The Madras High Court has questioned the action by Tamil Nadu authorities, in allotting huge extent of land to commercial institutions, when steps were being initiated to evict encroachers from government lands in the … READ FULL STORY
The Madras High Court, on February 5, 2019, directed the Tamil Nadu government to inspect all old age homes in the state and file a report, after a PIL alleged that senior citizens had … READ FULL STORY
The Income-Tax (I-T) Department informed the Madras High Court on January 24, 2019 that the Poes Garden residence of late chief minister J Jayalalithaa in Chennai, which was proposed to be converted into a … READ FULL STORY
If a deity in a temple commits an act of encroachment, it has to be dealt with in accordance to the law, the Madras High Court said, on January 4, 2019, while giving direction … READ FULL STORY
Giving the green signal for the much-awaited Phase II of the Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS), the Madras High Court, on December 19, 2018, dismissed an appeal against a single judge bench’s order, directing … READ FULL STORY
Disputes, settlements and arrangements within a family over property, have been a part of human civilisation. The war of Mahabharat happened due to a family dispute over property, which could not be resolved by … READ FULL STORY
The Madras High Court has directed the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Tamil Nadu Police to take into custody three erstwhile officials of Disc Assets Lead (India) Limited, lodged in the Madurai central … READ FULL STORY
The Madras High Court, on October 1, 2018, restrained the registration department from registering any mortgage deed, involving a portion of a marshland in Chennai by a private IT company, as a security for … READ FULL STORY
A division bench of the Madras High Court, comprising justices TS Sivagnanam and Bhavani Subbaroyan, on September 20, 2018, directed the state government and its officials to refrain from undertaking any precipitative action on … READ FULL STORY
The Madras High Court has restrained authorities from issuing the notification, for acquiring a portion of the playground of century-old Good Shepherd Convent in Chennai, for the metro rail project. Justice V Bharathidasan passed … READ FULL STORY
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
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
