Tag: Tamil Nadu

Bar Council of India directs Odisha HC Bar Association to call off agitation.

Source – newindianexpress.com0 CUTTACK:  The ongoing cease-work by the Orissa High Court Bar Association has taken a new turn with the Bar Council of India (BCI) directing it to immediately call off the agitation and member lawyers to resume court work.The association has been boycotting court work since October 14 “to show protest against” the recent

Nadigar Sangam election illegal: Tamil Nadu government tells Madras High Court

Source: newindianexpress.com CHENNAI: The Madras High Court was told on Tuesday that election to appoint office-bearers to the South Indian Film Artists Association (Nadigar Sangam) on June 23 this year was illegal. A submission to this effect was made by Additional Advocate-General (AAG), when the election-related cases came up before Justice K Kalyanasundaram.  The AAG told

Tamil Nadu: After techie’s death, government seeks court assent for banners ahead of Modi-Xi summit

Source: scroll.in The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday moved the Madras High Court to seek permission to erect banners to welcome dignitaries for the upcoming informal summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping, PTI reported. The two leaders are slated to meet on October 11 and 12 in the coastal town

Tamil Nadu court sets aside life term awarded to brother duo in murder case

Source: newindianexpress.com MADURAI: Observing that motive gains significance in cases wherein the eyewitness’s version is unbelievable, the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has set aside the conviction and life sentence awarded to two brothers in a murder case.  A bench comprising Justices S Vaidyanathan and N Anand Venkatesh passed the order on an appeal filed

Subhasri death: Crackdown on illegal hoardings begins in Tamil Nadu delta districts

Source: thenewsminute.com After Chennai, districts such as Trichy and Thanjavur in the central part of Tamil Nadu are witnessing a crackdown on illegal hoardings erected in public places. The police and civic authorities in these districts have taken a drive to remove any hoardings, banners, publicity material, including those put up by political parties in

Madras High Court pulls up Tamil Nadu government over helmet rule implementation

Source: indiatvnews.com The Madras High Court has expressed displeasure over non-implementation of orders related to mandatory wearing of helmets by two-wheeler and pillion riders despite the lapse of over an year, and sought an explanation from the Tamil Nadu government. It also asked the state director general of police to furnish the details of number