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T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji’s arrest | Petition at Madras High Court questions Governor’s authority to keep his dismissal order in abeyance

A new public interest litigation petition has been filed at the Madras High Court, questioning Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi’s authority to withhold his order dismissing arrested Minister V. Senthilbalaji from the Council of Ministers, following his arrest by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in a money laundering case on…

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A Dalit man was murdered in TN. His killer became a hero for ‘caste pride’ online

Last month, after the Madras High Court upheld the life sentence handed to Yuvaraj, prime accused in the murder of Dalit youth Gokulraj, several online ‘fan pages’ dedicated to him expressed disappointment with the verdict.

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Madras High Court declares 2019 election of Theni MP, P. Ravindhranath Kumar, null and void

The Madras High Court on July 6, declared as null and void, the election of P. Ravindhranath Kumar, son of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam, from the Theni Parliamentary constituency in 2019. The court, however, kept its verdict in abeyance for a month to enable him to go…

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Nalini, convict in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, files plea at Madras High Court for release of husband Murugan from refugee camp

The Madras High Court on Thursday ordered notices, returnable in six weeks, to the Foreigners Regional Registration Officer (FRRO) in Chennai, the Public Secretary and the Tiruchi Collector on a writ petition filed by a former convict in the PM Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, S. Nalini, who wants her husband…

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T.N. Minister regrets his remarks about Madurai Bench of Madras High Court

Expressing regret for his controversial remarks about the Madras High Court, Tamil Nadu Public Works Department Minister E. V. Velu said it was a slip of the tongue on July 5.

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HC tells Dainik Bhaskar to apologise for fake news on Bihar migrants ‘targeted’ in Tamil Nadu

Pulling up Dainik Bhaskar for “fake news” about attacks on Bihari migrant workers in Tamil Nadu, the Madras High Court has ordered the Hindi daily to issue an unconditional apology before the court and the people of Tamil Nadu, and also publish a corrigendum on the first page of its…

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Madras High Court to hear case against permitting serving of liquor at conference halls, stadia in T.N. on July 24

The Madras High Court on Wednesday decided to hear on July 24, a case challenging a Government Order (G.O.) issued on April 24 permitting the serving of liquor to guests at national or international conferences/summits at conference halls, convention centres (other than those in educational institutions) and in other venues such as…

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SC refuses plea to transfer Senthilbalaji case to itself after Madras HC’s split verdict

The Supreme Court on July 4 did not entertain a plea by the Enforcement Directorate to decide by itself the question of custody of Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji in a money-laundering case linked to the cash-for-jobs scam following a split verdict by the Madras High Court.

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Madras High Court dismisses writ petition filed by Agri-Horticultural Society claiming title over property on Chennai’s Cathedral Road

The Madras High Court on Tuesday dismissed a writ petition filed by the Agri-Horticultural Society claiming title over four cawnies (each cawny measures 1.322 acres approximately), 18 grounds and 1,683 square feet of land next to Semmozhi Poonga on Cathedral Road in Chennai. The property is believed to be worth…

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T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji’s arrest | Madras High Court delivers split verdict on legality of arrest, case to be heard by a third judge

The Madras High Court on Tuesday delivered a split verdict on a habeas corpus petition (HCP) filed by the wife of Minister V. Senthilbalaji who was arrested by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on June 14, 2023, in a money laundering case and remains in a private hospital now, under…

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Madras HC refuses interim protection to online gaming companies for second time; decides to take up their cases for final hearing on July 13

The Madras High Court on Monday refused to grant any kind of interim relief to online gaming companies pending adjudication of a batch of cases filed by them as well as the All India Gaming Federation challenging the constitutional validity of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of…

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Vengaivayal incident | Madras High Court grants four more weeks for one-man commission to submit report

The Madras High Court on Monday granted four more weeks to the State government to file a status report on the inquiry being conducted by retired judge M. Sathyanarayanan, into the incident of human faeces found in an overhead tank that supplied water to Scheduled Caste residents of Vengaivayal village in…

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Madras High Court stays order passed by single judge asking Madras Bar Association to admit members without discrimination

