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  Attacks on fishermen: Contempt plea in Madras High Court against officials

  India | July 16, 2014 7:49 IST

  Madurai: A contempt petition has been filed in the Madras High Court Bench here against top officials, including the defence and foreign secretaries, for alleged attacks on Indian fishermen in the country's territorial waters despite

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  Madras High Court Judge: Unfortunate that British era dress code exists

  India | July 13, 2014 8:31 IST

  Chennai: A Judge of Madras High Court, who was denied entry into Tamil Nadu Cricket Association Club here for wearing dhoti, the traditional attire of Tamil Nadu, yesterday said it was unfortunate that dress code

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  Madras High Court: Land-grabbers should be dealt with stringent law

  India | July 11, 2014 6:59 IST

  Chennai: The Madras High Court yesterday said those who indulged in fabricating and forging documents and attempt to grab properties and lands should be dealt with stringent law.“In our country, there is no stringent law

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  Madras High Court moved for MBBS seat to Sri Lankan refugee girl

  India | July 01, 2014 23:18 IST

  Chennai: The Madras High Court has ordered notices to Tamil Nadu and central governments on a PIL seeking a direction to authorities to consider an application by a Sri Lankan refugee girl for admission to

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  Madras High Court orders probe into missing answersheets of engineering aspirant

  India | June 27, 2014 21:28 IST

  Madurai: Shocked to find four pages of his Plus Two exam answersheets carrying 40 potential marks missing, an engineering course aspirant has sought the Madras High Court's help to trace them and revise his marks

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  Madras High Court disposes of over 200 habeas corpus petitions in single day

  India | June 15, 2014 6:42 IST

  Chennai: In an unprecedented step, the Madras High Court disposed of 212 long pending habeas corpus petitions (HCPs) relating to detentions under the stringent Goondas Act on a day single day yesterday.Even though today was

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  Madras High Court directs removal of hoardings on roadsides, pavements

  India | June 12, 2014 7:52 IST

  Chennai:  Taking a serious view of continued erection of digital banners along road sides and on pavements in the city despite its orders, the Madras High Court has directed the authorities to remove them and

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  Madras High Court: Detention orders should be passed with utmost care

  India | June 11, 2014 6:42 IST

  Chennai: A wrong detention order would infringe upon the liberty of a person enshrined under Article 21 of the constitution of India and authorities who pass detention orders should apply their mind and satisfy themselves

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  Madras High Court asks Teachers Recruitment Board to issue appointment orders

  India | June 08, 2014 6:38 IST

  Chennai:  The Madras High Court yesterday asked the Teachers Recruitment Board to issue appointment orders to two teacher aspirants who were denied the job because their industrial chemistry degree was not recognised as valid by

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  Madras HC comes to aid of 2 B.Ed aspirants

  India | May 30, 2014 8:18 IST

  Madurai: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court yesterday directed the Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University (TNTEU) to allow two B.Ed aspirants, who did only diploma course after SSLC before graduation, to take their

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  PIL seeking direction to Modi 'to take back wife' dismissed

  India | May 16, 2014 22:23 IST

  Chennai: Madras High Court has dismissed a plea filed by a woman advocate for a direction to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi “to take back his wife and provide her a dignified life”.She had filed

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  HC dismisses PIL seeking cancellation of polling in TN

  India | May 15, 2014 7:47 IST

  Chennai: Madras High Court today dismissed a PIL that sought cancellation of polling held in the 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu on April 24, holding that the charge of bribing voters by ruling

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  Hindu woman absolute owner of property under act: HC

  India | May 11, 2014 7:35 IST

  Chennai: The Madras High Court has (rpt has) made it clear that the moment property is given in favour of a Hindu woman, she becomes the absolute owner despite the restrictions and limitations contained in

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  HC orders 'arrest' of cargo

  India | May 10, 2014 9:19 IST

  Chennai: The Madras High Court has ordered the "arrest" of coal cargo, valued at about Rs 15 crore, lying at Tuticorin port, after a Singapore-based firm did not pay freight and discharge charges for the

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  Contempt plea filed in Madras HC against CEC, TN CEO

  India | May 07, 2014 8:06 IST

  Chennai: A contempt petition has been filed in Madras High Court against Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath and Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Kumar accusing them of 'wilful failure' to provide disabled friendly

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  Denying member entry to union office denial of fundamental right: Madras High Court

  India | May 01, 2014 6:35 IST

  Chennai:  In a May Day gift to the working class, the Madras High Court yesterday made it clear that denying any union member entry to the union office inside the workplace premises amounts to denial

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  Madras HC sets aside 2 different Government Orders

  India | April 30, 2014 7:35 IST

  Chennai: Madras High Court yesterday set aside two different Government Orders issued in 2012 and 2014, prescribed for awarding weightage marks to candidates who appeared in the teachers eligibility test.The orders were of October 5,

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  Nokia to Madras High Court: Can't pay even part of Rs 2,400 crore sales tax demand

  April 29, 2014 17:10 IST

  Chennai: The Madras High Court on Friday asked Nokia's India unit whether it can deposit in an escrow account a part of the Rs2,400 crore in value added tax demanded by the Tamil Nadu government.

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  TASMAC bars should not function under thatched roof: Madras High Court

  India | April 27, 2014 6:26 IST

  Chennai:  The Madras High Court has made it clear that Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation bars should not function under thatched roof and they should have screens and curtains so that consumers will not be

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  Madras HC orders notice to BJP candidate, DGP on alleged hate speech

  India | April 24, 2014 7:23 IST

  Madurai:  The Madras High court yesterday ordered issue of notice to the DGP and Sivaganga Lok Sabha BJP candidate H Raja, on a petition seeking action against him for his alleged hate speech which had