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HC moved against 'untouchability' in temple festival

India | Sep 19, 2014, 07:20 AM IST

Chennai: Alleging untouchability by one sect of Vaishnavites against another at a temple in Cuddalore district, a petition has been filed in Madras High Court seeking to do away with the practice of shutting the

TN Government directs 2 universities not to implement UGC circular

India | Sep 18, 2014, 01:42 PM IST

Chennai: Maintaining its opposition to “imposition” of Hindi in the state, the Tamil Nadu government today directed two universities not to implement the UGC circular and said the decision taken by the previous UPA government

Custodial torture: HC impleads Home Secy, DGP, SP

India | Sep 18, 2014, 06:54 AM IST

Chennai: The Madras High Court yesterday suo motu impleaded the Home Secretary, the Director General of Police and the Superintendent of Police, Tiruppur district, as respondents in the case of alleged custodial torture of a

Madras High Court raps Salem court for faulty trial, orders release of 2 convicts

India | Sep 17, 2014, 08:13 AM IST

Chennai: Madras High Court has rapped a sessions court in Salem for completing a murder trial in 20 days and sentencing three accused to life imprisonment, saying such “fast tracking” in the guise of administering

TN Home Secretary chided by High Court for not giving response

India | Sep 16, 2014, 07:14 AM IST

Madurai: The Madras High Court here yesterday chided the Tamil Nadu Home Secretary for not giving a response to the court pertaining to making protection of witnesses statutory.Giving the Home Secretary another chance to give

HC stays suspension order

India | Sep 15, 2014, 09:13 PM IST

Chennai: The Madras High Court today stayed the suspension order passed by Inspector General of Registration suspending a Sub Registrar(Grade I) who was due to retire on August 31, 2014.Justice R S Ramanathan admitted the

High Court refuses to interfere in four language formula in Puducherry

India | Sep 14, 2014, 07:04 AM IST

Chennai: Refusing to interfere with the four-language formula in the union territory of Puducherry, Madras High Court yesterday said English would continue to be the link language for transaction of official business and in the

HC rejects a dental college plea to order DCI to register students admitted in excess

India | Sep 13, 2014, 07:50 PM IST

Madurai: The Madras High Court bench on Saturday rejected the plea of a dental college, seeking a direction to the Dental Council of India and Dr. MGR Medical University to register candidates admitted in excess

Madras High Court allows conduct of dog show

India | Sep 12, 2014, 08:07 AM IST

Chennai: The Madras High Court yesterday granted permission to conduct a dog show at the YMCA grounds here between September 12-14.Justice V Ramasubramanian, before whom the petition filed by the Madras Canine Club came up,

Madras High Court orders notice to Home Secretary, DGP

India | Sep 11, 2014, 08:14 AM IST

Madurai: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court yesterday ordered issue of notice to the Home Secretary, the DGP, the City Police Commissioner and others on a petition seeking action against some police officials,

HC allows Lankan minister to appear through video conferencing

India | Sep 10, 2014, 09:22 PM IST

Chennai: The Madras High Court today allowed a criminal revision petition filed by Sri Lankan Minister Douglas Devananda and directed him to appear through video conferencing at the Office of the High Commissioner of India

HC dismisses Alagiri's plea to quash FIR

India | Sep 08, 2014, 11:30 PM IST

Madurai: The Madras High Court today dismissed former Union minister M K Alagiri's plea to quash an FIR against him in a land grabbing case, observing that there were prima facie materials for registration of

Madras High Court: 'Use IT in judiciary for speedy justice'

India | Sep 07, 2014, 07:26 AM IST

Chennai: Stressing the need to use Information and Technology in the Judiciary for speedy justice, the Madras High Court yesterday directed a subordinate court to dispose off appeals in two cases in a month.Justice S

Hoax call leads to bomb scare in HC

India | Sep 02, 2014, 09:16 PM IST

Chennai: An anonymous phone call threatening that a bomb would go off in the Madras High Court complex led to a scare which later proved to be hoax.“The call was made from a public call

Student from Nepal moves HC against denial of admission

India | Sep 02, 2014, 08:37 AM IST

Chennai: Madras High Court yesterday ordered issue of notices to Directorate of Technical Education, Anna University and AICTE on a petition by a student from Nepal against denial of lateral admission to an engineering course

Closure of college buildings: HC orders status quo

India | Aug 30, 2014, 11:42 PM IST

Chennai: Madras High Court today ordered maintenance of status quo over the issue of closure and lock up of buildings of 15 colleges in Dharmapuri district for their alleged failure to get approval under the

DMDK man held for 'defamatory' post on Facebook refused bail

India | Aug 28, 2014, 08:00 AM IST

Chennai: Madras High Court yesterday refused to grant bail to a DMDK councillor, arrested for allegedly posting defamatory statements against Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on a social networking portal. Malli alias Subramaniam, DMDK Mettupalayam Town Secretary

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