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Madras High Court: Guidelines regarding the ethical treatment of animals even if they are raised for consumption

A plea was filed by V S K Tamilselvan about the illegal transportation of cattle from place to place. The transportation and the treatment given to animals were against the…

High Court can interfere at the pre-detention stage where there is a potential violation of fundamental rights: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently ruled that High Courts can exercise their writ jurisdiction even in the pre-detention stage where there is a risk or danger of a violation of…

Matters that come first should be given priority, Madras HC delays the hearing on full occupancy of Cinema Hall

Background In an order dated 4th January, 2021, the Tamil Nadu Government’s recent pertaining to the seating capacity of movie theatres and multiplexes. The Government allowed the order of 100%…

Postal Ballot: Validity of Section 60(c) of the Representation of People Act challenged in Madras High Court

A petition has been filed in the Madras High Court, raising the question over the constitutional validity of Section 60(c) of the Representation of People Act, 1951, which enables the…

Madras HC allows elephant to stay with its caretaker of 20 years despite not having the required certificate for possession

A writ petition was filed by Sheik Muhammed challenging the actions of the State Wildlife Department to take custody of "Lalitha". Though he had made an application seeking ownership certificate,…

Madras HC asks for report from TN Government on the facilities available near residence of SCs

Cognizance of a news report was taken which stated that people from Adi Dravidar Colony in Marudur village in Madurai district had been seen carrying a dead body to a graveyard through…

Madras HC directs Police inquiry in case of missing 103kg of gold

The Madras High Court recently directed Tamil Nadu police (CBCID) to probe into the loss of 103kg of gold from the Central Bureau of Investigation's custody. The Court rejected the…

Madras High Court voices concern for the police force and questions the state

On 7th December 2020, the Madras High Court addressed a writ of mandamus seeking an increase in per capita income of the Police force in the state. While addressing this…

Ban or regulation of online gambling?

In the case of S Muthukumar v. Union of India and ors, The Tamil Nadu Government have been mulling over introducing a new Law to ban or regulate Online Gambling…

SC refuses to entertain plea against Madras HC bench stay in Coronil trademark case

The Supreme Court refused to entertain a plea challenging the order of the Madras High Court's division Bench which ordered, restraining Patanjali Ayurveda from using the trademark,'Coronil’. A three-judge bench…