Madras High Court

COVID-19 management not our prerogative, EC tells SC

6:27 pm May 3, 2021

New Delhi: The Election Commission, rattled over the strong high court observations related to conducting of just concluded assembly elections, told the Supreme Court on Monday that COVID-19 management was not its prerogative and it does not run the governance of the state. A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and M R Shah was […]

HC equates temple idol to a minor child, restores property to Palani temple

TN govt agrees to hold online exams for arrear subjects

8:12 pm April 15, 2021

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday informed the Madras High Court that it would hold online examinations for students with arrear papers, making a u-turn from the earlier cancellation of such exams. In a volte face from its earlier order passed in August last year, cancelling the arrear exams in view of the pandemic […]

HC stays defamation cases against Maran

8:35 pm March 24, 2021

Chennai: The Madras High Court on Wednesday quashed the criminal defamatory proceedings pending against former Union Minister and DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran before the Special Court constituted for hearing cases against MPs and MLAs. Justice N Satishkumar set aside the proceedings while allowing two criminal original petitions from Maran. While the first one related to […]

Two get lifer for ‘rape’ of teen in TN

10:21 pm March 18, 2021

Udhagamandalam(TN): A court here on Thursday sentenced two persons to life for their alleged involvement in the gangrape of a teenage girl in Kothagiri 11 years ago. Mahila Court judge Arunchalam awarded the life sentence to both. The quantum of sentence will be announced after deducting the number of days they already served in prison, […]

PIL for CBI probe on plaint against ex-DGP

9:02 pm March 10, 2021

Chennai: A public interest litigation (PIL) petition to transfer the investigation into the case relating to the alleged sexual harassment of a woman IPS officer by a former Special DGP, to the CBI, has been filed in the Madras High Court. The case is being probed by the CB-CID wing of the state police. When […]