Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has delivered a blistering rebuke to Tamil Nadu police for their "distressing and unfortunate" failure to act against former DMK Minister K. Ponmudy over derogatory remarks targeting Hindu religious sects and women, warning it would order a CBI probe if authorities fail to take immediate action.

The Muslims have been claiming the entire hill as the Waqf property and demanding the continuation of animal sacrifice calling it an old tradition.

The notices were issued on a contempt plea filed by the petitioner, S Vinoth Raghavendran, alleging the non-compliance of an April 2024 order issued by the Madras High Court. In April 2024, the High Court had asked the state government authorities to find an alternate land for the St Joseph school that has been running on the encroached temple land.

The court said that a welfare state should strive to prohibit alcohol in a gradual, phased manner to reduce harm to public health.

The ED pointed out that their findings are based on recent data and clearly indicated suspicious money transactions in TASMAC in Tamil Nadu.

The Supreme Court on Friday slammed the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) for the delay of two years in challenging a Madras HC order quashing a show cause notice against Sadhguru’s Isha Foundation

The Muslims have been claiming the entire hill as the Waqf property and demanding the continuation of animal sacrifice calling it an old tradition. They even named the hill as ‘Sikandar Hills’.

“Efforts are actually being taken to water it down. The fact that you've used the word gender identity disorder shows the mindset. If you call it a disorder, then everything is a disorder. The nature has created them in such a way,” Justice Venkatesh said.

"Constructing the shopping complex using the funds of the temple certainly does not indicate any propagation of the religious tenets of the institution, i.e., the temple," the Madras High Court ruled.

The Madras High Court on Saturday said that the FIR registered into the Anna University sexual assault case blames the victim, and slammed the police for ‘wrong wordings’ in the FIR