The Madras High Court dismissed on Wednesday the bail petition of former Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji in a money laundering case registered by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED). The judge of Madras High Court Justice, Justice N Anand Venkatesh, dismissed the bail plea of Balaji, who has been in prison for eight months. The Principal Sessions Court has […]
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Madras HC junks plea seeking expert panel to track rogue tusker ‘Arikomban’
The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court dismissed a petition, seeking an order to the Tamil Nadu government to appoint an expert committee to monitor the movement of rogue tusker, Arikomban. Praveen Kumar Kerala, the petitioner from the Kannur district of Kerala, moved the plea before the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court, […]
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Madras HC hears plea to restrict human activity in Kalakkad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve
The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court issued a notice to the State government regarding a public interest litigation seeking an order to restrict the entry of outsiders and vehicles inside the Kalakkad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve in Tirunelveli district. A division bench Justices SS Sundar and Bharatha Chakravarthy directed the State to file a […]
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SC to hear appeal against Madras HC order staying sale of Ganesh idols made of Plaster of Paris
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on Monday an appeal against a division bench of the Madras High Court which stayed an order of a single judge allowing the sale of Ganesh idols made using Plaster of Paris. Senior advocate Shyam Divan mentioned the matter before a bench […]
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Madras HC rejects Panneerselvam’s plea seeking stay on expulsion from AIADMK
Madras High Court on Friday dismissed appeals filed by former Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister and suspended AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam (OPS) seeking stay on his expulsion from the party. Justices R Mahadevan & Mohammed Shaffiq of Madras High Court dismissed the pleas filed against a single judge’s refusal to […]
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Madras HC directs Madurai administration to consider plea to close liquor shops during Chithirai festival
The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has ordered the Madurai district administration to consider a petition demanding the closure of Tasmac (liquor shops) and clubs during Chithirai festival in the district. The HC has directed the administration to consider the plea filed by a Bharatiya Janata Party leader demanding the closure of liquor shops and […]
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SC agrees to hear TN plea against Madras HC order permitting RSS route march
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear on Friday the Tamil Nadu government’s appeal against the Madras High Court order permitting the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to hold a route march in the state. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said it will hear the plea on March 3. Tamil Nadu government mentioned […]
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No more acquisition of elephants by private individuals or religious institutions: Madras HC
The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court has directed the Secretary of the Government, Environment and Forest Department to ensure that there are no more acquisition of elephants by private individuals or religious institutions in Tamil Nadu. It also directed the Secretary to Government, Environment and Forest Department to cause an inspection of all temples […]
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Madras HC orders compensation for 2 men falsely implicated in 2013 murder case of BJP leader
The Madurai bench of Madras High Court on Friday directed the state government to pay Rs 18 lakh compensation compensation to two persons falsely implicated in the Paramakudi BJP leader’s murder case. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Murugesan was murdered in Tamil Nadu’s Paramakudi in 2013. The Madurai bench of […]
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Madras HC directs HR & CE dept to conduct survey of properties around Tiruchender temple
The Madras High Court’s Madurai Bench on Wednesday directed the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR and CE) department to conduct a thorough survey or inspect the temple properties around Tiruchendur Subramaniya Swamy temple to ascertain if there were any encroachments. The order was passed by a Bench comprising of […]
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Tamil Nadu: Madras HC bans mobile phones inside temple premises
The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court on Friday directed the Commissioner of Hindu Religious & Charities Endowments Department to prohibit the use of mobile phones inside the temple premises to maintain the purity and sanctity of temples in Tamil Nadu. The court issued the order after hearing a […]
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Madras HC backs OPS, orders fresh General Council meeting of AIADMK
The Madras High Court on Wednesday ordered status quo ante as on June 23 with respect to the leadership of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). Justice G Jayachandran of Madras High Court ordered in the favour of O. Panneerselvam, which meas that the election of Edappadi K Palaniswami […]
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Madras HC orders Tamil Nadu govt to publish photos of President, PM in ads of Chess Olympiad
The Madurai bench of Madras High Court has ordered the Tamil Nadu government to ensure that photos of both President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi appear in all advertisements related to the 44th Chess Olympiad 2022, which is being organised in the state from July 28 to August 10. […]
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Division bench reserves Madras HC’s order on AIADMK general council meeting
A division bench has reserved the Madras High Court’s order of refusing to restrain the AIADMK general council meeting on Wednesday for amending party bylaws. A division bench of Justice M Duraiswamy and Justice Sunder Mohan heard a plea by AIADMK General Council member Shanmugam, who had appealed against the […]
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Madras HC terms reservation for Vanniyars in education, employment as “unconstitutional”
Madurai Bench of Madras High Court on Monday issued an order terming the 10.5 percent internal reservation for the Vanniyars community in Tamil Nadu as “unconstitutional”. The order issued by the court stated that the 10.5 percent internal reservation for Vanniyars within the 20 percent reservation for most backward classes in education and […]