Category: Madras High Court

Source:newindianexpress.com MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has sought explanation from Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police (Internal Security), Ramanathapuram Collector, Superintendent of Police (SP) in Q Branch CID, Ramanathapuram SP, Superintendent of Puzhal Prison II and Kenikkarai Police Inspector regarding the ‘inadvertent’ release of two Sri Lankan nationals from prison despite court’s

Source: indiatvnews.com The Madras High Court has expressed displeasure over non-implementation of orders related to mandatory wearing of helmets by two-wheeler and pillion riders despite the lapse of over an year, and sought an explanation from the Tamil Nadu government. It also asked the state director general of police to furnish the details of number

Source: newindianexpress.com CHENNAI: Decrying the practice of allocation of separate cremation and burial ground for Dalits, the Madras High Court observed on Monday that it appeared the government itself was encouraging divisions based on caste and sought an explanation. The court was hearing a petition initiated by itself after taking note of a newspaper report on

Source: thehindu.com The ‘120 Feet Road’ connecting Surveyor Colony to Mattuthavani is being restored to its original width as part of a larger project to connect Alanganallur Road with Melur Road. The plan is to prevent vehicles taking Dindigul highway to reach the Chennai highway and vice versa from entering the city and adding to

Source: newindianexpress.com MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court on Thursday directed the Chief Wildlife Warden of Tamil Nadu to send a report to the National Board of Wildlife (NBWL) within six weeks on 29 quarries situated in the eco-sensitive zones in Kanniyakumari district. A bench comprising Justices M Sathyanarayanan and B Pugalendhi issued further

Source: thehindu.com The Madras High Court on Wednesday made it clear that it was absolutely not interested, at any point of time, in addressing a plea made by two public interest litigation (PIL) petitioners to link Aadhaar or any other government authorised identity proof with social media accounts held by individuals. Justices S. Manikumar and

Source: newindianexpress.com CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Tuesday quashed a case filed against a city resident who was charged with raping his 11-year-old daughter and instead ordered a probe against his wife for filing what the court termed a false case.  Justice N Anand Venkatesh, who got agitated during the hearing, said that the woman

Source: ndtv.com CHENNAI:  Congress MP Karti Chidambaram and his wife today approached the Madras High Court terming as “erroneous” transfer of a case against them from an Economic offences court to a special one trying criminal cases related to MPs and MLAs. Karti Chitrambaram said he was not a lawmaker at the time of the

Source: deccanchronicle.com Chennai: The Madras high court has held that the entries made in the service register based on the documents produced by an employee at the time of the appointment and recruitment cannot be altered unless applications are filed in time together with such supporting documents before the competent authority to enable the latter to

Source: thehindu.com Religious and linguistic minorities do enjoy a constitutional right to establish and administer educational institutions but that does not mean medical and engineering seats surrendered by them to the government pool should also be filled up only by students from the specific minority communities concerned, the Madras High Court has held. Justice G.