The Madras High Court on Tuesday restrained Music Academy from conferring the award, instituted after legendary carnatic singer M S Subbulakshmi, on renowned vocalist T M Krishna.
Quashing the murder case against the woman, Justice G Jayachandran of the Madras High Court held that the right to private defence is available not only to a victim of sexual assault but also to those who rescue her.
Reverting the cases to the special court for cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA), Justice N Anand Venkatesh said, “As prima facie materials are available to frame charges, the special court shall proceed to frame charges, and thereafter proceed in accordance with law.”
Coming down heavily on the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for a shoddy report on the 2018 police firing on anti-Sterlite protestors in coastal Thoothukudi, the Madras High Court has said it showed a bias in favour of one industrialist and absolve those officers responsible.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a Madras High Court order, which quashed a May 2018 notification prohibiting sale, manufacture, and transport of gutkha, and other tobacco-based products in Tamil Nadu.
The incident comes barely 2 months after a woman techie died after she was run over by a water tanker as she fell down on the road when an illegal hoarding put up by a ruling AIADMK functionary fell on her.
The court further directed the state government and Chennai Corporation to take disciplinary action against the concerned officials and ordered Rs 5 lakh compensation for the techie's family.
Days after the Supreme Court Collegium declined her request for reconsideration of transfer to Meghalaya, Chief Justice Tahilramani tendered her resignation to the President.
On July 25, Nalini Sriharan was released on month-long ordinary parole from Vellore Central Prison in Tamil Nadu to make arrangements for her daughter’s wedding.
Last week, the Madras High Court had dismissed a petition filed by Nalini Sriharan seeking a direction to the Tamil Nadu Governor for her premature release.
