Tag: Madras HC
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Madras HC orders removal of govt pleader due to pending criminal case
An advocate practicing in the Madurai bench of Madras High court A.M. Raju had filed a complaint before the court that a criminal case against Government pleader
March 17, 2022 -
Madras HC puts Puducherry civic poll process on hold
"The process of receiving nominations which have already begun would be kept in abeyance. Let the anomalies be addressed first and removed before the process is undertaken afresh,"
October 4, 2021 -
Madras HC quashes defamation case against Telangana Governor
Soundararajan had moved the high court in 2018 to quash the defamation case. However even after the case was listed for hearing four different times, she was not represented by anyone. Complainant Karthikeyan also remained absent.
September 28, 2021 -
PIL in Madras HC for scrapping probe into Jayalalithaa death
Thondan Subramani cited these extensions in his PIL, seeking that the court cease the operations of the Commission and prevent the huge loss of money for the state government.
July 2, 2021 -
Madras HC raps TN government on the knuckles over 2018 police firing
The court also orally observed that throwing money at people and hushing up everything is not good for a society governed by a Constitution
June 25, 2021 -
Madras HC notifies Centre on petition challenging new IT rules
The bench, however, refused to grant any interim order staying the operation of the rule as no adverse action has been initiated against the petitioner as of now
June 23, 2021 -
May turn Jayalalithaa’s residence ‘Veda Nilayam’ into Chief Minister’s house, TN govt tells Madras HC
The Madras HC had in May suggested the state government to convert a part of late J Jayalalithaa’s residence Veda Nilayam as a memorial while adding that a part of her residence could also be used as the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s office.
July 16, 2020 -
5 police officers arrested in custodial death of father-son duo Jayaraj and Bennicks
The Madras HC had transferred the case to the CBCID as an interim measure to protect evidence till the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) takes up the case, as decided by the Tamil Nadu government.
July 2, 2020 -
Madras HC sets aside death sentence of TN man; acquits him in murder of dalit son-in-law
In 2016, V Shankar a 23-year-old Dalit engineering student who married C Kausalya an upper caste woman, was hacked to death in front of her by a gang hired by Kausalya's family in broad daylight at a public place in Tamil Nadu.
June 22, 2020 -
Rajiv Gandhi killers Nalini Sriharan, husband Murugan request mercy killing
Nalini, who is lodged in the Special Prison for Women in Vellore for the last over 27 years, has sent a letter to PM Modi and Madras HC Chief Justice Amreshwar Pratap Sahi demanding mercy killing
December 2, 2019 -
TN woman hit by truck while trying to ‘avoid AIADMK flag pole’, grievously injured
The incident comes barely 2 months after a woman techie died after she was run over by a water tanker as she fell down on the road when an illegal hoarding put up by a ruling AIADMK functionary fell on her.
November 12, 2019 -
‘Should more blood paint roads’: Madras HC raps TN govt as techie dies after banner hits her
The court further directed the state government and Chennai Corporation to take disciplinary action against the concerned officials and ordered Rs 5 lakh compensation for the techie's family.
September 14, 2019 -
Madras HC lawyers urge CJI to reconsider transfer of Chief Justice Tahilramani
Days after the Supreme Court Collegium declined her request for reconsideration of transfer to Meghalaya, Chief Justice Tahilramani tendered her resignation to the President.
September 10, 2019 -
Madras HC extends parole of Rajiv Gandhi killer Nalini by three weeks
On July 25, Nalini Sriharan was released on month-long ordinary parole from Vellore Central Prison in Tamil Nadu to make arrangements for her daughter’s wedding.
August 22, 2019 -
Rajiv Gandhi killer Nalini Sriharan released on month-long parole for daughter’s wedding
Last week, the Madras High Court had dismissed a petition filed by Nalini Sriharan seeking a direction to the Tamil Nadu Governor for her premature release.
July 25, 2019 -
Saravana Bhavan owner P Rajagopal dies days after he surrenders in 2001 murder case
Rajagopal had surrendered in the Tamil Nadu court on July 9 to serve his life imprisonment for murdering his employee in 2001 after the Supreme Court refused to grant him more time.
July 18, 2019 -
SC denies Saravana Bhavan owner P Rajagopal’s plea for more time to surrender in murder case
The apex court had in March upheld the life imprisonment of P Rajagopal for murdering employee, Prince Shantakumar, in October 2001 to marry his wife on the advice of an astrologer.
July 9, 2019