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Clear filtersThe 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...
Landmark Verdict: Death Penalty for 9 Policemen in Sattankulam Case In one of the most significant judicial pronouncements regarding custodial violence in India, a trial court in Madurai has awarded the death penalty to...
R. Gokuleswaran, 39, a resident of the Sri Lankan Tamils Rehabilitation Camp at Kottapattu in Tiruchi district, will vote for the first time as an Indian citizen in the upcoming Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections....
The Madras High Court has directed the removal of Prosopis juliflora, an invasive alien species, from Tamil Nadu.Native to Mexico, South America and the Caribbean, the plant was brought to India during the colonial era....
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...
Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, the Governor of Kerala, assumed office at Raj Bhavan, Chennai, on 12 March 2026 to additionally discharge the functions of the Governor of Tamil Nadu. The oath was administered by Madras High...
The Madras High Court has issued notices to the Puducherry government and the State Election Commission on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking local body elections in the Union Territory. Elected communes and muni...
A Division Bench of the Madras High Court set aside a single judge's order of August 12, 2024, which had widened the Thalikku Thangam scheme to families earning up to ₹12,000 a month. The scheme, formally the 2011 Mooval...
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...
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 Tamil Nadu government told the Madras High Court that a Government Order dated 21 January 2026 has abolished the police orderly system. To enforce the ban, every district now has a monitoring committee chaired by the...
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...
