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
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
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
Coming to the rescue of a 66-year-old man, fighting a legal battle for more than five years, to take possession of his property in a prime area in Chennai, the Madras High Court has … READ FULL STORY
The first bench of the Madras High Court, comprising chief justice Indira Banerjee and justice Abdul Quddhose, disposed of a PIL filed by advocate ‘Elephant’ G Rajendran, seeking to restrain the Puducherry government from … READ FULL STORY
Refusing any interim relief, a vacation bench of the Madras High Court headed by justice MS Ramesh, ordered notice to the state government, returnable by January 5, 2108, on a PIL moved by Pennurimai … READ FULL STORY
The Madras High Court has said regularisation of unauthorised plots can be allowed under section 113-C of the Tamil Nadu Country Planning Act, only if there is no violation of construction in such plots. … READ FULL STORY
The first bench of the Madras High Court, comprising chief justice Indira Banerjee and justice M Sundar, on November 6, 2017, directed the Kancheepuram Collector to file a report, with regard to the number … READ FULL STORY
A Madras High Court bench, comprising justice S Vaidyanathan and justice R Subramanian, made it clear that illegal constructions without set-backs shall not be regularised and if such acts were carried out by any … READ FULL STORY
Coming to the aid of an elderly couple, whose house has been allegedly locked by their estranged daughter-in-law, the Madras High Court has directed the police to give protection to them, for entering their … READ FULL STORY
