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Clear filtersThe Supreme Court has rejected an appeal filed by the Tamil Nadu government concerning reservation benefits for people from backward communities who embrace Islam. The Court ruled that a Hindu Backward Class member does...
On 6 October 2026, the Supreme Court closed a case pending for over two decades, noting that the Tamil Nadu Assembly had withdrawn the contested resolution back in 2004. A seven-judge Bench led by Chief Justice of India...
The Madras High Court has dismissed a review petition filed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). Its February 2026 order directs that drinking water, sugar and salt sold in plastic packs must carr...
In All India Judges Association v. Union of India, the Supreme Court told seven States, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, to raise the retirement age of district ju...
The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly unanimously passed a resolution urging the Centre to recognise Tamil as the principal language of the Madras High Court. Article 348(2) permits a State's official language in High Cour...
The Supreme Court asked Tamil Nadu to draft rules allowing fishing vessels with purse seine nets to pass from territorial waters into the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The State must designate a navigation channel under...
The Tamil Nadu government has decided to open a 'safe house' in every district to protect individuals and families at risk of, or affected by, 'honour' killings, caste killings and related violence. Social Justice Minist...
The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly unanimously passed a resolution seeking exemption from the Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) for teachers appointed before August 23, 2010, the date from which the National Council for T...
The Election Commission of India (ECI) informed the Madras High Court that it will hold off on by-elections in five Tamil Nadu Assembly seats until pending election petitions are disposed of. The seats are Tiruchi East,...
Tamil Nadu has notified the Cyber Crime Wing Headquarters in Chennai as the Tamil Nadu State Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (TN-S4C). It will act as the State nodal agency linking Union and State law enforcement bodies...
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court declared Tamil Nadu's Tamirabharani (Porunai) River a deity, conferring on it the status of a legal person to shield it from pollution. The order came in July 2026 in the Sivanu...
IntroductionIntervening to protect the agricultural interests of delta farmers during the crucial Kuruvai and Samba cultivation seasons, the Supreme Court of India on 17 August 2026 decided to closely monitor the ongoing...
