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Investigating Agencies deserve reasonable time to conduct investigation, Supreme Court sets aside Madras HC order quashing a criminal proceeding in haste

The Supreme Court noticed that in the case at hand, without giving any reasonable time to the investigating agency to investigate the allegations in the FIR, the Madras High Court has, in haste, quashed the criminal proceedings.

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“Woman is not a pendulum and cannot be forced to swing between motherhood and employment”,Madras High Court upholds maternity benefits, as welfare legislation and benefits cannot be deprived on mere interpretation and technicalities

It is to be remembered that birth of a baby is rebirth of a mother and if a woman is not properly taken care during the period of pregnancy and after delivery, it will certainly affect two lives, namely, mother and new borns

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Madras High Court issues directions for conducting the traditional game of cock fight during the Pongal festival

Madras High Court granted police protection for conducting Cock fight to mark the birthday celebrations of the late Chief Minister Dr.M.G.Ramachandran, subject to certain conditions.

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Madras High Court grants 3.5 lakh Compensation to Prisoner who spent 9 months in Jail after Acquittal Orders

Madras High Court said that when the court issues a specific direction, it’s the prison official's duty to verify it and clarify if they have doubts. Thus, held that the detention was illegal.

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Madras High Court| Prison administration needs to be reformed to create a better environment and prison culture to ensure that prisoners enjoy their right to dignified life

Madras High Court said that, while dealing with the issue involved in this public interest litigation, the following words of the South African anti-apartheid activist, Nelson Mandela resonate in their mind – “No one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones”.

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Madras High Court directs authorities to impose strict laws on consumption and distribution of alcohol and to curtail accessibility of alcohol, especially to younger generation

Statutory warnings are intended to instill a sense of fear, but they have had very little effect on human attitudes and behaviour towards alcohol consumption. It is also a sorry state of affairs that persons under 21 years, who are specifically prohibited from drinking alcohol, are in fact addicted to it. Therefore, it is incumbent on the State Government to reduce alcohol dependence and addiction as a public health measure by restricting and effectively regulating its sale and consumption.

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Madras High Court directs Tamil Nadu Judicial Academy to conduct a refresher course for the judicial officers, focusing on the special enactments, making them aware of the procedure

While quoting “Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not fall into a pit?”, the Madras High Court said that the first blind person in this case is the Sessions Judge, who was guiding the Magistrate, who was also blind, due to ignorance of the legal position and ultimately, both fell in a pit, leading to illegal and non est orders passed by the Magistrate.

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State must follow the specific method stipulated in the enactments for determining the value of the property, Madras High Court reiterates

A welfare State has necessarily to balance augmenting of its revenues to provide for sources of funds for welfare measures and other expenses of the State on the one hand and mitigating the hardship of taxes as far as possible to its citizens, on the other.

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Madras High Court| Government order warranting Aadhaar authentication from persons availing benefits under social welfare schemes paid out of the Consolidated Fund of India or State is not illegal

Madras High Court dismissed Public Interest Litigation challenging the Government order warranting Adhaar authentication services in the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd., from persons availing electricity subsidy in Tamil Nadu.

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Madras High Court restrains internet providers from broadcasting IPL auctions and events; Grants interim relief to Viacom 18

Madras High Court granted interim relief to Viacom 18, as it has made out a prima facie case on merits and the balance of convenience was also in its favour.

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Madras High Court dismisses petition seeking equal status to atleast 30% women advocates seeking conferment of Senior Advocate

Madras High Court: In a writ petition filed for issuance of writ of mandamus directing the respondents to give the equal status

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Madras High Court | When public officials have committed an act of negligence, lapses or dereliction of duty, financial loss caused to the State exchequer must be recovered from them

When the public officials have committed an act of negligence, lapses or dereliction of duty, the financial loss caused to the State exchequer are to be recovered from such public servants, who are responsible and accountable for the financial losses.

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Madras High Court directs State to pay Rs. 1 Lakh compensation to family of a man, missing since he was taken from his house for Covid-19 treatment

The missing person has not been traced either dead or alive and the stalemate continues, thus, taking into consideration the overall situation and without being too harsh on the State Government and instead, on humanitarian ground, the Madras High Court directed the State to pay compensation to the missing man’s family.

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Madras High Court directs Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, to get sensitization programmes conducted for police force regarding the rights of persons with disabilities

Upon learning that the police had violated the human rights of a physically challenged person, Madras High Court gave directions to police officials to sensitize police force regarding rights of persons with disabilities and ensure proper functioning of CCTV cameras in all police stations.

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Madras High Court dismisses contempt proceedings against presiding officer of family Court; Imposes Rs. 50,000 costs on the petitioner

Madras High Court held that the contempt petition is not maintainable and barred by limitation. Thus, dismissed contempt proceedings against the presiding officer of Family Court as he was not the presiding officer when the order was passed.