Chennai, August 3(BPNS) The Madras High court on Tuesday nullified an amendment brought by the state government to the Tamil Nadu gaming act which banned online games including online rummy and online poker that is played with stakes. The first bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy in their order said that […]
Chennai, July 22(IANS) After a couple of teachers were arrested following complaints from students that they were sexually assaulted in schools and even during online classes, the Chennai schools have launched virtual complaint boxes to complain against misbehaving teachers. Schools have created Google forms on its website to lodge complaints and some schools have created […]
Chennai, July 22(BPNS) Madras High Court on Thursday restrained the Tamil Nadu state government from purchasing buses for public transport unless these buses are disabled friendly. The first bench of the Madras High court comprising of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy issued the interim injunction on a batch of cases pending in […]
Chennai, July 16(BPNS) A Tamil Nadu man who was acquitted by a trial court in a POCSO case was set aside by the Madras High court after the court found that the earlier acquittal was owing to a typo error of “Semen” to “Semman”, meaning red soil in Tamil. Justice Velmurugan of Madras High court […]
Chennai, July 15(BPNS) The Madras High court suggested the Greater Chennai Corporation to form a dedicated team led by an IAS officer for the upkeep of the famous Marina beach in Chennai. A division bench of Justice N. Kirubakaran and Justice T.V. Tamilselvi made the observation on Thursday while hearing a plea and said that […]
Chennai, July 14(BPNS) The Supreme Court of India has tentatively listed July 27 as the likely date to hear the contempt petition filed by the Tamil Nadu government against Karnataka and Central government on the construction of the Mekedatu dam over river Cauvery by Karnataka government. The Tamil Nadu government had moved the contempt petition […]
Chennai, July 13(BPNS) The Madras High court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation(PIL) filed by Tamil Nadu state general secretary of the BJP, K. Nagarajan against the constitution of Justice(Rtd ) A.K.Rajan committee constituted by the state government to study the impact of the National Eligibility -cum -Entrance Test (NEET) on students especially the socially and […]
Chennai, July 13(BPNS) The Madras High court imposed a cost of Rs 1 lakh on Tamil Super Star Vijay for failing to pay entry tax for the import of a Rolls Royce, Ghost Car from England in 2012. Justice S.M. Subramaniam imposed the cost on the actor’s attempt to evade tax while importing his luxury […]
Chennai, July 9(BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K.Stalin has directed officials to engage senior lawyers to argue the state’s case on 69% reservation quota in Supreme Court of India. Gayatri. C.V, a student had through her father, S.Vaitheeswaran has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the Tamil Backward Classes, Scheduled […]
Chennai, July 7(BPNS) AIADMK leader and former minister, M.Manikandan was granted conditional bail by the Madras High Court in the case related to the rape of a Malaysian citizen on the promise of marriage. Maikandan was lodged in Puzhal central jail after he was arrested on June 20. Justice Nirmal Kumar of the Madras High […]