Madras high court daily cause list

Upasana Sajeev The Madras High Court today denied interim bail to Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji but allowed his family's request to transfer him to a private hospital — Kauvery Hospital, for treatment.The bench of Justice J Nisha Banu and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy passed the orders on the habeas corpus petition filed by Meghala, Balaji's wife. The court said that since a challenge has been raised in the manner of his arrest, the question would be whether all the procedures have been followed and... Upasana Sajeev Justice R Sakthivel of Madras High Court today recused from hearing a Habeas Corpus petition filed by the family of Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister V Senthil Balaji against his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate. Senior Counsel NR Elango made a mentionion before the bench of Justice M Sundar and Justice R Sakthivel in the morning. Since the files had not been numbered then, the bench asked the counsel to again mention the matter in the afternoon. In the afternoon, however, Justice... Upasana Sajeev The Madras High Court disposed of a Public Interest Litigation filed by students of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras seeking action against police officials who allegedly attacked students during a protest in 2017. The students were protesting against an attack on a PhD Scholar who had participated in a Beef Fest conducted by some students of the institute in light of the Union government's notification regulating the sale of cattle for slaughter....