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Stop All Sand Mining/Quarrying Activities Within 6 Months: Madras HC(01.12.2017)
Madras High Court has directed Tamil Nadu Government to stop all sand quarrying and mining activities within six months and prohibited it from opening.....
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Madras High Court: Composition of GSTAT is Unconstitutional(23.09.2019)
Madras High Court has ruled that the constitution of GST Appellate Tribunal ( GSTAT ) is unconstitutional. The Court has ruled that the number of judi.....
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Madras High Court: Religious Bodies Cannot Dissolve Marriages(19.08.2019)
Madras High Court has ruled that religious organisations have got no power to dissolve a marriage or to permit a marriage and such exercises by a ja.....
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Madras High Court Orders Release of Leena Manimekalai’s Impounded Passport(09.12.2021)
Madras High Court has ordered the release of filmmaker Leena Manimekalai's passport impounded over the pendency of criminal defamation proceedings aga.....
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Dinakaran Newspaper Attack Case: Madras HC Warns Accused Against “Intimidating” Court(27.01.2016)
Madras High Court has warned the accused of 2007 Dinakaran newspaper attack case against “intimidating” the court by raising technical pleas to evade .....
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Madras High Court Refuses to Interfere with Order Permitting Theatres to Operate at 100% Capacity(12.11.2021)
Madras High Court has dismissed by a writ petition filed for quashing the Government order permitting 100 per cent occupancy in cinema theatres and mu.....
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Madras HC Suggests Specialised Body of Linguists to Examine Classical Status for Languages(30.11.2015)
Madras High Court in order to scrutinise decision of Sahitya Akademi to grant classical language status to many south Indian languages, has suggested .....
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Madras HC: Sales Tax is Leviable on Sale of REP License(17.10.2017)
Madras High Court has upheld the levy of sales tax on sale of REP license under the provisions of the Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act.
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Madras HC to CMO: Hoist National Flag, Salute It, Sing National Anthem For A Week(14.09.2017)
Madras High Court has directed Chief Medical Officer of a government hospital at Ambur of Tamil Nadu, who was booked for insulting the national flag, .....
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Supreme Court Quashes Madras High Court's Direction to Form Committee for Reforms(16.01.2020)
Supreme Court has set aside a Madras High Court Order that directed the State to constitute a committee to recommend reforms in the Criminal Justice S.....
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Madras HC Quashes Order Impounding Leena Manimekalai's Passport Over Criminal Defamation Case(03.12.2021)
Madras High Court has allowed the Leena Manimekalai's plea while setting aside the impounding order of Regional Passport Officer, Chennai on the groun.....
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Madras High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking 100% Occupancy in Cinema Theatres(09.11.2021)
Madras High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation petition which challenged the State government’s recent nod for 100% occupancy in cinema .....
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Madras HC to TN Govt.: Consider Representation of VAOs(15.12.2015)
Madras High Court has directed Tamil nadu Government to consider plea of a Village Adminstrative Officer (VAOs) to fix 'inter-seniority' for them, al.....
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Madras HC Orders Insurance Company to Implement Centre's Circular Regarding Women Employees’ Transfer(14.12.2015)
Madras High Court has ordered Chairman of National Insurance Company to implement circular issued by Centre directing insurance companies to post/tran.....
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Madras HC Directs TNSEC to Respond to Representation Made by AIADMK(27.09.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (TNSEC) to respond to a representation made by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra.....
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Madras High Court Returns Custody of Child to Adoptive Mother(29.11.2021)
Madras High Court has set aside an order of the Child Welfare Committee to lodge a child in one of the reception homes in a custody battle between the.....
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Madras High Court Strikes Down Rules on Fixation of Seniority Based on Reservation in Promotions(18.11.2019)
Madras High Court has directed the State Government to redo the exercise of fixation of seniority in state appointments after finding the fixation of .....
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Madras HC Advises Former TN CMs to Move Special Court Seeking Exemption from Personal Appearance(24.08.2021)
Madras High Court has advised former Chief Ministers Edappadi K. Palaniswami and O. Panneerselvam of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK).....
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Madras HC Disapproves of Suspension of Doctor Who was Witness in Disciplinary Proceedings(27.10.2021)
Madras High Court has disapproved of punishment of suspension imposed by Tamil Nadu Medical Council (TNMC) against a gastroenterologist who was only a.....
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Madras HC Imposes Costs of Ban on Filing PILs For Challenge to Govt Retirement Age Policy(30.09.2021)
Madras High Court has imposed costs to the tune of Rs 5000 on a petitioner who had who had challenged the State government's February 2021 decision to.....
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Madras High Court Rejects PIL Seeking to Stay Subsidised Moped Scheme(23.02.2018)
Madras High Court has dismissed a PIL plea seeking to stay the Amma Two Wheeler Scheme of the Tamil Nadu government which would allow women to purchas.....
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Madras High Court: No Homework for Students of Classes 1, 2(31.05.2018)
Madras High Court has asked the Centre to instruct state governments to reduce weight of school children's bags and do away with homework for classes .....
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Madras High Court Dismisses Plea to Direct Centre to Enact Anti-Conversion Law(23.10.2019)
Madras High Court has rejected a plea that sought a direction to Central Government to enact a law prohibiting forced and induced religious conversion.....
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Madras High Court Pulls Up Authority on Illegal Constructions in Kodaikanal(20.08.2019)
Madras High Court has observed that Kodaikanal has already become a concrete jungle and has passed directions for conserving the ecology of the well k.....
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Madras High Court Raps Police Over Techie's Death Due to AIADMK Hoarding(26.09.2019)
Madras High Court has pulled up the police, asking why former All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) Councillor C Jeyagopal is yet to be ar.....
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Madras HC Refuses to IPS Officer Plea to Reject MS Dhoni’s Plaint in Civil Suit Seeking Damages(10.12.2021)
Madras High Court has refused to entertain an application filed by IPS officer G. Sampath Kumar to reject the plaint in a civil suit, preferred by cri.....
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Madras High Court Junks Plea to Go to Katchatheevu Without NOC(28.01.2016)
Madras High Court has rejected a petition seeking a direction to State Government to permit government employees to visit Katchatheevu island for St. .....
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Madras HC: Court Can't Evaluate Evidence While Deciding Application for Revocation of Leave(15.11.2021)
Madras High Court has iterated that while considering an application for revocation of leave granted under Clause 12 of the Letters Patent, the Court .....
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Madras High Court: Social Media Companies Cannot Avoid Liability for Damage Caused Through Fake News(23.09.2019)
Madras High Court has ruled that social media companies cannot escape liability for the damage done to society through fake news or rumours spread thr.....
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Routers, Hubs, Switches Are ‘Computer Peripherals’, Attracts 4% Sales Tax: Madras HC(24.11.2017)
Madras High Court has held that routers, hubs and switches would come within the meaning of ‘computer peripherals’ for which lower rate of 4% VAT is a.....
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Madras High Court Issues Notice to State Govt on Contempt Plea Over Spoken English in Govt Schools(19.08.2019)
Madras High Court has issued a notice to the State Government on a contempt petition filed by a former DMK MLA for failure to implement a court direct.....
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Madras High Court Restrains Coercive Action Against Digital Media Platforms Under IBDF(08.12.2021)
Madras High Court has restrained the Central Government from taking any coercive action under the Information Technology Rules 2021, against digital m.....
