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Rape victims can end pregnancy without medical board’s nod: Madras high court

The Madras High Court Friday said a rape victim need not approach the medical board or the judiciary to terminate her pregnancy provided its length has not exceed 20 weeks.

Updated on Jun 22, 2019, 9:02 AM IST

Tamil Nadu outfit moves Madras HC for conducting anti-Godse meeting

Nathuram Godse was hanged to death for assassinating Mahatma Gandhi.

Updated on May 20, 2019, 5:55 PM IST

Madras HC grants Kamal Hassan protection from arrest over Godse remark

Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan was granted anticipatory bail by the Madurai bench of Madras High Court in a case filed by the Hindu Munnani party for his comments on Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse.

Updated on May 20, 2019, 2:29 PM IST

Techilicious: Is time TikToking out on online creativity in India?

This app restricts you to showcase a video in 15 seconds or less, and you move from one video to another at the speed of light

Updated on May 11, 2019, 7:59 PM IST

Top court notice on HC order curbing Puducherry L-G Kiran Bedi’s powers

The High Court in April held that the interference of the Lt Governor was equivalent to running a “parallel government”.

Updated on May 10, 2019, 12:46 PM IST

SC upholds Madras HC bail to man arrested for being ‘IS sympathiser’

The Supreme Court’s reason to grant bail to accused Shakul Hameed, a resident of Chennai, was different from the one given by the Madras high court.

Updated on May 8, 2019, 10:24 AM IST

India should consider lowering the age of consent

Many countries have 16 years or below that as the age of consent. Most of the American states, Europe, Japan, Canada, Australia, China and Russia fall into this category

Updated on May 7, 2019, 7:38 PM IST

Why the TikTok ban is worrying

The court order banning TikToK also implied that the availability of pornography on the platform was problematic, even though it is not illegal to access pornography in India

Published on May 2, 2019, 9:16 PM IST

The Madras HC ruling is a respite for Puducherry

The Madras High Court on April 30 said Puducherry’s Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi cannot interfere with the daily functioning of the government in the Union Territory.

Published on May 1, 2019, 6:40 PM IST

Lt Governor Kiran Bedi can’t interfere with Puducherry govt: Madras HC

The court said that “Bedi does not have to power to call for files and give orders to the officials”, news agency IANS reported.

Updated on May 1, 2019, 12:17 AM IST

CBI takes over Pollachi sex scandal probe in Tamil Nadu

College students and women from several organisations hold placards as they stage a protest urging the government to act immediately on Pollachi's sexual assault incident, in Madurai on March 18, 2019.

Updated on Apr 28, 2019, 12:32 PM IST

Nalini, convicted for killing Rajiv Gandhi, moves court seeking early release

Nalini, her husband Murugan, and five others have been in prison for nearly 28 years after they were convicted for assassinating former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.

Updated on Apr 25, 2019, 7:29 PM IST

HC lifts ban on TikTok, directs it to stop pornographic content

TikTok features memes and music videos, with some clips showing youngsters, some scantily clad, lip-syncing and dancing to popular tunes.

Updated on Apr 25, 2019, 12:10 AM IST

Supreme Court directs Madras HC to decide plea of TikTok app on April 24

The apex court had earlier refused to stay the Madras High Court order that directed the Centre to ban the “Tiktok” app over concerns about access to pornographic content through it.

Updated on Apr 22, 2019, 11:45 AM IST

Right to travel abroad important, says Supreme Court

The officer can now travel (visit his family in the US) between April 28 and June 1.

Updated on Apr 20, 2019, 12:13 AM IST

AIADMK ally to move court over EC decision to cancel Lok Sabha polls in Vellore

The AIADMK, which is in power in Tamil Nadu, is in contesting the Lok Sabha elections in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party for 40 parliamentary seats in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

Updated on Apr 17, 2019, 11:09 AM IST

Govt asks Google, Apple to comply with court order prohibiting TikTok download

E-mails sent to Apple and Google did not elicit a response.

Updated on Apr 16, 2019, 7:58 PM IST

Madras High Court quashes move to acquire land

One of the petitioners against the project is Anbumani Ramadoss, MP of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), which has joined hands with the AIADMK-BJP combine for the Lok Sabha polls that begin on April 11.

Updated on Apr 8, 2019, 11:48 PM IST

Supreme Court agrees to look into interim ban on Tik Tok

Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi sought urgent listing of the case. He said that the application had been downloaded on a major scale, has numerous users and an ex-parte interim order was passed against the start-up.

Updated on Apr 8, 2019, 5:45 PM IST

SC refuses urgent listing of plea challenging HC order banning downloading of TikTok app

A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the plea will come up for hearing in due course of time.

Updated on Apr 8, 2019, 1:27 PM IST

Madras HC dismisses Apollo’s plea against probe into Jayalalithaa’s death

J Jayalalithaa, former Tamil Nadu chief minister, died in December 2016 in Apollo hospital, Chennai where she was admitted for 75 days.

Updated on Apr 4, 2019, 7:23 PM IST

‘Find real culprits’: HC frees 3 sentenced to death for minor’s rape-murder

Slamming the trial court, police and prosecution for various lapses in a rape-cum-murder case, the Madras High Court Wednesday acquitted all three accused sentenced to death and directed the police to find out if any attempt was made to shield the real culprits.

Updated on Apr 3, 2019, 9:20 PM IST

CBI raids AIADMK MP Anwar Raja’s house

A file photo of Madras high court

Updated on Mar 22, 2019, 9:47 PM IST

Avoid bringing crowds to rallies on vehicles, Madras high court tells parties

Supporters have their meals in the backdrop of huge cut-outs of political leaders at a rally of the BJP-AIADMK-PMK alliance, in Chennai on March 6.

Updated on Mar 14, 2019, 5:20 PM IST

‘Cheap publicity’: Supreme Court chides lawyers for putting pressure on judiciary

Supreme Court judgement also said that it was not advisable to wash dirty linen in public and enter into accusation or debates.

Updated on Jan 30, 2019, 10:16 PM IST

OPINION |The SC ruling that a blind or a deaf person can’t be a judge goes against the Constitution’s spirit

In a dreadful decision (V Surendra Mohan vs State of Tamil Nadu), the apex court ruled that a visual impairment or hearing disability above 50% rendered an otherwise competent candidate unworthy of being a judge. Ironical, given that the scales of justice are balanced by a blindfolded lady. But irony aside, let’s tackle this at the level of the law as espoused in that sacrament we call the Constitution.

Updated on Jan 26, 2019, 8:39 AM IST

Jayalalithaa cannot be termed a convict in assets case: Madras High Court

Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa.

Updated on Jan 23, 2019, 6:15 PM IST

Madras high court issues notice to Centre on 10% quota for economically backward classes

A file photo of Madras high court sought the Centre’s reply on the latest reservations before February 18.

Updated on Jan 21, 2019, 6:20 PM IST

DMK challenges recently-passed 10% quota for poor bill

Tamil Nadu political party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Friday filed a writ petition in Madras High Court challenging recent constitutional amendment for granting 10% reservation to economically weaker sections of society, reports news agency ANI.

Updated on Jan 18, 2019, 12:29 PM IST

Pregnant woman transfused with HIV positive blood, delivers baby girl

Pregnant woman transfused with HIV positive blood, delivers baby girl

Published on Jan 17, 2019, 11:52 PM IST

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