Centre notifies appointment of Acting Chief Justices for J&K and Ladakh High Court and Madras High Court
The appointments were made considering the elevation of Justice N. Kotiswar Singh and Justice R. Mahadevan to the Supreme Court.
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Madras HC directs State to grant permission to lawyer to conduct an indefinite fasting demanding use of Tamil language in High Court
Madras High Court directed the petitioner to give an undertaking that he would not initiate violence while organising meetings in connection with his indefinite fasting and he should co-operate with the police to ensure law and order
Madras HC dismisses plea praying for dissolving National Commission for Scheduled Caste
“NCSC is a Constitutional body and functionary. It is constituted with an avowed object for the benefit of the Scheduled Caste people”
Madras HC issues notice to NIA over filing petition seeking extension of remand order under UAPA at the “eleventh hour”
The petition under Section 43D(2)(b) First proviso of UAPA Act seeking extension of remand order was filed by the respondents a day before the elapse of the 90- days period.
Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of Permanent Judges for the High Courts of Karnataka and Madras
The Collegium recommended names of 7 Judges who are to be appointed as Permanent Judges in their respective High Courts, with exception to Justice S. Rachaiah, whose name was recommended for appointment as Additional Judge of Karnataka High Court for fresh term of 1 year.
Lack of basic amenities in Nilgiris Court Complex: Supreme Court seeks detailed report from Madras High Court
The main concern of the women lawyers is over shrinking of the space or facilities allocated to them in the Nilgiris court complex.
Gokulraj Murder Case: Madras High Court upholds Conviction
In 2015, a young Dalit Engineering student was abducted, and his head was severed for allegedly having a relationship with an upper caste woman.
SC stays West Bengal’s order imposing ban on screening of ‘The Kerala Story’; also directs Tamil Nadu Government to provide adequate security to cinema halls displaying the film
The Court said that the prohibition imposed on the film by West Bengal suffered from over breadth.