Author: Thangaiah Kannan

A group of 21 lawyers, including N.G.R. Prasad, Senior Counsel R. Vaigai and V. Suresh have written to President Draupadi Murmu urging her to return the Supreme Court collegium’s January 17 recommendation to elevate advocate Victoria Gowri as a judge of the Madras High Court. In their representation, the advocates expressed surprise over the collegium […]

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras will be provided a grant of ₹242 crore over a period of five years to undertake research on Lab Grown Diamonds (LGD). This research will be focused on driving the indigenisation of the LGD manufacturing process. Presenting the Budget 2023, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, “LGD is a […]

Madras HC Advocates Urge SC Collegium To Recall Proposal To Elevate Victoria Gowri Begin typing your search above and press return to search. We use cookies for analytics, advertising and to improve our site. You agree to our use of cookies by continuing to use our site. To know more, see our Cookie Policy and […]

Image Source : ANI Madras High Court advocates open front against advocate Gowri The protests against the elevation of advocate Lekshmana Chandra Victoria Gowri for a judgeship at the Madras HC intensifies as a section of advocates demanded her recall on Thursday.  Letter to President, SC In separate letters addressed to President Droupadi Murmu and […]

The Swayam NPTEL IIT-Madras has given AAA rating for the third time to RVR & JC College of Engineering, said Rayapati Srinivas, the president of the college, in a statement on Thursday. The college students exhibited excellent performance in the online certificate courses offered by NPTEL. The college secured the ninth place in the country […]

A bench of acting Chief Justice T Raja and Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy directed the State’s counsel to take instructions and file its reply to the plea within a week. The Court was hearing a petition filed by a transgender person from the city, who urged the bench to direct the State to construct gender neutral toilets in educational […]

Madras high court (File Photo) The Tamil Nadu government was asked by the Madras High Court to respond to a plea seeking the unavailability of gender-neutral toilets for transgender persons in the state. The court was hearing a petition filed by a transgender person who demanded the state government be proactive in providing gender-neutral toilets […]

Madras High Court Seeks Govt’s Response On Plea Seeking Gender Neutral Toilets Across State Begin typing your search above and press return to search. We use cookies for analytics, advertising and to improve our site. You agree to our use of cookies by continuing to use our site. To know more, see our Cookie Policy […]

CHENNAI: Shariat Councils are neither courts nor arbitrator of disputes and hence they cannot certify dissolution of marriage, Madras high court has said, adding that Muslim women must approach only family courts to seek divorce (khula).“While it is open for a Muslim woman to exercise her inalienable rights to dissolve the marriage by khula recognised […]

Muslim women can approach only Family Courts and not self-declared private bodies such as a Shariat council consisting of a few members of a Jamaath, in order to seek a Khula (divorce), the Madras High Court has held. It has ruled that Khula certificates issued by private bodies are invalid in law. Justice C. Saravanan […]