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The Madras High Court on Tuesday sentenced two teachers of a government girls’ higher secondary school in Chengalpattu to five and three years of rigorous imprisonment for having sexually harassed many Class XI and XII students in 2012. It expressed regret about its inability in awarding much severe punishment owing to the trial court’s failure to frame charges under stringent provisions of law. After reversing the March 2018 acquittal order of a Mahila Court in Chengelpet, Justice P. Velmurugan said, “unfortunately” the trial court had framed charges under limited provisions of law and he could not convict them beyond those charges without affording them an opportunity of defence. Further, it would not be proper to order retrial in the case at this stage considering the future of the victims
by Sekar Reporter · Published February 26, 2020
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The assessment order for 2013-14 was passed only on 20/06/2021 after the disposal of the Writ Petition. The appeal though has been preferred is yet to be numbered. Once the order of the Settlement Commission is set aside and the matter is remanded back, status quo ante is restored. The orders of assessment and the unnumbered appeal would become otiose. Therefore, this court has no hesitation in remanding back the matter to the Interim Board, which shall dispose off the application within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of this order on merits and in accordance with law, after giving sufficient opportunity to the appellant and also by considering all the documents placed. Insofar as the attachment proceedings are concerned, the relief has become infructuous as the attachment was made before six years and maximum period for which such provisional attachment could be in force is only two years. With the above directions, this appeal is disposed of. There will be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. (R.M.D.,J.) (J.S.N.P.,J.)
by Sekar Reporter · Published July 7, 2022
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Judge kk Ramakrishnan /Condoning 32-year delay by Tamil Nadu government in filing an appeal in a land dispute case, the Madras High Court said that public interest is paramount and if it shown that the public interest has suffered due to fraud, the court could use its discretionary power to condone delay.
by Sekar Reporter · Published November 4, 2025