Madras High Court

Sub-rules (1) and (3) of Rule 9 lay down adherence to the Code of Ethics which is annexed to the IT Rules, 2021 and provide for a three tier structure for addressing the grievances made in relation to publishers. Madras High Court stayed these sub-rules of Rule 9 under IT Rules, 2021

English language should be used for the purpose of communication between the Union and the States which have not adopted Hindi as their official language and directed the Union Government to follow the provisions of Official Languages Act 1963, held Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to take extreme care and caution to ensure that public funds are not expended for publicity purposes of political leaders, including in hoardings and other materials.

Madras High Court Audikesavalu while hearing a PIL filed by Rangarajan Narsimhan dismissed a PIL seeking directions to be issued to the Tamil Nadu government to withdraw the 'Annai Tamil Archanai' scheme that allows devotees to opt for the chanting of hymns by priests in Tamil instead of in Sanskrit.

The Madras High Court directed the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests to prepare a catalogue of all captive elephants in the State. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice PD Audikesavalu passed this order while hearing a petition filed by Rangarajan Narasimhan.

Madras High Court division bench dismissed the PIL filed by H. Rajaram seeking the quashing of the appointment of two Tamil Nadu Additional Advocates General while observing that there is no merit in the petition and it may have been better if the petition had not been pressed.

According to the List of Supreme Court and High Court Judges, published on September 1, 2021 by the Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice, the Madras High Court is currently working at a strength of 56 judges, including 46 Permanent Judges and 10 Additional Judges.

Madras High Court division bench while hearing a petition filed by the Asst General Manager, State Bank of India held that the Presiding Officer of Debts Recovery Tribunals should be vigilant that matters are taken up chronologically.

Justice M.M. Sundresh was born in Erode on July 21, 1962. He finished his schooling and pre-university study in Erode. He received his B.A. degree from Loyola College, Chennai, and a B.L. degree from Madras Law College

The Madras High Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking direction from the concerned authorities to increase public awareness against astrological superstitions to eradicate its consequential evils, while opining that some amount of independence must be given to individuals to believe, imagine and ponder over their astrological beliefs.