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A cross-examination of the prosecution witnesses in the Sankararaman murder case, in which Kanchi Acharyas Jayendra Saraswathi and Vijayendra Saraswathi are the prime accused, began at the Principal District and Sessions court here today. Of the 24 accused, 20 were present at the court when the case came up before Judge D Krishna Raja. The accused seers and two others -- De..

Madras High Court today dismissed a writ petition seeking stay to the Ilanyangudi Assembly by-election, scheduled for August 18. A political party has also sought a direction to the election authorities to accept its candidate’s nomination before conducting the bypoll for the assembly constituency. When the matter came up before Justice K Suguna, ..

The Supreme Court today stayed the Bombay High Court order directing Maharashtra government to place before it the report of Pradhan Committee on the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. A bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan, Justices P Sathasivam and B S Chauhan also issued notices to the respondents and fixed August 21 as the next date of hearing. /br..

Lokayukt Justice P P Navelkar today issued notices to three power distribution companies on a complaint for purchasing power worth over Rs 1,700 crore between 2005 and 2008 without the permission of the Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Regulatory Commission and without inviting tenders.  On a complaint by the Nagrik Upbhokta Manch, Justice Navelkar issued notices to th..

The Delhi High Court today deferred a set of petitions, all seeking to know whether there is a legal validity of providing information relating to confidential documents, the disclosure of which is protected by the Officials Secrets Act, 1923. Justice Sanjiv Khanna was hearing about half-a-dozen petitions as to whether any information which is confidential can be provided u..

Jharkhand High Court today rejected former minister Enos Ekka’s plea that his name should be quashed from a petition, while directing another former minister Dulal Bhuian to submit no objection certificate from Income Tax Department with reference to application for deleting his name from a disproportionate income case. A division bench, comprising Chief Justice Gyan ..

Bollywood actor Sunny Deol has served a legal notice to a private FM radio station for allegedly defaming him and his family through a show ‘Son Sunny’, claiming Rs 200 crore from the radio station. Addressing a press conference here along with his lawyer Ashok Sarogi today, Deol said ‘I have tolerated enough but now I can not tolerate the manner in which ..

 The Madras High Court has directed the Union government and the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to induct a person into the Indian Police Service (IPS) in the Tamil Nadu cadre or in another all India service, on the basis of his selection in Civil Services Examination 2001, with all consequential benefits.  Chastising the authorities for their slumberous a..

The Madras High Court has set aside an order of the Principal District Judge (PDJ), Cuddalore, issued in March this year, disqualifying V K Murugan of Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) from the post of Chairman of the Vriddhachalam Municipality.  Justice S Palanivelu set aside the order while allowing a petition from Mr Murugan challenging the lower court order. b..

The Madras High Court has granted interim stay on further proceedings on a charge memo issued by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Salem Range, to a head constable.  M Ravi, counsel for the petitioner R Sengodan, submitting that the charge memo contained vague and flimsy allegations, contended that the only charge against the head constable was that he had not ar..

Madras High Court today directed the Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society (TANSACS) to remove all advertisement boards across the state, carrying the picture of a young mother and her child without their knowledge. The High Court on August 3 admitted a writ petition filed by a city-based woman seeking compensation for trauma caused to her by the wrongful use of her picture..

 Expressing concern for the young girls and children rescued from different brothel houses of the country, the Supreme Court has asked the legislature and the Union Government to work out some rehabilitation law or scheme for them. A bench comprising Justices S B Sinha and Cyriac Joseph in its judgment noted, ‘It is unfortunate that the investigating officers and..

The Calcutta High Court today issued an interim order asking to shut down the ‘youth computer training centres’ opened since 2004. Justice Sanjib Banerjee issued the ruling on a petition filed by a city resident Rudra Prasad Dutta. Mr Dutta told the court that all computer centres, approved by the state youth welfare department since 2004, w..

 Calcutta High Court today admitted an appeal of the city auto operators challenging the State government’s decision to ban two-stroke autos (three-wheeled motorised vehicles). A petition filed by Auto Operators Association said the state government’s decision to phase out two-stroke autos from the city and its outskirts was illegal. &q..

Tamil Film star Vijay has expressed regret to advocates in an affidavit before the Madras High Court, for possibly offending them through scenes in his film Sivakasi. In response to 13 complaints filed by advocates claiming that he had defamed advocates in the film, the actor, along with the producer of the film A M Rathinam, director Perarasu and comedian M S Baskar, said in the affidavit file..