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L Victoria Gowri's appointment as #MadrasHighCourt judge brought up in #RajyaSabha

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TMC MP @jawharsircar on Law Ministry stating that differences of opinion between executive and judiciary are mutually reconciled: So am I to understand that all differences are mutually reconciled?...

...And in the same sentence you have used the words, "Only the appropriate person is appointed as a judge". Do you consider Victoria Gowri's appointment to really (be of) an appropriate person? One who has been accused in public of casteist remarks, of remarks against minorities?

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#MadrasHCbench of Acting Chief Justice T Raja and Justice D Krishnakumar are hearing a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the ban on #Onlinegaming through the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Ordinance, 2022.

Senior Counsels Mukul Rohatgi, C Aryama Sundaram appear for Online gaming companies. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal appears for the Tamil Nadu government.

Sibal: I appear for the state. This ordinance has not come into force yet. There is no cause of action yet for the petitioners to approach the court. It is pending before the Governor. The Governor has not signed it.

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The #MadrasHighCourt is hearing the bunch of 50 pleas filed by the #RSS seeking permission for a state-wide route march in Tamil Nadu on November 6.

Senior counsel NL Rajah for RSS- Permission has been granted by the TN police for the march in only 3 out of the 50 districts we requested. This is in contempt of the court's order.

Senior counsel NR Elango for TN police- In 24 of the 50 locations, the commissioners of police felt it was not possible to grant permission. At 23 locations the SPs said the march can be allowed but only in a closed space or indoors.

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The #MadrasHighCourt has recently held that “if a person
belonging to another religion, has faith in a particular Hindu deity, that cannot be prevented nor can his entry into a temple be prohibited.”

A PIL was filed in the court seeking a direction that the non-Hindus should not be permitted to participate in the festival of millennia old Adikesava Perumal Thirukovil at Thiruvattar, Kanyakumari District. #MadrasHighCourt

The #MadrasHighCourt held that “when a public festival like the
Kumababishegam of a temple is performed, it will be impossible for the authorities to check the religious identity of every devotee for the purpose of permitting his entry into the temple.”

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BREAKING: The #MadrasHighCourt holds a midnight hearing in a matter pertaining to #AIADMK General Council meeting to be held today. The plea was filed to restrain the council from passing any resolution on unitary leadership in the party. #OPSvsEPS

Presently, the affairs of the party are helmed by O. Panneerselvan and Edapadi Palanisamy as joint coordinators. However a section of the party intended to pass a resolution to bring unitary leadership. #OPSvsEPS

A Single Judge had refused to restrain General Council from amending the bylaws to make way for unitary leadership. The order was passed late evening on Wednesday (June 22, 2022). This order was challenged before the division bench of the court. #OPSvsEPS

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Chief Justice of India Justice NV Ramana, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu @mkstalin , Justices V Ramasubramanian at an event in #MadrasHighCourt to lay foundation to the administrative block of the High Court. Also in attendance Justice MM Sundaresh of #SupremeCourt

The dignitaries lighting the lamp to commence the ceremony at #MadrasHighCourt

The CJI Justice NV Ramana is congratulated at the event for completing one year as the Chief Justice of India. #SupremeCourt #MadrasHighCourt

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Jst N Anand Venkatesh of #MadrasHighCourt commends Tamil Nadu Govt for being committed towards the cause of #LGBTQIA + community.

"Really happy that the Govt. has come forward to protect this community from harassment by police personnel and others," says Justice.

Records the court's "deep appreciation" to the State Govt for having brought out a glossary to address persons belonging to the #LGBTQIA+ community with dignity in the media and other fora.

Directs the media to henceforth use the words that are referred to in the glossary.

Judge reiterates confidence on the press and media and sincerely hopes that they would use the dignified expressions while addressing #LGBTQIA+ community and follow the court direction in letter and spirit.

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The Madras High Court grants bail to a suspected Maoist on condition that she would file a sworn affidavit in Tamil owing faith and allegiance to the Indian Constitution and stating that she does not believe in Maoism.
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Court said that in cases where people wedded to a certain ideology are involved, they do everything possible to prevent the conduct of the trial and such things remain unknown to the media or the outside world.
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“On account of such dilatory tactics adopted by the accused, evidences disappear eventually leading to their acquittal. At that time, there will be a hue and cry saying that the system, without any material thereof, had kept the person in prolonged incarceration," court added.

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BREAKING: Madras High Court orders transfer of Thanjavur student death case to CBI. #thanjavurcase #Lavanya

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"For fair investigation, it must be transferred to CBI as in 2006, there was another case of a girl Sukanya declared as suicide. After an investigation in 2010, it came to light that she was gang-raped," said the petitioner.
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“When learned Senior Counsel asserted that he does not believe in conversion, I knew that he was speaking from his heart. But the question is whether Sister Saghayamary & Sister Rachel Mary are made of same fibre. I hope investigation by CBI will bring out the truth” #Lavanya

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[Air India Disinvestment] At 12PM, #MadrasHighCourt will continue hearing a plea by the Air Corporation Employees Union seeking protection of their rights before the disinvestment proceeds.

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Hearing to begin shortly. The Central Government is expected to present its case to Justice V Parthiban today.

#MadrasHC #AirIndia

Hearing begins.

