Madras HC judge J Sathya Narayana Prasad passes away at 56

Madras HC judge J Sathya Narayana Prasad passes away at 56

Follow Us on Google News Chennai, May 7 (IANS) Justice J. Sathya Narayana Prasad, a Madras High Court sitting judge, passed away in Chennai late Tuesday evening. He was 56. Ranked 42nd in seniority among the 63 sitting judges of the High Court, his sudden demise has shocked the legal fraternity. According to sources, Justice … Read more

Madras HC quashes bribery case against DMK MLA over procedural lapses

Madras HC quashes bribery case against DMK MLA over procedural lapses

Follow Us on Google News Chennai, May 6 (IANS) The Madras High Court has quashed an election bribery case registered against Vedasandur MLA S. Gandhirajan of the DMK, citing procedural lapses by the police. Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan of the Madras High Court ruled that the police failed to obtain prior permission from the jurisdictional judicial … Read more

Viksit Bharat will be driven by start-ups and innovation: IIT Madras Director

Viksit Bharat will be driven by start-ups and innovation: IIT Madras Director

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Viksit Bharat will be driven by start-ups and innovation, said Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-Madras) on Saturday. “Viksit Bharat in 2047 will undoubtedly be driven by start-ups and innovation, and there is no doubt about it,” Kamakoti told … Read more

Madras HC quashes acquittal of TN Minister Duraimurugan in disproportionate assets case

Madras HC quashes acquittal of TN Minister Duraimurugan in disproportionate assets case

Follow Us on Google News Chennai, April 23 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Wednesday set aside the acquittal of Tamil Nadu Minister Duraimurugan and his family in a disproportionate assets case and directed the Vellore Special Court to complete the trial within six months. The case, originally filed in 2002 by the Directorate of … Read more

Madras HC rejects TN MP Navaskani’s plea to dismiss OPS’ election petition

Madras HC rejects TN MP Navaskani’s plea to dismiss OPS’ election petition

Follow Us on Google News Chennai, April 21 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by Ramanathapuram Member of Parliament K. Navaskani, who sought the quashing of an election petition filed against him by former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam. Navaskani, a candidate of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) … Read more

Madras HC questions TN minister K Ponmudy over hate speech

Madras HC questions TN minister K Ponmudy over hate speech

Follow Us on Google News Chennai, April 17 (IANS) Justice N. Anand Venkatesh of the Madras High Court on Thursday questioned Tamil Nadu Forest Minister K. Ponmudy regarding his derogatory public speech against Saivites, Vaishnavites, and women, and sought to know what criminal action had been initiated against him by the state police. The judge … Read more

Madras HC imposes comprehensive ban on plastics across Western Ghats

Madras HC imposes comprehensive ban on plastics across Western Ghats

Follow Us on Google News Chennai, April 16 (IANS) In a significant ruling to protect the ecologically fragile Western Ghats, the Madras High Court has imposed a comprehensive ban on the manufacture, storage, transport, supply, sale, and distribution of 28 plastic products across the region – from the Nilgiris to the Agasthiyar Biosphere Reserve in … Read more

CIBIL score row: Madras HC disallows arbitration without exhausting credit information dispute remedies

CIBIL score row: Madras HC disallows arbitration without exhausting credit information dispute remedies

Follow Us on Google News Chennai, April 10 (IANS) The Madras High Court has ruled that borrowers cannot invoke arbitration proceedings to address disputes related to the non-updating of their credit history by companies like TransUnion CIBIL Limited without first utilising the alternative remedies prescribed under the Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005. A division … Read more