Dismissing a public interest litigation (PIL) by a green, non-governmental organisation (NGO), which is likely to affect the Salem-Chennai Expressway, a division bench of the Madras High Court, comprising justices TS Sivagnanam and V … READ FULL STORY
The Madras High Court, on August 30, 2018, directed the Chennai Corporation to transfer all officials serving in its Vigilance Cell within four weeks and appoint new officials, after pulling up the civic body … READ FULL STORY
A division bench of the Madras High Court, comprising justices TS Sivagnanam and V Bhavani Subbaroyan, on August 21, 2018, passed an interim order on a batch of petitions opposing the Rs 10,000-crore, proposed … READ FULL STORY
The Environment Ministry, on August 2, 2018, informed the Madras High Court that the land acquisition process for the Chennai-Salem Greenfield corridor, was being done completely in accordance with law and the project cannot … READ FULL STORY
The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court, on July 19, 2018, ruled that all landlords and landladies are entitled to file or initiate rent control proceedings, by invoking the Old Rent Control Act, … READ FULL STORY
The Madras High Court, on July 5, 2018, dismissed a petition filed by a local Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) functionary, seeking permission for a public meeting in Salem against the proposed Chennai-Salem expressway project, … READ FULL STORY
In a novel, environmental-friendly move, the Madras High Court has set up an ‘Environmental Fund’, to finance tree plantations or maintenance of water bodies, out of the costs imposed on litigants or voluntary donations … READ FULL STORY
A petition seeking to declare as null and void, the entire land acquisition proceedings initiated for the proposed greenfield Chennai-Salem highway project, was filed in the Madras High Court. The plea, filed on June … READ FULL STORY
The Madras High Court was, on June 22, 2018, informed by an amicus curiae that unauthorised constructions were continuing close to the beach, along a prime stretch of the East Coast Road on the … READ FULL STORY
A PIL has been filed in the Madras High Court, seeking a direction to the Chennai Metro Rail Corporation to fix its fares on par with that of suburban train services. In the petition, … READ FULL STORY
A division bench of the Madras High Court, of justices M Sathyanarayanan and P Rajamanickam, has asked the Tamil Nadu government to publish the amended master plan for Kodaikanal local planning area, within 12 … READ FULL STORY
The Madras High Court, on April 9, 2018, deferred till June 21, the city corporation’s notices for disconnecting power supply to constructions put up by 143 people, including actor-politician Kamal Hassan, allegedly in violation … READ FULL STORY
Noting that nearly 50,000 acres of temple land in Tamil Nadu has been encroached upon in the last few years, the Madras High Court, on February 12, 2018, directed the authorities to take steps … READ FULL STORY
