Madras High Court

PIL against BCCI quashes by Madras HC saying petitioners attempt to interfere in internal activities

April 19, 2016 NG News Network

Chennai: Yesterday, on 18th April, a Public Interest Litigation which was brought up before the honourable Madras High Court against the BCCI- Board of Control for Cricket in India, quashed by the court, saying the same was a clear attempt to interface into the daily activities of the BCCI. Honourable Madras High Court’s concerned bench of Chief Justice- S. K. Kaul and Justice- S. Vaidyanathan was considering the plea filed by R. K. Raghavan- the former IPS officer and other seven against BCCI. The petitioner- former IPS officer and others…

PIL seeking directions against authorities in connection with Cyber Pornography

April 5, 2016 NG News Network

Chennai: Before the honourable High Court of Madras a Public Interest litigation is being filed where directions of the court are sought to Police to take actions for checking the Cyber Pornography. The Court decided to direct the Crime Branch, Central Investigation Department and also Additional Director General of Police to file a counter affidavit on this PIL and its raised issue. The said PIL was preferred by One- Akbar Ahmed who sought to maintain that he came across a website while surfing on the Internet and therein he found…

Madras High Court stays lower court order on ‘triple talaq’

March 19, 2016March 19, 2016 NG News Network

Madurai: The High Court of Madras, yesterday on Friday, eighteenth of March gives an interim stay against an order passed by an Additional District Court in Periyakulam. The lower court had maintained the triple talaq by spouse Mydeen Batcha a railroad worker who had send talaq by means of Telegram to his wife Nazeema in the year 2009. Nazeema, the petitioner filed a writ appeal in Madras High Court expressing that her spouse and in-laws tormented her asking more dowry, even though her family had given 40 thousand rupees and…