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Is it proper to allow school students to dance for ‘kuthu’ songs in cultural events, asks Madras High Court judge

Madras HC grants anticipatory bail to four college students for ransacking school hostel over Kuthu song dispute. Judge orders them to clean classrooms, write excerpts from Gandhi's autobiography & pay ₹2,000 to school. CCTV footage of violence produced in court.

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SC to hear Tamil Nadu’s appeal against Madras HC verdict quashing prohibitions on online games played for money

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition filed by the Tamil Nadu government challenging a Madras High Court judgment which struck down a statutory ban on games like Rummy and Poker, played online

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SC to hear appeal against Madras HC order staying sale of Ganesh idols made of Plaster of Paris

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on Monday an appeal against a division bench of the Madras High Court which stayed an order of a single judge allowing the sale of Ganesh idols made using Plaster of Paris. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Thoothukudi VAO murder case | Two men convicted, sentenced to life imprisonment

Thoothukudi court awards life imprisonment to two illicit sand miners for murdering VAO Lourdhu Francis, 56, who had taken steps to check illegal sand quarrying. The judge also fined them ₹3,000 each. Francis had earned the enmity of the miners, who hacked him in his office. The murder triggered shockwaves…

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Vengaivayal incident | One man commission report highlights tardy investigation by CB-CID: Madras High Court

An interim report submitted by a one-man commission highlights tardy investigation being conducted by CB-CID into incident of human faeces found inside an overhead tank that supplies water to SC residents of Vengaivayal in Pudukkottai district, the Madras High court said.

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Madras High Court takes up two more suo motu revision petitions against discharge of Tamil Nadu Minister I. Periyasamy, former Minister B. Valarmathi from corruption cases

The present revision had been taken up against an order passed by an Additional Special Court for MP/MLA cases in Chennai on March 17, 2023.

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What has the Supreme Court said about the validity of ‘self-respect’ marriages? | Explained

We examine what self-respect marriages are and what the Supreme Court has recently said about its validity

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Madras Bar Association opposes renaming of IPC, CrPC and IEA in Hindi

.MBA passes resolution against renaming of IPC, Evidence Act & CrPC to Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Sakshya & Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. Advocates stage demo outside Madras High Court to condemn Centre's move, deeming it unconstitutional. MBA to send suggestions to Union Law Ministry to restore original names.

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Madras HC rejects Panneerselvam’s plea seeking stay on expulsion from AIADMK

Madras High Court on Friday dismissed appeals filed by former Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister and suspended AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam (OPS) seeking stay on his expulsion from the party. Read further on Dynamite News.

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Criminal law Bills renaming is needless meddling

English is the language of the law and of the courts, especially the superior courts

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Madras HC takes 'suo motu revision' of TN Minister Ponmudi's acquittal in disproportionate wealth case

Madras High Court on Thursday decided to take a 'suo motu revision' of a Trial court order acquitting Tamil Nadu Minister for Higher Education K Ponmudy in a disproportionate wealth case. Read further on Dynamite news.

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Madras HC sentences Additional Chief Secretary, 2 others to 2 weeks imprisonment in contempt case

The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday sentenced Pradeep Yadav, Additional Chief Secretary, Highways and Minor Ports Department, who was Secretary of School Education Department, to two weeks imprisonment in a contempt of court case. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Here are the big stories from Tamil Nadu today

Welcome to the Tamil Nadu Today newsletter, your guide from The Hindu on the major news stories to follow today.

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Lawyers stage demonstration demanding withdrawal of Madras High Court circular banning display of portraits inside court premises

Lawyers in CHENNAI staged a demonstration outside Madras High Court, demanding withdrawal of a circular prohibiting display of statues/portraits other than Mahatma Gandhi & Tiruvalluvar. They demanded a new circular permitting display of B.R. Ambedkar's portrait in all court premises in TN & Puducherry. High Court Registrar General had issued…

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Group of lawyers seek withdrawal of Madras High Court’s circular banning portraits, statues inside court premises

Lawyers in Chennai plan to stage a demonstration on July 24, 2023, to demand the withdrawal of a circular issued by the High Court. The circular states that only statues/portraits of Mahatma Gandhi and Tiruvalluvar should be allowed in court complexes.

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Arrested T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji moves Supreme Court in cash-for-jobs scam case

The order has revived the central investigative agency’s power to subject Mr. Senthilbalaji to interrogation as soon as he comes out of the hospital.

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T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji’s arrest | Third judge frames three questions to be answered by Minister after hearing arguments on July 11 & 12

Justice C.V. Karthikeyan, the third judge named by Madras High Court Chief Justice S.V. Gangapurwala to hear a habeas corpus petition related to arrested Minister V. Senthilbalaji following a split verdict delivered by two judges of a Division Bench, on Friday framed three crucial questions to be answered by him…

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T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji case | Third judge decides to tabulate differences of opinion between two judges who delivered split verdict

Justice C.V. Karthikeyan, the third judge named by Madras High Court to hear a habeas corpus petition filed by arrested Minister V. Senthilbalaji’s wife following a split verdict by two judges of a Division Bench, decided to first list down the differences of opinion between the two judges before proceeding…

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T.N. Minister regrets his remarks about Madurai Bench of Madras High Court

Expressing regret for his controversial remarks about the Madras High Court, Tamil Nadu Public Works Department Minister E. V. Velu said it was a slip of the tongue on July 5.

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T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji’s arrest | Madras High Court Chief Justice names C.V. Karthikeyan as third judge to hear case on legality of detention

Madras High Court Chief Justice S.V. Gangapurwala has named Justice C.V. Karthikeyan as the third judge to hear a habeas corpus petition (HCP) filed by the wife of Minister V. Senthilbalaji, who was arrested by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on June 14, 2023, in a money laundering case and…

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Here are the big stories from Tamil Nadu today

Welcome to the Tamil Nadu Today newsletter, your guide from The Hindu on the major news stories to follow today.

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SC refuses plea to transfer Senthilbalaji case to itself after Madras HC’s split verdict

The Supreme Court on July 4 did not entertain a plea by the Enforcement Directorate to decide by itself the question of custody of Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji in a money-laundering case linked to the cash-for-jobs scam following a split verdict by the Madras High Court.

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Online gambling Act is fully within the legislative competence of the State, Tamil Nadu govt. asserts before Madras High Court

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Governor has been committing ‘mistakes after mistakes’, say former Madras High Court judges

Retired High Court judges K. Chandru and D. Hariparanthaman say the Governor has absolutely no authority whatsoever either under the Constitution or under any statute to unilaterally dismiss a Minister

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Caste will have no role to play in appointment of temple priests, rules Madras High Court

The Madras High Court made it “abundantly clear that the pedigree based on caste will have no role to play in the appointment of ‘Archaka’ (temple priest) if the person so selected for the post otherwise satisfies the requirements such as being well-versed in the knowledge required, properly trained and…

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