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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.

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  Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Madras HC refuses to quash lower court proceedings against convict

  India | July 26, 2022 19:07 IST

  Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Justice N Sathish Kumar, who rejected the plea, directed the Vellore court to dispose of the case expeditiously. The judge was disposing of a criminal original petition from Murugan.

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  Actor Vijay gets relief from Madras HC in car import case; details inside

  Celebrities | July 15, 2022 22:43 IST

  Actor Vijay needs to pay penalty only from Jan 29, 2019, to 2021 and not from 2005 as ruled by the Madras High Court on Friday. Read on to know more details.

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  Removal of Mangalsutra would amount 'mental cruelty' for husband, rules Madras HC

  India | July 15, 2022 14:47 IST

  Mangalsutra Madras HC Ruling: When the woman was examined, she admitted that at the time of separation, she removed her thali chain (sacred chain worn by the wife as a token of having married).

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  AIADMK General Council expels OPS from party membership, picks Palaniswami as supreme leader

  India | July 11, 2022 12:30 IST

  AIADMK General Council meet: Security was beefed up at the AIADMK office, MGR Maaligai, named after party founder, the late Chief Minister M G Ramachandran.

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  Madras High Court upholds 7.5% reservation for govt school students, MK Stalin terms it 'historic'

  India | April 07, 2022 14:02 IST

  The court said the law is valid and the government has the power to provide reservation.

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  Karnataka Hijab Controversy: 'What is paramount - nation or religion?', asks Madras High Court

  India | February 10, 2022 18:55 IST

  In an observation that came in the backdrop of a raging debate over the hijab row in Karnataka, the first bench of Acting Chief Justice M N Bhandari and Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthi bemoaned that of late, certain forces have raised controversies relating to dress code and it is spreading all over India.

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  Lawyer gets 'intimate' with woman during virtual hearing, suspended from practicing

  India | December 22, 2021 15:29 IST

  A video which went viral purportedly showed the lawyer in an intimate posture with a woman, while a judge was hearing a case through video-conferencing.

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  Madras HC directs I-T department to include Jayalalithaa's legal heirs in wealth tax case

  India | December 07, 2021 14:24 IST

  The Income Tax department had prayed before the court that Jayalalithaa's residence 'Veda Nilayam' and other properties have been attached in connection with the tax arrears.  

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  Only native breed bulls can participate in Jallikattu, Madras HC orders

  India | September 02, 2021 15:50 IST

  The Madras High Court on Thursday ordered the Tamil Nadu government to ensure that bulls of native breed are allowed to participate in the Jallikattu events and not foreign or hybrid bulls.  

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  Madras HC cites Official Languages Act on MP's plea against Centre's reply in Hindi

  India | August 20, 2021 11:57 IST

  Madras High Court has directed the Centre to give reply in English if the representation is made in the said language.