In a major setback for the ruling DMK, particularly Prohibition and Excise Minister V Senthil Balaji, the Madras High Court on Wednesday dismissed petitions challenging the recent ED raids on the headquarters of the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC).
The Judge asked the AG to get instructions from the DGP as to what criminal action has been taken against Ponmudy for the hate speech and inform the court in the evening.
The high court, however, laid down the condition that the magazine temporarily remove the cartoon.
Justice P Velmurugan directed that the former Union Minister should face prosecution for all the charges pressed against him.
In a setback for former Tamil Nadu chief minister E K Palaniswami, the Madras High Court on Wednesday gave the go ahead for the Election Commission to proceed with petitions on intra-party disputes in the AIADMK and challenging the legitimacy of the present leadership.
Annamalai University in its counter petition said that its notification inviting application for law courses had clearly stated that those receiving degrees and diplomas in Law were not entitled to practice in a court of law.
"The CBI should have an autonomy as that of Comptroller and Auditor General of India, who is only accountable to Parliament", Madras High Court.
The Madras HC has said if a dispute arises between parent/student and the school management, the DEOs concerned must take an appropriate decision.
The court had on Tuesday struck down a recent amendment to the Tamil Nadu Gaming Act passed in 1930, which imposed a ban on online games with stakes like rummy and poker.
The Madras High Court on Tuesday struck down the law brought in by the previous AIADMK government banning online gaming in the state. The law also provided fines and jail terms for the violators.
