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Madras HC’s appeal on online relationships urges youngsters to exercise caution

Madras HC’s appeal on online relationships urges youngsters to exercise caution

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The Madras High Court on Tuesday issued a “public appeal” urging youngsters and their families to exercise “extreme caution while entering into online” or “technology-facilitated” relationships. The court urged vigilance in the digital world. (Shutterstock) Justices Anand Venkatesh and KK Ramakrishnan issued the appeal in English, Tamil, and Hindi while dismissing an appeal of a man convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in a case of rape and sexual assault. The judges, presiding at the Madurai bench of the High Court, said they were issuing the appeal or advisory in the interest of both those disproportionately targeted and society more broadly, given the rise in technology. They urged them to exercise vigilance in the digital world The bench said a moment of misplaced trust should never become a lifetime of suffering. It regretted that time constraints prevented translating the appeal into every regional language. “No matter how deep the affection, trust, or promise of confidentiality may appear, intimate photographs or videos should never be shared with anyone through electronic means.” The court said once such …

Former DMK minister held over alleged remarks against CM Vijay

Former DMK minister held over alleged remarks against CM Vijay

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Former DMK Minister Anitha R Radhakrishnan was arrested here on Friday following the Madras High Court rejecting his anticipatory bail plea relating to his defamatory speech against Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, police said. He was arrested while he was on a visit to Authoor about 23 km from here by the police who escorted him to the waiting police jeep. Radhakrishnan, representing the Tiruchendur Assembly constituency, had on June 20 made alleged derogatory remarks against the CM Vijay, prompting the TVK to launch a complaint with the police. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following …

Madras High Court refuses to quash case against Ponmudy for 2025 derogatory speech

Madras High Court refuses to quash case against Ponmudy for 2025 derogatory speech

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K. Ponmudy. File | Photo Credit: M. Vedhan The Madras High Court on Thursday (July 2, 2026) refused to set aside a private complaint lodged by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) councillor in the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), Uma Anandan, against former Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Minister K. Ponmudy for the derogatory comments he made last year against Saivites, Vaishnavites, and women. Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan dismissed a criminal revision petition filed by the former Minister against the private complaint, lodged for alleged offences under various provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (previously Indian Penal Code), having been taken cognisance of by the III Metropolitan Magistrate’s court at George Town in Chennai early this year. The Magistrate on February 23, 2026, ordered the issuance of summons to the former Minister and hence, he had approached the High Court with the present revision petition in March 2026, claiming that what he had said during a closed-door meeting was only a recall of certain statements made by another person several years ago, and not from his own imagination. …

‘Got only Rs 9.31 cr’

‘Got only Rs 9.31 cr’

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4 min readJun 30, 2026 02:07 PM IST After being mired in a censorship hurdle ahead of its January 2026 release, the Tamil period political action drama Parasakthi has once again found itself embroiled in controversy, with its director, Sudha Kongara, moving the Madras High Court against its producers over unpaid remuneration. Sudha reportedly claimed in her petition that she has yet to receive about Rs 8.39 crore from Dawn Pictures, which bankrolled Parasakthi, for her work on the film. Sudha Kongara demands stay on Idhayam Murali Meanwhile, Sudha has also sought a stay on the release of director Aakash Baskaran’s Idhayam Murali, also produced by Dawn Pictures. Idhayam Murali is scheduled to hit the screens on Friday, July 10, with its promotions progressing in full swing. The film features Atharvaa, Kayadu Lohar, Fahadh Faasil, Preity Mukhundhan, and S Thaman in key roles. Must Read | Anirudh Ravichander to marry SRH owner Kavya Maran, says uncle: ‘It’s a sure thing’ In her petition, Sudha reportedly claimed that despite invoices being raised after she had fulfilled …

High court cites Mahatma Gandhi’s vision of prohibition, cancels liquor bar licence | Legal News

High court cites Mahatma Gandhi’s vision of prohibition, cancels liquor bar licence | Legal News

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Invoking Mahatma Gandhi‘s vision of total prohibition, the Madras High Court has cancelled a liquor bar licence granted to a recreation club in Tamil Nadu‘s Karaikudi in proximity of a temple, a church and a university, holding that authorities failed to comply with mandatory legal safeguards and adequately assess public interest before permitting the sale of liquor. The licence had been challenged by local residents who alleged that the proposed bar was located close to a temple, church, hospitals and educational institutions, and the court noted that the establishment was forced to shut within two days of opening following sustained public protests. A bench of Justices N Sathish Kumar and M Jothiraman was hearing two public interest litigations (PILs) challenging an FL2 licence granted by the commissioner of prohibition and excise department to ‘Santhosam Recreation Club’ on November 12, 2025. The petitioners sought cancellation of the licence, alleging violations of statutory rules governing liquor establishments and questioning the suitability of the location. “It is pertinent to mention that Father of our Nation, Mahatma Gandhi tried …

Tamil Nadu govt moves SC against HC order on lighting Karthigai Deepam on Madurai hill