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Madras High Court Rejects Plea of Insurance Firm(25.01.2016)
Madras High Court has irked over a nationalised insurance company vehemently resisting payment of a claim for angioplasty under a medical insurance co.....
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Madras HC: Chennai Metro Rail Limited Doesn’t Have Statutory Backing to Impose Fine(12.11.2021)
Madras High Court has held that the Chennai Metro Rail Limited doesn't have any statutory backing to do the same, in a public interest litigation chal.....
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Madras HC Dismisses Criminal Revision Petition Filed by Suspended Special DGP Rajesh Das(28.10.2021)
Madras High Court has dismissed a criminal revision petition filed by suspended special Director General of Police (DGP) Rajesh Das, questioning the t.....
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Madras HC: Every Admission Based on Reservation Would be Subject to Final Verdict(26.08.2021)
Madras High Court has ordered that every admission made in educational institutions or appointment in public posts by implementing the 10.5% internal .....
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Madras HC Grants Permission to SEC to Withdraw Notification Holding Local Body Polls(06.10.2021)
Madras High Court has granted permission to the Puducherry State Election Commission (SEC) to withdraw a notification issued by it for holding local b.....
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Centre Notifies Transfer of Madras High Court Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee to Meghalaya High Court(16.11.2021)
Central Government has notified the transfer of Mr. Justice Sanjib Banerjee, Chief Justice, Madras High Court to Meghalaya High Court. The Supreme Cou.....
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Accused Should Appear or Surrender Before Lower Court for Regular Bail: Madras HC(04.06.2018)
Madras High Court has made it clear that an accused seeking regular bail for non-bailable offences should appear or surrender before the lower court f.....
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Madras HC Denies to Stay Summons to Actor Simbu and Music Director Anirudh over Beep Song(18.12.2015)
Madras High Court has denied to stay summons issued by police to Tamil film actor Silambarasan and music director Anirudh Ravichander over a controver.....
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Madras HC Grants Interim Stay on Proceedings Against Vadivelu(26.11.2015)
Madras High Court has granted an interm stay on all further proceedings against comedy actor Vadivelu in a lower court in Namakkal regarding a speech .....
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Madras High Court Gives Directions to Centre to Check Blue Whale Game(13.09.2017)
Madras High Court, while taking a serious view of online Blue Whale Challenge game, has directed Centre to ensure that Indian subsidiaries of technolo.....
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Madras HC Takes Suo Motu Case on Cartel of Doctors, Pharma Companies and Diagnostic Labs(15.01.2020)
Madras High Court has observed that the cartel of doctors, pharma companies and diagnostic laboratories are fleecing the patients by overpricing the d.....
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Madras HC Grants Liberty to Approach Supreme Court on Reservation for Backward Classes(03.12.2021)
Madras High Court has allowed withdrawal of three writ petitions challenging Government Orders and Election Commission Notification discontinuing rese.....
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Madras HC: Long Cohabitation Will Not Confer Any Legal Right to Raise Matrimonial Dispute(08.11.2021)
Madras High Court has observed that long cohabitation or living together will not confer upon the parties any legal right to raise a matrimonial dispu.....
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Madras High Court Rejects Plea Seeking Quashing of MBBS Rank List(25.09.2019)
Madras High Court has rejected a plea seeking quashing of the rank list for admission to MBBS/BDS 2019-20 courses for Government and management quota .....
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Madras High Court: Absence of Injury No Ground to Say there was No Sex Abuse(21.10.2019)
Madras High Court has ruled that mere absence of injury on the body of a sexually abused minor cannot be a ground to say there has been no offence com.....
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Madras High Court: Change ‘Women Protection' Laws to Prevent Misuse(19.08.2019)
Madras High Court has suggested to bring an amendment in ‘women protection’ laws so as to prevent its misuse and to safeguard the interest of the ‘inn.....
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Madras HC Directs to Submit Report on Compensation Paid And Rehabilitation Measures Taken(09.12.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the state to submit a report detailing the quantum of compensation paid to the families of deceased manual scavengers s.....
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Madras High Court Issues Notice to State Government in Suicide Case(27.01.2016)
Madras High Court has issued notice to Tamil Nadu Government and ordered the preservation of the body of T Monisha, one of the three girl students who.....
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Madras HC Installs Braille printer to Provide Judgment Copies to Visually Challenged(15.11.2021)
Madras High Court has installed a Braille printer at its principal seat in Chennai for providing judgment and order copies to visually challenged lawy.....
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Madras High Court Directs Expelled Students to do Community Service for Consuming Alcohol in College(20.08.2019)
Madras High Court has directed the students who were expelled from college for attending a lecture in drunken state to do community service and propag.....
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Madras HC Refuses to Transfer Investigation on Death of Dalit Youth in Kanyakumari to CBI(10.12.2021)
Madras High Court has refused to transfer investigation on the death of Dalit youth in Kanyakumari to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The Court.....
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Madras High Court Directs State Govt to Spell Out Control Measures Against Dengue(03.10.2019)
Madras High Court has directed the State Government as well as Greater Chennai Corporation to file a status report on the steps taken to control the s.....
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Madras High Court: Magistrate Cannot Order FIR Registration in Matters having Impact on Free Speech(25.10.2019)
Madras High Court has while quashing criminal proceedings instituted against ninety year old Tamil writer namely K.Rajanarayanan for allegedly insulti.....
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Madras HC Issues Notices over PIL Seeking Removing Encroachments In Water Bodies(29.01.2016)
Madras High Court has issued notice to concerned officials, along with Revenue Secretary, on a PIL by Puthia Tamizhagam leader S Krishnaswamy seeking .....
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Madras High Court Says People on Death Bed May Also Lie(16.12.2015)
Madras HC has said that general presumption that people on death bed would not lie cannot be followed as cardinal principle in every criminal case to .....
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Madras High Court To Government:Explore Possibility of Banning Blue Whale Game(05.09.2017)
Madras High Court, while taking a serious view of the Blue Whale Challenge game, has directed Central and Tamil Nadu governments to explore possibilit.....
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Madras High Court: No Incentive Mark During Maternity Leave(04.04.2018)
Madras HC has said that maternity leave availed of by an in-service candidate can be treated as ‘service period’, but incentive marks for serving in r.....
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Madras High Court Permits Temporary Parking for Koyambedu Market Traders(30.11.2021)
Madras High Court has instructed the Koyambedu Market Management Committee and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) to earmark a specific.....
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Madras High Court: Victim and Interested Persons have Right to File Protest Petition(21.11.2019)
Madras High Court has ruled that a Petitioner being a victim is mandatorily entitled to notice before acceptance of final report to the Police and in .....
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Madras HC Turns Down Family Court Order Granting Divorce(15.04.2016)
Madras High Court has turned down a 2011 order of a family court allowing divorce plea of a man, holding that the charge of cruelty against the wife h.....
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Madras HC Issues Notice to State over Petition Seeking to Retrain Supplying Water to Pepsico(16.12.2015)
Madras High Court has issued notice to State Government on a petition seeking to retrain supplying water from Tamirabarani river to soft drink manufac.....
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Madras HC To State: Issue Circular on Sexual Harassment at Workplace Act to Colleges(11.09.2017)
Madras High Court has directed Department of Higher Education and Directorate of Collegiate Education to issue a circular on implementation of Sexual .....
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Madras High Court: Take Measures for Pilgrims Convenience(05.04.2018)
Madras High Court has directed the authorities to take measures for the convenience of pilgrims who congregate on the occasion of the 1,001st birth a.....
