The committee has also asked all the Principal District Judges, Principal Judge (City Civil Court, Chennai), Chief Judge (Court of Small Causes, Chennai), Chief Judge (Puducherry) to submit their suggestions in relation to the functioning of the lower courts by December 23.
A single judge bench of Justice V Parthiban while hearing the petition through video conferencing noted that "corrective measures are required to be initiated and completed by an impartial inquiry to allay the residuary apprehensions of some of the unsuccessful and aggrieved candidates.”
The bench on Thursday found that the affidavit filed by the Labour Commissioner contains a cliched, trite and commonplace expression of 'apology' accompanied by usual mundane deferential verbalisms not intended to convey true sense of regret for his crafty transgression.
On Tuesday, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Karti Chidambaram, said the accused was discharged on December 11 and sought an adjournment for two months.
The Madras High Court recalled an order that had already been pronounced after one of the counsels cried injustice in open court, stating it had been passed without hearing her arguments.
The facts of the case is that , in 2012 the CBI had seized gold alleging that Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation of India (MMTC) officials in Chennai had shown an unfairly supportive attitude towards Surana Corporation Limited, which stemmed from gold and silver imports.
The non-disclosure came to light during a joint search conducted by officials from the Income Tax Department and the Enforcement Directorate on December 1, 2015 in connection with the case of Advantage Strategic Consulting Pvt Ltd.
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court expressed concern on cases handed over to the CBI ended in acquittal while challenging the recruitment methods adopted by the investigation agency.
The plea filed in Supreme Court challenges love jihad law of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Court says it violates the basic structure of the constitution
The Chennai Police on Wednesday arrested former Madras and Calcutta High Court judge Justice C S Karnan for threatening judicial officers and issuing rape threats to the wives of judges in an online video posted on social media.