Cannot Permit Burial Of Bodies On Land Belonging To Temples, Says High Court, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

Burial of dead bodies cannot be allowed on temple land, the Madras high court has observed while disposing of a plea which sought to prevent it on land belonging to Subramaniya Swamy temple at Tiruchendur in Tuticorin district. A division bench of Justice R Mahadevan and Justice J Sathya Narayana...

Madras HC flays nepotism in Puducherry; says fill govt jobs through tests or exchanges, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

Decrying nepotism and backdoor appointments to government jobs in Puducherry, the Madras high court has directed the administration to fill regular vacancies by tests or through employment exchanges, but only after giving it wide publicity.Justice S M Subramaniam, noting that it is the worst form of unconstitutionality for the state...

Madras HC slams CRPF over ‘orderly’ system, says punish seniors, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

CHENNAI: Censuring the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) for practicing the colonial orderly system, which was claimed to have been abolished in 2008, the Madras high court has directed the central government to ensure that the practice is discontinued immediately."The salary payable to the government employee, who was made to...