Tag: Madras High Court

Delhi HC slams govt’s ‘creamy layer’ criteria

Source – indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has slammed the Centre’s method of calculating the “creamy layer” for wards of persons from “Other Backward Classes” working in PSUs — a key reason behind the rejection of many OBC aspirants for IAS and other elite services over the last five years. In a crucial judgment

Madras High Court: PIL seeking ban on PETA dismissed

Source:- thehindu.com A 32-year-old waiter, who tried to convince the Madras High Court to direct the Union government to issue a blanket ban on the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), faced the wrath of the court, which dismissed his Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition, terming it as a “misadventure” for publicity, exploiting the current

Madras High Court Exempts 7327 Candidates From Writing Tamil Language Paper

Source:- ndtv.com NEW DELHI:  The Madras High Court yesterday directed Tamil Nadu Education Department to exempt students of linguistic minority schools from appearing in Tamil language paper. The High Court bench issued the directions in response to petitions filed by Linguistic Minority Schools Management and individual students. According to reports in Press Trust of India,

Can Jail You, Madras High Court Warns Man Claiming To Be Jayalalithaa’s ‘Secret Son’

Source:- ndtv.com CHENNAI:  A 32-year-old man, claiming to be late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s son, has been ordered by the Madras High Court to appear before the Chennai Police commissioner on Saturday. The man, identified as J Krishnamurthy, has also been warned that he would face arrest should the documents he presented are found