Justice Huluvadi G. Ramesh (born 20 May 1957) is the second seniormost Judge at the Madras High Court in India since April 2016. He briefly officiated as the Acting Chief Justice of the court from February 2017 till the appointment of Indira Banerjee as Chief Justice in April 2017.[1] He was transferred to the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Principal Seat at Jabalpur and assumed charge on 15.11.2018.
Honourable Mr. Justice Huluvadi G. Ramesh | |
|---|---|
| Judge, Madras High Court | |
| Assumed office 11 April 2016 | |
| Appointed by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Judge of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad | |
| In office 16 February 2015 – 10 April 2016 | |
| Appointed by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Judge, High Court of Karnataka | |
| In office 8 September 2003 – 15 February 2015 | |
| Appointed by | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 May 1957 |
Career
editRamesh started off as an advocate in March 1981. Initially, he used to practise in the courts at Mysore and Bangalore districts. He became a District Judge in Karnataka in February 1993 and was promoted to be an Additional Judge at the High Court of Karnataka in September 2004. Ramesh was transferred to Allahabad High Court in February 2015. He alleged a conspiracy behind the same during his farewell address.[2] In 2016, he was brought to Chennai.[3]
Notable judgements
edit- As a judge at the Karnataka High Court in July 2008, Ramesh determined that the Bangalore Development Authority cannot acquire privately-owned lands for industrial purposes. He termed such an action to be illegal, unconstitutional and "nothing but an exercise of power by the State." This was in response to more than 220 petitions by residents of 12 villages from Begur, Sarjapura, Varthur, Konappana Agrahara etc.[4]
- In January 2015, a single judge Karnataka HC bench headed by Ramesh expressed displeasure at the Government of Karnataka's amendment to the Motor Vehicles Rules which sought to levy a lifetime tax on owners of automobiles registered outside Karnataka if they remain in the state for more than 30 days. The state was deemed to have not followed the necessary procedure, curtailing the freedom of movement guaranteed by the Constitution and contrary to the parent Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. In an interim order, the judge noted,"The [transport] department does nothing to keep the roads in good condition but is interested in collecting tax."[5][6] The stay order came as a relief to thousands of people whose cars were being seized and after the transport department had collected more than ₹25 crores as part of their tax collection drive.[7]
- A Division Bench of the Madras High Court made up of Justices Ramesh and M. V. Muralidaran held in October 2016 that Annamalai University is not a state university and as such, its Syndicate is empowered to decide the fee structure for the university.[8]
- In March 2017, the First Bench of Madras HC consisting of Ramesh and R. M. T. Teekaa Raman JJ. ruled that the appointment of law officers of the government is a prerogative of the State as long as they are done as per the Supreme Court of India's guidelines.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ "Madras High Court: Hon'ble Mr.Justice Huluvadi G Ramesh". www.hcmadras.tn.nic.in. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Gadiyar, Chethana (14 February 2015). "Influential people toiled for my transfer: Huluvadi G Ramesh". Udayavani. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ "Madras High Court gets two new judges". Deccan Chronicle. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "BDA's Hi-Tech City notification stayed". The Hindu. 31 July 2008. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "High Court slams transport dept over non-Karnataka vehicles tax". Bangalore Mirror. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ Krishnaprasad (31 January 2015). "Notice to government on levying of lifetime tax on out-of-State vehicles". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ Kidiyoor, Suchith (26 January 2015). "Car registered out of state? Breathe easy, for now". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ KM, Ashok (2 October 2016). "Annamalai University Not State-Run; Can Fix Fee On Its Own: Madras HC". Live Law. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ "Appointment of law officers a prerogative of State government: Madras High Court". The New Indian Express. Chennai. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Law officer appointment under Govt domain: Madras High Court". Deccan Chronicle. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.