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Banwarilal Purohit sworn-in as new Governor of Tamil Nadu
Banwarilal Purohit, a veteran political leader from Vidarbha district of Maharashtra, has been sworn-in as the new Governor of Tamil Nadu in a function held at Raj Bhavan in Chennai on October 6, 2017. Mr Purohit was sworn in as ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Madras HC orders TN Government to enact law to remove Seemai Karuvelam trees
The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court has ordered Tamil Nadu government to enact a law with prohibitory and penal clauses to eradicate Seemai Karuvelam (prosopis juliflora) trees within two months. Seemai Karuvelam is invasive species of tree harmful ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Madras High Court bans unauthorised Sharia courts in Tamil Nadu
The Madras High Court has banned all unauthorised Sharia courts in mosques across Tamil Nadu, saying centres of worship were only to be used for religious purposes. The court’s pronouncement came in response to a PIL filed by a non-resident ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Madras High Court verdict: Writ of ‘quo warranto’ can’t be issued for removing a Minister
The Madras High Court in its verdict held that the pleasure of dismissing or removing a State Minister has to be that of the Governor and not that of the High Court and thus the High Court cannot issue a ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2012
Tamil Nadu GK for TNPSC Examinations
1. As per the recent (February 2012) data released by NPAsource.com, a portal that tracks NPA assets of banks’ retail real estate exposure, which among the following state of India tops the list with highest number of substandard properties? [A]Tamil ..
Justice Markandey Katju
On 19 September 2011, Justice Markandey Katju has retired as a judge of Supreme Court of India. Katju was appointed as a judge of the Allahabad High Court in 1991, as its Acting Chief Justice in August 2004, as the ..