ensure that victims get their money back and that the object of the Act is achieved. Justice B Pugalendhi of the Madurai bench noted that even though the object of the Act was to...

'Age Wasn't Proven': Madras High Court Acquits Father & Priest Accused Of Molesting Minor Under POCSO, Charges Them Under IPC

The Madras High Court recently acquitted a father and a priest who were accused of molesting a minor girl under different circumstances. While acquitting the petitioners (accused) under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, the court noted that the date of birth certificate issued by the headmistress was not in the nature of any public or official register. The bench...

Person Loses Hindu Scheduled Caste Status By Marrying Under Christian Law, Can't Claim SC Reservation: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently held that when a person voluntarily submits himself/herself for conducting marriage under the Indian Christian Marriage Act, the person would be considered Christian thereafter and their native religion is renounced automatically.Justice L Victoria Gowri thus held that the incumbent Chairman of the Theroor Town Panchayat, Kanyakumari was disqualified...

'All Are Humans Before God, No Caste Discrimination': Madras High Court Junks Pleas For Appointing Temple Trustee From Particular Caste

While rejecting a plea for appointing temple trustees from a particular caste, the Madras High Court recently noted that before god, all persons are human beings and that there could not be any discrimination based on caste. “Before God, all persons are human beings and therefore, there cannot be any discrimination based on caste. Accordingly, the grievance of the petitioner cannot...

Madras High Court Orders Interim Stay On Declaration Of 2025 NEET UG Results

The Madras High Court has stayed the declaration of results for the NEET UG 2025 examination.Justice V Lakshminarayan on Friday ordered an interim stay on the declaration of results on the plea filed by a group of students seeking re-examination. Noting that the students must be given an opportunity to present their case, the court ordered interim stay. The plea was filed by a group of...

'Facilitates Resolution Process': Madras HC Upholds Circular Allowing Creditor To Recommend Resolution Professional In Application U/S 95 Of IBC

The Madras High Court bench of Justice D.Bharatha Chakravarthy has held that the circular issued by Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) on 21.12.2023 under section 196 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code), allowing the creditor to recommend the name of a Resolution Professional in an application filed under Section 95 of the Code cannot be deemed ultra vires...

Personality Rights | Madras High Court Asks Meta And Telegram To Take Down Accounts Unauthorisedly Using Dancer Anita Ratnam's Photos, Audio

The Madras High Court has asked Meta and Telegram to take down social media accounts that have been unauthorisedly using photos and audio of dancer Anita Ratnam. Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy, on prima facie assessment, opined that the social media accounts had misused Ratnam's celebrity status for their commercial purpose. Noting that the usage did not fall within fair use,...

S.50 PMLA | Confession Made To ED Not Hit By Evidence Act, Whether Made Voluntarily Or Coercively Would Be Decided At Trial: Madras HC

The Madras High Court recently reiterated that the officers of the Enforcement Directorate, who record statements of accused under Section 50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, are not police officers and such statements would not come under the Indian Evidence Act. The court added that whether the statements were recorded voluntarily or under coercion could be decided only...