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Wife seeks to stop Husband’s pension over unpaid maintenance; Madras High Court rejects plea for this reason

Despite court order husband did not pay maintenance to wife; she files case to stop his pension on this ground but loses case in Madras HC for this reason. Keep reading to know why the wife lost the case in Madras High Court.

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Madras HC says repeated sexual relations do not automatically mean consent, warns against ‘romance fraud’

The Madras High Court clarified that repeated sexual relations do not automatically imply consent. Courts must examine surrounding circumstances and the absence of free choice. The judges cautioned young people about dangers of technology-driven romance fraud. This warning came while upholding a conviction for sexual exploitation and extortion. Awareness and…

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SC refuses to entertain PIL seeking expeditious disposal of Tamil Nadu election petitions

The Supreme Court declined a petition for faster disposal of election disputes. It refused to direct the Madras High Court to expedite 54 election petitions. The court stated that entertaining such a plea would set a bad precedent. Petitioners were granted liberty to approach the High Court directly for relief.…

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Jana Nayagan release update: Vijay's movie gets 'A' certificate; check details

Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay's film 'Jana Nayagan' secured an 'A' certificate after a seven-month struggle. The movie, directed by H Vinoth, will now screen in approximately one thousand theatres. This highly anticipated film marks Vijay's final cinematic appearance before entering politics full-time. The production faced significant delays, legal challenges,…

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Govt employee earning Rs 1,100 salary buys Rs 53 lakh worth assets mostly in wife's name: Madras HC sends wife to jail despite divorce claim

A Tamil Nadu government school employee drawing a starting salary of Rs 1,100 per month quietly accumulated 21 properties, a marriage hall, agricultural land, and household assets worth Rs 53 lakh over 11 years, parking most of it in his wife's name. After a two-decade legal battle, the Madras High…

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Tamil Nadu: DMK to file separate case against Aadhav Arjuna over Karur stampede remarks, terms Anitha Radhakrishnan's arrest "vendetta politics"

Radhakrishnan was taken into police custody today shortly after the Madras High Court dismissed his anticipatory bail petition. Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan rejected the plea, which was filed in connection with a case registered over the former minister's allegedly defamatory remarks against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay during a DMK public…

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Forged Will row: Buyer should not face criminal case for purchasing land on the basis of Will which police found to be forged; rules SC

The Supreme Court has shielded an innocent land buyer from criminal charges in a forged Will case. The buyer, unaware of the forgery, purchased 1.31 acres based on a fake Will. The court ruled that a bona fide purchaser, lacking knowledge of the fraud and not linked to the conspiracy,…

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Woman seeks to stop husband's pension over unpaid maintenance; HC suggests different option

A woman approached the Madras High Court seeking to stop her estranged husband's pension and retirement benefits, claiming he had failed to pay maintenance despite court orders. The court dismissed her plea, holding that such disputes cannot be resolved through a writ petition and that she must pursue enforcement of…

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Bank auctioned pledged land after borrower defaulted but buyer took 2 years to pay 75% money; borrower cleared the dues, fought and won the case in SC to get his land back

The Supreme Court agreed with the Madras High Court's call to cancel the auction of Mr. Rama's family property. The bank was trying to sell their assets due to a loan default, but legal battles and late payments from potential buyers stalled the process, preventing the sale from ever being…

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'Not speaking not marital cruelty': SC frees husband sentenced to jail over wife's suicide after 13 days of silence between them

Supreme Court has acquitted a man convicted of cruelty after his wife died by suicide, ruling that 13 days of non-communication between spouses cannot, by itself, amount to marital cruelty. Setting aside the conviction upheld by the Madras High Court, the court said ordinary marital differences and temporary silence do…

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8th Pay Commission: Why these 62,000 defence civilian employees want to retain their central government employee status

Over 62,000 defence civilian employees are hopeful of retaining their central government employee status following a cabinet secretary's assurance. This status offers job protection, better benefits, and pay revisions, including those from the 8th Pay Commission, compared to PSU employment. The government had previously assured this in court but a…

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HC restrains TVK MLA from voting in TN legislative assembly

The Madras High Court has issued an interim order. TVK MLA R Srinivasa Sethupathi is restrained from voting. This includes confidence motions in the Legislative Assembly. The MLA won the Tirupattur seat by a single vote. The DMK candidate filed a petition seeking a vote recount. The TVK government faces…

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Air India crash: HC dismisses plea seeking guidelines for media coverage

The Madras High Court has dismissed a plea that sought guidelines for media coverage of aviation accidents from the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the Director General of Civil Aviation, and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, LiveLaw reported.

