Source: thehindu.com In a major relief to MDMK chief Vaiko, the Madras High Court on July 18 suspended the one-year jail term awarded to him by a lower court in a 2009 sedition case. Justice P.D. Audikesavalu, before whom the appeal filed by Vaiko came up, suspended the sentence imposed by a special court on
Source: newindianexpress.com CHENNAI : The Central government submitted before the Madras High Court on Tuesday that it ‘returned’ the bills from Tamil Nadu seeking exemption from NEET-based medical admission in September 2017 itself. While so far it was believed that the bills sent by Tamil Nadu were pending for President’s approval, earlier this month the
Source: dnaindia.com The Madras High Court has ruled that candidates whose qualifications are higher than the requirement for any particular job cannot be given that job. The ruling came in a case filed by a woman who had been rejected for a job by Chennai Metro because she was overqualified. In 2013, Lakshmi Prabha had
Source: thenewsminute.com In a significant setback for the Tamil Nadu government, the exemptions it enjoyed from the Centre’s Land Acquisition Act was quashed by the Madras High Court on Wednesday. The exemptions enabled the state government to acquire land for various developmental projects in the past. The retrospective nature of the verdict means that the
Source: thehindu.com Court spares land that’s already in use In a significant ruling, the Madras High Court on Wednesday declared as illegal all land acquisitions made since September 27, 2013 under three legislations — the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Harijan Welfare Scheme Act of 1978, Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes
Source: deccanchronicle.com Chennai: Coming to the rescue of 27 employees of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, who had put in 9 to 10 years of service as Skilled NMR on daily wages initially and thereafter on consolidated appointment, but were issued with disengagement memo, the Madras high court has directed the University to consider their representations, to
Source: news18.com Chennai: In a candid declaration, a Madras High Court judge has sent to the Bar a self-appraisal of his two-year tenure, reflecting on disposal of cases, his judgments, behaviour, and vowing to evolve a mechanism to overcome his shortcomings. Justice GR Swaminathan, who assumed office on June 28, 2017, said in his report
Source: indianexpress.com A Madras High Court judge has surprised many by releasing a self-appraisal card, along with a confession that he was releasing 75 cases from his board, in which he reserved orders but failed to deliver final orders. ustice G R Swaminathan, who became the Madras High Court judge in June 2017, said in
Source: deccanchronicle.com Chennai: The Southern Region Bulk LPG Transport Owners’ Association has given an undertaking to the Madras high court that it would not go on strike until the issue between the association and the three oil companies is resolved through mediation. The undertaking follows the appointment of Justice N.Paul Vasanthakumar, a retired Chief Justice
Source: freepressjournal.in Chennai: The Madras High Court has asked the Tamil Nadu government not to prevent protests highlighting the water woes in the state and said it should work with organisations interested in conservation of water bodies to address the situation. Justice N Anand Venkatesh made the observation on Friday while directing the Chennai Commissioner