Criminal Law News Top Law News Madras HC stays money laundering case against folk artiste July 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today stayed a money laundering case lodged by Enforcement Directorate against folk artiste Mohanambal and others following recovery of some money and valuables from her house in 2014. Justice M S Ramesh gave the interim relief to the folk dancer from Vellore district on her plea for quashing of the case, […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court money laundering case against folk artiste
Top Law News TN local body polls: HC adjourns hearing to July 14 July 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today adjourned till July 14 all petitions and appeals filed in connection with local body elections in Tamil Nadu as an SLP in this connection is scheduled to come up in the Supreme Court on July 12. The first bench comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice M Sundar, before which […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Tamil Nadu local body polls
Top Law News TN crop loan waiver scheme: SC stays Madras HC order July 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today stayed the order of Madras High Court directing the Tamil Nadu government to extend its crop loan waiver scheme to all farmers, including those having land holdings of above five acres. A bench headed by Justices M B Lokur and Deepak Gupta issued notice to the association of agriculturists and stayed […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Supreme Court Tamil Nadu crop loan waiver scheme
Top Law News DySP accused in idol case suspended: TN govt informs Madras HC July 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Tamil Nadu government today told the Madras High Court that a police officer, wanted for his alleged role in an illegal sale of ancient idols worth Rs 20 crore, has been suspended and efforts were on to nab him. Recording the submission, Justice R Mahadevan reserved orders on a petition seeking transfer of the […] Read more » Court DySP accused in idol case suspended featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Tamil Nadu government
Top Law News Madras HC grants bail to money laundering case accused July 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chairman T D Naidu of defunct DD Medical College, arrested in a Rs 150 crore money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate, has been granted bail by the Madras High Court on ground of his poor health. Justice S Vaidyanathan granted bail to Naidu, stipulating that the accused would not go out of Tamil Nadu […] Read more » bail to money laundering case accused Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court
Top Law News Cash for vote: HC questions non-inclusion of names in FIR June 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today asked the Tamil Nadu government to explain as to why names figuring in the Election Commission and IT Department reports on the alleged bribing of RK Nagar assembly segment voters were not mentioned in the relevant FIR. The FIR against unnamed persons had been registered on a complaint by the […] Read more » Cash-for-vote Court featured FIR Law Legal News Madras High Court
Top Law News 11 new judges for 3 HCs June 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Eleven judges to three high courts have been appointed. The fresh appointments — six in the Madras High Court and two each in the high courts of Chhattisgarh and Punjab and Haryana– come at a time when the government and the judiciary continue to have differences over a key document which guides nomination of judges […] Read more » 11 new judges for 3 HCs Chhattisgarh High Court Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Punjab and Haryana High Court
Top Law News SC stays Madras HC order over publishing NEET 2017 results June 12, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the CBSE to declare the results of the NEET examination for admission to MBBS and BDS courses by putting a stay on the Madras High Court order restraining publication of results. The apex court order comes as a relief for 12 lakh medical aspirants who had given the exam. The […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court NEET 2017 results Supreme Court
Top Law News Madras HC directive on investigations under POCSO Act June 11, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has held that if the investigation of those arrested under POCSO Act or Prevention of Atrocities Against SC/ST Act cannot be completed within 24 hours, the investigating officer should produce the accused before the nearest judicial magistrate. A Special Bench of Justices S Nagamuthu (since retired) and P N Prakash gave […] Read more » featured investigations under POCSO Act Justice S Nagamuthu (since retired) Justice P N Prakash Madras HC Madras High Court POCSO Act Prevention of Atrocities Against SC/ST Act Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences
Top Law News Madras HC adjourns PIL against Centre’s ban on sale of cattle June 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today adjourned till June 7 another PIL filed challenging the Centre’s recent notification banning the sale and purchase of cattle from animal markets, for slaughter. When the PIL came up, the first bench of Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice M Sunder adjourned the matter to Wednesday for further hearing. The […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court PIL against Centre's ban on sale of cattle
Top Law News Working for Rs 2 per day for 17 years, man moves HC May 26, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Serving as a part-time sweeper for a paltry Rs two per day in Tamil Nadu animal husbandry department for the past 17 years, a man has knocked at the doors of Madras High Court seeking regularisation of his service. Admitting the petition by M Ravikumar, Justice M Govindaraju today ordered status quo on proceedings consequent […] Read more » animal husbandry department Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Tamil Nadu
Top Law News Plea on appointment of law officers: HC notice to TN govt May 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today directed the state government to file its response on a petition seeking steps to appoint qualified law officers in various courts in a transparent and objective manner. The petitioner, Vasanthakumar, who is an advocate, also sought quashing of the Government Order with regard to “appointment of law officers of High […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Plea on appointment of law officers Tamil Nadu government