Chennai, Feb 4 (BPNS) Madras High court has ordered shutting down of bars attached with Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) liquor outlets within six months citing that the law does not allow TASMAC to run bars attached with liquor shops. Justice C. Saravanan of Madras High Court on Friday dismissed a bunch of petitions […]
Religious conversion charge : Madras HC orders CBI probe into Tanjavur girl suicide case
Chennai, Jan 31 (BPNS) The Madurai bench of the Madras high court has ordered a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the suicide case of a plus two girl student at a Christian management school in Tanjavur on January 19th. Justice GR Swaminathan of the Madurai Bench of the Madras High court has […]
Death of Wild animals: Madras HC concern over vehicle movement at night in Coimbatore- Bangalore NH
Chennai, Jan 27 (BPNS) The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court has expressed concern over the movement of vehicles at night through the Coimbatore –Bangalore National Highway after reports of death of more than 152 wild animals in accidents. The NH 958 passes through the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) and 152 wild animals including […]
Notorious TN gangster Padappai Guna surrenders before Madras HC
Chennai, Jan 25 (BPNS) History sheeter and notorious don, Padappai Guna who is an accused in 25 criminal cases including murder surrendered before the Madras High court on Tuesday. Police were on the lookout for the gangster with several criminal cases registered against him at Kancheepuram. Guna is involved in murder, attempt to murder, kidnap, […]
Madras HC dismisses PIL to include TN tableau in RD parade
Chennai, Jan 25( BPNS) The Madras High Court on Tuesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Advocate P. Babu seeking direction to the Union defense ministry to include Tamil Nadu tableaux in the Republic Day parade. The first bench of the Madras High Court represented by Acting Chief Justice (ACJ) Munishwar Nath Bhandari […]
Madras HC expunges adverse remarks against actor Vijay
Chennai, Jan 25 (BPNS) A division bench of Madras High Court on Tuesday expunged the adverse remarks made by a single bench of the court against Actor Vijay in a case related to the import of luxury car from England. Division bench of the Madras high court comprising of Justices Pushpa Satyanarayana and Mohammed Shafiq […]
Madras HC restrains filmmaker, singer from defaming Tamil director Susi Ganesan
Chennai, Jan 21 (BPNS) Madras High Court on Thursday restrained filmmaker and social activist, Leena Manimekalai and singer Chinmayi Sripada from making defamatory statements against Tamil film director, Susi Ganesan. This has brought in a major reprieve for the beleaguered director who was charged with rape allegations by filmmaker Leena Manimekalai during the ‘Me Too’ […]
Madras HC refuses to stay Urban local body polls
Chennai, Jan 21 (BPNS) Madras High Court on Friday refused to grant an interim stay to the conduct of Urban local body elections in the state. The court while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Dr. A. Nakkeeran, Rtd Joint Director of Health Services, did not allow a stay to the conduct of […]
Madras HC confirms death sentence on youth for sexual assault and murder of minor girl
Chennai, Jan 12 (BPNS) The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday confirmed the death sentence awarded to a youth for sexually assaulting and murdering a seven-year-old girl at Pudukottai in Tamil Nadu. The division bench comprising of Justices S Vaidyanathan and G. Jayachandran said that there was no infirmity in the order […]
Madras HC restrains TN government from prosecuting Isha foundation
Chennai, Jan 11 (BPNS) The Madras High Court on Tuesday restrained the Tamil Nadu government from prosecuting the Isha Foundation for having constructed buildings without obtaining environmental clearance between 2006 and 2014. The court prevented the Coimbatore District Environmental Engineer (DEE) from proceeding further with the prosecution initiated against the foundation. Acting Chief Justice of […]