Madras High Court
(Search results - 75)IndiaApr 26, 2019, 2:31 PM IST
Supreme Court stays proceedings of Arumughaswamy commission probing Jaya death
The Supreme Court, in a notice has stayed all proceedings of the Arumughaswamy commission probing the death of former chief minister of Tamil Nadu J Jayalalithaa. This after Apollo Hospitals challenged the Madras high court order on April 4.
IndiaApr 25, 2019, 12:56 PM IST
Madras high court advocates support extension of abortion period to 24 weeks
Every year, the number of rape attacks increased while 18,233 rape attacks were registered in 2004 and 38,947 in 2016
IndiaApr 24, 2019, 7:49 PM IST
Madras high court lifts ban on TikTok video app
On April 15, the Supreme Court ordered the Madras high court to pass the verdict on the ban of TikTok by April 24
IndiaApr 24, 2019, 4:28 PM IST
Pollachi sexual assault case: WhatsApp not sharing details, say police
WhatsApp messaging app prevents investigation to move forward. Police approached the Madras high court to bring to the notice of the judges that WhatsApp has refused to provide log details of the four accused in the Pollachi sexual assault case. WhatsApp plays a crucial role since videos were circulated using this platform
IndiaApr 17, 2019, 1:39 PM IST
Tik Tok running out of time as Google, Apple delete app from stores in India
The ministry of electronics and information technology had asked Google and Apple to take down Tik Tok after the Madras high court banned the app on April 3.
IndiaApr 10, 2019, 12:21 PM IST
Madras HC to Tamil Nadu govt: Set up toll-free number for students to report sexual harassment
With an increase in the number of sexual harassment cases reported against children, the Madras high court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to set up a toll-free number for students to register their complaints. The same must be displayed in school boards, it said
IndiaApr 9, 2019, 9:55 AM IST
Chennai-Salem expressway: Madras HC quashes land acquisition proceedings
The Madras high court on Monday quashed the land acquisition proceedings in the much-talked about Chennai-Salem eight-lane expressway
IndiaApr 4, 2019, 10:01 AM IST
After PUBG, Tik Tok under scanner as Madras High Court puts a ban on app
The development comes nearly two months after Tamil Nadu Information Technology minister M Manikandan said the state government will seek Centre’s help to ban TikTok.
IndiaApr 3, 2019, 11:48 AM IST
Kalaignar TV Income Tax dispute case: Madras high court orders status quo
Kalaignar Television found itself in soup after it showed a loss in its income for the year 2009-10 and 2010-11. The Income tax department however recorded that the channel had much larger income than it accounted for. Madras High Court has now granted status quo on the matter.
IndiaMar 23, 2019, 1:28 PM IST
Madras high court declares AK Bose’s 2016 by-election invalid
The Madras high court has declared the 2016 by-election of AK Bose from the AIADMK as invalid on the basis that there was no proof that former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa was in a conscious state when her thumb impression was affixed.
ElectionsMar 21, 2019, 6:10 PM IST
Madras high court convicts 16 persons; 9 face life imprisonment for attacking Dinakaran
12 years after the incident, the Madras HC convicted 16 persons in the case pertaining to the Tamil daily that came under attack in 2007. MK Alagiri’s aide ‘Attack Pandi’ hurled petrol bombs at the Madras office of the daily, leaving three dead. 9 persons have been sentenced to life imprisonment.
IndiaMar 16, 2019, 2:12 PM IST
Pollachi sexual abuse: Madras HC orders ex-gratia to victim whose identity was revealed
After the Tamil Nadu government revealed the identity of a victim in its order, the Madurai bench of the Madras high court has ordered Rs 25 lakh as ex-gratia to the victim involved in the Pollachi sexual abuse case. The court has also ordered disciplinary action against Coimbatore SP Pandiarajan for revealing the victim’s name during a press conference.
IndiaMar 5, 2019, 3:15 PM IST
Anti-Sterlite activist Mugilan missing: Madras high court seeks status report
The Madras high court has sought a status report on the missing anti-Sterlite activist Mugilan. He has been missing since February 15 and had last held a press conference wherein he accused two senior policemen for the shootout that killed 13 people in the anti-Sterlite protest in Thoothukudi
IndiaMar 1, 2019, 1:29 PM IST
Tamil Nadu Election Commission to notify local body polls by May 31
State Election Commission in Tamil Nadu has said that the notification for the local body polls will be issued on or before May 31. SEC has submitted to the Madras High Court.
IndiaFeb 12, 2019, 12:33 PM IST
Tamil Nadu fishermen to receive maximum subsidy for transponders
Madras HC directed the Tamil Nadu government to provide maximum subsidy for transponders to fishermen of the state. Transponders fitted in boats are substitutes for satellite phones.