A Petition was filed in the Madras High court regarding the ban on two Tamil books ‘Meendezhum Pandiyar Varalaru’ and ‘Venthar Kulathin Irupppidam Ethu?’ written by Mr. K. Senthil Mallar, stating that content was vulgar and disrespectful to people from different castes and communities. HC has ordered the Tamil Nadu government to remove the ban on the books by removing or modifying the provoking
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Petition Filed Before Rajasthan HC Challenging Ordinance Shielding Public Servants From Probe
A Writ Petition challenging the Criminal Laws (Rajasthan Amendment) Ordinance, 2017, has been launched in the Rajasthan High Court. It is mandatory to obtain a Government sanction before the investigation and a time limit of 180 days has been provided to the authorities to consider a sanction request. If no decision is taken within the time limit, the sanction would be
SC Directs Tamil Nadu Government To Decide Slain Forest Brigand Veerappan’s Brother, Mathaiyan’s Plea For Remission
The Supreme court has ordered the Tamil Nadu government to decide the representation of Mathaiyan seeking premature release from prison within 4 weeks take decision on the same. Mathaiyan is the elder brother of slain forest brigand Veerappan. He is in Salem Central Prison as a life convict since 1997 charged for the offences of murder, causing hurt
Madras HC Lays Down Guidelines For Recording Of Witness Statements, Confessions, Dying Declarations & TIP Reports
The Madras High Court has laid down guidelines for recording and production of statements under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The directions were issued by a Special Division Bench after coming across a bail plea of a hearing and speech impaired person accused of sexual exploitation. The Bench has also directed the State to construct special
Madras HC Moved Against Inquiry Commission To Probe Jayalalithaa’s Death
A week after the Tamil Nadu government set up an inquiry commission to probe AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa’s death, a petition has been moved before the Madras High Court by PA Joseph seeking a stay on the commission and declaring it “illegal”. The petition stated that the governments order initiating the commission was “illegal and passed in mechanical manner”