Criminal Law News Centre says Rajiv killers must be hanged, hearing posted to Nov 29 October 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court on Friday adjourned to November 29, further hearing of the writ pleas filed by the three Rajiv convicts seeking to commute their death sentences, even as the Centre submitted that they should be hanged following rejection of their mercy pleas by the President. When the petitions filed by the convicts — […] Read more » hearing posted to Nov 29 Justice C Nagappan Justice M Sathyanarayana Madras High Court
Top Law News Coast Guard, navy should protect fishermen, says court October 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court’s Madurai bench Friday directed the central government to provide two-tier security for Indian fishermen by the Indian Coast Guard and navy. In an interim order made while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by lawyer B.Stalin, the court directed deployment of sufficient numbers of Coast Guard vessels to see that […] Read more » Coast Guard Madras High Court public interest litigation
High Profile Cases High Court asks CBI to form spl team to probe law grad’s murder October 14, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Madras High Court today directed the CBI Director to constitute a three-member Special Team to probe the murder of Law Graduate Satish Kumar under the direct supervision of an Additional Director. When the petition filed by Satish Kumar’s Advocate-father Sankara Subbu came up for hearing, a Special Bench comprising Justices C Nagappan and Sivakumar, which […] Read more » CBI Madras High Court probe law grad's murder Satish Kumar
Criminal Law News Rajiv Gandhi killers move court for stay of hanging August 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The three convicts facing the gallows for their involvement in the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi Monday moved the Madras High Court to stay their Sep 9 hanging. MDMK general secretary Vaiko and advocate N. Chandrasekaran filed the petition on behalf of the condemned prisoners – Murugan, Perarivalan and Santhan. “Vaiko has filed […] Read more » assassination of Rajiv Gandhi court for stay of hanging Madras High Court President Pratibha Patil Rajiv Gandhi killers Supreme Court
Top Law News Horoscope weak proof of birthdate, rules Supreme court August 23, 2011 / August 30, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Horoscope weak proof of birthdate, rules Supreme court The Supreme Court has held a horoscope to be a very weak piece of material to prove age of a person and the “heavy onus lies” on the person to prove the authenticity of the horoscope he is relying upon to prove a new date of birth. “There must be strong, cogent and reliable evidence […] Read more » Horoscope weak proof of birthdate Justice Anil R. Dave Justice Mukundakam Sharma Madras High Court Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme court approves common curriculum for Tamil Nadu schools August 9, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a jolt to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, the Supreme Court Tuesday directed the state government to implement the uniform system of school education providing for common curriculum for all schools from classes 1 to 10. Justices J.M. Panchal, Deepak Verma and B.S. Chauhan issued the direction while upholding the Madras High Court […] Read more » common curriculum for Tamil Nadu schools Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Deepak Verma Justices J.M. Panchal Madras High Court Supreme Court Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa
Top Law News Order CBI probe only in exceptional cases, courts told August 8, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Order CBI probe only in exceptional cases, courts told The Supreme Court has said that the high courts while exercising their ”wide powers” should be sparing and cautious in ordering probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as this cannot be done as a ”matter of routine”. Referring to a judgment of the court’s constitution bench, Justice R.V. Raveendran and Justice A.K. Patnaik […] Read more » CBI Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice R.V. Raveendran Madras High Court Order CBI probe only in exceptional cases Supreme Court
Top Law News Implement uniform school syllabus: Madras High Court July 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Implement uniform school syllabus: Madras High Court In a major set back for Tamil Nadu’s AIADMK government led by J. Jayalalithaa, the Madras High Court Monday ordered implementation of a uniform system of school education for Classes 1 to 10 from the current academic year. In a much-awaited judgment, the first bench of Chief Justice M.Y. Eqbal and Justice Sivagnanam struck down […] Read more » Advocate General Navaneetha Krishnan AIADMK Chief Justice M.Y. Eqbal J. Jayalalithaa Justice Sivagnanam Madras High Court School Education Act school syllabus
Top Law News Madras High Court orders uniform school syllabus June 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a major setback for Tamil Nadu’s AIADMK government, the Madras High Court Friday stayed an amendment to the Tamil Nadu Uniform System of School Education Act that deferred the implementation of a uniform syllabus for school students. Disposing a batch of petitions, the court said the government can conduct detailed study of a common […] Read more » Madras High Court uniform school syllabus