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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…

The Hindu · Jul 4, 2023

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…

The Hindu · Jul 4, 2023

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…

The Hindu · Jul 3, 2023

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…

The Hindu · Jun 28, 2023

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…

The Hindu · Jun 28, 2023

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,…

The Hindu · Jun 28, 2023

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…

The Hindu · Jun 26, 2023

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.

The Hindu · Jun 26, 2023

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…

The Hindu · Jun 25, 2023

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…

The Hindu · Jun 24, 2023