Madras High Court

Tamil Nadu online gambling law: Madras High Court declines interim injunction

Earlier this month, the Tamil Nadu government prohibited online rummy and poker in the state, categorising them as games of chance in the law, and placing them within the scope of online gambling.

Victoria Gowri sworn in as Madras HC judge: The controversy surrounding the appointment decoded

A section of the legal fraternity from Chennai, citing her ‘affiliation’ with the BJP and ‘hate speeches’ against minorities, urged President Draupadi Murmu to return Victoria Gowri's nomination to the SC Collegium. Gowri was sworn in on Tuesday after the apex court refused to entertain the plea cha

Exempt people below EWS limit of Rs 8 lakh annual income from income tax: plea in Madras HC

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has issued notice to the Central government on a petition seeking exemption from income tax for people with annual income less than Rs 8 lakh

Madras High Court gives six months for Buckingham Canal restoration

The petition appealed for a direction to the authorities concerned to remove the encroachments on the Canal Bank Road on the stretch of Kasturba Nagar and Indira Nagar as admitted by an executive engineer of the Water Resource department in 2014

Get nod of local Jamath before permitting installation of Ganesh idol, says Madras HC to Coimbatore Police

A petitioner told the Madras HC that the residents of Pullakadu Housing Unit in Ukkadam South want to celebrate Vinayaka Chaturthi in their area and that other community people are also willing to participate in the said celebrations

SC refuses to stay Tamil Nadu government’s decision to appoint Archakas in temples

The Tamil Nadu Association of Trained Archakas urged the state government to challenge the Madras High Court verdict barring the appointment of priests from all castes in temples that function in accordance with the Agamas before the Supreme Court

Tamil Nadu's Thalavetti Muniyappan Temple is Buddhist site, says Madras HC; halts further pooja

A Hindu religious site in Tamil Nadu’s Salem district, long considered to be a village deity, revealed to be idol of Buddha. HC issues order of no more religious practice on site after state Archaeological Survey submits report

AIADMK row: Supreme Court asks Madras HC to decide OPS faction plea against party meet

A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana asked rival OPS and Edappadi Palaniswamy (EPS) factions of the AIADMK to maintain status quo with regard to the affairs of the party

'MeToo' plaint: Leena Manimekalai won't respond to summons, claims film director Susi Ganeshan’s counsel

Ganeshan had earlier moved the IX Metropolitan Magistrate Court with a defamation petition against Manimekalai for her 'MeToo' sexual harassment allegations against him in 2019. He claimed her accusations were baseless and aimed at tarnishing his reputation

Tamil Nadu student death row: Chennai Police deploy extra force along Marina beach amid rumours of protest

The heavy security comes after the Supreme Court refused to stay the second autopsy scheduled later on Tuesday in response to the deceased girl’s father’s plea and ordered that it will hear the matter on Wednesday