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Madras HC Orders Strict Enforcement of Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Rules, 2011(01.12.2021)
Madras High Court has ordered the strict enforcement of the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies (Permission for Erection of Digital Banners and Placards) Ru.....
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Madras High Court Grants Parole to Convict in Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case(21.11.2019)
Madras High Court has granted 30-day parole to Robert Payas, one of the seven convicts serving a life term for the assassination of former Prime Minis.....
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Madras High Court Allows Mercy Killing of Ailing Salem Temple Elephant(17.04.2018)
Madras High Court has granted permission for the “mercy killing” of an ailing elephant in Salem temple, provided the veterinarians certify that the an.....
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Madras High Court: Don't Erect Banner, Hoarding of a Living Person(25.10.2017)
Madras High Court has imposed a blanket ban on erecting hoardings, flex banners and signboards from the state's skyline with images of individuals who.....
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Madras HC Prescribes Dress Code for Men, Women and Children to Visit Temples(02.12.2015)
Madras High Court has prescribed a dress code for men, women and even children wanting to visit temples maintained by Hindu Religious and Charitable E.....
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Madras High Court: Teachers Strike is a Reason for TN Students’ Poor NEET Performance(14.09.2017)
Madras High Court, while censuring government teachers who are boycotting classes as part of their protest demanding implementation of Seventh Pay Com.....
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Madras HC restrains IT Dept. from initiating recovery proceedings against DMK MP Kathir Anand(07.12.2021)
Madras High Court has restrained the Income-Tax Department from initiating recovery proceedings against Vellore Member of Parliament D.M. Kathir Anand.....
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Madras High Court Warns Greater Chennai Corporation Over Waterlogging Issue(10.11.2021)
Madras High Court has warned the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) that it would take up a suo motu public interest litigation petition on Chennai res.....
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Madras High Court Orders Apollo Hospital to File Report on Jayalalithaa Blood Sample(26.04.2018)
Madras High Court has ordered Apollo Hospital to submit a report on the blood samples of late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.
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Madras HC Permits HR&CE Department to Take Inventory of Valuables Offered in Temples(29.10.2021)
Madras High Court has permitted Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department to take inventory of jewellery and other valuables which .....
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Madras HC Directs to Consider Application Seeking Exemption of Temple from Factories Act(27.08.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the State government to consider an application made by Palani Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple authorities seeking exempti.....
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Madras HC Directs Police to Refrain from Arresting Former Minister Rajenthra Bhalaji(22.11.2021)
Madras High Court has asked the Tamil Nadu Police not to arrest till the next date of hearing, former Minister and Senior AIADMK member, K.T. Rajenthr.....
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Madras High Court: Consider Installation of Biometric Device in Tiruchendur Subramaniya Swamy Temple(08.06.2018)
Madras High Court has asked the Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments authorities to consider installation of biometric device for the entries of st.....
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Madras HC Confirms Conviction of Ward Members of Vridhachalam Municipality for Defamation(16.02.2022)
Madras High Court has confirmed the conviction of four former ward members of Vridhachalam Municipality under Section 500 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 f.....
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Madras HC: Voluntary Retirement Application Shall be Deemed to Accepted if Not Decided in 3 Months(17.12.2015)
Madras High Court has ruled that voluntary retirement applications made by employees of universities, which had adopted Fundamental Rules applicable t.....
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Madras High Court Stays ‘No Licence, No Vehicle’ Regulation(13.09.2017)
Madras High Court has stayed Government circular dated August 24, 2017 directing the registering authorities not to register a vehicle to a purchaser .....
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Madras High Court Stays Release of Vijay Antony’s Film ‘Kaali’(11.04.2018)
Madras High Court has stayed the release of actor-cum-music director Vijay Antony’s Tamil film ‘Kaali’, which was scheduled to hit the screens on Wedn.....
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Madras HC Allows Remission of GST as Quantified Under SVLDR Scheme(01.12.2021)
Madras High Court has allowed the remission of goods and services tax as quantified under SabkaVishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) (SVLDR) Scheme subj.....
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Madras HC Recommends Constitution of Quasi-Judicial Appellate Tribunal(02.11.2021)
Madras High Court has observed that fraudulent registration of sale deeds in the State have only reduced and not stopped completely and has recommend.....
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Madras High Court Rejects Plea Against 70% Solar Imports Safeguard(17.04.2018)
Madras High Court has dismissed the petition challenging the Directorate General of Safeguards’ recommendation of 70% safeguard duty on import of sola.....
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Madras HC Devises EMI Scheme to Settle Retirement Dues of Retired TNSTC Employees(03.12.2015)
Madras High Court has devised an Equated Monthly Instalment (EMI) scheme to dispose of numerous writ petitions filed by retired Tamil Nadu State Trans.....
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Madras High Court Cancels Membership of 713 Lawyers(27.10.2017)
Madras High Court has directed Tamil Nadu Bar Council and Advocate General to cancel membership of 713 lawyers, who had enrolled as advocates after ge.....
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Madras HC Refuses to Constitute Committee for Monitoring Disrespect of National Flag(15.09.2017)
Madras High Court has rejected a plea to constitute a committee for monitoring the disrespect or insult of National Flag.
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Madras HC Grants Interim Relief to Employees' Union for Retention of Accommodation(07.12.2021)
Madras High Court has granted interim relief and restrained the Civil Aviation Ministry from evicting the members of the Petitioner Union, namely Air .....
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Madras HC Allows UOI to Conduct Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana Exam in English and Hindi(10.11.2021)
Madras High Court has allowed the Union of India to conduct Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Exam, 2021 in Hindi and English alone, provided .....
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Guidelines to Evict Overstaying Allottees Must be Framed: Madras High Court(26.04.2018)
Madras High Court has observed that time has come to direct the State to show sensitivity to the issue relating to eviction of persons residing in gov.....
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Madras HC: A Mere Incorrect Averment In Affidavit Cannot Be Classified As Fraud(23.10.2017)
Madras High Court has held that a mere factual averment in the affidavit would not amount to defrauding the Court.
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Madras HC Irks over Demolition of Temples(01.12.2015)
Madras High Court while taking serious note on demolition of a about 400-year-old temple, has summoned consultant Archaeologist/Conservationist K T Na.....
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Madras High Court: Amend Motor Vehicle Accident Rules(14.09.2017)
Madras High Court has directed State Government to amend TN Motor Vehicle Accident Rules, 1989, in line with the newly developed online Detailed Accid.....
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Madras High Court: ‘Bitumen Emulsion’ Is 5% Taxable Under TNVAT Act, 2006(16.01.2020)
Madras High Court has held that the “Bitumen Emulsion” is to be classified as “Bitumen” and is liable to be taxed at the rate of 5% as prescribed ther.....
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Madras High Court Orders Relaxation on COVID-19 Restrictions from November 15(10.11.2021)
Madras High Court has ordered relaxation of many restrictions that have been in place for long to fight COVID-19. The relaxations would come into forc.....
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HRD Ministry Can Go Ahead with Selection of Faculty to IITs: Madras High Court(25.04.2018)
Madras High Court has said that the HRD Ministry can go ahead with the process of selection of faculty to IITs, but made it clear that it would be sub.....
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Madras HC Directs Sessions Court to Expeditiously Complete Trial in Eight-Year-Old Murder Case(15.12.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the Tiruvannamalai District and Sessions Court to reach an end with regards to the criminal trial within a period of si.....
