ADVOCATE R. KARUNANIDHI, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court

COMPENSATION UNDER VICARIOUS LIABLITY - SINCE THE JUVENILE BOY DIED FOLLOWING PHYSICAL TORTURE AT ILLEGAL POLICE CUSTODY: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed the State to pay a compensation of ₹ 25 lakh to the family members of a 17-year-old boy who died following custodial torture at the hands of S.S. Colony police in Madurai in 2019. Justice P. Dhanabal directed the State to pay the compensation in two months. (M Jeya v The Principal Secretary and Others (2023 Live Law (Mad) 256) The Madras High Court increased the compensation amount in a police custodial death case to 25 lakhs from 5 lakhs after a writ petition was filed by the mother of the deceased seeking just and reasonable compensation of Rs. 50,00,000 (Fifty lakhs) and a government job for her family. The petitioner alleged that her son died due to police custodial torture. A Bench of Justice P. Dhanabal followed a method followed by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal cases to calculate the compensation a...

VISUALLY CHALLENGED PERSON – DIRECTION ISSUED TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT AS PER THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITY ACT,2016. High Court has granted relief to a Police who was discharged from service after acquiring 100% blindness during service and being declared medically unfit for service. High Court allowed the Writ Petition and issued direction to reinstate the Petitioner into service and provide all benefits. (Ganesan Vs The Commandant, Tamil Nadu Special Police – 2025 Live Law (Mad) Page 22). Published and Reported in https://www.verdictum.in/court-updates/high-courts/madras-high-court/ganesan-v-the-commandant-wpmdno26560-of-2024-reinstatement-of-visually-impaired-cop-alternative-employment-1565795. The Madras High Court recently came to the aid of a visually impaired Policeman who was working as a Nayak in the Tamil Nadu Special Police Force by ordering his reinstatement after noting that he had acquired the disability while he was performing his duty. The Writ Petition be...

GOVERNMENT JOB CANNOT BE DENIED BY STATE ON THE GROUND THAT THE PETITIONER HAS PARTICIPATED IN THE PEACEFUL PROTEST DURING COLLEGE DAYS: High Court held that right to protest is fundamental rights and issued direction to the Police Department to grant employment. ( Arunkanth v State of Tamil Nadu (2023 Live Law (Mad) 224)