A Division Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday stayed the operation of a single judge’s June 22 order directing the Madras Bar Association (MBA) to distribute applications for membership to all interested practising lawyers in the High Court, and admit them as members without discriminating on the basis…

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Madras High Court reserves orders on appeals by O. Panneerselvam, three others, against their expulsion from AIADMK

A Division Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday reserved its judgement on a batch of civil appeals preferred by former Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam and three of his supporters, against a single judge’s March 28 refusal to interfere with their expulsion from the AIADMK, as well as on…

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Madras High Court clears decks for release of Udhayandhi Stalin-starrer Maamannan on June 29

The Madras High Court on Wednesday cleared the decks for the release of Udhayanidhi Stalin and Vadivelu-starrer Maamannan on Thursday, June 29, 2023. It refused to issue an interim injunction restraining the release of the movie, and dismissed an application in this regard by the producer of another movie titled…

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Madras High Court asks T.N. government why it has not paid rental arrears of ₹57.60 lakh to Veeracholapuram Ardhanareeswarar temple

The Madras High Court on Wednesday questioned the Tamil Nadu government for not having complied with an order passed by the court on March 30 this year, directing it to deposit an advance amount as well as arrears of monthly rents, at the rate of ₹1.6 lakh from July 2020,…

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Caste will have no role to play in appointment of temple priests, rules Madras High Court

The Madras High Court made it “abundantly clear that the pedigree based on caste will have no role to play in the appointment of ‘Archaka’ (temple priest) if the person so selected for the post otherwise satisfies the requirements such as being well-versed in the knowledge required, properly trained and…

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HC to hear on July 7 all cases filed against continuation of Senthilbalaji in the Cabinet

Madras HC on June 26, 2023, inquired if CM Stalin had specifically written to Governor RN Ravi to let arrested Minister Senthilbalaji remain in Cabinet despite money laundering charges. Read the latest updates on the court proceedings on The Hindu.

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T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji’s arrest | Annamalai nursed a grudge against my husband, Minister’s wife tells Madras HC

Arrested Minister V. Senthilbalaji’s wife Megala has filed an additional affidavit in the Madras High Court accusing Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Tamil Nadu unit president K. Annamalai of having nursed a grudge against her husband because of perceiving the latter to be a direct threat in the political arena. In…

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Don’t invoke preventive detention laws at the drop of a hat, State Public Prosecutor tells DGP

State Public Prosecutor Hasan Mohammed Jinnah has written to the Director General of Police (DGP) requesting him to instruct the Superintendents of Police (SPs) to not recommend the invocation of the prevention detention laws at the drop of a hat since most of the detention orders get quashed by the…

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Silence continues on months-old Collegium recommendations to key High Courts

The government, despite a change of Union Law Minister, has continued its silence on a series of months-old Supreme Court Collegium recommendations on appointments to key High Courts. One of them is a recommendation by the Collegium to appoint advocate R. John Sathyan as a judge of the Madras High…

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Homemakers entitled to equal share in properties purchased by their spouses, says Madras High Court

Justice Krishnan Ramasamy held that a homemaker would be entitled to an equal share in properties purchased by her husband with his earnings, because he could not have earned the money without the support of his wife in looking after the family.

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Vengaivayal probe officer told to file fresh application for DNA test

Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed the investigating officer in the Vengaivayal case to file a fresh application before the Pudukkottai Special Court.

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Exclusive crime investigation wings will be established at more T.N. police stations, Madras High Court told

State Public Prosecutor (SPP) Hasan Mohamed Jinnah has assured the Madras High Court that the exclusive crime investigation wings, established at select police stations in Tamil Nadu on a trial basis, will now be extended to many other police stations too, since the result has been highly encouraging with final…

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Madras High Court grants time till June 28 for Udhayanidhi Stalin to respond to a plea to restrain release of Maamannan

The Madras High Court granted time till June 28 for Udhayanidhi Stalin, Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development, who’d previously had an acting career, to file a counter affidavit to an application by a film producer, to restrain the release of the movie Maamannan, in which he stars, along…

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