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Tamil Nadu government moves the Supreme Court challenging Madras HC order to ban cow slaughter across the state

OpIndia Staff -
"Slaughtering of cows on Bakrid is neither essential to nor necessarily required as part of the religious ceremony," Madras HC stated.
Editor's picks

Madras HC bars ‘caste designations’ in invitations for temple festival, says work must be done to eradicate caste: Details

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"Article 14 of the Constitution enshrines the principle of equality," stated Madras HC, adding "caste exists only in people's minds."
Law

Judiciary in the dock: Rs 50 lakh bribe allegation forces Madras HC judge to step away

OpIndia Staff -
Justice Kumar’s decision to rescue himself came after the Registry received a communication from the Union Ministry of Law and Justice enclosing a representation from the All-India Lawyers’ Association for Justice. The representation stated that even after receipt of Rs 50 lakhs, no order had been passed to date.
Law

Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea against Madras HC order, which stopped Namaz at sacred Thirupparankundaram hill during non-festival days: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Imam Hussain also stated that he is a regular worshipper at the Hazarath Sultan Sikkandar Badhusha Avuliya Dargah and the adjoining prayer space at Nellithoppu.
News Reports

Madras HC rejects actor Vijay’s plea, upholds ₹1.5 crore Income Tax penalty in 2015 case, says action was within time limit

OpIndia Staff -
The case relates to a search and seizure operation conducted by the Income Tax authorities at Vijay's premises on 30th September, 2015.
News Reports

‘Imaginary law-and-order bogey manufactured for political convenience’: Madras HC slams DMK’s political agenda, upholds lighting lamp at Thiruparankundram Hill

Rukma Rathore -
Calling the law-and-order threat an “imaginary ghost,” the Madras High Court upheld lamp lighting at Thiruparankundram Hill and exposed the DMK government’s agenda-driven obstruction.
News Reports

Illogical to assume that freedom struggle was led by a single leader or organisation: How Madras HC opened a can of worms in one...

Rukma Rathore -
Madras HC outlined Tamil Nadu's important role in the freedom struggle to assert how independence was a collective effort.
Opinions

The year without verdicts, Kashi, Mathura, Madurai and beyond: How courts put India’s religious disputes on pause in 2025

Dhruv Mishra -
The year saw very few definitive results despite ongoing judicial involvement. Instead, most high-profile disputes were steered into a holding pattern through interim stays, status quo orders, court-appointed committees, and procedural pauses.
Editor's picks

Former judges of Supreme Court and High Courts condemn INDI bloc’s impeachment notice against Justice Swaminathan of Madras HC for Karthigai Deepam order

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56 former judges, including retired Supreme Court justices, have issued a joint statement condemning the impeachment motion against Madras High Court Judge Justice G.R....
Law

Madras HC clears lighting of lamp at Deepathoon on Thiruparankundram Hill, rejects objection of Dargah saying temple rights must be protected

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Justice G.R. Swaminathan said that lighting the Deepam on a hilltop is an old Tamil practice, and the very purpose of the Deepam is to hold a ceremonial flame.
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