Top Law News Take action on plea for additional security in 51 booths: Madras HC to EC May 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Madras High Court today directed election authorities to take a decision within 24 hours on a representation which sought deployment of additional forces in 51 sensitive polling booths in Mudhukulathur in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu for the May 16 Assembly elections. A vacation bench comprising Justice N Kirubakaran and Justice M V Muralidaran passed […] Read more » Court election authorities featured Law Legal News Madras High Court plea
Criminal Law News Honour killing: Madras HC dismisses bail pleas May 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has dismissed the bail petitions of the parents of a girl and another accused in a case relating to the alleged honour killing of a Dalit youth at Udumalpet in March. Vacation Judge P. Kalaiyarasan dismissed the criminal original petitions from the parents–Chinnasamy, Annalakshmi– and V.Prasanna Kumar, observing that it was […] Read more » bail pleas Criminal news featured honour killing Legal News Madras High Court
Top Law News Madras HC dismisses review plea against helmet rule May 2, 2016 / May 3, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has dismissed a review petition against its June, 2015 order making wearing of helmet compulsory for two-wheeler riders in Tamil Nadu. Justice N Kirubakaran also came down heavily on the petitioner, an advocate, for making unnecessary contemptuous and uncharitable remarks against the court and said there was no “unwanted judicial activism” […] Read more » Court featured helmet rule Law Legal News Madras High Court plea
Top Law News Madras HC directs FSSA to look into use of alloxan in refined flour May 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Madras High Court has directed Food Safety and Standard Authority to look into the alleged mixing of a harmful chemical in refined flour and take action if the charge was found to be true. The directive was given by a bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice M M Sundresh while disposing of […] Read more » Court featured FSSA Law legalnews Madras High Court
Criminal Law News Madras HC refuses to quash lower court order on DNA test May 1, 2016 / May 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has refused to quash a Judicial Magistrate’s order rejecting a plea from a husband to subject his wife to DNA test to decide the paternity of a child born to them. Prakash, husband of the woman alleged that the child, born within six months from their marriage, was not his. He […] Read more » Court Criminal news DNA test featured Law Madras High Court
Top Law News Detention of accused under Goondas Act quashed April 27, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today quashed the detention order under the Goondas Act against Yuvaraj, the prime accused in the case of alleged honour killing of Dalit youth V Gokulraj, and will hear tomorrow his bail plea. A division bench comprising Justices M Jayachandan and S Nagamuthu quashed the detention order, issued by Namakkal District […] Read more » Court featured Goondas Act quashed Law Legal News Madras High Court
Top Law News Madras HC directs TN to include Thirukkural in syll April 26, 2016 / April 27, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Observing that moral values are more important than other values, the Madras High Court today directed the state government to take appropriate action on inclusion of 108 chapters of Tamil treatise Thirukkural in the curriculum of class VI-XII from next academic year. Justice R Mahadevan of the courts Madurai bench was hearing a plea filed […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Thirukkural
Top Law News Man claims cops falsely showed him dead, Madras HC orders probe April 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Coming down heavily on police for allegedly showing a person who was alive as deceased in a case, Madras High Court today appointed an IG rank officer to probe the matter and said police would have to face legal consequences if the complaint was found true. A division bench comprising justices M Jaichandren and S […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court
Criminal Law News Man claims police falsely showed him dead, Madras HC orders probe April 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Coming down heavily on police for allegedly showing a person who was alive as deceased in a case, Madras High Court today appointed an IG rank officer to probe the matter and said police would have to face legal consequences if the complaint was found true. A division bench comprising justices M Jaichandren and S […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Madras High Court
Top Law News Madras HC directs Centre to rescue 62 stranded fishermen April 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has directed the Centre to rescue 62 Tamil fishermen stranded in Saudi Arabiaand produce them by April 28. A division bench of the court’s Madurai bench, comprising justices A. Selvam and B. Gokuldas, gave the interim direction while hearing a Habeas Corpus petition, filed by G. Thirumugan, a relative of one […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court
Top Law News Madras HC directive to govt on ramp facility in hospitals April 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Madras High Court today directed the Tamil Nadu Government to formulate a final policy with regard to providing ramp facility in all hospital buildings and also indicate the time line for its implementation. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice M M Sundresh directed that the policy should be put in public domain […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court ramp facility in hospitals
Top Law News Madras HC Rs 25k fine on Sun Pictures for delay in counter April 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Madras High Court today imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on Sun Pictures owned by media baron Kalanidhi Maran for a five-year delay in filing its counter to a plea that alleged that the company had used plagiarised story line for Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai starrer Enthiran released in 2010. When the condone delay plea […] Read more » Court featured Kalanidhi Maran Law Legal News Madras High Court Sun Pictures