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HC upholds death sentence of 3 convicts in 2021 gang rape, murder of 7-year-old

Bengaluru, Feb. 11 -- The Karnataka high court has upheld the death sentence awarded to three men convicted for the gang rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl, holding that the crime was "barbaric ... Read More


Madras HC quashes Vijay's plea against tax penalty

Bengaluru, Feb. 7 -- The Madras High Court on Friday dismissed a writ petition filed by actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president C Joseph Vijay challenging the imposition of a Rs.1.5 crore p... Read More


Madras HC rejects Vijay's plea challenging income tax notice

Bengaluru, Feb. 7 -- The Madras High Court on Friday dismissed a writ petition filed by actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president C Joseph Vijay challenging the imposition of a Rs.1.5 crore p... Read More


Madras HC expresses concern over lack of time given to CBFC

Bengaluru, Jan. 21 -- The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) told the Madras high court on Tuesday that a single judge had erred in directing it to grant a UA16+ certificate to actor-turned-po... Read More


Madras HC threatens officials of contempt charges over Deepathoon curbs

Bengaluru, Jan. 10 -- The Madras High Court on Friday issued a warning to the Madurai district administration and police, cautioning that contempt charges would be framed if they failed to offer a sat... Read More


High court allows CBFC nod for Vijay film, another bench recalls it

Bengaluru, Jan. 10 -- On a day of high drama, a division bench of the Madras high court on Friday stayed, within hours of a single judge clearing it, a direction to the Central Board of Film Certifica... Read More


Vijay's film postponed amid censor nod delay

Bengaluru, Jan. 8 -- Producers of actor-politician Vijay's film Jana Nayagan on Wednesday deferred its January 9 release after the Madras high court reserved its judgment on their petition against the... Read More


Madras High Court upholds ruling allowing lighting of deepam on Madurai hilltop

Bengaluru, Jan. 7 -- The Madras high court on Tuesday allowed the lighting of the Karthigai Deepam lamp on the Thiruparankundram Hills in Madurai, and pulled up the Tamil Nadu government for invoking ... Read More


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