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Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar dissolved the 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly with effect from 5 May 2026, after the results of the 2026 Assembly election were declared. Dissolving the outgoing House...
The Madras High Court has held that the Tamil Nadu government cannot cut maternity leave to 12 weeks for a woman employee's third pregnancy. It set aside a Government Order dated March 13, 2026, which had limited such le...
New DGP for Tamil Nadu: Understanding the Tenure Debate The recent appointment of a new police chief in Tamil Nadu by the Election Commission of India (ECI) has sparked a significant legal and administrative debate regar...
Proposal to Extend Retirement Age for Tamil Nadu’s Subordinate Judiciary The Government of Tamil Nadu is actively considering a proposal to increase the retirement age (superannuation) of judicial officers in the subordi...
A PRS Legislative Research analysis shows the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly's yearly sittings fell from an average of 64 days in the first term (1952-57) to 32 days in the 16th term (2021-26).The 16th Assembly (11 May...
The Tamil Nadu Government has revised its maternity leave rules to give women employees wider benefits and more flexibility.Women can now avail 365 days of maternity leave for one more delivery even if their first delive...
The Model Code of Conduct (MCC) took effect in Tamil Nadu on the evening of March 15, after the Assembly election schedule was announced. The MCC is a set of Election Commission guidelines for parties and candidates, roo...
The Supreme Court collegium has recommended Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari for appointment as the next Chief Justice of the Madras High Court. Under the collegium system, the Chief Justice of India and senior judge...
Part I of the report of the High-Level Committee on Union-State Relations, headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Kurian Joseph, was placed in the Tamil Nadu Assembly. K. Ashok Vardhan Shetty and Dr. M. Naganathan...
The Madras High Court declined interim relief to political parties de-registered by the Election Commission for not contesting Assembly or Lok Sabha polls in six years, saying a stay would let them contest the coming Tam...
The committee on Union-State relations, formed by Tamil Nadu in 2025 and chaired by retired Supreme Court judge Kurian Joseph, has submitted Part I of its report to the State government. It deals with decentralisation, S...
The Supreme Court stayed an interim order of the Madras High Court on the appointment of Vice-Chancellors to Tamil Nadu State universities. The High Court had earlier suspended an amended provision that let the State gov...
