AMS Legal's distinguished Partners and Consultants have prominently featured in a series of landmark cases, commanding notable attention from the media. Enclosed herewith is an esteemed compilation detailing recent media coverage, encapsulating the judicious decisions rendered by various courts, along with erudite articles authored by our esteemed partners and consultants. This compendium attests to the intellectual and legal prowess that defines AMS Legal's contributions to the legal landscape.

The Madras High Court recently dismissed a petition filed by Drone Manufacturing company – Ideaforge, seeking to quash a cheating case registered against it by Garuda Aerospace Pvt Ltd. Justice P Velmurugan noted that the grounds taken by Ideaforge to quash the case was in the nature of defence which could be decided only at the time of trial.

The Madras High Court recently observed that Section 3 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act had wider reach and that money laundering would include any activity or process of dealing with proceeds of crime, either directly or indirectly. The court made it clear that the offence was not limited to the final act of integrating tainted money into the economy.

The Madras High Court has recently set aside an order of the XV Metropolitan Magistrate, which had allowed a petition filed by the prosecution to receive two documents as additional documents, one of which was a letter admitting guilt given to the police.

The Supreme Court has recently issued notice on a Special Leave Petition filed by B. Selvakumar, the owner of M/s. Cheers Ventures, a supermarket chain in Chennai. He approached the apex court assailing the decision of Madras High Court wherein the High Court had dismissed his appeal against a complaint by the Food Safety Officer of Adyar Zone, Chennai under Section 52 (1) and 59 (1) of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.

AMS has advised on a strategic partnership between Garuda Aerospace, a leading drone technology company, and Thales, a global leader in advanced technologies. The collaboration aims to revolutionize the Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) sector, introducing cutting-edge solutions to enhance the safety and efficiency of drone operations throughout India.

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The Madras High Court recently observed that the procedural safeguards regarding recording of statement during investigation and trial provided under the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, Juvenile Justice (JJ) Act and the CrPC are meant to ensure a child-friendly atmosphere for the victim child and when procedural lapses do not impact the prosecution case, the same would not vitiate the trial.

The Madras High Court recently reiterated that medical practitioners who continued to conduct Two-Finger Test banned by the Supreme Court will be guilty of misconduct.

The Madras High Court has observed that when a built suit agreement does not confer any vested right over the property or gives possession of the property, the document will be stamped under Article 5(j) of Schedule 1 of the Indian Stamp Act 1899 and not under Article 5(i) of the Act.

Slamming a city inspector of police for acting in a highhanded manner and continuing the probe despite a clear order of the court to depute the investigation to another officer, the Madras high court has ordered a CB-CID probe into the matter.

The Madras High Court recently observed that the relevant date while considering the pensionary benefits of Teachers would be the date on which the teacher entered into service and not the date on which the appointment was actually confirmed.

The Madras High Court bench of Justice M Nirmal Kumar recently dismissed a revision petition against the order passed by Metropolitan Magistrate Court Egmore dismissing a defamation complaint against the President and Secretary-General of the All India Yadav Maha Sabha. The petition was filed by one Nandagopal Yadav, who was suspended from the post of Vice President of the Sabha.

In a reprieve to Anand Mahindra, chairperson of Mahindra and Mahindra, the Madras high court quashed a criminal complaint filed against him for cheating and criminal breach of trust.

The Madras high court has quashed an FIR registered against three former directors of IL&FS ransportation Network Ltd (ITNL) in connection with the Rs 1 lakh crore IL&FS scam.

The Central government has recently proposed the reclassification and decriminalization of offences under various legislations with a view to improving business sentiment and unclogging court processes. The Circular dated 08.06.2020 issued by the Ministry of Finance lists out penal provisions under 19 different legislations. It also mentions that the following principles are to be kept in mind when deciding on the reclassification of such offences

The prevailing COVID-19 situation and the consequent measures taken by the government and Hon'ble Supreme Court have given raise to certain unprecedented legal issues. The Hon'ble High Courts of various states and the Hon'ble Apex Court itself have been posed with legal conundrums which challenges the ability to safe guard the statutory and constitutional rights of the citizens despite the hurdles created by the present crisis.