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Hindus needed an order from Madras HC to hold a feast on public land, but Christians responded with protests: Dindigul tensions explained

Divya Bharti -
Tensions rose in Dindigul as over 500 Christians protested a Madras High Court order. The court permitted a Hindu annadhanam on government land, rejecting the Christian community's claims of exclusive traditional use for Easter events.
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‘Public land cannot be reserved for one religion’: Madras HC allows Hindu community feast on a ground long used for Easter; police had denied...

OpIndia Staff -
The Madras HC ruled that no community can claim exclusive rights over public land, allowing Hindus to hold Annadhanam on the same ground where Easter celebrations were earlier permitted.
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‘Leader vanished, showed no remorse’: Madras HC raps actor Vijay for “fleeing from the scene” after Karur stampede, orders SIT investigation

OpIndia Staff -
The High Court called out the callousness displayed by the actor's party, Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam, after the stampede.
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As Madras HC quashes FIR against former IG Pon Manickavel, read how the officer battled to save ancient idols of Hindu temples in Tamil...

Rukma Rathore -
Pon Manickavel gained recognition for exposing multiple high-profile cases involving the theft of ancient idols from temples.
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‘FIR illegal’: Madras HC quashes CBI chargesheet against former Tamil Nadu CID-Idol Wing head Pon Manickavel, who had earlier accused state govt of ‘fixing...

OpIndia Staff -
Regarding denial of the preliminary report, the court said that it was not justified given the report was not classified as confidential or privileged. Justice Manjula stated that since Ponmanickavel was denied a copy of the preliminary report, he was essentially deprived of the opportunity to defend himself or approach court for quashing of the FIR.
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Madras HC directs actor Vijay and TVK to respond to accusations of copyright and trademark infringement in the party flag

OpIndia Staff -
TVK reported that its flag comprises elephants in the centre, a vaagai flower, and certain colours like maroon and yellow, each of which was selected because of its symbolic significance.
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Madras High Court prevents mosque from encroaching upon 1100 acres of land by claiming it ‘Waqf property’: Here is everything you need to know...

Dibakar Dutta -
The Madras High Court awarded roughly 2.34 acres of land to the Kanmiya Pallivasal (mosque) but dismissed its unsubstantiated claim to 1100 acres of land.
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Temple funds only for temples: Madras High Court strikes down Tamil Nadu govt’s plan to build marriage halls with that money

OpIndia Staff -
The Madras High Court has quashed five Tamil Nadu government orders that allowed temple funds to be used for building marriage halls.
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Madras HC orders re-investigation in a case relating to offensive Facebook post on Lord Krishna, says depicting Hindu Gods in disrespectful manner not justified

OpIndia Staff -
The High Court pulled up the Tamil Nadu police for not conducting the investigation into the case diligently and filing a negative final report.
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‘You are a comedy piece’: Madras High Court judge rebukes advocate for levelling allegations of caste bias against the judiciary

OpIndia Staff -
During a hearing by a bench comprising Justice GR Swaminathan and K Rajsekar, Justice Swaminathan said, “You are a comedy piece. I don't know who called you all revolutionary. You are all comedy pieces."
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