TN school girl death: CBI takes over alleged forced conversion case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday launched its probe into the death of a 17-year-old schoolgirl from Thirukattupalli, who died by suicide, due to alleged pressure of religious conversion.
Feb 21, 2022, 22:38 PM IST
SC collegium recommends Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari as Madras High Court Chief Justice, 17 others for appointment as HC judges
The collegium, which also comprised senior-most judges Justices U U Lalit and A M Khanwilkar, held deliberations on December 14, 2021, and January 29, 2022, recommended 17 names for appointment as judges in Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa high courts.
Jan 31, 2022, 13:20 PM IST
Madras High Court reserves judgement in alleged Tamil Nadu forced conversion case
The case was originally filed by the victim's parents, who sought a CB-CID probe in the matter and raised questions about the integrity of the Police investigation.
Jan 28, 2022, 20:26 PM IST
TN girl's death case: Madras HC questions video alleging forced conversion, probe launched
The court directed the investing officer to send the mobile phone to the Forensic Sciences Department in Chennai and submit a report on the authenticity of the video by January 27.
Jan 24, 2022, 19:04 PM IST
Madras High Court refuses to restrain SEC from notifying urban local body polls
Tamil Nadu State Election Commission said that it has given an undertaking to Supreme Court to notify urban local body polls before January 26, 2022.
Jan 21, 2022, 17:56 PM IST
‘Police killed our son’ alleges family, Madras High Court orders re-postmortem
The mother of the victim named Manikandan, a college student from Ramanathapuram, said that her son had been taken into the nearby police station for questioning after he attempted to flee a vehicle checkpost by speeding away on his bike.
Dec 07, 2021, 15:51 PM IST
Madras High Court warns Chennai Corporation over its failure to prevent flooding during rains
At last five people have died due to rain-related incidents in Tamil Nadu and over 260 huts and over 70 houses have been damaged. Surplus rainwater gushed out of reservoirs while several roads here resembled swollen rivers and four persons were killed in rain-related incidents across Tamil Nadu.
Nov 09, 2021, 12:28 PM IST
Madras HC invalidates 10.5% reservation for Vanniars, declares it unconstitutional
Striking down the 10.5 per cent reservation order the court asked whether such reservation can be made without proper caste wise population data.
Madras HC reserves judgment in Thalapathy Vijay's plea to expunge adverse remarks by court on tax evasion
A division bench of Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq deferred their judgment after hearing the detailed arguments by Thalapathy Vijay lawyer.
Oct 26, 2021, 14:13 PM IST
Would you commit murder if your superior instructs you?: Madras HC to cop
The HC judge said that only lawful instruction could be followed.
Oct 20, 2021, 18:16 PM IST
Don’t shoot the tiger, it may not be man-eater, says Madras HC; Forest dept clarifies
The Forest department stated that there was no plan to kill the tiger and clarified that the ‘Hunting order’ was meant to capture it alive.
Oct 05, 2021, 18:34 PM IST
Madras High Court Judges’ Day out: 29 judges get guided tour of Destroyer INS Rana
INS Rana is a redesigned Soviet guided-missile destroyer and has been serving the Indian Navy since 1982.
Sep 15, 2021, 21:11 PM IST
Madras HC withdraws its order on 5 year bumper-to-bumper insurance
The Counsel for IRDAI submitted that the insurance regulator will consider better and fuller insurance coverage to all unfortunate victims, be it drivers, owners or gratuitous occupants or pillion riders, as the case may be.
Sep 14, 2021, 16:30 PM IST
Not just Sanskrit, Tamil is also the 'language of Gods', says Madras High Court
"As per mythology, Lord Shiva presided over the first academy (First Tamil Sangam). It is believed that Lord Shiva played 'Thiruvilayadal' to test the knowledge of Tamil poets. The above would only mean that Tamil language is connected with Gods. When it is connected with the Gods, it is a Godly language. Such a Godly language has to be used while performing Kudamuzhuku," the Madras High Court said.
Sep 14, 2021, 07:29 AM IST
NEET 2021- BIG Update: SC issues notice in pleas against quota for OBCs, EWS reservation
SC agreed to examine pleas challenging the Centre`s decision to implement 10 per cent quota for EWS category and 27 per cent quota for OBC in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) admissions for medical courses.
Only native bulls to be allowed in Jallikattu: Madras HC bars participation of foreign breeds
The court ordered that a certificate issued by the Animal Husbandry department identifying a bull as a native one must be filed while applying to participate in the sport.
Sep 02, 2021, 18:01 PM IST
No discrimination between regular and non-regular govt staff in maternity benefits: Madras HC
The petitioner pointed out that the mental agony, physical pain and economic difficulties and financial need of the pregnant or child bearing permanent married woman government servants and the non-permanent ones, are one and the same.
Aug 20, 2021, 19:36 PM IST
CBI must not be under Centre’s control, facilities should be on par with FBI: Madras High Court
The bench mentioned that the CBI should be on par with bodies such as the Election Commission and Comptroller Auditor General (CAG).
Aug 18, 2021, 17:04 PM IST
CBI should be autonomous institution like Election Commission, says Madras High Court
"The CBI should be provided with the modern facilities and technologies, like Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the US and Scotland Yard of the UK," the Madras High Court judges said.
Aug 18, 2021, 10:34 AM IST
Madras HC sees no objection in committee formed by Tamil Nadu government to study impact of NEET
A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy rejected the PIL saying that a mere constitution of a committee could not be seen as an act of defiance to the Supreme Court order on NEET Exam.
Jul 13, 2021, 20:09 PM IST
