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Madras HC sets aside convictions, remits 2 cases to trial court

MADURAI: The Madras high court has set aside the conviction and sentence awarded by the trial court in two cases of offences committed by the same gang on the same day — one a murder and the other an assault — and remitted them back to the trial court for…

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Madras HC directs Puducherry govt to remove illegal banners

PUDUCHERRY: The Madras high court has intervened once again to direct the Puducherry government to remove unauthorised flex banners and boards, hoardings, arches, cut-outs and tatty boards erected on public roads, passages and pedestrian platforms and in public and private properties without obtaining permission from the competent authorities in Puducherry.

The Times of India

Can’t punish adolescents for infatuation: Madras HC releases boy

CHENNAI: “An infatuation of two adolescents had been given criminal colour and one of them has been penalized. Punishing the minor boy who enters into a relationship with a minor girl who were in the grips of their hormones and biological changes which is otherwise normative development in the children,…

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Chennai: Locals flag relaying of road without milling

CHENNAI: Despite Madras High Court directions and chief secretary Irai Anbu's government order, roads are still not milled before being relaid. On Wednesday, Gandhi street in Perungalathur was relaid overnight without being milled, said residents.

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Madras university restrained from raising affiliation fee

CHENNAI: The Madras high court has granted an interim order restraining University of Madras from increasing the continuous provisional affiliation fee from the member colleges.

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Madras HC dismisses plea for appointment

MADURAI: Dismissing a plea by a woman seeking compassionate appointment for her daughter, the Madras high court observed that the scheme of compassionate appointment is a concession and cannot be claimed as a matter of right.

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Fuel price increase: Madras high court for periodic revision of auto fares

CHENNAI: Revise auto-rickshaw fares periodically considering the fluctuating fuel prices, and put in place a software to do the job automatically, the Madras high court has suggested to the Tamil Nadu government.

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Madras HC sets aside ouster of Maritime University director

CHENNAI: The Madras high court has set aside the removal of P Vijayan from the post of director of Indian Maritime University (IMU) and has quashed another order imposing ₹22.7 lakh as penalty on him for unauthorised deployment of services of menial staff and alleged misuse of official vehicles thereby…

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Do not implead state chief secretary in unwarranted cases: Madras HC directs registry

CHENNAI: In a bid to stop the practice of arraying the chief secretary of the state government indiscriminately in all the cases filed against the state and its departments, the Madras high court directed the registry not to permit impleading of chief secretary unless it is warranted.

The Times of India

CJI’s word of caution to CBI echoes a Madras HC verdict which attempted to free the ‘caged parrot’

The public clamour in courts for a CBI investigation is losing reverberance, and will die unless the agency breaks its “nexus” with the political executive, CJI Ramana said

The Hindu

Two new judges assume office in Madras High Court

Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari administers oath of office to Justices N. Mala and S. Sounthar

The Hindu

Blast at fireworks unit: Madras HC grants bail to man

MADURAI: The Madras high court recently granted bail to a man who was arrested in a case pertaining to a blast at a fireworks unit in Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar district.

The Times of India

IIT Madras director honoured

Rotary Club of Madras South instituted the award in memory of its founder

The Hindu

Madras HC withdraws order to form press council of Tamil Nadu

The Madras High Court has recalled its order directing Tamil Nadu to set up a state press council to weed out fake journalists and said the direction was not connected to the writ petition, Live Law reported.

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Open House showcases student innovations at IIT-Madras

60 projects developed by various teams of students were featured at the event

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Congress, Left and ‘secular’ parties should come together to defeat BJP: VCK leader

Congress, Left and “secular” parties should come together to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2024 general election, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi leader Thol Thirumavalavan said in Coimbatore on Sunday. The BJP, which according to him, did not speak about scientific or industrial development, employment opportunities but chose communal polarisation…

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Is Telugu cinema set for a change of scene?

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy wants the Telugu film industry to relocate to Visakhapatnam from Hyderabad. While the sops he has offered are attractive, there is reluctance in the industry to move. Appaji Reddem reports on a dilemma that the industry has faced once before

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T.N. govt., CBI nominate officials to be part of SIT to probe wildlife offences

Madras HC decides to wait till March 18 for Government of Kerala to nominate police officials

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IIT-Madras, tech firm to develop robots for people with limb impairment

CMC Vellore is supporting the project through its CSR funds

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Why city roads are being dug and re-laid repeatedly? asks Madras HC

Summons Tangedco official to explain why latest technology is not being used to lay underground cables

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The Invitation Cup will bring back the glory of Madras horse racing, says MAMR Muthiah

Chennai gears up for a weekend of exciting horse racing

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Tamil Nadu: Night ban on traffic in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve to stay

CHENNAI: The Madras high court has refused to stay its order banning vehicular movement at night on the national highway through the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR).

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From the Archives (February 24, 1972): Plan for exotic vegetables cultivation

Madras, Feb. 23: A programme for large scale cultivation of exotic vegetables for export to Madras will be taken up in the Nilgiris under the Indo-German Nilgiris Development Project. Two cold storage units will be provided, one in Madras and the other at Ooty to store the produce when it…

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Supreme Court reserves judgment on Vanniyar quota law

Madras High Court decision was erroneous in law, say petitions

The Hindu

From the Archives (February 23, 1972): Police facsimile network

Tiruchi, Feb, 22: The Tamil Nadu Police will install very soon a facsimile equipment linking Vellore, Madras and Madurai for quick transmission of fingerprints, photos and important documents. Mr. F.V. Arul, Inspector-General of Police, said in an interview here to-day that V.H.F. (very high frequency) channel would be used for…

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