New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice in a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking urgent directions to protect the independence of the judiciary and to prevent “intimidation and communalisation of judicial orders” following recent rulings delivered by Justice G.R. Swaminathan of the Madras High Court permitting the centuries-old Deepam ceremony at the Thiruparankundram temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.A Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and P.B. Varale sought res…
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New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) In an extraordinary exercise of its powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, aimed at doing “complete justice”, the Supreme Court has granted relief to a widow who lost her husband during the second wave of Covid-19 by permitting her to settle a bank loan on relaxed terms and directed the Central Bank of India to release the title deeds of her residential property upon payment of a reduced amount. A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymal…
Chennai, Jan 27 (IANS) In a significant setback to the makers of Vijay-starrer ‘Jana Nayagan’, a Division Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday allowed an appeal filed by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and set aside a single-judge direction that had ordered the immediate grant of censor certification to the film. The Bench held that the earlier order could not be sustained as it ventured into the merits of the dispute at an interim stage.The Division Bench, comprising Chief J…
Chennai, Jan 26 (IANS) Chennai witnessed a grand and solemn celebration of the nation’s 77th Republic Day, with Governor R.N. Ravi unfurling the national flag at the official ceremony held on Kamaraj Salai. The event was attended by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, members of the State Cabinet, legislators, and senior officials.The ceremony formed part of nationwide Republic Day celebrations, commemorating the adoption of the Constitution of India on Januar…
Chennai, Jan 24 (IANS) The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has cleared around 120 shops from Marina Beach over the past month as part of its ambitious Blue Flag beach development programme, officials said. With Phases I and II nearing completion, civic authorities have now begun preparatory work for Phase III, marking boundaries behind the Anna Memorial — an indication that the next round of evictions is imminent.According to civic officials, the ongoing exercise aims to bring Marina Beach in…
Chennai, Jan 22 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Thursday reserved its orders in a trademark infringement suit filed by Sangeetha Caterers and Consultants LLP, owners of the popular Chennai-based vegetarian restaurant chain ‘Sangeetha’, against its former franchisees who now operate restaurants under the brand name ‘Geetham’ across the city.Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy deferred his verdict after hearing detailed arguments from senior counsel A.K. Sriram, appearing for the plaintiff, and senio…
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Reacting to the Karnataka government’s decision to conduct polls for the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) using ballot paper, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Thursday said that it has exposed the hypocrisy of the Congress and added that no matter how the elections are held, they will lose.Speaking to IANS, Shehzad Poonawalla said, “Once again, the ‘Bahana Brigade’ has found an excuse to protect the Parivar. They are now claiming that the BBMP elections wi…
Chennai, Jan 22 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday demanded the immediate resignation of Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, citing the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court verdict quashing the FIR against BJP leader Amit Malviya. In a statement, A.N.S. Prasad, spokesperson of the Tamil Nadu unit of the BJP, said the High Court’s ruling has “constitutionally and morally exposed” Udhayanidhi Stalin’s unfitness to continue in public office.He asserted that the…
Chennai, Jan 21 (IANS) The Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, Manindra Mohan Shrivastava, on Wednesday strongly reprimanded a senior advocate for making allegations of judicial bias against a sitting judge while mentioning a criminal matter involving YouTuber ‘Savukku’ Shankar. The remarks were made when the counsel appeared before the first Division Bench, comprising the Chief Justice and Justice G. Arul Murugan, and complained that Justice P. Velmurugan had been biased against his cli…
Chennai, Jan 21 (IANS) Former Tamil Nadu BJP chief, K. Annamalai, on Wednesday welcomed the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court quashing the criminal case registered against BJP national office-bearer Amit Malviya, describing the verdict as a strong reminder against the misuse of criminal law for political ends.The High Court, in its order dated January 20, set aside the FIR registered by the Trichy City Crime Branch against Malviya in connection with a social media post related to remarks ma…