Madras High Court
High court in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu
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The High Court of Judicature at Madras is a High Court located in Chennai, India. It has appellate jurisdiction over the state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry. It is one of the oldest high courts of India along with Calcutta High Court in Kolkata and Bombay High Court in Mumbai. The Madras High Court is one of four charter high courts of colonial India established in the four Presidency Towns of Madras, Bombay, Allahabad and Calcutta by letters patent granted by Queen Victoria, dated 26 June 1862. It exercises original jurisdiction over the city of Chennai, as well as extraordinary original jurisdiction, civil and criminal, under the letters patent and special original jurisdiction for the issue of writs under the Constitution of India. Covering 107 acres, the court complex is one of the largest in the world, second only to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. The four-storey administrative building attracts hundreds of litigants every day.
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Award to TM Krishna can't carry MS Subbulakshmi name: Madras high courtThe Madras HC has stopped the Music Academy from giving singer tm Krishna an award named after M.S. Subbulakshmi. The court agreed with Subbulakshmi's grandson, who argued that Krishna's criticism of..IndiaTimes - Published | |
SC forms SIT to probe 'objectively and fairly' Chennai minor's rapeThe Supreme Court has formed a three-member SIT to investigate the sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl in Chennai. The SIT, comprising senior IPS officers, replaces the CBI probe ordered earlier by..IndiaTimes - Published | |
SC orders SIT for crimes against Tamil Nadu, West Bengal womenThe Supreme Court halted a Madras High Court order to transfer the investigation of a 10-year-old girl's repeated sexual assault to the CBI. Expressing concern over the police's handling of the case,..IndiaTimes - Published | |
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SC collegium recommends 5 permanent judges for Madras HCThe Supreme Court's three-member Collegium, led by CJI D Y Chandrachud, has recommended five additional judges as permanent judges of the Madras High Court. This includes Justice L C Victoria Gowri,..IndiaTimes - Published | |
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Tamil Nadu hooch death toll rises to 50, HC pulls up govt for inactionThe death toll in the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy in Tamil Nadu has climbed to 50, prompting political and judicial reactions. The Madras High Court criticized the government's inaction and demanded a..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Madras HC acquits 7 persons given death for murder of doctor in 2013IndiaTimes - Published | |
7 retired HC judges highlight poll issues in letter to Prez, CECSeven retired judges, six from Madras High Court and one from Patna High Court, have expressed their concerns over the conduct of the upcoming 2024 general elections. In a letter addressed to President..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Supreme Court cancels bail given by Madras HC to 8 PFI members in UAPA caseIndiaTimes - Published | Madras HC puts sexual & spiritual orientations on a par, allows ritualMadras High Court in Madurai ruled in favor of P Naveen Kumar to perform a spiritual ritual at a place of worship in Karur district. The court emphasized the fundamental rights of the individual and..IndiaTimes - Published |
DMK goes to high court against EC rules on poll advert pre-certificationDMK challenges ECI rules in Madras HC on poll ad certification. HC admits, sets deadline for ECI response by April 17, links with other petitions. ECI cites SC's orders on SLMCMC and rejection order.IndiaTimes - Published | Relief for TN minister Periyasamy, SC stays trial in land allotment caseSupreme Court halts trial against Tamil Nadu minister I Periyasamy over illegal land allotment, deferring until DMK leader's appeal. Challenges Madras HC order. Allegations involve irregular land..IndiaTimes - Published |
HC asks how kids wearing school uniform at PM's rally is an offenceThe Madras High Court questioned the basis of a criminal case against Sai Baba Vidhyalayam Middle School for sending students in uniform to a road show attended by PM Narendra Modi. The court..IndiaTimes - Published | Chhattisgarh HC judge transferred to Madras HC, rerouted to Patna HCThe Supreme Court Collegium, led by CJI D Y Chandrachud, which on March 15 proposed transferring Chhattisgarh high court Justice Arvind Singh Chandel to the Madras high court, changed its mind after..IndiaTimes - Published |
Madras HC restrains OPS from using ADMK symbol, flag, letterheadThe Madras high court has barred ousted AIADMK leader O Paneerselvam from using the party's official letterhead, symbol "Two Leaves," and flag. This decision comes in response to a suit and..IndiaTimes - Published | PM Modi to hold roadshow in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore todayPrime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a roadshow here on Monday, days after the Madras High Court approved the event and asked the police to allow it under reasonable conditions. The PM will..IndiaTimes - Published |
‘Tainted’: TN governor nixes Stalin bid to reinduct ex-minister PonmudyTamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi has turned down CM M K Stalin's proposal to reinstate K Ponmudy as a minister. The Governor cited Ponmudy's tainted corruption record as the reason for rejecting the..IndiaTimes - Published | Produce certain documents in Red Sand Mining case: High courtMadras High Court overturned a trial court order to withhold documents requested by V Jayachandran, associated with K Ponmudy, using Section 91 of CrPC in the red sand mining case.IndiaTimes - Published |
Madras HC dismisses petition against Udhayanidhi Stalin over 'Sanatana' remarksJustice Anita Sumanth disposed of the petitions filed by two Hindu Munnani functionaries and another person, which questioned the authority of the three DMK leaders holding official posts when they had..DNA - Published | After 230 days in custody, Tamil Nadu minister quitsLess than a fortnight after the Madras High Court questioned the continuation of minister V Senthil Balaji in the council of ministers despite his judicial incarceration for more than 230 days, the..IndiaTimes - Published |
