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  1. Madras HC directs TN government to implement horizontal reservation for trans persons

    Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan was hearing a petition filed by Rakshika Raj, a trans woman nurse, seeking to quash a 2015 GO that considers her gender as her caste identity and to direct the state government to provide horizontal reservation.

    #TamilNadu #MadrasHC #transpersons #reservation #TNGovt #trans #LGBTQIA #LGBT #gender #caste #india

    thenewsminute.com/tamil-nadu/m

  2. ‘State-sanctioned casteism’: Madras HC on continuation of manual scavenging

    The court, in an important move, widened the definition of the word ‘sewer’ under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, to include storm water drains.

    #TamilNadu #MadrasHC #ManualScavenging #CasteViolence #casteism #SKA #india

    thenewsminute.com/news/state-s

  3. Madras HC modifies comments in its judgement that said caste system is ‘less than a century old’

    The order pertained to a plea seeking removal of Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin from his post for remarks on Sanatana Dharma.

    #TamilNadu #MadrasHC #AnitaSumanth #brahminism #CasteSystem #casteism #hindutva #SanatanaDharma #UdayanidhiStalin #caste #india

    scroll.in/latest/1064957/madra

  4. State benefits doled on caste lines are also leading to ‘caste ferocity’ in society: Madras High Court

    Justice Anita Sumanth, in her observations in the case relating to the Sanatana Dharma row, said the ancient Varna Dharma propounded caste divisions only on the basis of avocation and not birth; she emphasised that caste inequities that exist today must be eradicated.

    #TamilNadu #MadrasHC #AnitaSumanth #brahminism #CasteSystem #casteism #hindutva #SanatanaDharma #caste #india

    thehindu.com/news/national/tam

  5. ED can summon any person; those summoned expected to respect and respond: Supreme Court

    The Court made the observation while lifting a stay imposed by the Madras High Court on the execution of ED summons issued to five district collectors in Tamil Nadu.

    #ED #SupremeCourt #TamilNadu #MadrasHC #PMLA #BelaMTrivedi #PankajMithal #UnionGovt #india

    barandbench.com/news/ed-can-su

  6. A married woman’s residential status should not be viewed through a patriarchal prism, says Madras HC

    Though a married woman ordinarily lives at her husband’s place, she cannot be presumed to have disowned her residential rights at her parents’ house on account of her marriage. The rules of marriage do not impose any such condition on a woman, and therefore, she can gain public employment by claiming to be a resident of her native village, the Madras High Court has said.

    #TamilNadu #MadrasHC #WomensRights #patriarchy #RuralIndia #india

    thehindu.com/news/national/tam

  7. Victim ‘converted Christian’, can’t get aid under SC/ST Act in Balveer case: Madras HC

    Additional advocate general filed a counter affidavit, stating Kumar is neither a member of a SC nor a ST community and that he is a converted Christian, and not entitled for compensation.

    #TamilNadu #MadrasHC #MaduraiBench #CustodialTorture #ambasamudram #dalits #DalitChristians #SCSTAct #CasteViolence #casteism #caste #PoliceBrutality #torture #india

    newindianexpress.com/states/ta

  8. Madras HC issues notice on petition challenging use of FRT in Tamil Nadu

    Madras High Court has issued notice in a petition challenging the installation and deployment of Facial Recognition Technology (“FRT”) across the State.

    #TamilNadu #chennai #MadrasHC #FacialRecognition #FRT #privacy #PersonalData #TNGovt #ChennaiPolice #TNPolice #CCTNS #StateSurveillance #HumanRights #policing #IFF #ProjectPanoptic #india

    internetfreedom.in/tamil-nadu-

  9. Madras HC Chief Justice says Ambedkar portraits will not be removed from courts

    In a circular dated July 7, the Madras HC registry directed that only the portraits of Mahatma Gandhi and Thiruvalluvar should be displayed inside the court premises.

    #TamilNadu #MadrasHC #BRAmbedkar #MKGandhi #thiruvalluvar #caste #SocialJustice #india

    thenewsminute.com/article/madr

  10. RSS march in TN | Tamil Nadu govt. files special leave petition against Madras HC order, SC lists case for March 27

    The State has filed a special leave petition against a September 22, 2022 order of the Single Judge of the Madras High Court allowing RSS to conduct route marches

    #TamilNadu #RSS #TNgovt #SupremeCourt #MadrasHC #hindutva #communalism #law #india

    thehindu.com/news/national/tam

  11. Why SC Dismissing Challenge to Victoria Gowri’s Appointment Was the Chronicle of a Failure Foretold

    What we need is an appointments process that genuinely safeguards judicial independence from executive dominance, writes Gautam Bhatia.

    #VictoriaGowri #TNBJP #BJP #MadrasHC #SupremeCourt #SCCollegium #hindutva #communalism #muslims #christians #minorities #HateSpeech #IndianJudiciary #TamilNadu #india

    thewire.in/law/why-sc-dismissi

  12. Madras HC Issues Conditions For Using Sound Equipments During Local Festival
    Read Order: bit.ly/2OJIboZ
    #MadrasHC #SoundPollution