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HC asks govt to consider in-flight security announcements in local language

The court was responding to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) stating that the safety of the passengers cannot be ensured if they can't understand the language

Madras High Court upholds levy of tax on electronic music instruments

The Madras High Court has upheld the notifications of the Commercial Taxes department levying and collecting general sales tax on sale of electronically made Indian music instruments

Make Law Commission a statutory or constitutional body: Madras HC

The Madras High Court has suggested to the Centre to make the Law Commission of India as a statutory or constitutional body, within six months

Sachin Bansal of Flipkart moves Madras High Court challenging ED notice

Bansal has moved the Madras High Court challenging a show cause notice (SCN) dated July 1 this year issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED)

Madras HC puts order on bumper-to-bumper cover for new vehicles on hold

Will hear the General Insurance Council on September 13

Form "Press Council of Tamil Nadu" to eliminate fake journalists: HC

In a bid to weed out fake journalists, the Tamil Nadu government should constitute within three months, a press council, the Madras High Court has ruled

'Bumper-to-bumper' insurance: HC order to make cars costly, say experts

If the order is implemented, it will lead to an increase in the insurance outgo for car owners by a minimum Rs 50,000 for car and a minimum of Rs 7,000 for two-wheeler owners

'Bumper-to-bumper' insurance should be mandatory, says Madras HC

In a significant order, the Madras High Court has ruled that "bumper-to-bumper" insurance should be mandatory whenever a new vehicle is sold, from September 1. This must be in addition to covering the driver, passengers and owner of the vehicle, for a period of five years. Thereafter, the owner of the vehicle must be cautious in safeguarding the interest of driver, passengers, third parties and himself/herself, so as to avoid unnecessary liability being foisted on the owner of the vehicle, as beyond five years, as on date there is no provision to extend the bumper to bumper policy, due to its non-availability, Justice S Vaidyanathan said in a recent order. The judge was allowing a writ petition from the New India Assurance Company Limited in Avalpoondurai, challenging the orders dated December 7, 2019 of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Special District Court in Erode. The Insurance company pointed out that the insurance policy in question was only an "Act Policy", which woul

Online gaming gets court relief in TN but there may be other legal battles

Relief by the Madras High Court on the Tamil Nadu government's ban comes as a booster dose for the Rs 7,700-crore online gaming industry but could be a precursor to legal battles in other states

AIADMK attacks TN govt for failing to defend law against online games

The AIADMK is planning to conduct state-level protests

AAI is not part of central govt, liable to pay land tax: Madras High Court

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is not a part of the Central government and it cannot be absolved from the requirement of paying urban land tax, the Madras High Court has said.

Madras HC quashes Tami Nadu law banning online games like rummy and poker

A two-judge bench said complete ban is disproportionate and irrational, adds that govt can still introduce an appropriate law that conforms to Constitutional principles of propriety

Medical admission: HC asks Centre to make known stand on OBC quota

The Madras High Court on Monday directed the Centre to make known its stand on implementation of OBC reservation under the All India Quota (AIQ)

Luxury car tax evasion: Madras HC imposes Rs 1 lakh fine on actor Vijay

In Tamil Nadu, cine heroes rose as rulers of the state and therefore, the people are under the impression that they are the real heroes. Thus, they are not expected to behave like reel heroes

Madras HC refuses to quash IT notices against Karti Chidambaram

Karti Chidambaram is the son of former Union Finance minister P Chidambaram

Madras High Court questions Tamil Nadu govt over panel on NEET

The court asked if TN had obtained the permission of the Supreme Court

Madras High Court notice to Centre on petition by digital media houses

The bench, however, refused to grant any interim order staying the operation of the rule as no adverse action has been initiated against the petitioner as of now.

Probe Renault-Nissan plant's social distancing: Madras High Court

Only the Renault-Nissan factory will be inspected as unions at other automakers have not raised objections

IT Rules: HC asks govt to file counter affidavit on T M Krishna's challenge

Krishna's main contention is that the IT Rules violate his fundamental rights, and go against the provisions of the parent act, the IT Act

Madras HC orders Tamil Nadu to set uniform Covid-19 rules for carmakers

The Madras High Court on Tuesday directed officials to visit the factories of car makers near here, including that of Renault-Nissan, to put in place uniform COVID-19 guidelines like maintenance of physical distance between workers in such premises. The Directorate of Industrial Safety (DIS) was directed by the court to depute representatives to visit the manufacturing facility of Renault-Nissan and others this week. This is to ensure that uniform guidelines are imposed and if a departure is necessary, the special reasons for it should be indicated, the first bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy said. The present norms being followed may not be tweaked by the Renault management, the bench said. The court was passing further interim orders on the public interest writ petition from the workers union, by its president Balaji Krishnan. The plea challenged the May 8 notification of the Revenue Disaster Management department, which gra