Madras High Court

HC notice to Centre on plea against Covishield vaccine

February 19, 2021 10:30 pm

In his plea, which came up before Justice Abdul Quddhose, the petitioner sought a declaration that the traumatic health issues he faced following vaccination was a 'serious adverse event' as defined in the New Drugs and Clinical Trial Rules(NDCTR), 2019.

Gold missing from CBI custody: Probe underway, says agency

December 13, 2020 5:26 am

The agency said the gold was not kept in the CBI’s malkhana after inventory but was stored under a seal on the premises of Surana Corporation Ltd — the company the agency was probing.

Tamil Nadu government denies nod to ally BJP for rally on lines of rath yatra

November 06, 2020 4:42 am

While the BJP was making big preparations for the planned rally, opposition parties had protested against it.

Tamil Nadu COVID-19 Wrap: Madras HC resumes physical hearings; Metro services, intra-state buses and passenger trains resume

September 08, 2020 8:40 am

The Hon’ble Administrative Commitee reopened physical hearing partially with six division benches at the Principal seat in Chennai and two at Madurai, with a combination of physical court hearing and virtual court hearing with effect from today.

Tamil Nadu Covid-19 wrap: Physical hearing of cases in HC from Sept 7; state death rate is at 1.7%, says CM

August 29, 2020 10:29 pm

"Kabasura Kudineer (a herbal concoction) is being distributed to improve immunity. Due to these measures, the recovery rate in Tamil Nadu stands at 85.45 per cent and death rate is at 1.7 per cent," Palaniswami said.

Madras HC dismisses Vedanta petition challenging closure of Sterlite plant

August 19, 2020 4:34 am

The company, in response, said it would look into available legal remedies “in the pursuit of justice”.

Udumalpet honour killing: Shankar's father-in-law acquitted by Madras HC

June 22, 2020 2:20 pm

A division bench of Justice M Sathyanarayanan and M Nirmal Kumar had acquitted Chinnaswamy and set aside all the charges including that of criminal conspiracy. The death sentence of five others was commuted to life, “25 years of imprisonment” in the sensational murder case.

Laudatory expressions like 'Magic Masala,' 'Magical Masala' cannot be monopolised: HC

June 19, 2020 4:14 pm

Justice C Saravanan gave the clarification while dismissing a plea by ITC, seeking to restrain Nestle India from using the expression 'Magical Masala' on their noodles product. The court observed that 'Magic' was laudatory and a laudatory epithet cannot be given monopoly or protection.

Can’t allow state to put lives of 9 lakh students at stake: Madras HC to Tamil Nadu

June 09, 2020 1:55 pm

The court was hearing a plea moved by the Tamil Nadu High and Higher Secondary School Graduate Teachers Association against the government’s plan to conduct exams this month.

Covid distress: High Courts ask questions while SC is restrained

May 22, 2020 7:19 am

“One cannot control his/her tears after seeing the pathetic condition of migrant labourers shown in the media for the past one month. It is nothing but a human tragedy,” the Madras High Court court noted.

Madras High Court Judge Expresses Doubts Over Jayalalithaa’s Death

June 22, 2020 7:15 pm