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Madras High Court
Madras High Court refuses to transfer 3-year-old son’s custody to biological mother; Grants her liberty to visit him once a week
Madras High Court closed the Habeas Corpus Petition with a liberty to the petitioner to visit her minor child at the house of the respondent 5, once a week
‘Educational certificates are not marketable commodities under Contract Act’ ; Madras HC directs Thanjavur Medical College to return Student’s original certificates
“Educational certificates are not marketable commodities within the meaning of Section 171 of the Contract Act, 1872.”
‘Disheartening that dehumanizing practice of manual scavenging still subsists’; Madras High Court issues guidelines
“The persistence of manual scavenging is a stark reminder of the deep-rooted inequalities and discrimination that continue to pervade our society, perpetuating the cycle of poverty, oppression, and exclusion faced by marginalized groups.”
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‘Roads are carrying beyond their capacity’; Madras HC directs for regulating entry of vehicles visiting Nilgiris and Dindigul Districts by granting e-pass
“The roads are carrying beyond their capacity. It can also be seen that all these routes are meddling/interfering with the elephant corridors. And In view of traffic jams, vehicles are stranded in the roads cutting across forests, the animals are worst affected. It causes irreparable damage to the environment.”
Retrospective re-fixation of salary and pensionary benefits post-retirement is not in accordance with law: Madras HC
The petitioner was retired from service by superannuation and hence, the employer – employee relationship between the petitioner and the University had come to an end and hence, the University holds no Authority to re-fix the salary and the consequential benefits of the petitioner.
Read why Madras High Court refused anticipatory bail to Gangster Rocket Raja
Madras High Court remarked that Tirunelveli is a communal prone area. It is only for the past few years; the city has been without any communal violences. During the ensuing parliamentary elections, any small spark may lead to a catastrophe.
Candidate not necessarily suffering from disability set out in RPwD Act but having special needs is entitled to reasonable accommodation: Madras HC
“If the facilities required by the petitioner are denied, she will not be able to take the examination, which would lead to discrimination that is forbidden by Article 14 of the Constitution of India.”
‘Corporal punishment is never a solution to guide a child’; Madras HC directs State Govt. to implement guidelines for elimination of corporal punishment in schools
“The next era of child rights must move forward with a better and more equipped and pragmatic approach where the children are better heard and treated with more respect. We need to be more receptive to the needs of the children. We have to start listening to them”
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Inside Supreme Court verdict on appointment of Technical Assistants as Assistant Engineers in Tamil Nadu PWD
Supreme Court said that the attempt of the Association of Engineers to grab all the posts available, even those apportioned for the candidates promoted from subordinate services, is totally unequitable.
Former DGP Rajesh Das act degraded the morale of police force; Madras High Court dismisses plea challenging his sentence in sexual harassment case
“Police force is a disciplined force in which the persons holding even the base posts are required to exhibit the highest amount of discipline and integrity and they should project and conduct themselves as role models for the citizens of the country.”
Madras High Court directs MoHFW to issue circular to all hospitals to find out blood alcohol level in drunk driving cases
Madras High Court after noting that the State Government is taking steps to conduct surprise checks, remarked that this will not stop the problem, and emphasised that assessing the level of alcohol in the blood at least in cases where accidents takes place should be made mandatory, as this will help the motor accident claims to be decided in a proper manner while determining the issue of negligence to be attributed in an accident.
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Madras HC asks for number of cases registered in elections for distribution of money to voters
“Democracy is the basic principle in our constitution. Our country is the largest democratic country in the world. The sculptural inscriptions would show that democracy prevailed in our country even during the ancient times.”
Inside Madras HC verdict declaring CBDT Circular giving differential treatment to new trust having provisional approval u/s. 80G as unconstitutional
Madras High Court said that irrespective of whether petitioner trust have or do not have any vested right to claim the extension, the classification done by CBDT through the Circular have no reasoning for leaving out the regular registration of newly provisionally registered trust under Section 80G of the Act in respect of new trusts.
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‘Hindrance to traffic, free movement of people not a ground to reject permission for conducting political rallies’; Madras HC allows BJP President JP Nadda to conduct rally from alternative route
Madras High Court directed the District Secretary to comply with the conditions imposed by the Election officer and Police, and all the parties were directed to ensure that the rally takes place peacefully without giving rise to any law-and-order problem
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Madras High Court also closed the impleading application filed by AIADMK former Member of Parliament J. Jayavardhan, as it would be a futile exercise to allow the application when the appeals had been withdrawn.