'Reply in English only': Madras HC directs Centre to follow provisions of Official Languages ActThe High Court said that the Centre should reply in the language in which the state government sends the application to the Central governm...
20 Aug, 2021, 11.58 AM IST
CBI needs to have statutory status Like EC, CAG: Madras High Court"Caged parrot" was a term used by a bench headed by the then Chief Justice of India RM Lodha to describe the CBI in 2013, when a Congress-l...
19 Aug, 2021, 07.10 AM IST
Madras HC bats for more functional autonomy for CBICharging the agency with dragging its feet whenever the court wanted to hand over serious cases, saying it lacked the resources and manpowe...
18 Aug, 2021, 05.06 PM IST
Allowing religious intolerance not good for a secular country, says HCA bench of Justices N Kirubakaran and P Velmurugan made the remarks while hearing an appeal over conduct of temple processions by villagers...
08 May, 2021, 08.48 PM IST
Demanding money from prisoners on parole by police escorts amounts to bribery: HC"Violation of the timeframe will amount to contempt of court and expenses of any litigation arising out of non- compliance of the rule shal...
24 Jul, 2020, 11.33 AM IST
Mere apprehension not enough to stall newspaper publication: Madras High CourtA division bench comprising Justice N.Kirubakaran and Justice R Hemalatha said 'mere apprehension or least probability' about whether the d...
10 Apr, 2020, 05.52 PM IST
CBSE moves HC against order mandating NCERT books for schoolsThe CBSE submitted that the appeal is only against the direction to prescribe only NCERT books and not any other books published by private...
25 Jul, 2018, 03.41 PM IST
Rise in sex crimes due to ‘sex starvation’ among men, Madras High Court asks Centre, stateThe HC said that the offences had to be analysed and examined from psychological and sociological angles. The judge suo motu impleaded the ...
17 Dec, 2017, 02.13 PM IST
Madras High Court sets aside order to appoint workers for Dindigul CorporationThe single judge had directed the Dindigul Municipal corporation not to outsource the job though the petitioner did not make such a prayer.
04 Feb, 2016, 03.01 PM IST
Assess flood damages suffered by residents of Tuticorin: HC to governmentMadras HC Bench here has directed the Tamil Nadu government to assess the damages suffered by residents of Tuticorin district during the re...
13 Jan, 2016, 12.26 PM IST
Madras High Court confirms direction of Human Rights CommissionThe Employee Baaluthai, working as meter reader, was arrested in connection with the theft of a baby at the Government Rajaji Hospital here...
12 Dec, 2015, 02.52 PM IST
Madras High Court suggests castration for child rapeThe judge made the observations while dismissing a petition filed by a UK national seeking to quash sex abuse proceedings against him.
26 Oct, 2015, 11.12 AM IST
Give 2 helmets with every new bike, says Madras HCMadras HC on Tuesday said two helmets should come with every two-wheeler purchase and a new component — helmet lock - too should be provide...
23 Sep, 2015, 11.02 AM IST
Burning of effigy is not disqualification for enrolment: Madras High CourtThe Madras High Court today ordered enrolment of an eligible person as an advocate saying his enrolment could not be denied merely because ...
18 Jul, 2015, 01.48 AM IST
High Court poser to IRDA on lifetime coverage scheme for vehiclesThe Madras High Court today asked Insurance Regulatory Development Authority why lifetime insurance coverage scheme for vehicles should not...
18 Feb, 2015, 07.57 PM IST
How can a government run liquor business, asks Madras High CourtJustice Kirubakaran said one should go to the root of the menace of drunk driving and analyse how much did governments contribute to it.
04 Dec, 2014, 11.59 AM IST
PIL seeks declaration of only Sundays as weekend holidaysPIL seeking to declare only Sundays as "weekend holidays" and strictly implement Central Pay commission's recommendations abolishing gazett...
21 May, 2014, 08.39 PM IST