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Hour Before Vijay's Karur Visit, Madras High Court's Big Decision On Jobs Row
The High Court was hearing a public interest litigation seeking to restrain Vijay and the TVK from offering jobs to victims' families and directing the CBI to examine whether such appointments could affect the fairness of the probe.
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"Blindness": Court Asks Tamil Nadu To Roll Out Transgender Rehabilitation Plan
The court reiterated that transgender persons are protected under Articles 14, 15, 16 and 21, which guarantee equality and the right to live with dignity.
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Court Allows Hindu Community Feast On Ground Long Used For Easter Events
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has allowed a Hindu group to conduct Annadhanam (community feast) on a public ground in Tamil Nadu's Dindigul district.
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Monitor Cops Suspected To Be Hand In Glove With Drug Peddlers: Madras High Court
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday directed the Tamil Nadu government to constitute a high-level secret committee to monitor those police officials who are "suspected to be hand in glove with drug offenders".
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Old Age Cannot Be The Reason For Transferring Case, Says Madras High Court
Old age cannot be a ground for transferring the trial of a criminal case from one district to the other, ruled the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court today.
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Madras High Court Stays Dress Code For Devotees
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court today stayed its earlier order directing the Tamil Nadu government to enforce dress code for devotees visiting temples under its control.
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Judges in Madras High Court Sit in Courts With Fear Psychosis: Top Court
Judges in Madras High Court have a "fear psychosis" due to the constant threat that lawyers might enter court rooms shouting slogans, the Supreme Court observed today, lamenting that never before has the situation fallen to "such low levels".
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13 Years After She was 'Murdered', Madurai Woman Proves She is Alive
In 2011, nine years after her supposed murder, Mekala had appeared before government officials in Madurai, in a dramatic twist to the case. Since then it has taken her four years and a DNA report to convince the world about her existence.
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Court Acquits Man Who 'Criticised' Wife For Being Dark
A man cannot be convicted on charges of instigating his wife to commit suicide just because he criticised her for being dark, ruled the Madras High Court here today.
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'Considering Establishment of Lokayukta', Tamil Nadu Government Tells Madras High Court
The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday told the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court that the establishment of Lokayukta in the state was under its consideration.
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PIL filed in HC on Mullaperiyar issue
A Retired PWD Chief Engineer has filed a PIL in the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court seeking to regulate visitors to the Mullaiperiyar dam and ensure safety of the reservoir over which Tamil Nadu and Kerala are locked in dispute. A Division bench of Justice Chitra Venkataraman and Justice R.Karuppiah posted it for hearing on February 23.
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CBI allowed to challenge acquittals in Dinakaran attack
The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court Wednesday permitted the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to appeal against the acquittal of all 17 accused in the 2007 Tamil daily Dinakaran arson case.A lower court in December 2009 acquitted the accused in the incident in which three employees of the daily were burnt to death.Except for a police off...
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Hour Before Vijay's Karur Visit, Madras High Court's Big Decision On Jobs Row
The High Court was hearing a public interest litigation seeking to restrain Vijay and the TVK from offering jobs to victims' families and directing the CBI to examine whether such appointments could affect the fairness of the probe.
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"Blindness": Court Asks Tamil Nadu To Roll Out Transgender Rehabilitation Plan
The court reiterated that transgender persons are protected under Articles 14, 15, 16 and 21, which guarantee equality and the right to live with dignity.
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Court Allows Hindu Community Feast On Ground Long Used For Easter Events
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has allowed a Hindu group to conduct Annadhanam (community feast) on a public ground in Tamil Nadu's Dindigul district.
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Monitor Cops Suspected To Be Hand In Glove With Drug Peddlers: Madras High Court
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday directed the Tamil Nadu government to constitute a high-level secret committee to monitor those police officials who are "suspected to be hand in glove with drug offenders".
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Old Age Cannot Be The Reason For Transferring Case, Says Madras High Court
Old age cannot be a ground for transferring the trial of a criminal case from one district to the other, ruled the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court today.
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Madras High Court Stays Dress Code For Devotees
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court today stayed its earlier order directing the Tamil Nadu government to enforce dress code for devotees visiting temples under its control.
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Judges in Madras High Court Sit in Courts With Fear Psychosis: Top Court
Judges in Madras High Court have a "fear psychosis" due to the constant threat that lawyers might enter court rooms shouting slogans, the Supreme Court observed today, lamenting that never before has the situation fallen to "such low levels".
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13 Years After She was 'Murdered', Madurai Woman Proves She is Alive
In 2011, nine years after her supposed murder, Mekala had appeared before government officials in Madurai, in a dramatic twist to the case. Since then it has taken her four years and a DNA report to convince the world about her existence.
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Court Acquits Man Who 'Criticised' Wife For Being Dark
A man cannot be convicted on charges of instigating his wife to commit suicide just because he criticised her for being dark, ruled the Madras High Court here today.
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'Considering Establishment of Lokayukta', Tamil Nadu Government Tells Madras High Court
The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday told the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court that the establishment of Lokayukta in the state was under its consideration.
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PIL filed in HC on Mullaperiyar issue
A Retired PWD Chief Engineer has filed a PIL in the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court seeking to regulate visitors to the Mullaiperiyar dam and ensure safety of the reservoir over which Tamil Nadu and Kerala are locked in dispute. A Division bench of Justice Chitra Venkataraman and Justice R.Karuppiah posted it for hearing on February 23.
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CBI allowed to challenge acquittals in Dinakaran attack
The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court Wednesday permitted the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to appeal against the acquittal of all 17 accused in the 2007 Tamil daily Dinakaran arson case.A lower court in December 2009 acquitted the accused in the incident in which three employees of the daily were burnt to death.Except for a police off...
