Father has obligation to maintain unmarried daughter, Madras HC [Read Judgment]
In a judgment passed last week, the Madras High Court reiterated that an unmarried daughter can claim maintenance from her father even beyond the age of majority if she is unable to maintain herself....
View ArticleNadigar Sangam elections: Madras HC initiates contempt for attempting to...
Justice N Anand Venkatesh of the Madras High Court has initiated contempt proceedings against two persons including educationist and business magnate Ishari K Ganesh, for having attempted to influence...
View ArticleRajiv Gandhi Assassination convict S Nalini to appear in-person before Madras...
The Madras High Court today allowed a plea made by S Nalini, a convict in the Rajiv Gandhi Assassination case, to appear before the High Court in-person to argue for the grant of parole. Nalini has...
View ArticleRight to conduct prayers in one's dwelling: What Madras High Court ruled...
The Madras High Court was recently constrained to rule that no prior permission is required to conduct prayers in one's own dwelling in the reasonable exercise of one's freedom of religion. After a...
View ArticleClosure of Sterlite copper plant at Thoothukudi was a colourable exercise of...
The Madras High Court Bench of Justices TS Sivagnanam and Bhavani Subbaroyan on Thursday commenced hearing in the plea filed by Vedanta to reopen its Sterlite copper plant at Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu....
View ArticleMadras HC directs Cognizant, shareholders to approach Dispute Resolution...
The Madras High Court on Tuesday dismissed writ petitions filed by Cognizant Technology Solutions India Private Limited (Cognizant) and two of its foreign shareholders - Cognizant (Mauritius) Limited...
View Article[Statistics]: Have Social Media companies helped TN Police combat Cyber...
A plea filed last year to link Aadhaar with email has effectively culminated in the Madras High Court coordinating efforts by law enforcement agencies and major social media intermediary companies to...
View ArticleMadras HC's Justice GR Swaminathan releases his own Performance Card,...
In what could be a first, Justice GR Swaminathan of the Madras High Court has come out with a report card of sorts, detailing his case disposal rate over the two years he has served as a judge. In a...
View ArticleThe B&B Causelist #114: Cases we track today
A summary of important cases from the causelist of the Supreme Court of India, the Delhi High Court and the Madras High Court. The causelist will be updated in the evening to reflect the developments...
View ArticleThe B&B Causelist #115: Cases we track today
A summary of important cases from the causelist of the Supreme Court of India, the Delhi High Court and the Madras High Court. The causelist will be updated in the evening to reflect the developments...
View ArticleMadras HC quashes all land acquisitions since Sept 2013 by TN Govt under...
In a verdict that is likely to have far-reaching implications, the Madras High Court on Wednesday effectively struck down Section 105A of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land...
View ArticleThe B&B Causelist #116: Cases we track today
A summary of important cases from the causelist of the Supreme Court of India, the Delhi High Court and the Madras High Court. The causelist will be updated in the evening to reflect the developments...
View ArticleMadras HC grants one-month Parole for Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Convict, S...
The Madras High Court today granted Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict S Nalini, 30 days ordinary leave to make arrangements for her daughter's wedding. Parole has been granted subject to Nalini...
View ArticleSupreme Court stays Madras High Court judgment on constitution of Criminal...
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed a judgment passed by the Madras High Court earlier this year directing the constitution of a criminal justice reforms committee. The judgment in question was passed...
View ArticleThe B&B Causelist #117: Cases we track today
A summary of important cases from the causelist of the Supreme Court of India, the Delhi High Court and the Madras High Court. The causelist will be updated in the evening to reflect the developments...
View ArticleMadras HC issues notice in plea against mandatory linking of Aadhaar to avail...
The Madras High Court has issued notice in a petition challenging the mandatory linkage of Aadhaar to Universal Account Number (UAN) for availing pension and provident fund benefits. The plea filed by...
View ArticleThe B&B Causelist #118: Cases we track today
A summary of important cases from the causelist of the Supreme Court of India, the Delhi High Court and the Madras High Court. The causelist will be updated in the evening to reflect the developments...
View Article"We don't find any response to these incidents", Madras HC registers suo motu...
The Madras High Court today registered a suo motu case to check on the measures taken by the government to curb honour killings in Tamil Nadu. The Bench of Justices S Manikumar and Subramonium Prasad...
View ArticleProtests have become a way of life in this State: Madras High Court takes...
A plea for permission to conduct a protest against allegedly illegal arrests carried out by the police has prompted the Madras High Court to express its critical views on unwarranted protests and...
View ArticleAircel Founder C Sivasankaran moves Madras High Court to recall LOC
C Sivasankaran, founder of the now defunct Aircel mobile network company, has moved the Madras High Court challenging a Look out Circular (LOC) issued against him by the Bureau of Immigration on a...
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