Furnish Jayalalithaa's fingerprints: Madras HC tells Bengaluru jail official
The Madras High Court on Friday summoned the Superintendent of Parappana Agrahara Jail in Bengaluru to appear before it with the fingerprint records of Tamil Nadu`s late Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa in connection with affixing of the thumb impression on poll documents, said a lawyer.
Nov 24, 2017, 17:54 PM IST
Madras HC directs EC to conduct RK Nagar bypoll by Dec 31
The Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the Election Commission to conduct the byelection to the RK Nagar Assembly constituency here, lying vacant for nearly a year, by December 31, as ordered by it earlier.
Nov 21, 2017, 19:48 PM IST
Report on jallikattu violence in another 8 months: Panel
The one-man commission of inquiry probing the violence during the jallikattu (taming of bull) protests in Tamil Nadu, on Thursday said it will submit its report in another eight months.
Nov 16, 2017, 23:58 PM IST
Rajiv Gandhi assassination: Tamil Nadu govt rejects Nalini's plea seeking premature release
The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday informed the Madras High Court that it cannot entertain a plea of Nalini Sriharan, a life convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, seeking premature release as a similar case was pending before the apex court.
Nov 16, 2017, 00:12 AM IST
Madras HC relief for P Chidambaram, family; quashes IT order against them
In a relief to P Chidambaram, the Madras High Court quashed an order of the Income Tax department seeking payment of tax by the former finance minister and his family on income from a coffee estate owned by them for 2008-09 financial year after re-assessing it.
Nov 14, 2017, 18:06 PM IST
Freedom of expression is for all: Madras High Court on Mersal controversy
The Madras High Court said that Mersal is only a film and not real life
Oct 27, 2017, 11:51 AM IST
Madras HC bans photos of living persons on hoardings, banners in Tamil Nadu
The Madras High Court on Tuesday banned the use of photographs or pictures of living persons on banners, hoardings and signboards across Tamil Nadu.
Oct 25, 2017, 18:14 PM IST
Madras HC to clear all pending cases by March 2018: CJ Indira Banerjee
Madras High Court Chief Justice Indira Banerjee said on Saturday that it had been decided to clear all cases pending for the past five years by March 2018, as directed by the Supreme Court.
Oct 21, 2017, 22:17 PM IST
Election Commission resumes hearing in AIADMK symbol row
The Election Commission on Friday resumed hearing in the AIADMK symbol row with both factions present at the EC along with their lawyers.
Oct 06, 2017, 20:40 PM IST
Lift freeze on AIADMK symbol: Ruling faction tells EC
Another counsel for the faction, Raja Sendhoorpandi recalled the Supreme Court observations on Friday that the Commission will do its duty fairly in accordance with rules.
Oct 06, 2017, 20:09 PM IST
Madras HC rejects plea challenging appointment of judge to probe Jayalalithaa's death
The Madras High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition challenging the appointment of Justice (retd) A Arumugasamy as a one-man commission of inquiry to probe the death of AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa.
Oct 04, 2017, 18:47 PM IST
Probe into fake placement agencies will be conducted: Tamil Nadu to Madras High Court
The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday submitted in the Madras High Court that a detailed report would be submitted to it after investigations into some job rackets that sent call letters for interview to several people, including a judge.
Oct 01, 2017, 23:26 PM IST
NCERT textbooks: Madras HC issues notice to Centre for quashing CBSE circular
The Madras High Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre on a plea for quashing a circular issued by the Regional Officer, CBSE, Chennai, asking students to buy textbooks published by private publishers instead of those by the National Council for Educational Research and Training.
Sep 22, 2017, 22:18 PM IST
FIR registered over 'bribery of voters' in RK Nagar bypoll: TN CEO to HC
The Madras High Court was on Wednesday informed that a FIR has already been registered by the police over the alleged bribery of voters in R K Nagar assembly segment here.
Sep 21, 2017, 19:36 PM IST
PIL filed in Madras HC on dual nativity certificate issue
The PIL was filed by DMK MLA Palanivel Thiagarajan here seeking to suspend the admission to MBBS courses in the state colleges till the prayer regarding dual nativity certificates was resolved.
Sep 21, 2017, 19:31 PM IST
AIADMK infighting: No floor test in TN Assembly for now, rules Madras High Court
The petition in the Madras High Court was filed by P Vetrivel, one of the 18 AIADMK MLAs disqualified by the Speaker.
Sep 20, 2017, 12:26 PM IST
Madras HC to hear plea of 18 disqualified AIADMK MLAs tomorrow
Adding a fresh twist to the ongoing infighting in Tamil Nadu's ruling party AIADMK, the Madras High Court on Tuesday allowed the plea of 18 disqualified AIADMK MLAs for urgent hearing on Wednesday.
Sep 19, 2017, 11:04 AM IST
Tamil Nadu State Election Commission moves Madras High Court to defer local body polls
The Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (TNSEC) on Monday moved to the Madras High Court to defer the local body polls.
Sep 18, 2017, 13:19 PM IST
Madras HC directs EC to decide on AIADMK symbol dispute before Oct 31
The Madras High Court on Friday directed the Election Commission to decide before October 31 the matter related to the AIADMK's 'two leaves' symbol, frozen by the poll body in March after two factions of the party staked claim to it.
Sep 15, 2017, 23:17 PM IST
AIADMK infighting: No fresh floor test till September 20, orders Madras High Court
Amid escalating infighting in Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK, the TTV Dhinakaran faction of the party on Thursday moved a plea in the Madras High Court seeking a floor test in the state assembly.
Sep 14, 2017, 13:24 PM IST
