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On 28th September, 2021, Madras HC terminates defamation case against Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan

In the case of Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan v. Dhadi K Karthikeyan , the Madras High Court dismissed the criminal defamation case against Tamilisai Soundararajan. Soundararajan is the present Governor of…

No elephant should be taken into custody except for treatment purpose

The Madras High Court on Friday said that the State must ensure that in near future no elephant is taken into captivity except those for the purpose of treatment of…

Is it not individual discretion to buy a drug? : Delhi High Court to Baba Ramdev

On Friday, the Delhi High Court issued notice to Baba Ramdev and others in a suit filed against the Yoga guru for allegedly spreading misinformation through his statements against allopathy…

Right To Be Forgotten

In order to protect his fundamental right to privacy, the Madras High Court ruled on Friday that an accused person who is subsequently exonerated of all charges is entitled to…

Writ of Mandamus cannot be issued for compensating every COVID victim: Madras HC

While hearing two pleas seeking compensation for the families of people that have died as a result of COVID, the Madras High Court held that it cannot issue a writ…

Court cannot teach ethics to people: Madras High Court quashes criminal defamation case for cartoon published on Facebook

6 Jun 20216 Jun 2021

The court cannot teach people morality, as the Madras Supreme Court recently discovered when it dismissed a criminal defamation case (Balamurugan vs. State) against people who posted cartoons on its…

The Madras high court has quashed an FIR registered against cartoonist G Bala

The Madras high court has quashed an FIR registered against cartoonist G Bala on the ground that there was no criminality involved in the case. Bala posted a cartoon on…

COVID Cash Relief To Transgender Persons Not Holding Ration Cards: State To Madras HC

The State on Thursday told the Madras High Court that the lack of ration cards may not stand in the way of transgender persons seeking to avail the State's Rs…

Advocate pleading for Election Commission in Supreme Court, resigns, said – my values are not in line with my work

A lawyer representing the Election Commission (EC) in the Supreme Court resigned from the panel of lawyers of the commission, saying that their values are not in line with the…

Court hearings are a matter of public interest and adds to accountability for the judges and judicial processes: Supreme Court

3 May 20213 May 2021

On Monday, the apex court held that, media cannot be discouraged from reporting oral observations made by the judges during a court hearing. The discussions are of public interest and…