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Madras HC Permits Filing of I-T Returns Without Quoting Aadhaar Number(01.11.2017)
Madras High Court has permitted a Petitioner to file her income tax returns manually without quoting Aadhaar number or Aadhaar enrolment ID.
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Madras HC: Banks Cannot Attach Savings Account Opened for Depositing Pension to Recover Loan(03.12.2015)
Madras High Court has held that Savings Bank Account maintained primarily for purpose of depositing monthly pension amount could not be attached by a .....
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Madras High Court: No Floor Test in Tamil Nadu Assembly till September 20(15.09.2017)
Madras High Court has ordered that no floor test would be conducted in Tamil Nadu Assembly till September 20.
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Madras HC Orders Winding Up of SpiceJet Ltd, Official Liquidator to Take Over Company Assets(07.12.2021)
Madras High Court has ordered that SpiceJet Limited must be wound up and the assets must be taken over by the official liquidator on the grounds of pr.....
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Madras HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Appointment of Watchmen in 44,000 Temples Across State(11.11.2021)
Madras High Court has dismissed a petition seeking the appointment of watchmen on a uniform basis in all temples under the Hindu Religious & Charitabl.....
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No Absolute Bar to Summon Aged Woman Before Enforcement Directorate: Madras High Court(27.04.2018)
Madras High Court has dismissed plea of senior advocate Nalini Chidambaram, challenging summons to requiring her personal appearance before Enforcemen.....
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Madras High Court: Every Page of RTI Replies Should be Attested, Signed(27.08.2021)
Madras High Court has ordered that while replying to Right to Information (RTI) Act applications, the public information officers, appellate authoriti.....
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Madras High Court Asks Leena Manimekalai, Susi Ganeshan to Appear In Person(28.10.2021)
Madras High Court has directed filmmaker Leena Manimekalai and film director Susi Ganesan to appear in person before the Court on November 1 while hea.....
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Madras High Court Permits Devotees for Karthigai Deepam Festival in Tiruvannamalai(19.11.2021)
Madras High Court has permitted the entry of 20,000 devotees in Tiruvannamalai city, in light of Karthigai Deepam festival on 19th November 2021, subj.....
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Madras High Court Issues Notice to Deputy Tahsildars Over Firing in Tuticorin(07.06.2018)
Madras High Court bench at Madhurai has observed that the police action during the anti-Sterlite protests could not be justified and directed that thr.....
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Madras High Court Orders to Put on Hold Egg Purchase Tender(06.09.2018)
Madras High Court has directed authorities to keep in abeyance the tender process floated for procurement of 48 lakh eggs per day worth over Rs 200 cr.....
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Madras HC: If Application for Amendment Does Not Change Character of Petition, May be Allowed(11.02.2022)
Madras High Court has ruled that if the new grounds introduced by amendment do not change the character of the petition originally filed for setting a.....
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Madras HC Directs Government to Conduct Comprehensive Assessment of Employees Laid-Off(29.10.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the number of employees laid off by industrial estab.....
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Madras HC Directs Food Safety Department Officials to Come Up With Module for Hygiene Practices(27.08.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the food safety department officials to come up with a module of hygienic practices to be followed by all those involve.....
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Madras HC Grants Bail Murder Accused in Cashew Factory Worker's Death Case(22.11.2021)
Madras High Court has granted bail to murder accused T.R.V. S Ramesh, DMK MP from Cuddalore, upon satisfaction that a substantial portion of the polic.....
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Madras High Court Stays I-T Notice to P Chidambaram for Re-Assessment(07.06.2018)
Madras High Court has stayed the Income Tax Department's notices issued to former finance minister P Chidambaram seeking reopening of assessment of hi.....
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Madras HC Quashes Defamation Case Pending Against Youtuber M. Maridhas(11.02.2022)
Madras High Court has quashed a defamation case pending against YouTuber M. Maridhas for targeting Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) over the announceme.....
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Madras HC Tells TN Election Commission to Videograph Every Stage of Urban Local Body Polls(04.01.2022)
Madras High Court has asked the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (TNSEC) to videograph the entire election process during the upcoming urban local.....
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Madras HC Suggests “Liberal Approach” for Tamil as Compulsory First Language(25.11.2015)
Madras High Court has ordered authorities to adopt a “liberal approach” on applications filed by students seeking exemption from the rule stipulating .....
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Madras High Court Ruling on Incentive Increments of Schoolteachers(17.12.2015)
Madras High Court has held that cap of two sets of incentive increments fixed by the State government for schoolteachers who acquire additional educat.....
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Madras High Court: Include Animal Welfare as Subject in Schools(13.09.2017)
Madras High Court has ordered Tamil Nadu Curriculum Frameworks committee to incorporate a subject on animal welfare.
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Madras High Court: No Tax Deduction for Replacement of Machineries(15.01.2020)
Madras High Court has held that the replacement of the machineries as a whole cannot be held to be current repairs or allowable revenue expenditure.
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Madras HC: All Proceedings to be Initiated for Conduct of Local Body Elections Subject to Writ(03.12.2021)
Madras High Court has ordered that all proceedings to be initiated for the conduct of local body elections in Greater Chennai Corporation limits would.....
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Madras HC Quashes Internal Reservation to Vanniyar Community Under Most Backward Class Category(02.11.2021)
Madras High Court has quashed the Tamil Nadu law providing internal reservation of 10.5 % to the Vanniyar Community under the category Most Backward C.....
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Madras HC Directs to Frame Laws to Ensure Immediate Deportation of Illegal Immigrants(28.09.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the Ministry of Home Affairs to frame appropriate laws within 3 months with regards to illegal immigrants who repeatedl.....
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Madras HC Refuses to Interfere with Decision Not to Allow Student to Write Screening Test(26.10.2021)
Madras High Court has refused to interfere with a decision taken by the National Medical Commission (NMC) not to allow a student who had pursued medic.....
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Madras High Court Declines to Stay Verdict Against Kiran Bedi(22.08.2019)
Madras High Court has declined to stay a Single Judge’s April 30 verdict which held that Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi cannot interfere wi.....
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Madras HC Rejects PIL Seeking Re-postmortem on 5 TN Woodcutters(21.02.2018)
Madras High Court has refused to entertain a PIL seeking re-postmortem of five woodcutters, saying the case fell under the jurisdiction of the Andhra .....
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Madras HC Imposes Temporary Ban on Liquor Sale in Puducherry(30.12.2021)
Madras High Court has asked the Union Territory of Puducherry to temporarily ban the supply of alcohol from 10 PM on New Year's Eve till 1 AM on 1st J.....
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Madras HC: Science Graduates are Entitled to Post of Tamil Pundit(04.12.2015)
Madras High Court has held that graduates in basic sciences are also entitled to be appointed as Tamil Pundit in government aided higher secondary sch.....
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Madras HC: Genuineness of Consignment Can’t be Suspected Because Invoice Contains Wrong Address(01.11.2017)
Madras High Court, while releasing the goods detained by Commercial department, has held that genuineness of a consignment cannot be suspected merely .....
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Madras High Court Directs Payment of Compensation to Accident Victims Only Through Annuity Scheme(16.08.2019)
Madras High Court has directed the implementation of the Motor Accident Claims Annuity Deposit Scheme from October 1 while clarifying that the victi.....
