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Supreme Court Collegium approves 19 judges for the Chennai High Court
By Chennaivision on May 20, 2026

The Supreme Court collegium has approved a proposal for appointment of nine judicial officers and 10 advocates as judges of the Madras High Court. The collegium headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant approved the names for appointment in a meeting held on May 18. The judicial officers whose names have been approved are Dr P Murugan, MD Sumathi, S Alli,… Continue reading "Supreme Court Collegium approves 19 judges for the Chennai High Court"
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Supreme Court reserves verdict on Sabarimala women entry ban after hearings
By Chennaivision on May 15, 2026

A nine-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court, after 16 days of marathon hearing on the row related to reimposing the ban on entry of women devotees of child-bearing age into the famed Sabarimala Ayyappa Swamy Temple in Kerala, on Thursday reserved its verdict. The verdict is expected to be delivered after two months by the bench comprising Chief Justice… Continue reading "Supreme Court reserves verdict on Sabarimala women entry ban after hearings"
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Supreme Court flags risk of ‘dividing society’ if temple access restricted by caste or sect
By Chennaivision on April 10, 2026

The Supreme Court on Thursday cautioned that excluding people from temples on grounds of caste, belief or denominational identity could have a damaging effect on Hinduism itself, observing that the constitutional endeavour must be to “unify and not create further divisions” within society. “Keep aside the Sabarimala controversy…everybody must have access to every temple and mutt. But if you say… Continue reading "Supreme Court flags risk of ‘dividing society’ if temple access restricted by caste or sect"
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Submit revised proposal for appointment of DGP within seven days: SC to Tamil Nadu
By Chennaivision on February 13, 2026

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Tamil Nadu government to submit within a week its revised proposal to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for the appointment of director general of police (DGP). A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi said the UPSC would make its final recommendation within two weeks… Continue reading "Submit revised proposal for appointment of DGP within seven days: SC to Tamil Nadu"
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Supreme Court directs all states to provide free sanitary pads in all schools
By Chennaivision on January 31, 2026

The Supreme Court on Friday directed all states and Union Territories to ensure that schools provide biodegradable menstrual sanitary pads to students for free. Recognising the right to menstrual hygiene and access to menstrual hygiene products, the court said that it is part of the right to life under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution. A bench of Justices J… Continue reading "Supreme Court directs all states to provide free sanitary pads in all schools"
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Tamil Nadu SIR: Election Commission directed by SC to display voter discrepancies
By Chennaivision on January 30, 2026

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Election Commission to publish the names of about 1.6 crore persons against whom the poll panel had raised “logical discrepancy” objections during the special intensive revision exercise in Tamil Nadu, The Hindu reported. A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi directed that the list be posted in… Continue reading "Tamil Nadu SIR: Election Commission directed by SC to display voter discrepancies"
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SC directs states to deploy additional staff for SIR duty
By Chennaivision on December 5, 2025

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, issued a slew of directions to address the problems faced by the BLOs while working in the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in various states. A two-judge Bench of the top court, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, in its order directed that the states which were… Continue reading "SC directs states to deploy additional staff for SIR duty"
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SC notice to Centre on plea to implement women’s reservation in Parliament
By Chennaivision on November 11, 2025

The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Central government on a plea filed by Congress leader Jaya Thakur, seeking the implementation of a law for 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies. A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and R Mahadevan asked the government to respond to the PIL seeking… Continue reading "SC notice to Centre on plea to implement women’s reservation in Parliament"
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Supreme Court to deal with digital arrest cases with an iron hand
By Chennaivision on November 4, 2025

The Supreme Court said on Monday that digital arrest frauds need to be dealt with an “iron hand” after it was informed by the Centre that Indian citizens have been duped of an estimated ₹3,000 crore in such cases. A bench headed by justice Surya Kant said, “If we ignore this problem or cow down now and don’t pass stringent… Continue reading "Supreme Court to deal with digital arrest cases with an iron hand"
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Tamil Nadu challenges Governor’s Bill referral in Supreme Court
By Chennaivision on October 16, 2025

Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday approached the Supreme Court challenging what it described as the Governor’s “illegal and unconstitutional” decision to refer the Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University (Amendment) Bill, 2025 to the President instead of granting his assent. The State’s writ petition, filed through its Chief Secretary, names the Governor, the Union of India, and the University… Continue reading "Tamil Nadu challenges Governor’s Bill referral in Supreme Court"

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