Chennai, Madras 16 (BPNS) The Madurai Bench of the Madras high court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to regulate the use of mobile phones of government employees during office. The court directed the government to frame rules and regulations for the use of mobile phones and cameras inside office premises during office hours. Justice […]
Chennai, March 3 (BPNS) Madras High Court on Thursday granted conditional bail to former minister and AIADMK leader, D. Jayakumar in an attempt to murder case charged against him. This was following a video of the former minister catching hold of a DMK cadre and parading him half-naked near a polling booth accusing him of […]
Guwahati, Mar 2 The Gauhati High Court on Wednesday stayed the fine and appearance order slapped on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in a lower court in a case related to alleged violation of model code of conduct during the Lok Sabha poll in the state in 2019. The Kamrup Metropolitan chief judicial magistrate […]
Chennai, Feb 25 (BPNS) The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has dismissed a review petition filed by the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (Tangedco) against an order of the NGT slapping a fine of Rs 75 lakh against the power company. The tribunal had taken up a case suomotto over the […]
Chennai, Feb 23 (BPNS) The Madras High Court on Wednesday declared as valid the election conducted for South Indian Film Artists Association (SIFAA) , popularly known as Nadigar Sangam in 2019. The court also ordered counting of votes from ballot boxes which have been kept in a bank locker since then. Justices Pushpa Sathyanarayana and […]
Chennai, Feb 21 (BPNS) The opposition AIADMK has demanded the presence of more security forces in the 268 counting centres for the February 19 urban local body polls. The counting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 22. The party has given a memorandum to the Chief Election Observer stating that the DMK workers will create problems […]
Chennai, Feb 18 (BPNS) The Justice Aruna Jagadeesan commission constituted by the Tamil Nadu government to probe into the police firing against anti –Sterlite protestors has completed its three and half year-long probe. In the police firing against anti- Sterlite protestors in May, 2018,13 people lost their lives and many were injured. Arul Vadivel Sekar, […]
Chennai, Feb 15 (BPNS) The Madurai bench of the Madras High court on Tuesday granted bail to Bishop Samuel Mar Irenios, head of the Syro –Malankara Diocese of Pathanamthitta, Kerala, and five other priests in a case related to illegal sand mining at the property of the diocese at Tirunelveli district. The Bishop and five […]
Chennai, Feb 14 (BPNS) The Acting Chief Justice (ACJ) of Madras High Court Munishwar Nath Bhandari was on Monday sworn in as the Chief Justice of Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi administered the oath of office to the incumbent Chief Justice in the presence of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin. Munishwar Nath […]
Chennai, Feb 11 (BPNS) Madras High Court on Friday ordered the Tamil Nadu government to furnish a copy of the inquiry report of Justice Kalayiarasan to former Vice-Chancellor of Anna University, M.K. Surappa so that his explanation could be part of the inquiry proceedings. The report is to be forwarded to the Governor of Tamil […]
