Victoria Gowri
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HOW SUPREME COURT DODGED A BULLET BY REFUSING TO STOP GOWRI’S APPOINTMENT TO MADRAS HIGH COURT

The Supreme Court dodged a bullet yesterday (7 February) when it refused to hear a case challenging the appointment and swearing-in of L Victoria Gowri as a judge of the Madras High Court on political grounds.   A few activist lawyers had moved the Supreme… Read More

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MUSLIM WOMEN MUST GO TO COURTS FOR DIVORCE; NOT SHARIAT COUNCILS, SAYS MADRAS HC

The Madras High Court on Monday ruled that Muslim women must approach only family courts and not “private” bodies like Shariat Councils in order to seek “Khula” (divorce). Khula is a type of divorce under Muslim Personal Law which is initiated by the woman.  … Read More

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TAMIL NADU: TWO HISTORIC TEMPLES SAVED FROM DEMOLITION FOR CHENNAI METRO

The Tamil Nadu government and Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) assured the Madras High Court that the Kaliamman Temple and the Sundara Varadaraja Perumal temples in Virugambakkam area of Chennai would not be demolished for constructing a metro line.   Read more at: https://swarajyamag.com/news-headlines/tamil-nadu-two-historic-temples-saved-from-demolition-for-chennai-metro   Read More

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NO RESERVATION FOR THOSE WHO CONVERT TO ANOTHER RELIGION: MADRAS HC

In a major decision, the Madras high court (HC) on Saturday said that a person can not claim reservation based on caste after getting converted to another religion. The Madras HC bench headed by Justice G.R. Swaminathan gave the order dismissing the petition by a… Read More

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TAMIL NADU GOVT ASSURES MADRAS HC IT WON’T APPROPRIATE TEMPLE FUNDS TO BUILD SENIOR CITIZEN HOMES

The Tamilnadu government gave the Madras High Court an undertaking that it would not appropriate the excess temple funds to build senior citizen homes at three places in the state. The government submitted the undertaking before the bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice Senthilkumar… Read More

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Madras High Court Halts Melting Of Temple Gold In Tamil Nadu Till Appointment Of Trustees, Govt Issues Advertisement For The appointments
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Madras High Court Halts Melting Of Temple Gold In Tamil Nadu Till Appointment Of Trustees, Govt Issues Advertisement For The appointments

Madras High Court had restrained the Tamil Nadu government from melting gold jewellery of Temples after hearing PILs filed challenging the gold monetization scheme which proposed to melt unused temple jewellery into gold bars. The scheme under question was passed in the Tamil Nadu legislative… Read More

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After HC order, Tamil Nadu govt takes steps to recover encroached temple land
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After HC order, Tamil Nadu govt takes steps to recover encroached temple land

The Madras High Court (HC) on Monday ordered the HR&CE department to immediately take steps to retrieve the 62 acre temple land, which was encroached upon. The first-judge bench of the Madras HC comprising Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice P.D. Adikesavalu had ordered the… Read More

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After Vijay, Now It is Dhanush’s Turn: Madras High Court directs actor Dhanush to pay ₹30.33 lakh in 48 hours
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After Vijay, Now It is Dhanush’s Turn: Madras High Court directs actor Dhanush to pay ₹30.33 lakh in 48 hours

The Madras Excessive Court docket on Thursday directed actor Ok. Dhanush to pay inside 48 hours the stability of ₹30.33 lakh out of ₹60.66 lakh demanded by Industrial Taxes division in 2015 in direction of entry tax for a Rolls Royce Ghost imported by him… Read More

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Madras High court directs Tamil Nadu government to protect Hindu temples, Issues Directions
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Madras High court directs Tamil Nadu government to protect Hindu temples, Issues Directions

In a 224-page judgment, the Madras High Court on Monday (June 7) issued a set of 75 directions to the Tamil Nadu government for the maintenance and protection of historical monuments and ancient temples. The suo motu case was initiated by the then Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan… Read More

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Court Ordered To Remove Structures Erected To Offer Prayers In Public...
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Court Ordered To Remove Structures Erected To Offer Prayers In Public…

In a brave but good judgement, the Madras (Chennai) High Court observed that, "Everybody has got the right to conduct prayer as per law in the places of worship or in ones home, but not in the public places which causes immense nuisance to the public". The court was referring… Read More

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