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Madras HC slams TN govt's use of preventive detention laws

Bengaluru, Jan. 2 -- The Madras high court has taken a strong exception to the Tamil Nadu government's indiscriminate use of preventive detention laws, and warned that such "draconian powers" cannot b... Read More


Unnao verdict: When MLA isn't 'public servant'

Bengaluru, Dec. 25 -- The Delhi High Court's decision to suspend the life sentence of expelled Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case has triggered legal and publi... Read More


Finalise SOPs for rallies by Jan 5, HC directs TN

Bengaluru, Dec. 20 -- The Madras high court on Friday directed the Tamil Nadu government to take a "final call" on objections and modifications suggested by political parties to the draft Standard Ope... Read More


K'taka HC recalls stay order on Govt's menstrual leave directive

Bengaluru, Dec. 10 -- Hours after restraining the Karnataka government from enforcing the new menstrual leave policy for women employees across industries, the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday recalled... Read More


HC upholds nod to light TN ceremonial lamp

Bengaluru, Dec. 5 -- The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Thursday dismissed Tamil Nadu's appeal challenging the December 1 order which permitted devotees to light the Karthigai Deepam lamp a... Read More


Avoid Delhi's mistakes, curb air pollution urgently in Chennai, says HC

Bengaluru, Dec. 3 -- Amid the Supreme Court's repeated observations on Delhi's air pollution crisis and the imminent need for measures to tackle it, the Madras high court has now said that the situati... Read More


In SC, TN argues for transfer of Karur probe back to SIT

Bengaluru, Dec. 3 -- The Tamil Nadu government has accused the Supreme Court of breaching principles of natural justice and non-discrimination by transferring the investigation into the Karur stampede... Read More


NGT directs Kerala Plantation Corporation to trace hundreds of missing endosulfan barrels

Bengaluru, Nov. 28 -- The National Green Tribunal's Southern Zone in Chennai has directed the Plantation Corporation of Kerala (PCK) to trace hundreds of missing endosulfan barrels that the Corporatio... Read More