Madras HC allows petitioners to file IT Returns without quoting Aadhaar
Allowing a prayer made by nine petitioners, the Madras High court today allowed the manual filing of Income Tax Returns (ITRs) without quoting Aadhaar or an Aadhaar enrolment number for the Assessment...
View ArticleWhat the Madras HC held on eligibility to pursue law under BCI Rules [Read...
Three recent judgments of the Madras High Court have served to clarify the eligibility criteria for pursuing legal education and thereafter enrolling as advocates. The Full Bench of Chief Justice...
View ArticleErroneous, Illegal, Perverse: Madras HC sets aside discharge of Maran bros in...
The Madras High Court today set aside the trial court’s decision to discharge seven accused – including former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran – in the illegal telephone exchange case. Summing up the...
View ArticlePortrait of late Justice SR Pandian unveiled in Madras High Court
A portrait in memory of the late Justice S Ratnavel Pandian was unveiled at the Madras High Court yesterday, in an event hosted by the Madras Bar Association (MBA). Chief Justice Indira Banerjee...
View ArticleMadras HC offers no reprieve for District Judge dismissed on bribery charges...
The Madras High Court recently upheld the dismissal of a Tiruppur District Judge accused of having been bribed into granting bail to a man charged with the rape and murder of a minor. A complaint...
View ArticleHyundai faces 420 cr penalty after Madras HC dismisses challenge to CCI DG’s...
The Madras High Court has dismissed the appeal filed by Hyundai Motor India Limited contesting the proceedings initiated against it by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) in 2011. On Monday, a...
View ArticleNotification issued for Appointment of Law Officers to Madras HC [Read...
The Tamil Nadu government has issued a notification inviting applications for the appointment of Law Officers, following directions issued by the Madras High Court on a PIL filed by Advocate V...
View Article“Thank you very much everybody”, SC dismisses appeal by Dayanidhi Maran in...
The Supreme Court today dismissed the appeals filed by Dayanidhi Maran and others against Madras High Court judgment which had refused to discharge him in the Telephone Exchange case. A Bench of...
View ArticleMadras HC Bench split on whether adverse remarks against trial judge should...
How far should a trial judge be penalised by an appellate court for having delivered a flawed judgment? A conflict of opinion recently arose on this aspect between the judges of a Madras High Court...
View ArticleNo coercive action against Nalini Chidambaram, Supreme Court tells ED
The Supreme Court today directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to not take any coercive action against Nalini Chidambaram in relation with the Saradha Chit fund scam. Earlier this year, the Madras...
View Article“How brazen and insensitive can the State be?” Madras HC quashes multiple...
In a sternly worded order, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court came down heavily on the state police for having registered multiple FIRs against Anti-sterlite protestors for their role in the...
View ArticleSC gets eighth woman judge, Justice Indira Banerjee appointed Supreme Court...
Madras High Court Chief Justice, Justice Indira Banerjee has been appointed judge of the Supreme Court of India. The notification to that effect has been issued by the Central government. The...
View ArticleHigh Courts of Madras, Orissa and Jharkhand get new Chief Justices [Read...
The Central Government has notified the appointment of new Chief Justices to the High Courts of Madras, Jharkhand, and Orissa. Justice VK Tahilramani, Acting Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court has...
View ArticleCollegium reiterates recommendations for Madras, Punjab & Haryana High Courts
The Supreme Court Collegium has reiterated its earlier recommendations to appoint judges to the High Courts of Madras and Punjab & Haryana. The Collegium has reiterated its recommendation to...
View ArticleHeart will remain in Tamil Nadu, CJ Indira Banerjee on departure from Madras HC
The Madras High Court today bid farewell to Chief Justice Indira Banerjee, who is due to take oath as a judge of the Supreme Court tomorrow. She is only the second woman Chief Justice to head the...
View ArticleCentre notifies appointments of Acting Chief Justices to four High Courts
In the wake of the recent elevations to the Supreme Court, the Central government has notified the appointment of judges as Acting Chief Justices of four different high courts. Chief Justices of the...
View ArticleMadras HC issues notice in challenge to constitution of Appellate Tribunals...
The Madras High Court on Monday issued notice in a petition challenging the vires of provisions concerning the constitution of Appellate Tribunals under the Central Goods and Services Tax (GST) Act,...
View ArticleWhat the Madras HC held on disqualification of Directors under s.164 (2) of...
The Madras High Court has held that Section 164 of the Companies Act, 2013 (2013 Act), concerning the disqualification of company directors for default in filing financial statements/annual returns,...
View ArticleMadras HC holds midnight hearing for plea to allow Karunanidhi burial at...
A few moments back, the Madras High Court concluded a midnight hearing called on account of a petition moved by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) against the state government’s refusal to allow the...
View ArticleMadras HC allows plea for burial of DMK leader Karunanidhi at Marina Beach
A midnight hearing and a special sitting later, the Madras High Court has allowed a writ petition by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), hence giving the green signal for the burial of late former...
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