Top Law News Veerappan’s brother moves HC seeking pre-mature release July 1, 2014 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Veerappan’s brother moves HC seeking pre-mature release The Madras High Court has ordered notices to Tamil Nadu government on a plea by slain forest brigand Veerappan’s brother Mathaiyan, serving life term in a murder case, to release him prematurely as he had already spent 26 years in jail. In a habeas corpus petition, Mathaiyan said he had sent a representation to the […] Read more » Justice G Chockalingam Justice V Dhanapalan Madras High Court news todays news todays top news Top news Veerappan’s brother Mathaiyan
Top Law News HC transfers probe into girl’s death to CB-CID July 1, 2014 / July 1, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has ordered a CB-CID probe into the mysterious death of a 16-year old girl of a boarding school in Tiruchengode in Namakkal district in 2007. A division bench, comprising Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar and Justice M Sathyanarayanan, transferred the case to CB-CID police on a petition by the girl’s father who […] Read more » CB-CID HC transfers probe into girl's death Justice M Sathyanarayanan Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar Madras High Court news todays news todays top news Top news Vidya Vikas Higher Secondary School in Thiruchengode
Top Law News HC grants anticipatory bail to DMK spokesman June 10, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today granted anticipatory bail to DMK spokesman I Leoni in a poll-related case. The case was registered against Leoni by Thiruthuraipoondi police charging that he had spoken at a political meeting during Lok Sabha polls in Tiruvarur district for which permission was not granted by authorities. In his anticipatory bail plea, […] Read more » DMK spokesman DMK spokesman I Leoni Justice P Devadass Madras High Court news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Gautham Menon denies legal charges against him January 14, 2014 / January 14, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Filmmaker Gautham Vasudev Menon Monday described as “false” and “misleading” charges that his company Photon Kathas had cheated production house R.S. Infotainment. He said the case in this regard had already been closed twice in the past as no cognizable offence was disclosed. The Madras High Court Saturday directed the central crime branch to register […] Read more » Filmmaker Gautham Vasudev Menon Gautham Menon denies legal charges against him Gautham's counsel A. Abdul Hameed Madras High Court news R.S. Infotainment todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC stays Madras High Court order on judges appointment January 14, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday stayed the Madras High Court order to maintain status quo on the process of appointing 12 judges, saying it is a “serious matter” which will be taken up by the apex court. The apex court also took exception to the conduct of a judge of the Madras High Court who on […] Read more » judges appointment Madras High Court New Delhi news Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News DMK to move SC against HC closing petition against Jaya April 27, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “Party will move the Supreme Court against the Madras High Court closing a plea against Chief Minister Jayalalithaa in a case relating to her allegedly furnishing false information while filing nomination for the 2001 assembly polls,” said by the DMK chief M Karunanidhi. A Division Bench of the High Court, comprising Justice Elipe Dharma Rao and Justice […] Read more » DMK chief M. Karunanidhi High Court M. Karunanidhi Madras High Court MP AKS Vijayan MP C Kuppusamy petition against Jayalalithaa
Environment Law News SC asks Sterlite to pay Rs 100 crore for polluting environment April 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Sterlite Industries has been asked by the Supreme court of India a subsidiary of UK-based Vedanta Group, to pay Rs 100 crore as compensation for polluting environment through its copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu but refused to direct its closure. A bench headed by Justice A K Patnaik said that the environment has been polluted […] Read more » compensation for polluting environment Madras High Court penalty on polluting environment Sterlite Industries Supreme Court of India Tamil Nadu
Top Law News High Court declines to interfere with implementation of GAIL project March 6, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A PIL has been dismissed by the Madras High Court and it has been declined to interfere with the implementation of the GAIL project of laying of pipelines in seven districts of Tamil Nadu, since the three-day public hearing in connection with the project is scheduled to start from tomorrow. A PIL filed by an advocate […] Read more » advocate M Vetriselvan Coimbatore Dharmapuri Environment Impact Assessment Erode Forest under the Environment GAIL (India) Ltd GAIL project Krishnagiri Madras High Court Namakkal Salem Tamil Nadu three day public hearing Tirupur Union Ministry of Environment
Top Law News HC disposes of contempt plea against TN Govt February 27, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A contempt petition has been disposed by Madras High court after the Tamil Nadu Government informed it about the decision to grant permission for starting a private law college in Tindivanam in Villupuram District. Advocate General A Navaneethakrishnan produced a copy of the February 25 G.O. Issued by the state Law Department in this regard complying […] Read more » Advocate General A Navaneethakrishnan contempt petition Law Secretary Madras High Court Tamil Nadu government Tindivanam in Villupuram District
Top Law News Delayed compensation: deceased sailor’s parents commit suicide February 23, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Frustrated over the delay in compensation ordered by the Madras High Court for the death of their sailor son, who was on board M T Pratibha Cauvery when it ran aground here few months ago, allegedly committed suicide at their residence Friday. Mentioning the incident before Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar, counsel for the victim’s family […] Read more » Arakkonam in Vellore district deceased sailor delay in compensation High Court Registry Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar M T Pratibha Cauvery Madras High Court Pratibha Shipping Company Limited S Prabhakaran suicide
Criminal Law News Supreme Court: death penalty for kidnapping, killing child February 6, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man hailing from Tamil Nadu, who kidnapped and strangulated a seven-year old boy to death in 2009 when Rs five lakh ransom was not paid for his release, lost out today in the Supreme Court which upheld the death sentence slapped on him by lower courts. Refusing to show mercy, a bench of […] Read more » death in 2009 human condonation justices P Sathasivam Karkudal village in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu Madras High Court murder of a child Tamil Nadu \ J S Khehar
Media & Entertainment News Madras HC dismisses PIL against ‘Vishwaroopam’ February 6, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A PIL seeking a ban on screening of actor-director Kamal Hassan’s controversial film ‘Vishwaroopam’ in all languages across the country has beeen dismissed by the Madras High Court. A bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Elipe Dharma Rao and Justice M Venugopal told that they saw no “genuinity” in the petition as the film is set to be released in Tamil Nadu following a […] Read more » actor-director Kamal Hassan Chief Justice Elipe Dharma Rao Cinematograph Act controversial film Vishwaroopam Hindu Justice M Venugopal Madras High Court Petitioner C Jebakumar George PIL Tamil Telugu Thiruvananthapuram
