Madras High Court ruled GST officers need only a reasonable basis, not proof, to issue fraud notices. Businesses must reply seriously, as silence can be construed as suppression of facts. The ruling shifts the burden to the taxpayer's reply stage.
The Madras High Court denied interim relief to filmmaker Sudha Kongara, who claimed Rs 8.39 crore in unpaid dues from Dawn Pictures for the film 'Parasakthi'. The court dismissed her plea to halt the release of 'Idhayam Murali' until dues are cleared, allowing the film to proceed.
The Madras High Court granted anticipatory bail to DMK legislator V Senthil Balaji and his brother Ashok Kumar in a case related to an alleged bribe offer to destabilize the TVK government. They must report to the Triplicane police station daily.
The Madras High Court has granted conditional anticipatory bail to DMK MLA V Senthil Balaji and his brother R V Ashok Kumar. They were seeking bail in a case related to an alleged Rs 35 crore horse trading attempt to destabilize the ruling TVK government.
The Tamil Nadu government has appealed to the Supreme Court against the Madras High Court's order imposing a complete ban on cow and calf slaughter. The state argues the ban contradicts the Tamil Nadu Animal Preservation Act, 1958, which allows slaughter of older, unfit cows.
The Tamil Nadu government has appealed to the Supreme Court against the Madras High Court's order imposing a blanket ban on cow slaughter, even on Bakrid. The state argues the ban conflicts with existing laws that regulate, rather than prohibit, slaughter under certain conditions.
The Madras High Court nearly doubled motor accident compensation for a man left bedridden and unresponsive, from Rs 33L to Rs 57.98L, citing inadequate award and criticizing his advocate for not seeking enhancement.
The Supreme Court has stayed a Madras High Court order that barred TVK MLA R Sreenivasa Sethupathi from participating in a floor test, allowing him to vote in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.
Madras High Court restrains TVK MLA Srinivasa Sethupathi from participating in floor test due to disputed one-vote win in Tirupattur constituency, potentially impacting state government's survival.
The DMK has challenged a one-vote election loss in Tiruppattur, alleging a postal ballot mix-up between two districts of the same name. The Madras High Court has barred the winning TVK MLA from participating in the assembly floor test until the petition is resolved.
In a major relief to producer Boney Kapoor and daughters Janhvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor, the Madras High Court has dismissed a civil suit filed over a Chennai property that was purchased in the name of late actress Sridevi in 1988. The case revolved around a 2.70-acre land parcel in Sholinganallur, Chennai. The plaintiffs had claimed to be the legal heirs of late MC Chandrasekaran and sought partition rights over the property.
The Madras high court has admitted a plea seeking an Income Tax probe into actor-turned-politician Vijay's asset declarations, observing a discrepancy of over Rs 100 crore in his election affidavits. The court issued notices to Vijay, the Director General of Income Tax, the Election Commission of India, and Returning Officers for the Perambur and Tiruchirappalli constituencies. The petition, filed by V Vignesh of Chennai, alleges inconsistencies in affidavits submitted for Trichy (East) and Perambur constituencies, claiming suppression of assets and concealment of material particulars.
