High Profile Cases Madras High Court concludes hearing on Vedanta plea challenging closure of Sterlite plant January 9, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has reserved orders on a petition moved by mining major Vedanta Limited challenging the closure of its copper smelter unit in Thootukudi in Tamil Nadu in May 2018. Concluding the hearing of arguments after 39 days, a special bench of Justices TS Sivagnanam and V Bhavani Subbaroyan said on Wednesday it […] Read more » closure of Sterlite plant Madras High Court Vedanta plea challenging closure of Sterlite plant
High Profile Cases Madras High Court junks plea to remove Governor January 3, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking a direction to the Union government to remove Banwarilal Purohit as Tamil Nadu Governor for not passing orders on the Council of Ministers’ advice to release the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. A Division Bench, comprising Justices M Sathyanarayanan and R Hemalatha […] Read more » Justice R Hemalatha Justices M Sathyanarayanan Madras High Court
High Profile Cases Bombay HC directs P Chidambaram and others to file statement in 10,000 cr damage suit by 63 Moons Technologies. December 16, 2019 / December 16, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay high court on Friday asked Congress leader P Chidambaram, former forward market commission (FMC) chairman Ramesh Abhishek and serving bureaucrat KP Krishnan to file their statements in the the Rs 10,000 crore damage suit by 63 Moons Technologies within four weeks. The bench said that if the trio fail to submit the statements within […] Read more » (FMC) chairman Ramesh Abhishek 63 Moons Technologies case against Ramesh Abhishek case against Ramesh Abhishek in Madras high court exchange ecosystem created by 63 Moons KP Krishnan Madras High Court MPID Act stand quashed National Spot Exchange Ltd NSEL NSEL payment crisis P Chidambaram Ramesh Abhishek Rs 10000 crore damage suit Rs 10000 crore damage suit by 63 Moons Technologies serving bureaucrat KP Krishnan
High Profile Cases Madras High Court censures TN govt for terming water project ‘technically infeasible’ October 22, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has censured the Tamil Nadu government for terming a proposal for uninterrupted supply of water to a group of villages “technically not feasible”, while drawing a contrast with India’s space missions to the Moon and a planned programme to study the Sun. Allowing a petition of a farmers’ association, Justice K […] Read more » Madras High Court Parambikulam Azhiyar Project
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Why not Give Part of Jayalalithaa’s Properties to Public, asks High court August 31, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Why not a portion of former CM. J Jayalalithaa’s properties be allotted for welfare of the public as she was a leader who always said she was made by the people & worked for them, the Madras HC asked on Friday. A division bench of Justice N Kirubakaran & Justice Abdul Quddhose made the oral observation while hearing a plea […] Read more » jayalalitha Properties Madras High Court
Criminal Law News High Court Shifts Sexual Plaint Probe Against IG to Telangana August 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras HC on Wednesday shifted the probe into the sexual harassment complaint filed by a woman superintendent of police (SP) against DVAC joint director S Murugan out of Tamil Nadu & handed it over to Telangana. A report is to be submitted by the Telangana police to the HC in 6 months. “We are conscious of the fact that the inquiry & […] Read more » Madras High Court sexual plaint
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Court mulls ways to curb criminal abuse of social media August 22, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras HC on Wednesday simply adjourned the hearing of the PIL seeking to link Aadhar with social mediaaccounts to ensure easy detection of online fraud & cybercrimes, as the SC(Supreme Court) is seized of the issue & the latter has restrained the HC from passing any final order. A division bench of Justice S Manikumar & […] Read more » curb criminal abuse Madras High Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Madras high court directs Southern Railway to install CCTV cameras in trains August 5, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Observing that police officials committing act of sexual harassment against women in running trains cannot be spared, the Madras high court on Thursday directed Southern Railway to install CCTV cameras in train coaches for the safety of woman passengers. The court issued the direction while rejecting a petition filed by a dismissed police constable, A […] Read more » cameras in trains install CCTV Madras High Court Southern Railway
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Court Moots Special Teams to Assess Quality of Teaching in Govt. Schools July 24, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday observed that there was a need for periodical assessment of the quality of teaching in government schools. Justice S.M. Subramaniam directed the Secretary, School Education department, to constitute special teams in all districts under the chairmanship of Chief Educational Officer to conduct periodical inspection of […] Read more » Assess Quality of Teaching High Court in Govt. Schools Madras High Court Moots Special Teams
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Madras High Court Sets Aside Order for NEET Rank Revision July 24, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday allowed the appeal preferred by the National Testing Agency (NTA) against the order of a single bench that had directed revision of NEET rank of a medical aspirant. The single bench, in its order, directed the NTA to consider the plea of the candidate who […] Read more » Madras High Court NEET Rank Revision Sets Aside Order
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Madras High Court asks Doctor Husband to pay Rs.40000 pm Maintenance to Hearing impaired Wife July 9, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Upholding an order by a family court, the Madras high court directed a dentist from Chennai currently working at a software company in Bengaluru to pay Rs.40,000 maintenance to his estranged wife, a hearing-impaired woman, & their teenage daughter. The man’s appeal against the family court’s order was dismissed by the high court which held […] Read more » doctor husband Madras High Court to hearing impaired wife to pay 40000 pm maintenance
Corporate Law News Madras High Court directs Cognizant, shareholders to approach Dispute Resolution Panel over 2017 Tax Dispute June 29, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court on Tuesday dismissed writ petitions filed by Cognizant Technology Solutions India Private Limited (Cognizant) and two of its foreign shareholders – Cognizant (Mauritius) Limited and New Jersey-based Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation – over tax disputes relating to the buy-back of shares. Justice K Kalyanasundaram dismissed the petitions on grounds of maintainability, […] Read more » approch dispute resolution cognizant shareholders Madras High Court
