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 Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy has called for constituting a Bench of the Madras High Court in Puducherry. Addressing a State-level conference on legal services and Motor Accident Mediation Cells in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry hosted by the Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority and the Union Territory of Puducherry Legal Services Authority, Mr. Narayanasamy
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: 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: news18.com Chennai: The Madras High Court Friday orally observed agitations were becoming a full-time profession in Tamil Nadu and wondered how the state economy will prosper if any and every development project was opposed. Justice Anand Venkatesh made the observations while posting to July 1 a petition by Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) founder
Source- indianexpress.com Two persons were killed and over 30 men were injured at the bull-taming festival Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu’s Pudukottai district on Sunday. The bull-taming event was coordinated by Tamil Nadu Health Minister C Vijayabaskar and entered the world record for the maximum number of bulls released into the sporting arena. The event saw the
Source – indianexpress.com The CBI on Wednesday raided 31 locations across Chennai, Mumbai and Bangalore, including the premises of Tamil Nadu Health Minister C Vijaybhaskar, Tamil Nadu DGP TK Rajendran, Tamil Nadu DG (Fire and Rescue) S George, former minister BV Ramana and several officials of the Central excise department, food safety department and health department
Source – indianexpress.com The Unique Identity Authority of India (UIDAI) — the nodal agency in charge of implementing Aadhaar — on Wednesday contended that there was no indignity associated with furnishing proof of identity to any institution or person, as it was only a “regulatory procedure.” Appearing for UIDAI, senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi, said: “In a relational
Source – indianexpress.com AIADMK ruled-Tamil Nadu will file a review petition in the Supreme Court challenging its order modifying certain provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, joining Kerala and three BJP-ruled states in taking such a step. The decision was arrived at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister K
