The Latest Breaking News from Madras High Court

HC orders status quo on move to lock and seal a Mosque-cum-Madrasa in Tiruppur

Collector had refused to issue NOC to the institution on May 8 on the ground that only residential buildings can be permitted in the locality

The Hindu · Jun 30, 2022

Remembering Melavalavu massacre

On June 30, 1997, two dalit panchayat heads from Melavalavu, a village about 30 km from Madurai city, were brutally murdered by a gang of armed caste Hindus merely for contesting and winning a local body election

The Hindu · Jun 30, 2022

Madras High Court directs DGP to look into complaint of two individuals misleading Muslim youth

It says the allegation levelled by a petitioner was serious and it requires the attention of the police department

The Hindu · Jun 30, 2022

Judgments should not remain reserved for more than two months: Madras High Court CJ

As far as possible, the verdicts must be dictated then and there in open court, he says

The Hindu · Jun 15, 2022

HC dismisses case challenging amendment to law on preference to Tamil medium candidates in govt. jobs

The law was amended in 2020 to ensure that only those who had studied in Tamil medium right from school will be eligible for it

The Hindu · Jun 13, 2022

Ayodhya mediator moves HC against withdrawal of police protection

Senior Counsel Sriram Panchu was under Z category security until recently

The Hindu · Jun 13, 2022

Online gaming: T.N. to consider promulgating ordinance

Committee, headed by retired High Court judge K. Chandru, constituted

The Hindu · Jun 10, 2022

TN to set up Justice Chandru panel to explore ordinance on online rummy

In light of incidents of gaming addicts losing money and falling into debt traps, the Tamil Nadu government has set up a panel headed by Justice K. Chandru to examine the adverse effects of online rummy

The Hindu · Jun 10, 2022

HC commutes death sentence of Kannagi-Murugesan honour killing convict

Court acquits two convicts of all charges, sets aside life sentence imposed on one and confirms it for nine

The Hindu · Jun 8, 2022

Madras High Court gets two more judges

Chief Justice administers oath of office to Justices Sunder Mohan and Kabali Kumaresh Babu

The Hindu · Jun 6, 2022