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Madras HC: Segregation of Burial Ground Cannot be Endorsed by Court(08.12.2021)
Madras High Court has held that segregation of burial ground for a particular caste/ community cannot be endorsed by the Court, while clarifying that .....
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Madras HC Adjourns PIL by 2 Months on Entry of Women to Temples(22.01.2016)
Madras High Court has adjourned by two months a PIL seeking to declare a rule of State HR & CE department preventing women from entering temples durin.....
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Madras HC Directs DVAC to Complete Probe Against Former AIADMK Minister SP Velumani(11.11.2021)
Madras High Court has instructed the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) to submit within ten weeks, the final report/ charge sheet in.....
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Madras HC: Accused Can be Convicted Under POCSO Act Solely on Testimony of Victim Child(27.10.2021)
Madras High Court has reiterated that an accused can be convicted under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 solely based.....
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Madras HC: Theatres Must Provide Purified Drinking Water Free of Cost(05.10.2021)
Madras High Court has ordered that Cinema theatres, which do not allow patrons to carry even water bottles due to security concerns like the possibili.....
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Madras HC Directs Indian Bank to Return to Channai Port Trust Amount Following Fraudulent Transaction(25.08.2021)
Madras High Court has directed Indian Bank, Koyambedu branch, to return to Chennai Port Trust (CPT) Rs. 55.19 crore out of Rs. 100.57 crore that had g.....
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Madras High Court Dismisses Three Tamil Nadu Judges, Allows Graft Probe Against One(23.12.2019)
Madras High Court has ordered for dismissal of three judicial officers while denying the usual extension of service by two years for eight others. Mor.....
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Christian Religious Society Can Claim Motor Accident Compensation for Death of a Nun: Madras HC(04.06.2018)
Madras High Court has allowed a Christian religious organization to claim compensation for the death of a nun who died in a road accident after being .....
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Madras High Court Directs NHAI to Make VIP Lanes in Toll Plazas Across India(30.08.2018)
Madras High Court has directed National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to take steps for providing a separate lane at toll plazas for VIPs, includ.....
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Madras HC Directs to Submit Report Outlining Steps for Demolition of Unauthorised Statues(29.10.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the Chief Secretary to submit a report outlining the steps undertaken to demolish unauthorised statues erected on gover.....
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Madras HC Commutes Death Sentence Imposed on Former Professor of Business Administration(31.08.2021)
Madras High Court has commuted to life, the death sentence imposed on a former professor of business administration for having murdered his wife at an.....
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Madras HC: No Jurisdiction Based on Location of Branch Office Where No Cause of Action Has Arisen(23.11.2021)
Madras High Court has interpreted, actually and voluntarily resides or carries on business or personally works for gain, in Section 134(2) of Trade Ma.....
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Not Illegal to Name Hotels After Castes & Communities: Madras High Court(11.06.2018)
Madras High Court has observed that there is nothing uncommon or illegal in naming hotels after caste and communities and it is the fundamental right .....
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Madras HC Strikes Down Women Reservation in Excess of 50% for Chennai Corporation Polls(12.01.2022)
Madras High Court has held that reservation can only be based on the total number of seats in the Municipality and not on Zonal wise demarcation in a .....
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Madras HC Asks to Submit Status Report on Proposal to Declare Wetlands of National Importance(18.02.2022)
Madras High Court has asked the state government to submit a status report on the proposal to the Union Govt for declaring 13 sites as wetlands of int.....
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Madras HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Disproportionate Reservation For In-Service Doctors(01.11.2021)
Madras High Court has issued notice in a petition challenging the extent of reservation granted to in-service doctors under the prospectus for admissi.....
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Madras HC: Person Engaged in Selling Fair Price Commodities to be Sincere in Duties(31.08.2021)
Madras High Court has said that a person who was engaged in selling or distributing fair price commodities was expected to be sincere and honest in pe.....
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Madras High Court Dismisses Former National Women's Kabaddi Captain's Plea for Government Job(25.11.2021)
Madras High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking employment for S. Kavitha, former captain of State and national Kabbadi teams and.....
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Madras HC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Financial Assistance to Lawyers from Bar Council(01.04.2020)
Madras High Court has issued notice to the State of Tamil Nadu and the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in a Petition seeking minimum financia.....
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Madras High Court Dismisses Plea to Keep TASMAC Liquor Shops Closed on Public Holidays(13.01.2022)
Madras High Court has criticized the practice of advocates filing public interest litigations for publicity in a plea seeking directions to keep the T.....
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Madras HC Directs NMC to Circulate Expert Committee Report on Conversion Therapy(21.02.2022)
Madras High Court has directed the National Medical Commission (NMC) to circulate the expert committee report and recommendations pertaining to Conver.....
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Madras High Court Quashes Case Against Electricity Minister Senthil Balaji in Job Recruitment Scam(26.08.2021)
Madras High Court has quashed a 2018 cheating case against incumbent State Electricity Minister and DMK MLA Senthil Balaji filed in relation to allega.....
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Madras HC issues Notice on Plea Challenging Constitutional Validity of Faceless Assessment Scheme(28.10.2021)
Madras High Court has issued the notice to the Centre on plea challenging the constitutional validity of the Faceless Assessment Scheme.
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Madras HC Puts Interim Stay on Setting Up of New Educational Institutions by HR&CE Department(16.11.2021)
Madras High Court has put an interim stay on setting up of new educational institutions by the Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Departm.....
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Madras High Court Rejects Vodafone Plea Against TRAI’s Tariff Listing Order(06.06.2018)
Madras High Court has dismissed Vodafone India’s plea challenging the telecom regulator’s mandatory listing of tariffs on its website, including segme.....
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Madras High Court Upholds TN Govt's Decision to Ban Protests at Marina Beach(04.09.2018)
Madras High Court has upheld Tamil Nadu Government's decision to prohibit holding protests at Chennai's Marina Beach. The court observed that the beac.....
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Madras HC: Suspicious Mindset of Police is Root Cause of Human Rights Violations(09.02.2022)
Madras High Court has said that the mindset of the police to look at every individual with suspicion and to monitor each and every activity by install.....
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Madras HC Directs State to Take Action Against Noise Pollution, Building Violations(01.11.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the State authorities to take appropriate actions to ensure that noise pollution or violations of building rules on acc.....
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Madras HC: TDS on Payment of Contractor Not Applicable on Payment for Transportation of Goods(31.08.2021)
Madras High Court held that the Tax Deducted at Source on Payment to Contractor is not applicable on payment made towards transport of goods by way of.....
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Madras HC Sets Aside Land Acquisition Proceedings of Former CM J Jayalalithaa’s Residence(25.11.2021)
Madras High Court has set aside the land acquisition proceedings of former CM J Jayalalithaa's residence, Veda Nilayam, at Poe's Garden, Chennai. The .....
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Madras HC: Consider Representation for Use of Alternate Medicines to Treat Coronavirus(03.04.2020)
Madras High Court has issued notice to the Government of Tamil Nadu to consider representations looking into alternative medicines for the cure/preven.....
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Madras HC Expresses Concern Over Long Pendency of Cases Involving Revenue(17.01.2022)
Madras High Court has expressed its concern over long pendency of cases involving large scale revenue. The Court has observed that cases of Income Tax.....
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Madras HC Orders Result of Coimbatore Corporation Election Shall be Subject to Further Orders(22.02.2022)
Madras High Court has ordered that the result of the Coimbatore Corporation election shall be subject to further orders by the court on a writ petitio.....
