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OPS, EPS, AIADMK: Fight and factions in Tamil Nadu party explained

The AIADMK on Monday brought a resolution reviving the top party post of general secretary favouring E Palaniswami

SC stays Madras HC order on AIADMK leadership row, EPS camp upbeat

The apex court order virtually comes as a shot in the arm for the dominant Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) camp which is aggressively pushing for the single leadership to be helmed by him.

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PSA-Sical gets apex court relief in Royalty dispute with VOC Port

Supreme Court orders shipping ministry and Chidambaranar Port Trust to maintain status quo, restrains port authorities from taking any action against the firm

Madras HC judge uses Whatsapp to hear petitioner, lawyer in separate places

For the first time in the annals of the Madras High Court, a judge has conducted a case through 'WhatsApp', and on a Sunday. Justice G R Swaminathan took up the case while being stationed in Nagercoil, where he had gone to attend a marriage function on Sunday, following a submission of P R Srinivasan, the hereditary trustee of Shri Abheeshta Varadaraja Swamy temple, that his village will face the 'divine wrath' if the proposed 'Rath' (Car) festival was not held on Monday. "This fervent prayer of the writ petitioner made me hold an emergency sitting from Nagercoil and conduct the case through Whatsapp," the judge said in the opening sentence of his order. It was a triangular session, with the judge hearing the case from Nagercoil, petitioner's counsel V Raghavachari at one place and Advocate-General R Shanmugasundaram, at another place, in the city. The issue pertained to a temple in Dharmapuri district. Holding that the Inspector attached to the Hindu Religious and Charitable ...

SC refuses interim relief in LIC IPO matter, issues notice to Centre

The Court also tagged the matter with the proceedings before the Constitution Bench as the petitions also raised issues regarding the enactment of law as a money bill

HC upholds order that allowed only sportspersons to head sports bodies

The first bench of the High Court upheld an order of a single judge, which among other things had held that sports organisations must be headed by sports persons alone

Madras HC dismisses plea seeking to ban religious attire in schools

A division bench of Justices M Duraiswamy and T V Thamilselvi dismissed the plea from K Gopinath, president of Hindu Munnetra Kazhagam, today

Consider plea to make Chennai airport boarding point for Haj pilgrims: HC

AG submitted that the recommendations had been sent to the Haj Committee to add Chennai airport as one of the destinations for embarkation point for the Haj pilgrims

Madras HC upholds 7.5% reservation for govt students, Stalin hails the move

The Madras High Court on Thursday upheld Tamil Nadu government's law reserving 7.5 per cent seats for students of government schools in medical college admissions

No threat to life of former AIADMK minister, govt informs Madras HC

When the elections to the State Assembly were on, the political rivals attacked Shanmugam, his relatives and partymen with deadly weapons on May 8, 2006

HC directs TN govt to form teams to identify govt teachers taking tuitions

Madurai Bench of Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the state education department to form special teams to identify the govt school teachers taking private tuition or running private businesses

Wildlife forensic lab will become operational shortly: TN govt to HC

The Madras High Court has been informed that the Wildlife Forensic Laboratory (WFL) will become operational shortly in Tamil Nadu.

Madras High Court dismisses SpiceJet's appeal against winding up order

The airline has time till January 28 to move the Supreme Court.

Madras High Court upholds single judge's order against SpiceJet

Justices Paresh Upadhyay and Sathi Kumar Sukumara Kurup dismissed the appeal preferred by the private carrier

Madras High Court frowns over lower court 'summoning' God for inspection

Wondering if God can be summoned by a court to be produced for inspection, the Madras HC has pulled up a lower court for ordering the authorities of a temple in Tirupur to produce the 'Moolavar'

HC allows termination of pregnancy of minor, a victim of sexual assault

The Madras High Court has allowed the abortion of the six-month pregnancy of a 17-year old girl who was sexually assaulted by a 44-year old man

SpiceJet to file appeal in Madras HC against its order to wind up operation

Spice Jet has announced that it would file an appeal in the Madras High Court against an order of the single bench of the high court directing the airline to wind up its operation

SpiceJet to appeal winding up order by HC, hopeful of positive decision

The Court on Monday ordered winding up of the airline on a petition filed by Credit Suisse over unpaid dues of $24 million

SpiceJet says HC has stayed its earlier order of winding up the airline

The carrier said it has a good case on merits and was hopeful of having favourable outcome in the appeal