Madras High Court on Thursday dismissed the bail plea on health grounds of Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji who is in judicial custody in a cash-for-job money laundering case registered by Directorate of Enforcement (ED) Having completed the arguments of both ED and Senthil Balaji, the Madras High Court on Monday reserved its orders for today on the bail […]
Madras High Court seeks status report on plea over caste discrimination in Tamil Nadu’s Pudukkottai
The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court has sought a status report from the Pudukkottai collector, SP and DSP Human Rights and Social Justice wing on a plea filed over caste discrimination in Vengaivayal village in Tamil Nadu’s Pudukkottai. Shanmugam filed a petition to the Madurai bench of Madras […]
Madras High Court takes suo motu cognisance on self-immolation of Narikuravar man
The Madras High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the self-immolation of a Narikuravar man, and observed that the community certificate is an important document for availing benefits of reservation. A bench of Justice SM Subramaniyan made the observations. “The court has to examine whether the rights of the deceased […]
SC notice to ED on Dhayanidhi Alagiri’s plea challenging Madras High Court order
The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Dhayanidhi Alagiri’s plea challenging a Madras High Court judgement refusing to quash summons issued against him in a money laundering case. A bench of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Aniruddha Bose issued notice to ED on Dhayanidhi Alagiri’s plea. […]
CBI should be autonomous like Election Commission, says Madras High Court
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) should be an autonomous body like the Election Commission of India (ECI), the Madurai bench of Madras High Court said on Tuesday. While hearing a plea seeking a CBI probe into an alleged financial fraud of Rs 300 crore in Ramanathapuram district, Justices N Kirubakaran and Justice P Pugalendhi […]
Madras High Court Said, ECI is singularly responsible for spreading Covid-19, Booked for murder charges
On Monday 26 April, The Madras High Court said that the Election Commission of India (ECI) is singularly responsible for spreading Covid-19 and murder charges should probably be imposed on it for its “irresponsible” behaviour. Criticising the ECI for not stopping political parties from violating the Covid protocols, the first […]