'Temple not tourist or picnic spot': Madras HC on banning entry of non-Hindus in Palani templesFurther, whenever such a person is allowed based on the undertaking the same shall be entered in the register which shall be maintained by the temple.DNA - Published | Legal battles secured right to hold events in Tamil Nadu to mark Ayodhya Ram mandir consecration: BJPThe BJPe vs ruling DMK battle over live telecast of the Ayodhya Ram temple consecration in Tamil Nadu shrines reached the SupremCourt on Monday, with the apex court asking the authorities to act in..IndiaTimes - Published |
City court extends remand of Senthil Balaji, minister files bail plea in HCOn Monday, a city court extended the custody of Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case, until January 29. The Principal..IndiaTimes - Published | Wife entitled to know man’s salary for maintenance: Madras HCThe Madras HC dismissed a plea challenging the state information commission's order to furnish the husband's service details to his wife. The wife, who had sought maintenance from him, needs the..IndiaTimes - Published |
SC refuses to intervene in AIADMK’s leadership row, asks to go back to Madras HCIndiaTimes - Published | Governor can remove minister only on cabinet advice: SC on Senthil BalajiThe Supreme Court rejects a plea challenging the continuance of V Senthil Balaji as a minister in Tamil Nadu. The court states that the governor can remove him only on the recommendation of the..IndiaTimes - Published |
Madras High court says no to ED officer bail pleaThe Madras high court dismissed on Wednesday the bail plea of Enforcement Directorate (ED) officer Ankit Tiwari, who was arrested by Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) sleuths for..IndiaTimes - Published | Targeted killing of Hindu neta not terrorist act: Madras HCMadras high court debates whether target-killing of Hindu religious leaders can be considered a terrorist act as defined under section 15 of the UAPA. The court grants bail to a man arrested under the..IndiaTimes - Published |
Why summon babus when you can just seek info: Madras High Court to EDThe Madras HC questioned the rationale behind the ED issuing summonses to district collectors in the illegal sand mining case. The court will decide on the petitions filed by Tamil Nadu and five..IndiaTimes - Published | God save lower courts: HC judge on DA case acquittalsJustice N Anand Venkatesh of the Madras High Court expressed frustration at the Tamil Nadu subordinate courts and criticized the judicial system for allowing the acquittal and discharge of DMK and..IndiaTimes - Published |
Only Thiruvalluvar, Mahatma Gandhi images in court: Madras high courtCourts in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry can display portraits of only Mahatma Gandhi and the Tamil poet-saint Thiruvalluvar, the Madras high court has said in a circular in which it instructed the..IndiaTimes - Published | SC issues notice to ED on Senthil Balaji's petition challenging his arrestThe Supreme Court on Friday issued notice and sought response from the Enforcement Directorate on appeals filed by Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji and his wife Megala challenging Madras High Court..IndiaTimes - Published |
Homemaker entitled to half of husband's properties: Madras High CourtThe court said that even though no legislation has so far been enacted to recognise the contribution made by a homemaker, the courts could very well recognize the contribution and ensure that women get..DNA - Published | SC recommends appointment of CJs of five high courtsThe five-member collegium comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices SK Kaul, KM Joseph, MR Shah and Ajay Rastogi recalled the September 28, 2022, recommendation transferring Justice Muralidhar as CJ..IndiaTimes - Published |
Win for Edappadi Palaniswami as SC upholds Madras HC order on AIADMK leadershipIndiaTimes - Published | Collegium’s decisions cannot be reviewed judicially: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court on Friday provided the reasons for dismissal of petitions challenging the appointment of LC Victoria Gowri as an additional judge of Madras HC, citing alleged hate speeches against..IndiaTimes - Published |
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SC collegium recommends transfer of Orissa CJ Justice Muralidhar to Madras HCThe Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit is learnt to have recommended to the Centre the transfer of Chief Justice (CJ) of Orissa High Court, Justice S Muralidhar, as the CJ..IndiaTimes - Published | AIADMK row: OPS back as party coordinator after Madras HC orders status quo, fresh General Council to be heldThe Madras High Court ruled that the status quo of General Council on June 23 is to be maintained, and a new General Council meeting is to be held.DNA - Published |
Chess Olympiad 2022: Madras HC orders Tamil Nadu govt to publish photos of President, PMDespite his inability to attend, Madras High Court Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari said that the PM's picture should have been shown anyhow.DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes | Medical admission: Madras HC upholds 7.5% quota for govt school students in TNThe first bench of Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy declared the quota as unconstitutional.IndiaTimes - Published |
Madras HC okays maternity leave to government employee for third childIt directed the government to sanction maternity leave for the period claimed as admissible within a period of two weeks.DNA - Published | Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea on forcible religious conversionThe Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea against an order passed by the Madras High Court on a petition which had raised the issue of alleged forcible conversion from Hinduism to other..IndiaTimes - Published |
How can a court give bail to a convict, Madras HC asks counsel of Rajiv Gandhi assassination lifer NaliniIndiaTimes - Published | Speed limit hikes reduced by Madras HC, govt moves SCIndiaTimes - Published |
