HIGH COURT MARCH 2024 WEEKLY ROUNDUP| Stories on 2006 Mumbai fake encounter; TATA Memorial hospital; JNU students union elections and more
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
Madras High Court
Voluntary surrendered petitions before magistrate having no jurisdiction are not maintainable: Madras HC issues directions
A person accused of an offence under the Penal Code (‘IPC’) who has not been forwarded under Section 167(1) of the CrPC and has voluntarily appeared and filed a surrender petition cannot be dealt with under Section 167(2) of the CrPC.
‘Judicial Officers are expected to maintain high level of integrity’: Madras HC refused to interfere with punishment given to Judge held for engaging in conference call with accused in Sankararaman murder case
“High standard of proof is essential to convict an accused in a criminal trial. However, no such strict proof is required for punishing a public servant under the Discipline and Appeal Rules”.
The tale of a teacher accused of offering flowers and chocolates to 8th-Standard girl as SC overturns POCSO conviction
The Special Court for POCSO cases convicted the Tamil languageNadu teacher under Section 12 of the POCSO Act and sentenced him to three years of rigorous imprisonment and the High Court affirmed the conviction.
“Occurring in nature” in S. 3(c) only qualifies the nearest reasonable referent “non-living substance”: Madras HC directs patent protection for antibody invention
“The real challenge with a patent application in respect of a synthesized non-living substance is establishing novelty, technical advance and not patent eligibility”
[Custody Battle] Madras HC modifies order granting visitation rights to grandparents, by restricting it to once every month
Madras High Court pointed out that at this juncture that the minor child had been under the grandparents’ care since birth, which was disturbed due to the strained relationship between the parties.
HIGH COURT MARCH 2024 WEEKLY ROUNDUP| Stories on Dolma Aunty Momos trade mark; Betting/ Spot Fixing Scandal; Mumbai Twin Blast; and more
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
Read why Madras HC refused to issue writ of quo warranto against A. Raja, Udhayanidhi Stalin and P.K. Sekar Babu for their remarks against Sanatana Dharma
“Any reasonable, fair and well-intentioned leader must be aimed at identifying the commonalities of different sections of the people to unite, rather than divide them. Though criticism is essential for growth, it must be constructive to ensure that progress, rather than destruction.”
Madras HC reads down TNDALU Ph.D Regulation mandating 2-year LLM for admission to Ph.D Programme
“Two-year LLM is not a higher qualification than the one-year LLM as both get the same degrees. Prescribing higher standards would be in ‘addition to’ and not in ‘derogation to’. It can be supplementing and not supplanting”
‘Water bodies belong to society, but have been corporatised’: Madras HC issues directions to State discouraging encroachment of water bodies for construction
“Water bodies belong to the society. Their ownership may technically rest in local bodies/departments/government. But they are a gift of nature and have to be available not only for human beings but also animals and birds.”
Know Thy Judge | Justice S. Vaidyanathan, the 12th Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court
Justice S. Vaidyanathan was appointed by the President as new Chief Justice of the High Court of Meghalaya on 02-02-2024 and took charge of his new office on 11-02-2024.
HIGH COURT MARCH 2024 WEEKLY ROUNDUP| Stories on GOLD STEP v. GOLD FLAKE; Section 125 CrPC; Dear Jassi; Compassionate Appointment; Bail in Sexual Assault and more
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
Madras HC sets aside Controller’s order rejecting patent application of Microsoft Tech. claiming invention titled ‘Message Communication of Sensor and other Data’
Madras High Court said that the Controller is correct in stating that both the cited prior art and the claimed invention provide for the transmission of sensor data to a subscribing application, but the difference lies in how such data is transmitted.
High Court Roundup February 2024 | Stories on Vyas ji Tehkhana; Ram Ki Janmabhoomi film; West Bengal Dental Council’s Election; SEBI’s Exit Policy; Freedom Fighters Pension; and more
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts in February 2024
[Cash-for-job scam] Madras HC refuses to grant bail to former TN Minister Senthil Balaji in money laundering case
Senthil Balaji was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 14-06-2023 for an alleged offence under Section 3 of PMLA.
Supreme Court upholds Madras HC order directing demolition of illegally constructed Mosque and Madrasa in Koyambedu
In 2023, Madras High Court had held that the mosque was illegally constructed without any building sanction plan.
[Mogappair Eri Scheme] Madras HC sets aside discharge of Tamil Nadu Rural Development Minister I.Periyasamy in corruption case
The legitimacy of the administration of criminal justice will be eroded, and public confidence shaken if MLA’s and Ministers facing corruption cases can short-circuit criminal trials by adopting the modus operandi that has been carried out in this case.
HIGH COURT FEBRUARY 2024 WEEKLY ROUNDUP| Stories on Ram Ki Janmabhoomi; Formula 4 Race; Class XII Exam; Freedom Fighters Pension and more
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
Madras HC directs State to grant permission to lawyer to conduct an indefinite fasting demanding use of Tamil language in High Court
Madras High Court directed the petitioner to give an undertaking that he would not initiate violence while organising meetings in connection with his indefinite fasting and he should co-operate with the police to ensure law and order
Madras HC permits State to conduct Formula 4 Race in Chennai Racing Circuit with highest degree of public safety
Formula 4 (F4) Indian Championship is a motorsport series of races in India sponsored by Racing Promotions Private Limited in collaboration with the State Governments. The F4 Indian Championship – Indian Racing League is being conducted in India for the first time in the year 2023 The drivers from across the world such as, UK, Switzerland, Australia, Malaysia and South Africa, are expected to participate in this event.