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New Indian Express
11 hours ago
- New Indian Express
Madras HC stays rustication of RGNIYD student over ‘anti-national' graffiti, allows exam, placement access
CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has stayed the rustication order issued by the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD) in Sriperumbudur near Chennai against a student who was expelled from the institute for allegedly defacing hostel property with content of 'anti-national' nature. The court directed the institute to allow him to appear for his final-year examinations and participate in the placement programme. Justice T.V. Thamilselvi issued the interim order on Thursday on a petition filed by S. Aslam, a final-year Master of Social Work student, who alleged that the institute's enquiry into the defacement incident was conducted in an 'arbitrary and illegal manner'. The RGNIYD, functioning under the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, had rusticated Aslam along with two other students, Sayeedh M.A. and Nahal Ibnu Abullaise, on Sunday, 25 May, after an inspection of hostel rooms and an enquiry triggered by the discovery of slogans such as 'Jai Bhim' and 'Free Palestine' written on a hostel wall. The High Court's order pertains to Aslam, the only one among the three to file a petition. The judge observed that not allowing the student to take his examinations would cause him undue hardship. Considering that the student was at the end of his academic course, Justice Thamilselvi said, 'If he is not permitted to attend the examination and internship programme, it will cause too much hardship to the petitioner. Hence, the impugned order passed by the first respondent (Director of the institute) dated 25.05.2025 is ordered to be stayed.'
New Indian Express
18 hours ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Madras HC seeks Tamil Nadu's reply on plea against microchipping dogs
CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has ordered notice to the state government and the Animal Welfare Board of India on a petition filed by activist S Muralidharan against the Tamil Nadu government's proposed action for implanting microchips on dogs – pets and strays – as part of the measures to control stray dog menace and protect people from dog-bites. A division bench of Justices Senthilkumar Ramamoothy and T V Thamilselvi ordered the respondent authorities to file reply to the petition by June 20, and adjourned the hearing. The petitioner had prayed for an interim injunction to restrain the state government authorities from proceeding with all tenders, contracts, construction, disbursement or implementation of animal birth control (ABC) projects in TN. He noted that the state government has proceeded with the microchipping project by floating a tender at a cost of Rs 5.40 crore despite the fact that a writ petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023, is pending before the high court.
New Indian Express
2 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Pollachi sexual assault case: AIADMK MLA, son move Madras HC seeking gag order
CHENNAI: Senior AIADMK leader and MLA Pollachi V Jayaraman and his son Pravin Jayaraman have moved the Madras High Court seeking to restrain certain YouTube channels and individuals from making statements linking them with the Pollachi sexual assault case. A vacation bench of Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy on Thursday adjourned the hearing by a week on a request from the petitioners' side when the petitions seeking interim injunction came up for hearing. The former deputy Speaker of Tamil Nadu Assembly (Pollachi Jayaraman) and his son have sued Nakkheeran Gopal, Editor of Nakkheeran journal, Va Pugazhendhi, an expelled leader of AIADMK, Galatta Media Private Limited, Haseef Mohamed of Aran Media Creations, IBC Tamil Private Limited, Damodharan Prakash, journalist, Jeeva Today, Jambavan TV, Pandian @ Thamizha Thamizha Pandian, The Debate and Tamil Nadu Now. They filed a civil suit and applications seeking the court to issue orders to the respondents to pay them Rs 1 crore in damages for bringing disrepute to their image before the public by making derogatory remarks and posting videos linking them with the Pollachi sexual assault case. They also prayed for orders to temporarily restrain the respondents from making further messages slandering them and remove the videos posted in the respondent YouTube channels. On May 13, a Mahila court in Coimbatore had sentenced nine accused persons to life imprisonment till death in the Pollachi sexual assault case.
Hans India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Hans India
AIADMK MLA Jayaraman, son file Rs 1 crore defamation suit against YouTube channels
Chennai: AIADMK MLA and former Deputy Speaker Pollachi V. Jayaraman, along with his son Pravin Jayaraman, has filed a Rs 1 crore civil defamation suit in the Madras High Court against eight YouTube channels and three of their guest speakers. The suit alleges that the defendants made defamatory remarks linking the duo to the Pollachi serial sexual assault case, which led to public outrage and a high-profile trial. The matter came up for hearing before Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy on Thursday. However, the hearing was adjourned by a week at the request of a junior counsel representing the plaintiffs. The court also recorded the appearance of advocate P.T. Perumal, who submitted that he would represent Nakheeran Gopal, editor of Nakheeran magazine and the first defendant in the suit. In their plea, the plaintiffs have not only sought monetary damages but have also requested a permanent injunction restraining the defendants from making any future imputations - either directly or by suggestion - linking them to the sexual assault case. They have also demanded that the defendants bear the cost of litigation. Two interim applications were also filed along with the main suit. The first seeks a temporary injunction against the publication of any content connecting the father and son to the case. The second requests the court to take down existing videos that allegedly carry defamatory content. The videos in question were published between May 13 and May 15, 2025, and include content from YouTube channels such as Nakheeran TV, AranSei, Jeeva Today, Jambavan TV, Galatta Voice, The Debate, Tamil Nadu Now, and IBC Tamil. The case has gained renewed public attention after a Mahila Court in Coimbatore delivered its verdict on May 13, sentencing nine individuals to life imprisonment for their roles in the serial sexual assault case that first emerged in 2019. The High Court is expected to resume the hearing next week, as the legal battle unfolds over allegations that the plaintiffs' claim have tarnished their public image and caused emotional and reputational harm.
New Indian Express
3 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Chennai to form zone-level town vending committees; elections for vendor reps on June 26
CHENNAI: The city corporation has passed a resolution to constitute zone-level town vending committees with the concerned regional deputy commissioner as the chairperson, based on a Madras High Court order in March this year. The HC had directed to constitute zonal level vending committees to fast-track the demarcation of vending and non-vending zones. The committees will comprise ACP (Law & Order), ACP (Traffic), a zonal executive engineer, six representatives of street vendors, a traders' association representative, two representatives from NGOs and other community-based organisations, and one representative from the resident welfare association. Elections for electing the six members among street vendors to the committees are to be held at the zonal level on June 26 from 9 am to 5 pm. The counting will be held the next day. The city corporation earlier had a central 15-member town vending committee, headed by the corporation commissioner, constituted in 2023. This was after the high court dissolved the zone-level town vending committees constituted in 2018 for allegedly being formed in violation of the Street Vendors Act, 2014. 'The central committee could not provide adequate representation to the street vendors. Several vendors had asked for the zonal committees to be formed again so that there is a better chance of their issues being addressed,' Chennai Street Vendors Association president C Thiruvettai said. Through a survey, the corporation had registered 35,588 street vendors.
