Madras High Court on Monday ordered issue of notice to Tamil Nadu Government asking why steps were not taken to withdraw cases filed against anti-nuclear activists protesting against Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project. First Bench, comprising Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Kumar Agrawal and Justice M Sathyanarayanan, ordered notice to the state government and sought reply within three weeks.
P Shankar Rao's daughter-in-law, in her complaint had said she was being harassed by her husband and his parents since her marriage in 2005.
DMK has 23 members and with MMK's support, the total number of votes assured for Kanimozhi is 25.
Lawyer Mihira Sood on the implications of Madras HC's ruling that premarital sex equals marriage.
The House had to be adjourned twice as the TDP MLAs stormed the Speaker's podium over the 'tainted ministers' issue.
DMDK, headed by actor-turned-politician Vijayakant, has fielded party treasurer AR Elangovan as its candidate.
Jaganmohan Reddy, is presently in judicial custody along with his financial advisor V Vijay Sai Reddy, lodged in Chanchalguda Central Prison, since his arrest by the CBI in May 2012.
The accused also abused and threatened his wife when she sought divorce on the grounds that he hid his first marriage.
Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has inducted SP Shunmuganathan, who represents Srivaikuntam constituency and S Abdul Rahim, Avadi constituency, a new face into the ministry.
MLAs demanded that the House adopt a resolution seeking statehood for Telangana region.