Chennai, Sept 22 (BPNS) The Madras High Court on Thursday directed the Tamil Nadu police to grant permission to the RSS to conduct a state-wide march and musical procession on October 2. The single bench of the Madras High court represented by Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan orally directed the state police to grant permission to the […]
PIL filed before Kerala HC against Bharat Jodo Yatra
Thiruvananthapuram, September 20 (BPNS) As the Bharat Jodo Yatra (BJY) progresses in the state, it has met with an unexpected hurdle in the form of a plea. Public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed by a lawyer seeking direction from the Kerala High Court to regulate the Yatra for causing traffic problems. In his plea, […]
Set up temporary facility for foreign nationals on a war-footing, says Kerala HC
Thiruvananthapuram, September 19 (BPNS) The Kerala High Court had pulled up the state government for not setting up temporary facilities for foreign nationals who had to stay back owing to various rules violations. The court while pointing out that the concerned are yet to take proper steps, despite various orders, further directed to set up […]
Kerala HC frowns on dog killing incidents, lists on Friday
Thiruvananthapuram, September 14 (BPNS) The Kerala High Court on Wednesday convened a special sitting on Wednesday against the backdrop of rising stray dog attacks in the state. The court which frowned on the unauthorized killing of community dogs also observed that the state government is obligated to protect the citizens from the attacks of ferocious […]
Madras HC directs NMC on fixing low fee for Private Medical College seats
Chennai, Sept 9( BPNS) The Madras High court on Friday directed the National Medical Commission (NMC) to take a relook into an office memorandum issued by it on February 3 regarding the fee structure for deemed to be universities and self-financing medical colleges. It is to be noted that NMC had on February 3 issued […]
Madras HC directs state to conduct proper counseling to teenage sexual offenders
Chennai, Sept 7 (BPNS) The Madurai bench of the Madras High directed the Tamil Nadu government to give proper counseling to teenage sexual offenders. The court called upon the state government to bring up a mechanism wherein counseling is given to teenagers who are involved in sexual offenses. The division bench of the Madurai bench […]
Justice M. Duraiswamy to assume office as acting CJ of Madras HC from September 13
Chennai, Sept 6 (BPNS) Justice M. Duraiswamy will assume office as the acting Chief Justice of Madras High Court from September 13. This is following the superannuation of the present Chief Justice of Madras High Court, Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari on September 12. The Union ministry of law and justice notified the appointment of Justice […]
SC grants interim bail to activist Setalvad
New Delhi, Sep 2 (PTI) The Supreme Court Friday granted interim bail to social activist Teesta Setalvad, arrested on June 25 for allegedly fabricating evidence to frame “innocent people” in the 2002 Gujarat riots cases, a day after excoriating the Gujarat High Court over delayed listing of her bail prayer. A bench comprising Chief Justice Uday […]
Assembly ruckus case: Kerala HC declines to stay trial
Kochi, Sep 2 (PTI) The Kerala High Court on Friday declined to stay the trial in the 2015 Assembly ruckus case in which General Education Minister V Sivankutty and some other prominent LDF leaders are also among the accused. Justice Ziyad Rahman A A asked all the accused, including LDF convener E P Jayarajan and Left […]
‘I stand on my remark on higher judiciary’, TN You Tuber ‘Savukku’ Shankar to Madras HC
Chennai , Sept 1 (BPNS) Well-known blogger, writer, and YouTuber of Tamil Nadu, ‘Savukku’ Shankar on Thursday told the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court that he stood by his remarks on the higher judiciary that it is riddled with corruption. He was responding to a ‘ suo moto contempt of court case on […]