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  Madras High court extends interim protection to Kunal Kamra till April 17 in Shinde remarks case

  April 07, 2025 17:07 IST

  In a plea to the Bombay High Court asking for the FIR against him to be quashed, Kamra argued that the case against him infringed upon his constitutional right to freedom of speech and expression, right to profession and business of choice, and right to life and liberty.

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  Kunal Kamra moves Madras HC seeking transit anticipatory bail in Eknath Shinde remarks case

  Maharashtra | March 28, 2025 11:39 IST

  Kunal Kamra case: Multiple FIRs have been registered in Maharashtra against Kunal Kamra, prompting the comedian to seek legal protection from arrest while he prepares to contest the charges.

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  Madras High Court forms all-women IPS officers' SIT to investigate Anna university sexual assault

  December 28, 2024 16:18 IST

  The court also took firm action regarding the breach of the victim's privacy and the leak of the FIR, ordering the Tamil Nadu government to compensate the victim with Rs 25 lakh in recognition of the trauma caused by the FIR's disclosure.

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  Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Supreme Court junks Tamil Nadu govt's plea against CBI investigation

  December 18, 2024 8:38 IST

  The Supreme Court denied interfering in the Madras High Court order which directed the state police to hand over the investigation to the CBI. The tragic incident that took place in July this year claimed 67 lives.

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  Supreme Court rules watching, storing child pornography is offence under POCSO Act

  India | September 23, 2024 11:51 IST

  A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra pronounced the verdict. The top court's bench was hearing a plea against a Madras High Court ruling that watching child porn is not a POCSO offence.

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  Madras High Court rejects plea to bury slain Tamil Nadu BSP president at party office in Chennai

  July 07, 2024 17:53 IST

  The Madras High Court rejected a plea from the wife of slain Tamil Nadu BSP President K. Armstrong, seeking permission to bury her husband at the party's office in Chennai, citing rules against burials in residential areas.

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  Madras HC rejects plea seeking slain TN BSP chief Armstrong's burial in party office premises

  July 07, 2024 17:08 IST

  BSP chief Mayawati termed the murder of K Armstrong, president of the party's Tamil Nadu unit, as "brutal", and said the government must act to prevent similar incidents in the future.

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  Supreme Court extends stay on proceedings in hate speech case against Tamil Nadu BJP chief Annamalai

  India | April 29, 2024 15:52 IST

  K Annamalai has contested from Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency in the first phase of the ongoing general elections on April 19, aiming for his maiden Lok Sabha term in 2024.

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  Madras HC dismisses petitions against Udhayanidhi, Sekar Babu, MP A Raja over ‘Sanatan’ remarks

  March 06, 2024 15:57 IST

  The Madras High Court dismissed quo warranto petitions challenging the eligibility of DMK Ministers Udhayanidhi Stalin, P K Sekar Babu, and MP A Raja to hold office following alleged remarks against Sanatana Dharma.

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  'Non-Hindu not allowed beyond flagpole area in temples,' rules Madras High Court

  January 31, 2024 8:37 IST

  The respondents were the TN government, represented by Principal Secretary, Department of Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments, The Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department (HR&CE) and the Executive Officer of the Palani temple.

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  Doctors conducting 'two-finger test' on rape survivors will be guilty of misconduct: Madras HC

  November 24, 2023 13:00 IST

  The Madras High Court has issued a warning, stating that those conducting two-finger tests in rape cases will also be considered guilty of misconduct. It is worth noting that the Supreme Court had already imposed a ban on the two-finger test earlier.

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  Madras high court reserves order on Senthil Balaji's bail application in money laundering case

  October 19, 2023 13:06 IST

  The minister suffered chest pain and was admitted to Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital immediately after the arrest. Later, he was transferred to Kauvery Hospital where he underwent bypass surgery.

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  Madras High Court's Madurai bench denies permission for RSS rallies in THESE districts on October 22

  October 18, 2023 18:49 IST

  The matter was heard by the Madurai Bench of the High Court on Wednesday. This comes after the court had allowed the RSS to hold a route march of its cadre in Tamil Nadu on October 22 and 29.

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  Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji seeks bail from Madras HC, plea to be heard on Wednesday

  October 10, 2023 14:12 IST

  Balaji was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on June 14, accused of involvement in a money laundering case linked to a cash-for-jobs scam that occurred during his tenure as Transport Minister in a previous AIADMK government.

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  Jailer: Madras High Court to hear PIL against UA certificate issued to Rajinikanth-starrer

  Regional Cinema | August 19, 2023 23:46 IST

  The Madras High Court will hear a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction to the CBFC to revoke the UA certificate issued to the film.

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  Wife entitled to equal share in property bought by husband: Madras High Court

  June 26, 2023 16:49 IST

  Justice Krishnan Ramasamy observed that a wife being a homemaker is a job of 24 hours without holidays, which cannot be less equated with the 8 hours job of the husband.

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  Madras HC advocates against Gowri's elevation for judgeship | Why protest against her appointment

  India | February 02, 2023 23:31 IST

  Madras High Court advocates wrote to President Droupadi Murmu and top court collegium saying Gowri’s regressive views are completely “antithetical to foundational constitutional values and reflect her deep-rooted religious bigotry making her unfit for the post.

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  NEET: Give grace marks to SC aspirant who prescribed wrong question, says Madras HC

  Education | October 21, 2022 18:38 IST

  The bench was allowing a writ appeal from T Udhayakumar, who abstained from answering question no.97 as none of the key answers appeared correct.

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  Madras High Court directs all law colleges in Tamil Nadu to install Dr BR Ambedkar's photographs

  India | August 19, 2022 12:18 IST

  Justice GR Swaminathan of the Madras High court passed the order while dealing with a plea by a Scheduled Caste student who approached the court to quash the disciplinary action against him by college authorities.

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  Go elsewhere, don't disturb estranged wife, children: Madras HC

  India | August 17, 2022 11:21 IST

  Justice R N Manjula, who made the observation recently, directed the husband, an industrialist, to leave his wife, an advocate and two children and seek accommodation elsewhere.