New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the operation of a Madras High Court judgment that had quashed the appointment of 17 Personal Assistants (PAs) to its judges over alleged irregularities in the selection process. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta issued notice on a Special Leave Petition (SLP) challenging the July 1 judgment of the Madras High Court and stayed its operation.The apex court directed that notice be made returnable in four weeks while grant…
Latest Madras High Court News & Updates
Chennai, July 13 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Monday allowed an AIADMK functionary to withdraw a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking to prevent the involvement of school and college students in political activities, after the Tamil Nadu government informed the court that it had already issued a circular prohibiting political programmes in schools. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice S.A. Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan recorded the state’s submission that a circular dated…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the operation of the Madras High Court’s order directing the immediate enforcement of a statewide ban on cow slaughter in Tamil Nadu by implementing a 1976 Government Order.A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta issued notice on the Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by the Tamil Nadu government and stayed the operation of the High Court’s judgment.During the hearing, the Justice Nath-led Bench observed that the impugned jud…
Karur, July 10 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Friday handed over compassionate appointment orders to the members of families who lost their loved ones in the Karur stampede, describing the tragedy as an “unhealed wound” that continues to weigh heavily on his heart.The stampede occurred on September 27 last year, on the eve of the Tamil Nadu Assembly election, during a TVK election campaign rally in Karur.Forty-one people were killed in the incident. A Central Bureau of I…
Chennai, July 9 (IANS) The Madras High Court has initiated proceedings in a series of election petitions challenging the victories of several MLAs elected in the recent Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, issuing notices in some cases while granting time to rectify defects in others. Justice P.B. Balaji, hearing a batch of five election petitions, directed the respondents to file their replies and posted the matters for further hearing on August 21.One of the petitions has been filed by Gandhimathina…
Chennai, July 9 (IANS) The Madras High Court has referred a criminal case involving Tamil Nadu Minister N. Maria Wilson and his family to mediation, while exempting him from appearing before a Puducherry trial court on July 10 in connection with an alleged assault arising from a family property dispute. A bench of Justice P. Elanthiraiyan passed the interim order after taking note of submissions that the dispute was essentially a family matter and that the parties were willing to explore the pos…
Chennai, July 9 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Police have issued a look out circular (LOC) against Singapore-based businessman Lakshmana Perumal in connection with the alleged attempt to bribe a Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) MLA to vote against the state government during a proposed Assembly move, as investigators widen their probe into the high-profile case. According to police, Lakshmana Perumal, who is believed to be staying in Singapore, is suspected to have played a significant role in the alleged…
Chennai, July 9 (IANS) The makers of director Nissam Basheer’s eagerly awaited Malayalam film ‘I, Nobody’, featuring actor Prithviraj Sukumaran in the lead, have now obtained a John Doe (Ashok Kumar ) order from the Hon’ble Madras High Court to prevent piracy and unauthorised distribution of the film. Sources close to the unit of the film pointed out that the order restrained illegal recording, uploading, sharing, streaming, and circulation of the film, its trailers, songs, and promotion…
Chennai, July 8 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Wednesday granted conditional anticipatory bail to DMK MLA V. Senthil Balaji and his brother, Ashok Kumar, in connection with a case alleging an attempt to bribe a Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) MLA with Rs 35 crore to influence his vote during the proposed no-confidence motion against the Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker.Justice P. Ilanthiraiyan granted anticipatory bail to both petitioners subject to conditions, directing them to appear before the inv…
Chennai, July 8 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Wednesday granted an interim stay on the publication of the results of the Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test (TNTET), directing the state government and the Teachers Recruitment Board (TRB) not to release the results until July 24.The interim order was passed by a bench of Justice P.D. Asha while hearing a batch of petitions filed by three teachers, including Ramakrishnan, who challenged the qualifying marks prescribed for candidates belonging to…