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It’s painful that women are still ashamed of begetting girl children: Madras High Court

Judge sets aside punishment imposed on a woman who had killed two of her girl children by administering poison

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'Tweet has crossed the lakshman rekha': Judge initiates contempt proceedings against Savukku Shankar

The Madras High Court yesterday initiated contempt proceedings against blogger and commentator Savukku Shankar for a tweet against Justice GR Swaminathan.

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SC refuses to grant interim stay on re-postmortem in Kallakurichi girl death matter

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to grant interim relief to the victim's father in the Kallakurichi girl death matter and rejected his oral plea seeking an interim stay on the re-postmortem ordered by the Madras High Court. Read more on Dynamite News:

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SIT formed to probe Kallakurichi riots

Team, headed by Deputy Inspector-General of Police Praveen Kumar Abhinapu, will take action against those who had spread fake news in the social media

The Hindu

Top Tamil Nadu news developments today

Key news developments from Tamil Nadu on July 19, 2022

The Hindu

Women staff outnumber men in Tamil Nadu State Judicial Service

Data released by Madras High Court shows that around 52% of staff were women and only 48% men

The Hindu

Madras HC relief to actor Vijay in car import case

Court rules that he needs to pay penalty only from Jan 29, 2019 to 2021 and not from 2005

The Hindu

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When T.N. attempted quota for BCs in local bodies

An ordinance was promulgated by the government headed by Jayalalithaa providing a 50% quota for the BCs. It was struck down by the Madras High Court in 1996

The Hindu

A guarantor of free speech

The Constitution, unlike scriptures, allows criticism of itself

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AIADMK general council meet updates | Headquarters sealed, OPS expelled, EPS made interim general secretary

Bringing dual leadership in the party to an end, the executive general council revives the post of general secretary after a gap of five years, during the meeting held at Vanagaram, Chennai. Following violence, the party headquarters was sealed by revenue authorities.

The Hindu

Madras High Court gives nod for AIADMK general council meet

Justice Krishnan Ramasamy dismisses plea by O. Panneerselvam to stall the meet

The Hindu

It’s for the AIADMK general council to decide on ‘single leadership’, says Supreme Court

Supreme Court stays Madras High Court order restraining the AIADMK General Council from taking any decision on the party's leadership question.

The Hindu

Madras High Court permits Tiruppur mosque to function until disposal of appeal by Housing Secretary

It directs the Secretary to dispose of the appeal against Collector’s refusal to grant NOC by July 26 and inform it to Wakf board within three days thereafter

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OPS moves HC with plea to stall AIADMK’s July 11 general council meet

‘Suit has been filed only for the welfare of the party’

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SC agrees to hear Palaniswami’s petition on July 6

He challenged HC order restraining AIADMK general council from deciding on leadership question

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Order on June 23 general council can’t be extended indefinitely: HC

We are not expressing any opinion on meeting slated for July 11: judges

The Hindu

Madras High Court to hear on Monday plea to stall AIADMK’s July 11 general council meet

Litigant also insists on punishing top brass of the party for alleged willful disobedience of orders passed by the court on June 23

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HC orders status quo on move to lock and seal a Mosque-cum-Madrasa in Tiruppur

Collector had refused to issue NOC to the institution on May 8 on the ground that only residential buildings can be permitted in the locality

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Remembering Melavalavu massacre

On June 30, 1997, two dalit panchayat heads from Melavalavu, a village about 30 km from Madurai city, were brutally murdered by a gang of armed caste Hindus merely for contesting and winning a local body election

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Madras High Court directs DGP to look into complaint of two individuals misleading Muslim youth

It says the allegation levelled by a petitioner was serious and it requires the attention of the police department

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Crack down on those who transport or slaughter animals in violation of law, High Court tells Tamil Nadu govt.

It orders vigil at checkpoints and use of CCTV cameras at toll gates to identify the violators

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Ban online gaming with stakes, recommends Justice Chandru Committee

Also ban advertisements that encourage people to play such games, says panel

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Madras High Court refuses to stay FIR against former Minister SP Velumani

It grants three weeks’ time for DVAC to file its counter to the FIR quash plea

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Madras High Court restrains police from filing charge sheet against YouTuber Karthik Gopinath

However, it allows police to proceed with the investigation of the case related to collection of donation for temple renovation

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Judgments should not remain reserved for more than two months: Madras High Court CJ

As far as possible, the verdicts must be dictated then and there in open court, he says

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