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‘Repeated orders passed by the court, like a broken record, went unheeded’ The Madras High Court on Monday expressed its displeasure with the Election Commission of India (ECI) for having failed to ensure that political parties adhered to the COVID-19 protocol during the recent Assembly election campaign in Tamil Nadu. It warned the Commission that the counting of votes, scheduled for May 2, would be postponed if appropriate safety measures are not put in place and the court informed of the same by April 30. The First Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkuma...

Madras High Court warns Tangedco over coal import tender Updated: Updated: Court says it won’t hesitate to quash it if there is evidence of foul-play Share Article Court says it won’t hesitate to quash it if there is evidence of foul-play The Madras High Court on Thursday warned the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) that it would not hesitate to quash a ₹1,330 crore worth tender notification issued by it on February 8 for supply of 20 lakh tonnes of imported steam coal of any origin if it finds evidence of any foul-play. The court permitted a public inter...

Petition filed by animal rights activist Gouhar Azeez and Goseva Sangh The Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the State government to file its counter affidavit to a public interest litigation (PIL) petition which had sought a prohibition on slaughtering cows, calves, milch and draught cattle. The court granted six weeks’ time for the filing of counter affidavit by the Animal Husbandry Department and two more weeks for the petitioners to file a rejoinder, if they prefer. First Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justices Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy directed State government ...

Court says they will serve as reference in future complaints regarding encroachment The Madras High Court on Tuesday expressed concern over numerous complaints of waterbodies disappearing every now and then due to encroachments. It directed the Collectors of all districts to collect satellite images of every taluk under their jurisdiction as on March 15 so that those images can serve as a reference point whenever any complaint of encroachment is raised in the future. First Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy ordered that the satellite images...

HC notice on DMK’s contempt plea over OBC quota panel Updated: Updated: Petitioner alleges irregularities in constitution of committee on reservation Share Article Petitioner alleges irregularities in constitution of committee on reservation The Madras High Court on Monday ordered notices to a host of Central and State government officials on a contempt of court petition filed by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) for alleged irregularities in the constitution of a committee to decide the quantum of reservation to be given to Other Backward Class (OBC) candidates while filling medical and...