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Madras HC threatens officials of contempt charges over Deepathoon curbs

Bengaluru, Jan. 10 -- The Madras High Court on Friday issued a warning to the Madurai district administration and police, cautioning that contempt charges would be framed if they failed to offer a sat... Read More


High court allows CBFC nod for Vijay film, another bench recalls it

Bengaluru, Jan. 10 -- On a day of high drama, a division bench of the Madras high court on Friday stayed, within hours of a single judge clearing it, a direction to the Central Board of Film Certifica... Read More


Vijay's film postponed amid censor nod delay

Bengaluru, Jan. 8 -- Producers of actor-politician Vijay's film Jana Nayagan on Wednesday deferred its January 9 release after the Madras high court reserved its judgment on their petition against the... Read More


Madras High Court upholds ruling allowing lighting of deepam on Madurai hilltop

Bengaluru, Jan. 7 -- The Madras high court on Tuesday allowed the lighting of the Karthigai Deepam lamp on the Thiruparankundram Hills in Madurai, and pulled up the Tamil Nadu government for invoking ... Read More


Madras HC slams TN govt's use of preventive detention laws

Bengaluru, Jan. 2 -- The Madras high court has taken a strong exception to the Tamil Nadu government's indiscriminate use of preventive detention laws, and warned that such "draconian powers" cannot b... Read More


Unnao verdict: When MLA isn't 'public servant'

Bengaluru, Dec. 25 -- The Delhi High Court's decision to suspend the life sentence of expelled Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case has triggered legal and publi... Read More


Finalise SOPs for rallies by Jan 5, HC directs TN

Bengaluru, Dec. 20 -- The Madras high court on Friday directed the Tamil Nadu government to take a "final call" on objections and modifications suggested by political parties to the draft Standard Ope... Read More


K'taka HC recalls stay order on Govt's menstrual leave directive

Bengaluru, Dec. 10 -- Hours after restraining the Karnataka government from enforcing the new menstrual leave policy for women employees across industries, the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday recalled... Read More


HC upholds nod to light TN ceremonial lamp

Bengaluru, Dec. 5 -- The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Thursday dismissed Tamil Nadu's appeal challenging the December 1 order which permitted devotees to light the Karthigai Deepam lamp a... Read More


Avoid Delhi's mistakes, curb air pollution urgently in Chennai, says HC

Bengaluru, Dec. 3 -- Amid the Supreme Court's repeated observations on Delhi's air pollution crisis and the imminent need for measures to tackle it, the Madras high court has now said that the situati... Read More