Tag: Madras High Court

Tamil Nadu court sets aside life term awarded to brother duo in murder case

Source: newindianexpress.com MADURAI: Observing that motive gains significance in cases wherein the eyewitness’s version is unbelievable, the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has set aside the conviction and life sentence awarded to two brothers in a murder case.  A bench comprising Justices S Vaidyanathan and N Anand Venkatesh passed the order on an appeal filed

CBI property scan on Madras High Court ex-Chief Justice Tahilramani

Source: telegraphindia.com Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has allowed the CBI to take action “in accordance with the law” against Justice Vijaya K. Tahilramani because of an alleged adverse intelligence report about her regarding property transactions. Justice Tahilramani recently resigned as Madras High Court chief justice after she was told to head the much

Madras High Court asks WhatsApp if it complies with IT Act

Source: tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com The Madras High Court, which is hearing a case on linking of social media accounts to an individual’s proof of identity, has asked social messaging platform WhatsApp to confirm whether it complies with the Information Technology Act, after the Tamil Nadu government accused it of not cooperating on police probes. In an order on September 21,

President Kovind accepts resignation of Madras HC Chief Justice Tahilramani

Source: hindustantimes.com Ending the impasse, President Ram Nath Kovind has accepted the resignation of the Chief Justice of Madras High Court, VK Tahilramani, after the Supreme Court Collegium transferred her to the Meghalaya High Court. In a notification late on Friday, the Union Law Ministry said the resignation has been accepted with effect from the