Madras High Court

Man stabs wife inside Madras High Court over matrimonial dispute

According to the police, Saravanan and Varalakshmi were attending a hearing in a matrimonial dispute pending in the family court.

Mar 19, 2019, 19:39 PM IST

Tamil Nadu's 'sex-for-marks' scandal teacher freed on bail

The Madras High Court's Madurai Bench on Tuesday granted conditional bail to college professor Nirmala Devi arrested in the "sex-for-marks" scandal last year.

Mar 12, 2019, 23:32 PM IST

Madras HC rejects Apollo Hospital's plea seeking stay against panel probing Jayalalithaa's death

 The hospital had alleged that the Jayalalithaa death probe panel is going beyond its brief.

Feb 11, 2019, 12:24 PM IST

Jayalalithaa death: Apollo Hospital moves Madras HC, seeks interim stay on proceedings of probe panel

The hospital alleged that the Jayalalithaa death probe panel is going beyond brief.

Feb 09, 2019, 19:06 PM IST

Madras HC rules in favour of pregnant woman aspiring for cop's post

The Madras High Court bench here has said if a pregnant woman took 30 seconds extra time during the running test for the selection of Grade-II constable, the timing should be considered negligible and she should have been selected.

Jan 19, 2019, 21:11 PM IST

Vedanta rises over 2% post NGT order on Tuticorin unit

The stock advanced 1.88 percent to close at Rs 205.40 on the NSE. Intra-day it was trading at Rs 213.30, an increase of 5.80 percent.

Dec 17, 2018, 17:07 PM IST

Fresh bill to be introduced in Parliament to rechristen names of Bombay, Calcutta and Madras High Courts

The 'Indian High Court Act' of 1861 vested in the Queen of England to issue letters patent to establish High Courts of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay.

Nov 18, 2018, 17:47 PM IST

Madras HC restrains 42 cable, net service providers from showing Tamil film Kaatrin Mozhi

Justice M Sundar on Wednesday granted the interim injunction on a suit filed by Creative Entertainers, the film's producer.

Nov 15, 2018, 13:48 PM IST

Mere extra-marital affair can't come under ambit of cruelty, says Madras HC; acquits man accused of abetting wife's suicide

In a recent order, Justice S Vaidyanathan said the illicit relationship per se would not come under the ambit of cruelty under IPC section 498 A (

Oct 28, 2018, 12:01 PM IST

Tamil Nadu: 18 disqualified AIADMK MLAs to appeal against Madras HC order in SC

The 18 disqualified MLAs are loyalists of Dhinakaran, who now heads the AMMK, and deposed AIADMK leader VK Sasikala.

Oct 26, 2018, 15:58 PM IST

Not a setback, says Dhinakaran after Madras HC upholds Tamil Nadu speaker's decision to disqualify 18 AIADMK MLAs

Dhinakaran later said the the HC's decision is not a setback for them.

Oct 25, 2018, 10:46 AM IST

Madras High Court orders Tamil Nadu government to let disabled candidate join MBBS course

A division bench, comprising Justices Huluvadi G Ramesh and K Kalyanasundaram, gave the directive while setting aside the order of a single judge in 2016.

Sep 08, 2018, 23:44 PM IST

Yet to receive notification from Madras HC on Sterlite Copper plant petition: Vedanta

The Madras High Court had earlier this week issued a notice to the Sterlite Copper plant on a petition seeking Rs 750 crore towards rehabilitation of people affected by pollution.

Aug 16, 2018, 13:22 PM IST

Karunanidhi will be buried at Marina beach, Madras HC rules in favour of DMK

The DMK had said the AIADMK government is citing minor issues for rejecting the party's request for space at Marina Beach to bury Karunanidhi.

Aug 08, 2018, 11:03 AM IST

Indira Banerjee becomes 8th woman judge of Supreme Court

This is the first time that the apex court will have three woman judges.

Aug 04, 2018, 12:43 PM IST

Madras High Court issues notice to Kamal Haasan

The Madras High Court on Friday directed the actor-turned-politician to file his reply by August 6 to the petition filed by 'Pyramid Saimira', a movie production company. 

Aug 03, 2018, 20:03 PM IST

Telephone exchange case: Madras High Court sets aside discharge orders against Maran brothers

  The Madras High Court on Wednesday set aside the lower court's order discharging former Union telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanithi Maran in BSNL illegal telephone exchange case.

Jul 25, 2018, 12:46 PM IST

Madras HC sets aside Look Out Circulars issued against Karti Chidambaram

The court has, however, made it clear that the order would not affect any proceedings initiated against Karti in the case under the registered FIR.

Jul 23, 2018, 17:12 PM IST

Madras HC asks CBSE to award grace marks to candidates who took NEET in Tamil

The CBSE has been asked to revise the NEET rank list in 2 weeks. 

Jul 10, 2018, 11:44 AM IST

18 TN MLA disqualification: Justice Sathyanarayanan to hear case from July 23

Justice Sathyanarayanan was appointed by the top court to adjudicate the pleas after a high court division bench gave a split verdict last month.

Jul 04, 2018, 22:11 PM IST