Chennai, March 17 (IANS) The Madras High Court has granted an interim stay in a property dispute involving the late actress Sridevi, temporarily halting proceedings before a civil court in Chengalpattu. The order comes as a relief to Sridevi’s family, who have challenged competing claims over a prime parcel of land along Chennai’s East Coast Road.The dispute pertains to 4.77 acres of land purchased by Sridevi in 1988 from the family of Sambandha Mudaliar.According to court records, the actre…
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Chennai, March 12 (IANS) Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar was sworn in as the Acting Governor of Tamil Nadu at a ceremony held at the historic People’s Palace in Guindy on Thursday. The oath of office was administered by Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari, in the presence of several senior political leaders and officials.The development follows a recent reshuffle in gubernatorial positions by the Union government. After the resignation of C….
Chennai, March 12 (IANS) Hundreds of fishermen from Tamil Nadu working in West Asian countries, particularly in Iran, have been left stranded as the ongoing war in the region disrupts transportation and maritime operations.With tensions escalating, families in coastal districts of the state have expressed growing concern over the safety of their relatives employed on fishing vessels and maritime-related jobs abroad.According to officials from the Tamil Nadu Fisheries Department, around 593 fishe…
New Delhi, Mar 5 (IANS) The Centre on Thursday cleared the appointment of Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, following the recommendation of the Supreme Court Collegium.”In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President of India, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari, Judge of the High Court of Kerala, to be the Chief Justice of the High Cour…
Chennai, March 3 (IAN ) The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday informed the Madras High Court that the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) is considering filing a review petition against the court’s February 20 order directing it to register a First Information Report (FIR) in the alleged cash-for-jobs scam linked to the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department headed by Minister K.N. Nehru. Appearing before the division bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Appreciating “pious work”, the Supreme Court appointed retired Madras High Court Judge Rajendran as the mediator in a matter related to a land owner and a gas crematorium established at the Isha Yoga Center in Coimbatore, a lawyer said. While hearing the matter, the Apex Court noted that the petitioner has already sold part of his lands to Isha and advised that both parties should talk and reach an “amicable settlement” with respect to the adjoining land of the petitione…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has reconstituted the three-member inquiry committee tasked with examining allegations against Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, who has been at the centre of controversy since burnt cash was discovered in March last year in an outhouse of his official residence, allotted to him while he was serving in the Delhi High Court. As per a notification issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat on Wednesday, the reconstituted committee will …
Chennai, Feb 22 (IANS) Tamil Nadu BJP on Sunday intensified its attack on the ruling DMK government after the Madras High Court directed the State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Department (DVAC) to register an FIR against Municipal Administration and Water Supply Minister K. N. Nehru. Reacting to the court’s order, TN BJP spokesperson A.N.S. Prasad said the directive was a “serious setback” for the DMK government and demanded that Chief Minister M.K. Stalin immediately remove Nehru from th…
Chennai, Feb 16 (IANS) A controversy has erupted at the Madras High Court after the All India Lawyers Association for Justice (AILAJ), Tirunelveli chapter, alleged that its name was misused in a fake complaint accusing a designated senior advocate of collecting Rs 50 lakh to bribe a sitting judge. In a letter to the High Court’s Registrar General, S. Alli, AILAJ State Coordinator U. Adhiyaman categorically denied sending any communication to Justice M. Nirmal Kumar regarding the alleged briber…
Chennai, Feb 11 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has categorically rejected viral claims circulating on social media that students appearing for the Class 10 public examinations have been exempted from writing the Tamil language paper.Officials described the reports as “completely false” and urged the public not to be misled by unverified messages.Over the past week, posts shared widely on WhatsApp and X alleged that the state had decided not to make Tamil compulsory in the SSLC examinations…