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Madras HC: Vehicles Sold from 1st September Should Have 5-Year Insurance Cover(27.08.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the State Transport Secretary to ensure that all motor vehicles sold in Tamil Nadu from 1st September, 2021 get bumper-.....
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Madras HC Rejects Rajesh Das's Challenge to Trial Court Jurisdiction in Sexual Harassment Case(29.10.2021)
Madras High Court has dismissed a plea by suspended Special Director General of Police (DGP) Rajesh Das challenging the jurisdictional competence of t.....
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Madras HC Refuses to Hear PIL Challenging Vaccine Mandate for Teachers(23.11.2021)
Madras High Court has termed a Public Interest Litigation challenging the compulsory double vaccination policy of the government to enter educational .....
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Madras HC Quashes FIR Against 46 Employees Who Posted 'Laughing Emojis' on Whatsapp(11.06.2018)
Madras High Court has quashed FIR against 46 BSNL employees who were booked for posting an emoji with laughter in response to a serious WhatsApp messa.....
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Madras HC: Under Writ Jurisdiction, No Interference with Preliminary Enquiry Ordered by CCI(10.01.2022)
Madras High Court has held that under the writ jurisdiction there should be no interference with a preliminary enquiry ordered by the Competition Comm.....
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Madras HC Seeks Response on Legality of Liquor Consumption in Club Premises Without FL2 License(18.02.2022)
Madras High Court has sought State’s response in writ appeal against the insistence by the single bench on the possession of FL2 License for the consu.....
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Madras HC Grants Injunction Against Mandate Restraining Use of Vehicles Over 8 Yrs Old(13.12.2021)
Madras High Court has granted an interim injunction on the Tamil Nadu State Government mandate that vehicles that are beyond eight years old cannot be.....
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Madras High Court Allows Welcome Banners to be Put Up for Modi-Xi Summit(04.10.2019)
Madras High Court has permitted the State Government to erect banners from the Chennai airport till Mahabalipuram town (60kms away) to welcome Prime M.....
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Madras HC: Maintain Public Toilets under CSR(30.10.2019)
Madras High Court has directed Commissioner of Tirunelveli Corporation to send proposal to private companies with regard to maintenance of public toil.....
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Madras High Court Rejects Karti Chidambaram's Plea Challenging Transfer of I-T Case to Special Court(22.08.2019)
Madras High Court has turned down Congress MP Karti Chidambaram's plea seeking an interim stay in connection with an income tax case filed before a sp.....
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Madras HC Asks Immigration Department to Issue Passport Without Insisting on Father’s Signature(01.02.2016)
Madras High Court has directed Immigration Department to consider issuing an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) Passport to an infant in the United Kingd.....
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Madras High Court Stays Service Tax Proceedings Against A R Rahman(14.02.2020)
Madras High Court has stayed an order passed by a Commissioner of Goods and Services Tax and Central Excise accusing the music composer, A R Rahman of.....
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Madras HC Upholds Notification Issued by Central Government Directing Prohibition of Crash Guards(22.09.2021)
Madras High Court has upheld a notification issued by the Central government dated December 7, 2017 directing all State governments and Union Territor.....
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Madras High Court Grants 15 days Parole to Ravichandran(07.01.2020)
Madras High Court has granted 15 days parole to Ravichandran, one of the seven life convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, to attend to his .....
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Madras High Court Issues Notice to Petroleum Ministry in Hydrocarbon Exploration Project(11.11.2019)
Madras High Court has ordered notice to the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry and the Director General of Hydrocarbons, Noida, returnable by January .....
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Madras High Court Allows Karunanidhi Burial at Marina Beach(08.08.2018)
Madras High Court has allowed to allot space on the Marina beach for burial of DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi.
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Madras HC Imposes Cost on Advocate for Filing Frivolous Petition for Development of Mobile App(14.05.2020)
Madras High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 20,000/- on an Advocate for filing a series of frivolous Petitions in connection to development of a mobil.....
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Madras High Court: Woman who Deserted Kids May not Get Death Benefits of Husband(09.03.2020)
Madras High Court has observed that a woman who deserted her two children is unlikely to get any compensation for her husband's death in workplace whi.....
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Madras HC Seeks Counter Affidavit from State on Alleged Murder of Temple Priest(22.09.2021)
Madras High Court has sought a counter affidavit from the State in the case of alleged murder of a Scheduled Caste temple priest in Pudukkottai distri.....
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Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Tamil Nadu Governor's Removal(06.01.2020)
Madras High Court has dismissed the plea seeking removal of Tamil Nadu’s Governor. The Court observed that the decision for withdrawal of President's .....
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Madras High Court Bans Public Programmes In Educational Institutions(11.12.2017)
Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to organise only education-related programmes in educational institutions.
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Madras HC Sets Aside RoC’s Order Disqualifying Directors For Non-Filing of Financial Statements(08.08.2018)
Madras High Court has set aside the disqualification of directors of private companies for failure to file annual returns/ financial statement for thr.....
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Madras High Court Rejects Hyundai Motor's Plea on 'Anti-competitive' Practices(30.07.2018)
Madras High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Hyundai Motor India Ltd, assailing the decision of Competition Commission of India to investigate t.....
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Madras HC Denies Bail to NRI Company Director Accused of Money Laundering(30.03.2022)
Madras High Court has refused to grant bail to Ahmed A.R Buhari, director and promoter of M/s Coastal Energen Private Limited (CEPL) who was accused u.....
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Madras HC Directs State to Ensure IIT Campus Does Not Become Dumping Ground for Abandoned Dogs(20.09.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the State of Tamil Nadu to ensure that IIT Madras Campus does not become a dumping ground for abandoned dogs and to tak.....
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Madras High Court: Registered Person Making Zero Rated Supply is Eligible to Claim IGST Refunds(06.01.2020)
Madras High Court has held that a registered person making zero rated supply shall be eligible to claim Integrated Goods and Services Tax refunds, irr.....
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Madras HC: Nothing Illegal in Drawing Voice Sample of Accused for Test(05.12.2017)
Madras High Court has upheld trial court orders allowing prosecution to draw voice sample of the accused persons for comparison with that of the quest.....
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Madras High Court Disapproves Changing Birth Date in Class 10, 12 Certificates(07.08.2018)
Madras High Court has rejected the plea made by a woman to change the date of birth in class 10 and 12 school certificates on the basis that her paren.....
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Madras High Court Sets Aside Order Discharging Maran Brothers in Telephone Exchange Case(26.07.2018)
Madras High Court has set aside a lower court order discharging all the accused, including the Maran brothers, in the alleged illegal telephone exchan.....
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Madras HC: No Willful Avoidance of Tax under Section 276C (2) of Income Tax Act(29.03.2022)
Madras High Court has declared that an assessee who simply fails to pay tax on time under Section 276C (2) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 cannot be prose.....
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Madras High Court: Unwed Couples Staying in Hotel Rooms is No Crime(09.12.2019)
Madras High Court has observed that a live-in relationship of two adults is not deemed to be an offence and has said terming the occupation of a hotel.....
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Madras HC Stays BCI’s Resolution Deferring New Eligibility Rules For Contesting Bar Elections(15.02.2018)
Madras HC has put an interim stay on the resolution adopted by BCI by which it had deferred the new eligibility conditions, including minimum 10-year .....
