The Latest Breaking News from Madras High Court

Dynamics and dimensions of legal education have undergone sea change, says Judge

The dynamics and dimensions of legal education have undergone a sea change as he never got to listen to jurists of his time in 1983, said M. Sundar, Judge, Madras High Court

The Hindu · Apr 28, 2023

Division Bench stays single judge’s order restraining CMRL from felling trees without the nod of panel formed by him

A Division Bench of the Madras High Court on Friday stayed a single judge’s March 27 order restraining Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) from felling any tree in any park situated on the corridors falling in the ongoing phase II project in the city without obtaining express approval from a…

The Hindu · Apr 28, 2023

Madras High Court grants interim relief to American International School Chennai

The Madras High Court on Friday, April 28, granted interim relief to American International School Chennai (AISC) on a writ petition filed by it challenging the applicability of the Tamil Nadu Private Schools (Regulation) Act of 2018 which came into force this year pursuant to the framing of the statutory…

The Hindu · Apr 28, 2023

High Court dismisses appeal preferred against legal heirship certificate issued to M.A.M.R. Muthiah

The Madras High Court has dismissed a writ appeal preferred by M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust challenging a single judge’s refusal to quash a legal heirship certificate issued by a tahsildar to M.A.M.R. Muthiah in his capacity as the adopted son of Ramaswamy Chettiar.

The Hindu · Apr 25, 2023

SC stays HC’s decision to quash ban on gutkha, other tobacco items

SC stays Madras High Court’s decision to quash a 2018 notification banning gutkha and other tobacco products in Tamil Nadu.

The Hindu · Apr 25, 2023

PIL plea in High Court insists on upgrading government elementary schools into schools of excellence

A public interest litigation has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking a direction to the State government to upgrade all government schools, imparting elementary education, into schools of excellence so that it need not pay crores of rupees every year to the private schools under the Right of…

The Hindu · Apr 25, 2023

HC directs State govt. to proceed with ₹709.60 crore Lower Bhavani Project renovation from May 1

The Madras High Court has directed the State government to proceed with the ₹709.60 crore project for extension, renovation and modernisation of Lower Bhavani Project (LBP) system from May 1 since it was reported that the release of water in the canal would be stopped after the present irrigation period…

The Hindu · Apr 25, 2023

Madras High Court clears decks for a private firm to prosecute a defamation suit filed against Subramanian Swamy in Singapore High Court

The Madras High Court has cleared the decks for Advantage Strategic Consulting Singapore Private Limited to prosecute a defamation suit filed against former Union Minister Subramanian Swamy before the High Court of Singapore for having named it in the Aircel Maxis scam.

The Hindu · Apr 25, 2023

Panchami land row: HC asks National Commission of Scheduled Castes to disclose status of complaint against Murasoli Trust

The Madras High Court on Monday directed National Commission for the Scheduled Castes (NCSC) to disclose by June 13 the status of a complaint lodged with it by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) functionary in 2019 accusing Murasoli Trust, associated with Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), of being in possession of…

The Hindu · Apr 24, 2023

HC adjourns to June 8 hearing on appeals by OPS, others

The Madras High Court on Monday adjourned to June 8 the further hearing on the original side appeals preferred by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam expelled leaders O. Panneerselvam, P.H. Manoj Pandian, R. Vaithilingam and J.C.D. Prabhakar against the refusal of a single judge to restrain the party from…

The Hindu · Apr 24, 2023