Madras High Court
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Swathi murder case: HC dismisses plea by father of accused
Crime | Oct 26, 2019, 11:56 AM ISTSwathi, 24, was hacked to death with a sickle on June 24, 2016 when she was waiting to board a train in Nungambakkam railway station here. R Paramasivan had also sought a direction from the court to constitute a committee and conduct an inquiry with the makers of the movie and submit a report to the court.
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Absence of injury no ground to say there was no sex abuse: HC
Crime | Oct 19, 2019, 07:15 PM ISTThe Madras High Court has said the mere absence of injury on the body of a sexually abused minor cannot be a ground to say there has been no offence committed at all.
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HC 'shocked' over sessions judge awarding lesser punishment in murder
India | Oct 18, 2019, 06:00 PM ISTThe Madras High Court has taken a serious view of a sessions judge awarding lesser punishment to two murder convicts instead of death or life imprisonment as provided in the statute and sought an explanation within three days.
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NEET impersonation case Madras HC impleads CBI as respondent
India | Oct 16, 2019, 09:53 PM ISTThe bench noted that since the students impersonated and got admission by writing the examination outside the state, the fraud should be an all-India phenomenon and many students in various states should have got admission by impersonation.
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Chennai techie death: Subhasri's father moves Madras HC, seeks Rs 1 cr
India | Oct 09, 2019, 07:17 PM ISTA month after an illegal banner led to the death of 23-year-old techie Subhasri, her father has approached the Madras High Court against the Tamil Nadu government. He has sought a compensation of Rs 1 crore.
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Vineet Kothari appointed Chief Justice of Madras High Court
India | Sep 21, 2019, 10:56 AM ISTV K Tahilramani had resigned after the Supreme Court collegium declined her request for reconsideration of transfer to Meghalaya.
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Lost faith in the govt: Madras High court after death of Chennai techie
India | Sep 13, 2019, 01:48 PM ISTSaddened by the news of Subhashree, who died after a banner of AIADMK fell on her, the Madras High Court said that they are tired of passing multiple order against the illegal flex boards on Friday.
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Madras lawyers boycott courts over Chief Justice's transfer
India | Sep 10, 2019, 07:06 PM ISTChief Justice Vijaya Kamlesh Tahilramani was transferred by the Supreme Court collegium, which also declined her appeal to reconsider the transfer decision.
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Madras High Court pulls up Tamil Nadu government over helmet rule implementation
India | Aug 28, 2019, 08:06 PM ISTThe bench also directed the Director of Medical Education (DME) to submit the number of accidents involving two-wheelers and fatal cases due to head injuries. Petitioner K K Rajendran has sought a direction to the government to implement the Motor Vehicle Act provisions that make compulsory wearing of helmet by two-wheeler and pillion riders.
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Madras High Court questions allocation of separate burial ground for Dalits in Tamil Nadu
India | Aug 26, 2019, 10:12 PM ISTThe court was hearing a petition initiated by itself after taking note of a newspaper report on blocked access routes to a cremation ground for Dalits in Vellore district, forcing the community members to lower the dead bodies of their relatives from a bridge with the help of ropes into a nearby riverbed for the past four years.
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Facebook-Aadhaar link: Madras High Court adjourns hearing of plea to Sep 19
India | Aug 21, 2019, 10:31 PM ISTA division bench of justices S Manikumar and Subramonium Prasad made it clear that it was not inclined to entertain the prayer for linking Aadhaar with social media accounts but was only trying to navigate ways to curb online crime with the cooperation of social media companies.
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Last day for Lord Athi Varadar 'darshan' today; Madras HC refuses extension
India | Aug 16, 2019, 04:01 PM ISTThe Madras High Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking extension of the 'darshan' days for Athi Varadar in Tamil Nadu's Kancheepuram. According to Kancheepuram district administration, Friday is the last day for public 'darshan' of Athi Varadar. Now, Devotees will be able to 'darshan' after 40 years.
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Centre moves Madras High Court against order on Kiran Bedi's 'interference' in Pondy government affairs
India | Aug 09, 2019, 11:53 PM ISTThe central government approached the high court after the Supreme Court refused to hear Bedi's direct appeal, which had bypassed the former's division bench, against the April 30 order.
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Madras High Court's relief: Pregnant woman infected with HIV blood to get Rs 25 lakh, house, job
India | Jul 26, 2019, 11:20 PM ISTThe Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Friday ordered the Tamil Nadu government to pay a compensation of Rs 25 lakh, provide a house and a job to a pregnant woman who was transfused with HIV-infected blood in a government hospital at Virudhunagar district.
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NEET: Tamil Nadu says won't hesitate to move court against Centre
India | Jul 17, 2019, 06:40 PM ISTThe Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday assured the Assembly it would not hesitate to move the Madras High Court to ascertain the reasons for return of two Bills by the Centre over excluding the state from the ambit of NEET.
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'Saravana Bhavan' founder Rajagopal surrenders in Tamil Nadu court
India | Jul 09, 2019, 08:07 PM ISTFounder of popular South Indian food chain 'Saravana Bhavan' P Rajagopal surrendered before a sessions court in Chennai on Tuesday to serve life term in a murder case hours after the Supreme Court rejected his plea seeking more time.
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Madras High Court declares as 'illegal' amendment by Tamil Nadu government to Centre's Land Acquisition Act
India | Jul 04, 2019, 02:17 PM ISTCentre's Land Acquisition Act: The Madras High Court has declared as "illegal" an amendment made by the Tamil Nadu government to the Centre's Land Acquisition Act, exempting three state legislations from its purview. It also made it clear that all land acquisitions made by the state government under the three state legislations on or after September 27, 2013, were "illegal."
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Vulgar videos made on Chinese apps now infiltrate WhatsApp
India | Jun 30, 2019, 07:36 PM ISTWhatsApp with over 300 million users in India has become the one-stop shop for the circulation of videos showing scantily-clad girls dancing to vulgar tunes, adult jokes and explicit "funny" messages presented by homely girls being created in the narrow dingy by-lanes of small towns on such Chinese apps.
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Do not prevent protests over water crisis: Madras High Court to Tamil Nadu govt
India | Jun 29, 2019, 12:21 PM ISTJustice N Anand Venkatesh made the observation on Friday while directing the Chennai Commissioner of Police to permit Arappor Iyakkam, an NGO, to hold a demonstration highlighting the present water crisis in the city and the causes for it on June 30 near Valluvarkottam here.
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Rajiv Gandhi assassination: HC allows Nalini to appear in person to argue on plea for leave
India | Jun 25, 2019, 01:39 PM ISTThe Madras High Court Tuesday granted permission to Nalini Sriharan, a life convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, to appear in person on July 5 and argue on her plea for six months ordinary leave to make arrangements for her daughter's wedding.