Media & Entertainment News Madras High Court lifts ban on Vishwaroopam January 30, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court Tuesday ruled in favour of Kamal Haasan’s banned controversial film “Vishwaroopam” and lifted the ban by the state government. “The film can be released in theatres tomorrow and the Section 144 order issued by the district collector will be kept in abeyance,” said Justice K. Venkatraman in an interim order. The […] Read more » actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan Andrea Jeremiah ban on Vishwaroopam controversial film Vishwaroopam Hindi version of Vishwaroop Jaideep Ahlawat Kamal Haasan Madras High Court Malaysian ministry Pooja Kumar Rahul Bose Shekhar Kapur Tamil and Telugu
Top Law News Supreme Court dismisses Tamil Naddu govt’s petition against Alagiri’s son January 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition filed by the Tamil Nadu government challenging the anticipatory bail granted to Union minister M K Alagiri’s son Durai Dayanidhi in the alleged multi-crore granite quarrying scam. A bench comprising justices H L Dattu and Ranjan Gogoi also refused to interfere with the Madras High Court decision quashing […] Read more » alleged multi-crore granite Dayanidhi Dayanidhi and Nagarajan High Court illegal granite mining IPC section Madras High Court Madurai collector U Sahayam Melur in Madurai district Olympus Granites Pvt Ltd section 120(b) (criminal conspiracy) section 420 (cheating) section 447 (criminal trespass) Union minister M K Alagiri Union minister M K Alagiri 's son Durai Dayanidhi
Top Law News PIL seeking to extend tenure of DGP dismissed December 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A PIL has been dismissed by the Madras High Court, seeking to quash Tamil Nadu government’s order extending the tenure of Director General of Police K Ramanujam for two more years from November 30. A Division Bench, comprising Justices V Ramasubramanian and M M Sundaresh, cited the Supreme Court judgement in the Prakash Singh case and […] Read more » Clause 16(1) of the All India Service Rules Director General of Police K Ramanujam Justices V Ramasubramanian and M M Sundaresh M Suresh Kumar Madras High Court Ramanujam as DGP RTI application Tamil Nadu government
Corporate Law News SC reserves verdict on Sterlite’s TN plant November 7, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court reserved its verdict on the plea of UK-based Vedanta groupsubsidiary Sterlite Industries against the Madras High Court order for shutting down its smelting plant for alleged non-compliance of environmental norms. The company has challenged the high court order claiming that it was not given a proper hearing and its submissions were ignored. […] Read more » Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) environmental norms. Madras High Court Madras High Court order MDMK Leader Vaiko Gopalswamy Sterlite Industries Ltd's Sterlite Industries Ltd's copper plant at Tuticorin. Sterlite's plant Supreme Court Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) Vaiko Gopalswamy Vedanta groupsubsidiary Sterlite Industries
Top Law News Kudankulam safety steps a matter of public interest, says SC September 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday told the government not to treat as an adversarial litigation the petition seeking implementation of all safety steps before the commissioning of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) as it concerns public interest. A bench of Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice Dipak Misra made the observation when Solicitor General Rohinton Nariman […] Read more » Atomic Energy Regulatory Board authority subservient to the atomic energy establishment Bhushan counsel Prashant Bhushan current AEB chief was earlier chief of the NPCIL Fukushima nuclear power plant accident in Japan IT professional P. Sundarrajan Justice Dipak Misra Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Kudankulam safety steps a matter of public interest Madras High Court Nariman that issues being raised by Bhushan National Disaster Management Authority nuclear fuel rods in the reactor of the plant Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd says SC
Top Law News Madras HC seeks details of Kudankulam power project August 22, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court Tuesday ordered the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) to file a fresh consent order for the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) Thursday. The court also ordered Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) to file an affidavit Thursday detailing the implementation of the recommendations made by a task force set up by […] Read more » Atomic Energy Regulatory Board KNPP challenging Kudankulam Kudankulam in Tirunvelveli district Kudankulam Marine Environment Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project Kudankulam power project Madras HC seeks details of Kudankulam power project Madras High Court Sundarrajan contends Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board tolerance temperature limits
Top Law News Anti-nuclear activists to continue protests at Kudankulam August 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Anti-nuclear activists have claimed that the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board’s (AERB) clearance to load enriched uranium fuel in the first 1,000 MW reactor at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) is a violation of the atomic regulator’s commitment to the court. Referring to the batch of petitions filed in the Madras High Court against the […] Read more » Anti-nuclear activists Anti-nuclear activists to continue protests at Kudankulam challenging the legality Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa deadly and shameful legacy enriched uranium fuel Indian nuclear establishment Kudankulam Madras High Court MW reactor Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd PMANE violation of the atomic regulator's commitment
Top Law News High Court strikes down Leela Samson’s re-entry August 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A writ petition challenging re-entry of Leela Samson as the Director of the Kalakshetra Foundation at Tiruvanmiyur on Wednesday was allowed by the Madras High Court. Sai Sankar, Assistant Professor of Music in the Kalakshetra foundation, and 15 others, all working in the Rukmini Devi College of Fine Arts filed the writ petition which was […] Read more » common law common law principles Companies Act Director of the Kalakshetra Foundation High Court strikes down Leela Samson’s re-entry Kalakshetra Foundation Leela Samson Leela Samson as the Director of the Kalakshetra Foundation Leela Samson’s re-entry in Kalakshetra Foundation Madras High Court petition challenging re-entry of Leela Samson Rukmini Devi College of Fine Arts Union Ministry of Culture writ petition challenging re-entry of Leela Samson
Top Law News Girl acquitted of murder charges August 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A girl aged 19, Anusha (name changed) has been acquitted of murder charges of her father. She murdered her father when her father attempted to rape and kill her. The Madras high court, took note of the circumstances under which she committed the murder, has quashed the case against her and left her free of murder […] Read more » Madras High Court murder murder charges murder in case of self defence murder of father by daughter murder to avoid rape
Top Law News Madras High Court: Notice to Arasu Cable Television Corporation July 21, 2012 / July 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has directed state government-owned Arasu Cable Television Corporation to convene a meeting of its Board of Directors and place minutes of its Price Negotiation Committee meeting in April this year to fix a carriage fee and allotment of slots for free to air and pay channels and take a decision by […] Read more » Arasu Cable Television Arasu Cable Television corporation Arasu Cable Television limited Madras High Court Sun TV Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable Television Corporation Limited
Top Law News Big B, Priyanka issued notice for obscenity during IPL inaugural July 19, 2012 / July 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Big B, Priyanka issued notice for obscenity during IPL inaugural Top B-town actors alongwith top officials of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) were issued notice by the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday for participating in an alleged obscene stage performance at the inaugural of Indian Premier League (IPL)-V in Chennai on April 3, seeking registration of a […] Read more » BCCI Board of Control for Cricket in India Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act 1986 Indian Premier League -V IPL IPL -v IPL inaugural Madras High Court Madurai Bench Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court Young Persons (Harmful Publications) Act 1956
Top Law News Italian marine case: Next hearing on July 25 July 17, 2012 / July 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Italian marine case, in which two Indian fishermen were killed, is posted for July 25 by a local court of Kerala. The involved marine is ‘Enrica Lexie’. Judge P D Rajan of the district and sessions court adjourned the trial to July 25 and rejected the defence plea for the translated version of the […] Read more » criminal act of foriegn vessel in indian territorial water death of two indian fisherman by Italian marine death of two indians by Italian marine Italian Italian marine case Italian vessel case Kerala Kerala High Court Madras High Court news of Kerala