#MadrasHC #AirIndia

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[Air India Disinvestment] The Madras High Court will continue hearing a plea by the Air Corporation Employees Union seeking protection of their rights before the disinvestment proceeds.

Justice V Parthiban had previously granted a stay in the matter.

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ASGI Sankaranarayanan: We are ready. The #SolicitorGeneral is appearing.. he will be logging in.

Justice Parthiban: We will pass over the matter. I will run through the list.

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Advocate Rama Priya, for the Petitioner Union: the matter arises out of the move to disinvest.. What we are concerned is, our service conditions must be protected.

#MadrasHC #AirIndia

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Hindus in minority in Kanyakumari; census does not reflect ground reality of 'crypto-christians': Madras High Court

Read more here: bityl.co/AP4G

Scheduled Caste Hindus, though having converted to Christianity, call themselves Hindus for availing reservation: Madras High Court

#madrashighcourt #ReligiousFreedom

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If an individual based on his personal conviction, wants to change his religion, his choice must be respected: Madras High Court

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#MadrasHighCourt hears PILs challenging Tamil Nadu govt's Gold monetization scheme which was announced in the Legislative Assembly recently, whereby unutilised #temple jewellery was proposed to be melted into gold bars.

Advocate Niranjan Rajagopalan informs that there are three Writ petitions. Argues that the administration of every Hindu religious institution should be done by trustees.

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CJ: First of all ... everything that is announced in the Assembly does not become effective. It becomes effective only when notification is issued. Has any notification been issued?

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#MadrasHighCourt hearing in petition by filmmaker @LeenaManimekali challenging move to impound passport by Passport Authority citing a pending defamation case filed against her by Susi Ganeshan after Leena Manimekalai levelled sexual harassment allegations against him.

Adv Infant Dinesh for Passport Authority tells Court that Passport Authority exercised its own jurisdiction under Section 10 (3) of Passports Act to impound the passport, not Section 104, CrPC.

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Adv Dinesh: We got an adverse report from police that criminal proceedings are pending ...

Justice Mahadevan (orally): Release the passport forthwith. See, personal scores cannot be taken on these lines before statutory authorities

@LeenaManimekali #MadrasHighCourt

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Four new Judges for the #MadrasHighCourt, Justices Sundaram Srimathy, D Bharatha Chakravarthy, R Vijayakumar, and Mohammad Shaffiq, to be sworn into office shortly.

Justice Sundaram Srimathy administered the oath of office.

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Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy being sworn into office.

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#MadrasHighCourt issues notice in plea against HR&CE 2020 Rules in so far it allows “fit persons” (appointed in the absence of temple trustees) to select archakas to #HinduTemples. Petitioner argues that archakas not trained in agamas relevant to temples may be thereby appointed

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Any appointments made will abide by the result of the petition since it prima facie appears that the appointment by a fit person may not be the appropriate form under the (HR&CE) Act of 1959: #MadrasHighCourt

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It would do well for the positions of trustees lying vacant or unfilled to be filled up in the appropriate manner and in accordance with law so that such trustees can, in terms of the (HR&CE) Act of 1959, choose the archakas: #MadrasHighCourt adds in interim order

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Former AG Vijay Narayan (for AIADMK), thanks AG R Shanmugasundaram (for DMK-led govt) for positive response to measures to ensure purity of local body elections

#MadrasHC CJ: Both of you have set good precedents for others to emulate. These offices are not political or anything.

CJ Banerjee also reminds present AG that of judicial vacancies in Tamil Nadu: There should be one thing, our list of vacancies is not (getting filled). All of my colleagues think that I am completely incompetent

AG Shanmugasundaram assures: I am taking steps

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#MadrasHighCourt disposes of AIADMK plea to ensure purity of local body elections after recording various measures proposed by State incl CCTV inside & near strongrooms, divulging location of strongrooms to political parties, appointment of observers in every Block etc.

In an encroachment matter of waterbodies in Chennai, #MadrasHighCourt said,
“If the pandemic has taught us a lesson, it is that the human species may not yet be smart enough to beat nature.”

#pandemic #water #pollution

CJ Sanjib Banerjee led Division Bench was informed about a dumping ground being created at one end of the waterbody, and an incinerator for burning waste material being put on another corner.
#MadrasHC #water

The court said that these lakes and waterbodies not only nourish life but provide for year-round water in a State where drinking water is not available as much as required.
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#MadrasHighCourt: "... it is time to rethink whether elephants can be subjected to the ignominy of participating in Temple celebrations and temple rituals and whether such activities are any better than elephants being used for begging in the streets."

Religious sentiments must at times yield to reason and the animal’s point of view, if at all the same may be perceived, may also be taken into consideration upon obtaining scientific expert advice in such regard: #MadrasHighCourt

#Elephants

#MadrasHighCourt directs Principal Chief Conservator of Forests to prepare a catalog of all captive elephants in TN.

Video recording of elephants sought for, with complete profile of each elephant - including age, sex, lineage, how the elephant came to be captured, domesticated.

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Lawyer's opening line: This is a case where the conscience is shocked to the extent of being electrocuted, Milord

CJ Sanjib Banerjee: Oh my God

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CJ adds: I wish our young lawyers also know how to (unclear)... In your first sentence, whatever you said, meant that it was manifestly arbitrary, palpably erroneous, and (unclear)... - the three tools which would excite a Court to look into the award

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Lawyer responds: I will try to make good that we are short of electrocution.

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