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Madras High Court Clears Way for Oyamari Bridge(24.09.2015)
Madras HC has vacated its January 5, 2012 interim order that had stopped completion of construction of Oyamari bridge connecting Chathiram bus stand i.....
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Madras High Court Issues Notice to Kanchi Sankaracharya in the Auditor Assault Case(18.07.2016)
Madras High Court has issued a notice to Kanchi Sankaracharya Sri Jayendra Saraswathi and eight others in the14-year-old assault case pending against.....
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Madras HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Insurance Coverage for LPG Deliverymen(27.04.2020)
Madras High Court has issued notices on a Petition seeking insurance coverage of up to Rs. 25 lakhs for LPG deliverymen, in case of death due to coron.....
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Only Specific Courts Can Deal with Child Marriage, Child Sexual Abuse Cases: Madras HC(19.03.2018)
Madras High Court has reiterated that not all courts can simply grant bail to those accused in child marriage and child sexual abuse cases.
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Madras HC Restrains Centre from Shifting Welfare Commissioner’s Office(11.12.2015)
Madras High Court has restrained Union Ministry of Labour and Employment from shifting the only office of its Welfare Commissioner in the State from T.....
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Madras HC Issues Notice on Plea Filed By Leena Manimekalai Challenging Impounding of Passport(24.09.2021)
Madras High Court has issued notice on a plea moved by Filmmaker, poet and civil rights activist Leena Manimekalai challenging an order passed by the .....
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Madras HC: Inter-Caste Marriage Certificate Can't Be Issued Merely on Account of Conversion(26.11.2021)
Madras High Court has held that a person is not entitled to claim an inter-caste marriage certificate on the pretext of his community certificate when.....
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Madras High Court Grants Conditional Bail for Suspects in Techie Subhasri’s Death(12.11.2019)
Madras High Court has granted conditional bail to former AIADMK Councillor C Jayagopal and his relative, the suspects in the 23-year old techie Subhas.....
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Madras High Court Directs Idol Wing Police to Probe Idol Theft at Srirangam Temple(10.08.2018)
Madras High Court has directed the Idol Wing police to conduct a probe into the alleged theft of idols and other antiquities from the famous Sri Ranga.....
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Madras HC: No New Permission Should be Granted for Home Stays in Nilgiris(16.09.2021)
Madras High Court has dismissed a petition that sought a direction to restrain the authorities concerned from renaming the airport after any local per.....
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Madras High Court: Victims of Building Violations Can Claim Compensation(19.02.2018)
Madras High Court has held that if any construction has been made in violation of the sanctioned plan and there is loss to the residents, it is open f.....
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Supreme Court Confirms Compensation of Rs. 35.7 Lakh for Lawyers Injured in Road Accidents(05.10.2015)
Supreme Court has confirmed Madras High Court order of valuation of Rs. 35.7 lakh compensation as a young lawyer’s loss, both professionally and perso.....
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Madras High Court Denies Advance Bail(26.08.2016)
Madras High Court Bench has denied anticipatory bail to four former directors of Rajakkamangalam Benefit Fund in Kanyakumari district in a case booked.....
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Admission to LLB Course Can’t Be Denied for Clearing SSLC Privately: Madras High Court(23.07.2018)
Madras High Court has held that a candidate who obtains the Secondary Certificate or Higher Secondary Certificate without prosecuting a regular course.....
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Madras HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Enhancement of Cash Benefits for Ration Card Holders(01.05.2020)
Madras High Court has dismissed a Petition seeking enhancement of the cash benefit of Rs. 1,000/- being provided to the Ration Card Holders in the sta.....
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Madras HC Stays Order on ET Exemption(03.12.2015)
Madras High Court has stayed order of a single judge directing State government to pass on exemption on Entertainment Tax (ET) provided to films with .....
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Madras HC: Assessment Solely on Basis of Case Study is Invalid Under TNVAT Act(01.11.2017)
Madras High Court has held that the case study, though can be a reason for Revision Notice, cannot be the sole basis for completing assessment for the.....
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Madras High Court Sets Aside Pleas Against NEET(14.08.2019)
Madras High Court has disposed off a batch of public interest petitions challenging the applicability of National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test (NEET).....
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Madras HC Reserves Order on Maintainability of Plea Challenging AIADMK Intra-Party Elections(08.12.2021)
Madras High Court has reserved its orders on a writ petition challenging the legality of intra-party elections to the post of Coordinator and Joint Co.....
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Madras HC Gives 4 Weeks to State on Issue of Permits Only to LPG(22.01.2016)
Madras High Court has given four weeks time to State Government to take a decision on issue of grant of permits only to LPG-run autorickshaws 3+1 seat.....
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Madras HC Asks to Consider Revising Quantum of Compensation for Deaths of Manual Scavengers(11.11.2021)
Madras High Court has observed that the current quantum of compensation payable upon death due to manual scavenging may be inadequate and thus urged t.....
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Madras High Court Orders CBI Probe into Gutka Scam(27.04.2018)
Madras High Court has ordered a CBI probe into the multi-crore gutka scam in which a minister and top state police officers and government officials a.....
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Madras High Court Stays Enforcement of IT Rules 'Code of Ethics' Against Digital Media(17.09.2021)
Madras High Court has stayed the application of sub-rules (1) and (3) of Rule 9 of the recently notified Information Technology (Guidelines for interm.....
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Marital Discord Shouldn’t Deny Child Love of Both Parents: Madras High Court(19.02.2018)
Madras High Court has ruled that matrimonial disputes between couples should not deny their children the care and affection of both the parents.
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Madras High Court Asks Bar to Retain Only 5-year Law Degree Courses(07.10.2015)
Madras High Court has asked Bar Council of India to abolish 3-year law degree courses at earliest and retain only 5-year courses in stream on par with.....
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Madras HC: TET Won’t Apply to Minority Institutions(26.08.2016)
Madras High Court has made it clear that the Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) stipulated by the National Council for Teachers Education cannot be made .....
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Madras High Court Quashes Lookout Notice Against Karti Chidambaram(24.07.2018)
Madras High Court has set aside a lookout notice issued by Central Bureau of Investigation to all airports against Karti Chidambaram, son of former fi.....
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Madras HC: Revealing Identity of COVID Patients Will Definitely Lead to Social Stigma(01.05.2020)
Madras High Court has dismissed a Writ Petition seeking to reveal the identity of the COVID-19 affected persons, stating that doing so might result in.....
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Madras High Court Counts Twins as Two Deliveries(03.03.2020)
Madras High Court has ruled that a woman giving birth to twins counts as two deliveries while denying maternity benefits to a Central Industrial Secur.....
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Madras HC Pulls up State Government for Toddler’s Death in Borewell(30.10.2019)
Madras High Court has pulled up Tamil Nadu Government for waiting an incident like the death of two year older toddler after falling into an abandoned.....
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Madras High Court: No Plan to Restrict Social Media(22.08.2019)
Madras High Court has made it clear that it was absolutely not interested, at any point of time, in addressing a plea made by two public interest liti.....
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Madras HC Seeks Response in Plea Challenging Recruitment of Only Hindus in Educational Institutions(25.10.2021)
Madras High Court has sought State government's response in a plea questioning the appointment of only Hindus to teaching as well as non-teaching post.....
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SC Vacates Madras HC's Order Staying Patta under FRA(03.02.2016)
SC has vacated an interim order of Madras High Court staying issue of patta under Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition .....
