Madras High Court
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HC orders 'arrest' of cargo
India | May 10, 2014, 09:19 AM ISTChennai: 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, 08:06 AM ISTChennai: 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, 06:35 AM ISTChennai: 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 | Apr 30, 2014, 07:35 AM ISTChennai: 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
Apr 29, 2014, 05:10 PM ISTChennai: 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 | Apr 27, 2014, 06:26 AM ISTChennai: 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 | Apr 24, 2014, 07:23 AM ISTMadurai: 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
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Madras HC extends time limit for issue, submission of school forms
India | Apr 17, 2014, 06:24 AM ISTChennai: Madras High Court yesterday directed the State School Education Department to extend the time limit upto 15 days, instead of seven days, for issuance and submission of application forms for admission of children in
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Madras HC restrains Tamil magazine on Baalu's Rs 1 cr defamation suit
India | Apr 12, 2014, 08:55 AM ISTChennai: Madras High Court has restrained a Tamil bi-weekly magazine 'Junior Vikatan' from publishing any defamatory reports against former union minister and DMK nominee in Thanjavur Lok Sabha constituency T R Baalu and his family
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Issue BC certificates to converted Muslims: Madras HC
India | Apr 10, 2014, 07:45 AM ISTChennai : Holding that a person belonging to Hindu backward class on conversion to Islam would continueto get the benefit of BC status, the Madras High Court yesterday asked the state government to direct authorities
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Madras HC issues notice to state govt on PIL on Vanniar Sangam fest
India | Apr 10, 2014, 06:55 AM ISTChennai: The Madras High Court yesterday issued notice to the state government on a PIL seeking direction not to grant permission for a festival to be conducted by Vanniar Sangam, a unit of the PMK.The
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Girl urges Madras HC to Restrain authorities from evaluating bio paper
India | Apr 03, 2014, 07:34 AM ISTChennai: Apprehending loss of marks in the Plus Two biology paper as the question was reportedly not prepared properly, a girl student yesterday moved the Madras High Court, praying for a direction to restrain authorities
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Direction sought to raise retirement age of non-teaching staff
India | Apr 01, 2014, 06:27 AM ISTChennai: Madras High Court yesterday issued notice to Registrar, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, on a petition by a non-teaching staff member attaining superannuation yesterday, seeking a direction to universities in Tamil Nadu to raise the retirement
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Madras HC ticks off officials enforcing orders after contempt notice
India | Mar 30, 2014, 06:30 AM ISTChennai: Voicing concern over the 'disturbing trend' among public servants that they would obey court orders only after contempt proceedings are initiated, Madras High Court has held that such compliance would not automatically absolve concerned
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Madras HC dispenses with personal appearance of Tamil daily Editor
India | Mar 23, 2014, 06:13 AM ISTChennai: The Madras High Court yesterday dispensed with the personal appearance of the Editor of Tamil Daily 'Dinamalar' before the II Metropolitan Magistrate Court till the copies of complaint and the sworn statement recorded in
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Chennai Advocates storm into court hall of Chief Justice
India | Mar 21, 2014, 08:19 AM ISTChennai: High drama and tense moments were witnessed in the Madras High court yesterday as a group of advocates stormed into the Chief Justice's court hall demanding that Tamil be made the official language of
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EC requests HC to dismisses AIADMK's plea against its order
India | Mar 20, 2014, 07:55 AM ISTChennai: The ECI yesterday requested the Madras High Court to dismiss a petition filed by AIADMK General Secretary J Jayalalithaa challenging the order of the Commission to cover pictures of two leaves on small buses
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PIL filed to provide symbol on EVM's to vote NOTA
India | Mar 19, 2014, 08:49 AM ISTChennai: The Election Commission yesterday sought time in the Madras High court to reply on a PIL seeking a direction to ECI to develop a symbol to denote NOTA option on the voting machine as
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Dhoni files Rs.100 crore defamation case against two TV channels
Cricket | Mar 18, 2014, 07:12 PM ISTChennai: The Madras High Court Tuesday restrained two media companies - Zee Media Corporation and News Nation Network - from publishing or broadcasting for two weeks any stories linking Indian cricket team skipper M.S. Dhoni
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Kandadevi temple festival: District collector asked to file counter
India | Mar 18, 2014, 06:49 AM ISTMadurai: Madras High Court bench yesterday directed the Sivaganga District Collector and Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment board to file a counter on a petition seeking permission to conduct the Kandadevi temple festival with car