Upasana Sajeev

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

1 week ago | livelaw.in | Upasana Sajeev

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, the court directed Meta and Telegram to take down the accounts. “On prima facie assessment, it appears that the celebrity status and personality rights of the plaintiff have been misused for commercial purposes.
S.50 PMLA | Confession Made To ED Not Hit By Evidence Act, Whether Made Voluntarily Or Coercively Would Be Decided At Trial: Madras HC

1 week ago | livelaw.in | Upasana Sajeev

“Under section 50 of the PML Act, officers of Enforcement Director (ED) have the power to summon individual, enforce attendance and recorded statements. The officers of ED are not considered as police officers and statement made under section 50 of PML Act, not come under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.
Madras High Court Judge Justice Sathya Narayana Prasad Passes Away

1 week ago | livelaw.in | Upasana Sajeev

Justice Sathya Narayana Prasad (56), sitting judge of the Madras High Court, passed away in the late hours of May 6th, 2025, at Chennai. Sources say that the judge suffered a cardiac arrest and was taken to a private hospital, where he breathed his last. Justice Sathya Narayana Prasad was appointed as an additional judge of the Madras High Court on 27th October, 2021, and was later made a permanent judge on March 3, 2023.
Production Company Approaches Madras High Court Against Release Of Malayalam Film 'Janaki v. State Of Kerala' Over Unpaid Dues

1 week ago | livelaw.in | Upasana Sajeev

Peppermint Private Limited, a company engaged in film production and digital entertainment business, has approached the Madras High Court to stall the release of the upcoming Malayalam film “Janaki v. State of Kerala” starring Suresh Gopi scheduled to release on May 15th.
Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 28 to May 04, 2025

1 week ago | livelaw.in | Upasana Sajeev

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 156 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 165 NOMINAL INDEX Indian Bank v. The Commercial Tax Officer, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 156 State v. Durai Murugan and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 157 Shanmugavel v. The State, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 158 State v. MRK Paneerselvam, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 159 State v. I Periyasamy, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 160 Vijayakumar v.... Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 156 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 165 NOMINAL INDEX Indian Bank v.
Constitute State Level Committees To Dispose Enquiries On 'Bogus' Community Certificates, Ensure Complete Scrutiny: Madras HC Tells State

1 week ago | livelaw.in | Upasana Sajeev

“The respondents are directed to ensure that required number of State Level Scrutiny Committees are constituted for effective disposal of the enquiries pending before the Committee and further ensure that the community certificates are issued after complete scrutiny and by way of conducting appropriate enquiry as per the procedures contemplated,” the court said.
High Time To Effectively Digitise Investigation Agencies, IT Wing Of Tamil Nadu Police Still In Premature Stage: Madras High Court

2 weeks ago | livelaw.in | Upasana Sajeev

“However, the ground reality appears to be otherwise. A complainant has to knock the doors of this court at every stage. Even for receipt of a complaint by the Station House Officer, registration of FIR thereupon, conducting of fair investigation, filing of final report within a time frame and for every such normal procedural aspects, the poor litigants are being constrained to approach the courts seeking necessary directions.
Madras High Court Forms Committee To Crackdown On Illegal Homestays, Cottages In Nilgiris And Kodaikanal Hills

2 weeks ago | livelaw.in | Upasana Sajeev

The forest bench of Justice N Sathish Kumar and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy asked the committee to ensure that inspection is carried out throughout the hills and to check whether the home stays and cottages were operating with a license. “It is brought to our notice that there are large number of home stays/cottages which are functioning without even any license whatsoever from the Tourism Department or from the other agencies of the local bodies.
POCSO Offence Is Committed Against Society, Accepting Defence Of Subsequent Marriage With Victim Will Defeat Purpose Of Act: Madras HC

2 weeks ago | livelaw.in | Upasana Sajeev

Justice P Velmurugan observed that the offence under the POCSO Act was an offence against the society and not just the individual. He added that if the defence of subsequent marriage is accepted and the accused is acquitted, it would defeat the whole purpose of enactment of the Act and would lead to disastrous consequences. “The offence under the POCSO Act is not against individual and it is against the Society.
Madras High Court Sets Aside Discharge of Tamil Nadu Minister I Periyasamy In Disproportionate Asset Case

2 weeks ago | livelaw.in | Upasana Sajeev

Justice P Velmurugan set aside the order passed by the Special Judge, Dindigul, discharging the Minister and his family. The court directed the special court to frame charges against the accused person and complete the trial within 6 months. The allegation against Periyasamy was that, while serving as the Minister for Revenue and Prisons between 2006 and 2011, he had accumulated wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income.

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Articles

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

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

Madras High Court Judge Justice Sathya Narayana Prasad Passes Away

Production Company Approaches Madras High Court Against Release Of Malayalam Film 'Janaki v. State Of Kerala' Over Unpaid Dues

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 28 to May 04, 2025

Constitute State Level Committees To Dispose Enquiries On 'Bogus' Community Certificates, Ensure Complete Scrutiny: Madras HC Tells State

High Time To Effectively Digitise Investigation Agencies, IT Wing Of Tamil Nadu Police Still In Premature Stage: Madras High Court

Madras High Court Forms Committee To Crackdown On Illegal Homestays, Cottages In Nilgiris And Kodaikanal Hills

POCSO Offence Is Committed Against Society, Accepting Defence Of Subsequent Marriage With Victim Will Defeat Purpose Of Act: Madras HC

Madras High Court Sets Aside Discharge of Tamil Nadu Minister I Periyasamy In Disproportionate Asset Case

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