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Madras HC Directs State Govt. to File Report on Steps Taken for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers(14.02.2020)
Madras High Court has asked the State Government as to what steps have been taken for the rehabilitation of the families of manual scavengers, apart f.....
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Madras HC Directs to Extend Scope of Garima Greh Scheme to All LGBTQIA+ Community(28.12.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the Union Government to extend the scope of Garima Greh Scheme to all members of the LGBTQIA+ Community and not transge.....
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Madras High Court Issues Notice to TN Govt. on Nalini’s Plea(16.12.2015)
Madras High Court has issued notice to Tamil Nadu Government on a petition by Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict Nalini Sriharan, undergoing life.....
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Madras HC Orders Conduct of Local Body Elections in TN by Nov. 17(04.09.2017)
Madras High Court has ordered conduct of local body elections in the State by November 17. The Tamil Nadu State Election Commission was ordered to iss.....
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Madras High Court Tells Cognizant to Pay Rs 420 Crore Tax in Two Days(04.04.2018)
Madras High Court has ordered Cognizant Technology Solutions, which is embroiled in a Rs 2,800-crore tax dispute with the I-T department, to pay 15% (.....
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Madras HC Dismisses Plea Against Reserving More Wards for Women in Municipal Corporation Elections(30.11.2021)
Madras High Court has dismissed as withdrawn a public interest litigation filed by Advocate R. Parthiban challenging the number of seats allotted to W.....
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Madras High Court: Mere Change of Opinion not Required to Reopen Assessment(21.11.2019)
Madras High Court has allowed a writ petition filed against the re-opening of assessment thereby reiterating that the mere change of opinion of the As.....
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Madras High Court Upholds Legal Provision Against Foreign Tax Havens(14.04.2016)
Madras High Court has upheld the Constitutional validity of Section 94A(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 which empowers the Government to declare any co.....
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Madras HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Direction to Restrain from Renaming Airport(16.09.2021)
Madras High Court has dismissed a petition that sought a direction to restrain the authorities concerned from renaming the airport after any local per.....
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Meaningless PILs Will Be Costly: Madras High Court(19.02.2018)
Madras High Court, while dismissing a PIL filed by social activist Traffic Ramaswamy has warned that in future, exemplary costs will be imposed for fr.....
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Madras High Court Transfers Rape Case to CB-CID(29.09.2015)
Madras High Court has transferred gang-rape case to Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID) for investigation, as no contradictory cla.....
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Madras HC Denies to Stay TN Speaker’s Suspension of DMK MLAs(22.08.2016)
Madras High Court has declined to stay the suspension of 79 of DMK party MLAs from the State assembly.
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Indian IDs Won’t Confer Citizenship on Foreigners: Madras High Court(23.07.2018)
Madras High Court has ruled that aadhaar card, driving licence, marriage registration document and even voter identity card will not confer Indian cit.....
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Madras HC Issues Notice to Centre on PIL for GST Exemption for Masks and Sanitisers(29.04.2020)
Madras High Court has issued notice to the Union government on a Public Interest Litigation seeking removal of the 18% Goods and Services Tax on sanit.....
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Madras HC: Anganwadi Workers Cannot Raise Industrial Disputes(15.12.2015)
Madras High Court has ruled that Anganwadi workers cannot raise industrial disputes before labour courts challenging their dismissal from service sinc.....
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Madras HC: Those Acquitted in Criminal Cases Through Compromise Cannot Join Police(14.12.2015)
Madras High Court has held that people who get acquitted in criminal cases by entering into a compromise with the complainants and make them turn host.....
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Madras HC Directs TN Bar Council to Enroll Law Graduate Who Participated in Anti-Sterlite Agitation(27.09.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry to enroll a law graduate who had participated in the protests for the clos.....
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Madras HC Quashes FIR Against Director Pa. Ranjith Over Comments on Chola Empire(30.11.2021)
Madras High Court has quashed criminal proceedings initiated against Film Director Pa. Ranjith for his remarks on the Chola era during a public gather.....
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Melavalavu Massacre: Madras High Court Directs State Govt to Produce GOs on Release of Convicts(19.11.2019)
Madras High Court has directed the State Government to produce before it copies of Government Orders pertaining to their release thereby expressing di.....
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Madras HC Orders Winding Up of LoEA(11.04.2016)
Madras High Court has directed to wind up Loss of Ecology Authority (LoEA), which has awarded Rs. 69.35 crore as compensation to 90,010 farmers in Ta.....
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Madras High Court: Caste Alone Not Enough to Treat Murder As 'Honour Killing'(01.05.2018)
Madras High Court has observed that a murder cannot be termed as honour killing merely because caste of the accused and deceased was a contributing fa.....
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Madras HC: Right to Default Bail Not Extinguished With Simultaneous Filing of Chargesheet(20.12.2021)
Madras High Court has delved deep into the statutory provisions and precedents that determine the four corners of default bail under Section 167(2) of.....
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Madras HC Directs CBI to Submit Report on Rs 570 Cr Seizure(10.06.2016)
Madras High Court has directed CBI to file a status report in connection with the seizure of Rs 570 crore by election officials in Tirupur district du.....
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Madras High Court Stays Acquisition of Land for Salem-Chennai Green E-way Project(22.08.2018)
Madras High Court has stayed acquisition of land for the eight-lane 274-km Salem-Chennai green expressway corridor until further orders.
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Madras HC: Doctors Have No Right to Go on Strike/Boycott Under Any Circumstances(02.03.2020)
Madras High Court has observed that Doctors do not have the right to go on strike/boycott under any circumstances since they are directly dealing with.....
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Madras HC Calls for Suggestions from CMRL on Reasons for Which CCTV Footage Can be Shared(28.03.2022)
Madras High Court has called for suggestions from Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) on the list of bona fide reasons for which it could share its clos.....
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Madras High Court: Lubricants Not Excisable Goods for SVLDRS(26.10.2021)
Madras High Court has ruled that Lubricants can’t be considered to be excisable goods for purposes of the Sabka Viswas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Sch.....
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Madras High Court Grants Three Weeks Leave Extension to Nalini(23.08.2019)
Madras High Court has extended by another three weeks, the ongoing ordinary leave of Nalini Sriharan, a life convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination.....
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Madras HC Directs Ministry to Consider Framing Appropriate Laws to Prevent Illegal Immigrants(29.09.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the Union Home Ministry to consider framing appropriate laws, in three months, to prevent illegal immigrants from commi.....
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Madras High Court: Detect Building Violations Around Meenakshi Temple(21.02.2018)
Madras High Court has directed the Madurai Municipal Corporation to find out all those who had constructed buildings around the Meenakshi Sundareswara.....
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Children Are Not Weightlifters Nor Schoolbags Loaded Containers: Madras High Court(30.05.2018)
Madras High Court has directed CBSE and the Association of Management of Private Schools to use only NCERT books, not over-load children with books an.....
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Madras HC to Hear Cases in Physical Mode from 3rd January, 2022(29.12.2021)
Madras High Court has decided to hear cases solely through physical mode. The notification states that all virtual hearings on video conferencing plat.....
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Madras High Court Holds Collection of Cash Handling Charges From Stamp Vendors Illegal(15.11.2021)
Madras High Court has ruled that the practice of collecting cash handling charges from stamp vendors who deposit money through treasury challans into .....
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Madras High Court Takes Suo Moto Notice