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PIL in Madras HC seeks to curb ‘speculation blaming pilots’ in Air India crash

Citing speculative media coverage and the unchecked spread of conspiracy theories online in the wake of the Air India crash probe’s preliminary report, a Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking judicial intervention against defamatory coverage targeting the flight’s cockpit crew.

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Bombay HC grants Kunal Kamra interim protection from arrest

The Bombay High court on Wednesday granted interim protection from arrest to stand-up comic Kunal Kamra in the case linked to his remarks against Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, LiveLaw reported.

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18 ‘encounters’ since 2021: MK Stalin must urgently reform the Tamil Nadu police

With three extra-judicial killings in a single week, the Tamil soil of social justice has seemingly turned into a full-fledged police state. The Cuddalore ‘encounter’ of April 2 was the eighteenth such encounter since the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government came to power in 2021. The government justified the murders of…

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Hafta 530: Kunal Kamra controversy, Justice Yashwant Varma cash case, Delhi budget

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Jayashree Arunachalam and Anand Vardhan are joined by comedian and screenwriter Anuvab Pal. The panel first discusses the Kunal Kamra controversy. Jayashree lays down the timeline of incidents and Abhinandan highlights the Supreme Court’s comments on free speech in the Imran…

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Madras High Court tells Vikatan to temporarily remove Modi cartoon, directs Centre to unblock website

The Madras High Court today passed an interim order directing the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to lift its ban on Vikatan’s website. However, the court said this is on the condition that Vikatan temporarily removes its cartoon of Narendra Modi that had precipitated the ban.

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SC refuses to quash the criminal proceedings against Ideaforge in drone fraud case

Supreme Court dismisses petition of Ideaforge and orders Directors to appear for criminal trial proceedings in drone hacking & fraud case. A must read on Dynamite News:

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Madras HC orders magazine to pay Rs 25 lakh to DMK leader TR Baalu in defamation case

The Madras High Court, on Tuesday, February 4, directed Tamil bi-weekly magazine Junior Vikatan to pay Rs 25 lakh in damages to senior Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader TR Baalu for publishing defamatory content against him. The defamation case, filed in 2014, is about two articles published by Junior Vikatan…

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TN SIT’s FIR probe turns personal: Journalists asked about families, assets and foreign travel

The Madras High Court on Tuesday, February 4, criticised the nature of a questionnaire given to four journalists by a Special Investigation Team investigating the Anna University sexual assault case. Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan questioned why the personal details of the journalists were being collected when it was the police who…

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‘Treated like accused persons’: Chennai Press Club slams police SIT for seizing journalists’ phones

The Special Investigation Team investigating the Anna University sexual assault case has seized the mobile phones of at least four journalists who had downloaded the First Information Report pertaining to the case. Seven other journalists have been called in for questioning, according to reports. The SIT is investigating the ‘leak’…

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The evolution of TM Krishna: Justice through art and literature

All the ruckus around an MS Subbulakshmi award being given to TM Krishna, outspoken Carnatic musician, appears to have doubled the sound of applause on Christmas Day when he performed as part of the annual conferences and concerts of the Madras Music Academy. Ever since March 2024, when the Music…

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‘Face detention or go home’: In Tamil Nadu, police continue crackdown on Samsung strike

As daylight broke on Thursday, October 10, the number of policemen near Echoor in Sriperumbudur kept increasing. This is the place where Samsung's workers have been protesting for over a month now – a protest that the Madras High Court on Wednesday said should be allowed to continue. But as…

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SC overturns HC verdict; Calls downloading, watching child porno crime

The Supreme Court on Monday set aside the Madras High Court order and gave a fresh verdict related to 'child pornography content'. Must read further on Dynamite News:

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