Tag: Madras High Court

Source – indiatimes.com The Madras High Court has upheld the 10-year rigorous imprisonment for a man who was accused of raping a five-year-old girl, more than eight years ago. The bench headed by Justice S Vaidyanathan noted that “in cases of rape victims, the Court has to believe what is reported by the child. There

Source – thehindu.com The Madras High Court on Monday extended until further orders the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) cover ordered to be provided to its buildings at the Principal Seat here as well as its Bench in Madurai. It also said, the court’s Security Committee would hold deliberations in the next three months on

Source – telegraphindia.com The Supreme Court collegium has recommended new chief justices for several high courts and the elevation of some advocates and judicial officers to others, according to an official resolution uploaded on Thursday. The decisions came earlier this month when the collegium — the high-powered panel of the apex court’s top five judges

Source: newindianexpress.com CHENNAI: The Madras High Court was told on Tuesday that election to appoint office-bearers to the South Indian Film Artists Association (Nadigar Sangam) on June 23 this year was illegal. A submission to this effect was made by Additional Advocate-General (AAG), when the election-related cases came up before Justice K Kalyanasundaram.  The AAG told

Source: newindianexpress.com CHENNAI: Even in the absence of a written rental agreement between the landlord and tenant, especially the tenancy created before the commencement of the Tamil Nadu Regulation of Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants Act on or before February 22, 2019, the remedy cannot be denied on the sole ground of failure

Source: thehindu.com With many infrastructure projects such as a modern bus terminus on the site of Periyar bus stand, sprucing up the vicinity of Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, new Kalavasal flyover, elevated expressway on New Natham Road and riverfront development on either side of the Vaigai being implemented on a fever pitch, thanks in part to

Source: newindianexpress.com MADURAI: Observing that giving alternative employment to an employee who became disabled during a workplace accident cannot be a ground to deny their compensation, the Madurai Bench confirmed the  award of compensation to a bus conductor who lost his left leg while on duty in 2010. Justice J Nisha Banu gave the verdict

Source: thehindu.com Moved by videos shared on the social media regarding alleged cruel treatment meted out to three female elephants during translocation from Villupuram to Tiruchi recently, Justice G.R. Swaminathan of the Madras High Court visited them in his private capacity at the Forest department camp. After taking stock of Sandhya, 43, Indu, 34, and

Source: dnaindia.com The Madras High Court on Thursday permitted the Tamil Nadu State Government to erect banners from the Chennai airport till Mahabalipuram town (60 kms away) to welcome the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping who is to have an informal summit in the Mahabalipuram town over the next weekend. 

Source: scroll.in The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday moved the Madras High Court to seek permission to erect banners to welcome dignitaries for the upcoming informal summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping, PTI reported. The two leaders are slated to meet on October 11 and 12 in the coastal town