Tamil Nadu govt moves SC against HC order on lighting Karthigai Deepam on Madurai hill

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The Tamil Nadu government has moved the Supreme Court against Madras High Court orders permitting the lighting of the Karthigai Deepam at a stone pillar near a dargah atop the Thirupparankundram hill in Madurai, reviving the dispute that has been the subject of months of litigation and political debate in the State. The Tamil Nadu government has moved the Supreme Court against Madras High Court orders permitting the lighting of the Karthigai Deepam at a stone pillar near a dargah atop the Thirupparankundram hill The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam government filed a Special Leave Petition before the Apex Court on June 11, shortly after the government led by Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay assumed office. The State has challenged both the original order passed in December last year, by single judge Justice GR Swaminathan, permitting the lighting of the lamp at the ‘deepathoon’ (stone lamp pillar) on the hill, and a January 6, 2026 order of a division bench of the High Court, which upheld the single bench order. Also Read | TVK gold ring scheme …

Madras HC seeks stray dog management reports from Tamil Nadu, Puducherry govt

Madras HC seeks stray dog management reports from Tamil Nadu, Puducherry govt

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The Madras High Court on Monday directed the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry governments to file separate status reports within four weeks detailing the steps they have taken to implement the Supreme Court’s directions on managing stray dogs and protecting public safety. The court said that the governments must file their replies within four weeks. (Representative Image/iStock) A bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan asked both governments to provide details on the “number of animal birth control centres they have established, the veterinarians and trained staff they have appointed, and the frequency of sterilisation and vaccination drives”. The court also sought information on measures taken to remove stray dogs from educational institutions, hospitals, parks and bus stands, the creation of helpline numbers to report dog bites, and mechanisms for the adoption of stray dogs. The court said that the governments must file their replies within four weeks. It also stressed that “authorities must give top priority to making school premises free of stray dogs”. The high court had taken up the …

Madras High Court sets aside order appointing interim administrator for Chettinad Vidyashram school

Madras High Court sets aside order appointing interim administrator for Chettinad Vidyashram school

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The Division Bench of the Madras High Court has set aside an order passed by a single judge on May 14, 2025 appointing an interim administrator for a society which runs Chettinad Vidyashram School in Chennai and remitted the matter to the single judge for fresh consideration. The Bench comprising Justices P. Velmurugan and K. Govindarajan Thilakavadi requested the single judge to afford an opportunity to all the parties concerned to file their counter affidavits before passing orders on a plea to appoint a Special Officer, by the District Registrar of Societies, to administer the society. The requistion was made while disposing of a batch of appeals filed by some of the members of the Managing Committee. Senior counsel Krishna Srinivasan and others had appeared for the appellants and assailed the single judge’s order on many grounds including the failure to grant opportunity to file counter affidavits. “However, having regard to the paramount interest and smooth administration of the educational institution,” the Division Bench ordered the meetings of the Managing Committee must stand deferred until …

How do you intend to appoint Director of Prosecution? Madras High Court asks T.N. Govt

How do you intend to appoint Director of Prosecution? Madras High Court asks T.N. Govt

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Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan grant a fortnight’s time for the government to spell out the procedure. File. | Photo Credit: K. Pichumani The Madras High Court has granted two weeks’ time for Tamil Nadu government to spell out the procedure it intends to follow for making appointments to the posts of Director, Deputy Directors and Assistant Directors of Prosecution across the State. First Division Bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan accepted a request made by State Public Prosecutor R. John Sathyan to grant him a fortnight’s time to obtain necessary instructions from the State government. The time was granted following a writ petition filed jointly by a group of five Additional and Assistant Public Prosecutors including Iden Isan, M. Santhiya, S. Sasireka, J.R. Hercules and M. Barath Rathna who had been appointed through the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC). The petitioners had urged the court to declare Section 20 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) as ultra vires the Constitution since …

How maestro Ilaiyaraaja fought closest friends, billion-dollar labels to claim his music | Tamil News

How maestro Ilaiyaraaja fought closest friends, billion-dollar labels to claim his music | Tamil News

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Over a career spanning nearly five decades, Ilaiyaraaja has composed music for over 1,500 films and written more than 8,000 songs. By any reasonable measure, that catalogue is one of the most commercially exploited bodies of work in Indian cinema. It has played in theatres, on radio, on television, at live concerts across the world, and more recently across every streaming platform imaginable. For much of that time, the money it generated flowed primarily to producers, music labels, and event organisers. The composer himself saw very little of it. What makes Ilaiyaraaja different from every other musician this happened to is simple: he refuses to accept it Born Gnanathesigan on June 3, 1943, in Tamil Nadu, Ilaiyaraaja debuted as a film composer with Annakili in 1976. What followed was one of the most prolific runs in the history of Indian film music. He won five National Film Awards, three for Best Music Direction and two for Best Background Score, and received both the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Vibhushan. His admirers call him “Isaignani,” meaning …