Madras High Court

	Tamil Nadu government doctors can compete for 50 per cent quota and open seats in PG courses: HC The Madras High Court on Wednesday dismissed a batch of petitions challenging the quota and weightage marks given to government doctors serving in hills and rural areas. published on : 20th January 2022
	Expert panel in place for flood mitigation in Chennai: Tamil Nadu government to HC She said that an expert committee, with representatives from various departments including PWD, Water Resources, CMDA and Corporation, was formed last year. published on : 20th January 2022
	Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin forms state's fourth Police Commission headed by retired judge For the first time, a Police Commission in the State is headed by a retired judge and this is done in accordance with the verdict of the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court. published on : 20th January 2022
	Plea in Madras HC seeks postponement of urban civic polls citing COVID spike The petitioner sought the court to order deferment of the elections to 21 corporations, 138 municipalities and 498 town panchayats till the pandemic situation improves. published on : 20th January 2022
	No illegality in ban imposed on use of purse seine nets: Madras HC Rejecting the contention of Jambulingam Kabadikunju about neighbouring States allowing use of such nets, the court said that each State can have its own fishing policy. published on : 20th January 2022
	Pending interim orders help loot nation’s assets: Madras HC Anything (minerals) under the earth belongs to the government and the people and no one can be allowed to extract them without adhering to rules, the judge said. published on : 18th January 2022
	Madras HC reduces man's life imprisonment term in murder case to seven years jail The convict challenged the order passed by Ramanathapuram Mahila Court in 2018 convicting him of murdering his sister-in-law Murugeshwari. published on : 17th January 2022
	Madras HC flays Tirunelveli officials for delay in paying relief The court passed the interim order recently in a petition filed by the man KL Srinivasan, whose land was acquired by the Adi Dravidar welfare department for a government scheme in February 1997. published on : 17th January 2022
	Corruption is in blood of many officials: Madras HC She had concealed the fact that her mother was working in the government service, and got a certificate from the Virudhachalam Tahsildar. published on : 16th January 2022
	Madras HC confirms life sentence of two in 2015 woman’s murder case Though there were a few minor contradictions in the statements of some of the witnesses, the same was not sufficient to say the prosecution did not prove the duo’s guilt beyond doubt, the judges added published on : 16th January 2022
	Dr Ambedkar, Thanthai Periyar awards announced As an advocate, Chandru had dealt with criminal and civil cases in the Madras High Court. published on : 14th January 2022
	Offline classes in schools optional: TN govt tells Madras HC Through a notification on January 3, the government disallowed functioning of play schools and nursery schools. published on : 13th January 2022
	Jumbo poaching: Madras HC pulls up CBI Fuming over the agency’s performance, the judges warned of forming a special investigation team (SIT) to conduct the probe, besides recording that the CBI could not do the investigation. published on : 13th January 2022
	Spa CCTV case could be heard by larger bench The judge in his ruling on January 4 asked police to consider the petitioner’s plea. published on : 13th January 2022
	Allot 50% seats to service doctors in select courses: Madras HC Says State can implement govt order issued in November 2020 published on : 13th January 2022