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Advocate R. Karunanidhi guided his junior, Mr. M. Vinoth, who is working on a Pro Bono project. Acting on his guidance, Mr. Vinoth took up the issue of a newly constructed public library building at Melmuga Marakudi Street, Kallidaikurichi, which had remained closed and non-functional for approximately six months after its inauguration.

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Advocate R. Karunanidhi’s Guidance Leads to Positive Results in a Pro Bono Initiative Advocate R. Karunanidhi guided his junior, Mr. M. Vinoth, who is working on a Pro Bono project. Acting on his guidance, Mr. Vinoth took up the issue of a newly constructed public library building at Melmuga Marakudi Street, Kallidaikurichi, which had remained closed and non-functional for approximately six months after its inauguration. The Initial Problem: The public library building, constructed at a cost of ₹22,00,000 under the Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment Fund, remained unused due to the lack of adequate space, essential facilities, furniture, library staff, and reading materials. This caused considerable hardship to students, competitive examination aspirants, and local residents. Mr. Vinoth’s Pro Bono Intervention: Under the guidance of Advocate R. Karunanidhi, Mr. M. Vinoth, Advocate, submitted a detailed legal representation to the concerned authorities on Septe...
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I conducted an awareness session on the POSH Act, 2013, for workers at the IDEAS Centre. More than 50 participants attended the session, during which I discussed workplace sexual harassment, the legal safeguards available to women, and the mechanisms for complaint redressal.

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I conducted an awareness session on the POSH Act, 2013, for workers at the IDEAS Centre. More than 50 participants attended the session, during which I discussed workplace sexual harassment, the legal safeguards available to women, and the mechanisms for complaint redressal. It was held on 24.10.2026 at Madurai. The POSH Act, 2013: From Vishaka Guidelines to Workplace Justice Good morning to everyone. Today, I am going to speak about the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, popularly known as the POSH Act. This legislation is one of the most significant legal developments in the field of women's rights and workplace protection in India. To understand its importance, we must begin with the landmark judgment of the Supreme Court of India in Vishaka v. State of Rajasthan, delivered in 1997. 1. The Background: The Bhanwari Devi Case The origins of the Vishaka judgment can be traced to the tragic experience of Bhanwari Devi, a...
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Youth loses Assam Rifles job over fake case, Madras HC seeks action on cop The case under NDPS Act cost petitioner job with Assam Rifles

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Advocate R. Karunanidhi has argued for the Petitioner as a Counsel in this case. Madurai: Youth loses Assam Rifles job over fake case, Madras HC seeks action on cop The case under NDPS Act cost petitioner job with Assam Rifles Gokul Vannan Updated:17th Oct, 2026 at 7:14 AM MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed the Commissioner of Police, Madurai City, to initiate legal action against an investigating officer who foisted a false case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, on an archer and graduate. The case cost him a job with the Assam Rifles, even though he had received a call from its Director General. “The act of the investigating officer is nothing but falsification of public record before the Court of law,” observed Justice P Murugan, directing the Commissioner to file an action taken report within three months. The court also quashed the FIR against the petitioner, Sivaganesh. The SS Colony police, Madurai, had re...
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Advocate R Karunanidhi had made a mention before the bench requesting it to take suo motu cognisance of the incident and issue immediate directions to the State. Karunanidhi submitted that despite a single judge's direction on compensation to victims of firework factory accidents, the State had not paid any compensation to the victims nor framed any insurance or rehabilitation scheme. The bench had then sought a reply from the State government. --- Virudhunagar Firework Factory Tragedy: Madras High Court Raises Concerns On Recurring Accidents, Asks State To File Report On Prevention

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Virudhunagar Firework Factory Tragedy: Madras High Court Raises Concerns On Recurring Accidents, Asks State To File Report On Prevention Upasana Sajeev. https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/madras-high-court/madras-high-court-virudhunagar-fire-accident-suggestions-to-prevent-report-531247 22 Apr 2026 10:44 AM The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday (21 April) raised concerns about recurring fire accidents in the State and asked the government to file a report suggesting measures to prevent accidents at fireworks units. The direction was made by a bench of Justice N Sathish Kumar and Justice M Jothiraman in light of the recent fire tragedy that took place in the Virudhanagar district of Tamil Nadu on Sunday (19 April), where an explosion in a fireworks factory claimed 23 lives. (3 mins read Advocate R Karunanidhi had made a mention before the bench requesting it to take suo motu cognisance of the incident and issue immediate directions to the State. Karunanidhi submitt...
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Advocate R. Karunanidhi has appeared for the Respondent - Church -- Different Faiths Can Co-Exist, Mere Law & Order Apprehension No Ground To Stop Church Near Temple: Madras High Court

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Different Faiths Can Co-Exist, Mere Law & Order Apprehension No Ground To Stop Church Near Temple: Madras High Court Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 429 Case No: WP (MD) No 14181 of 2021 Different Faiths Can Co-Exist, Mere Law & Order Apprehension No Ground To Stop Church Near Temple: Madras High Court Upasana Sajeev 7 Sept 2026 12:39 PM The Madras High Court recently refused to interfere with the construction of a Christian Church near a Hindu Temple. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 429] The bench of Justice M Dhandapani and Justice N Dilip Kumar noted that the apprehension of law and order expressed by the petitioner could not be a ground to interfere with the Collector's order allowing the construction, especially when the field inspection by the appropriate authorities had not disclosed any disputes. Also Read - Human Faeces Found In School's Water Tank: Madras High Court Calls For Status Report By State The court thus observed that the peaceful existence...
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Proposed Accused Has No Locus Standi At Pre-Cognizance Stage To Challenge Order Passed By Special Court Under SC/ST Act: Madras High Court: Advocate R. Karunanidhi has appeared for the Complainant/ Victim in this Criminal Appeal. https://www.verdictum.in/madras-high-court/ckanmani-v-the-state-of-tamil-nadu-proposed-accused-locus-standi-scst-act-1623881

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Advocate R. Karunanidhi has appeared for the Complainant/ Victim in this Criminal Appeal. Proposed Accused Has No Locus Standi At Pre-Cognizance Stage To Challenge Order Passed By Special Court Under SC/ST Act: Madras High Court https://www.verdictum.in/madras-high-court/ckanmani-v-the-state-of-tamil-nadu-proposed-accused-locus-standi-scst-act-1623881 The Madras High Court has held that a proposed accused, at the pre-cognisance stage, has no right of audience and he has no locus standi to challenge the order passed by the Special Court under the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act [SC/ST Act] . The Appeals before the High Court were filed challenging the orders directing the Station House Officer, Puliyangudi, to register a First Information Report and to register the case with reference to the allegations levelled in the complaint as well as the subsequent order passed by the Principal District Judge, Tenkasi, declining to modify the orders in other criminal petitions....
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HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR has allowed writ petition-- Candidature cannot be rejected for minor inadvertent errors in application – Hypertechnical approach deprecated – Directions issued to the Staff Selection Commission to appoint petitioner.

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Moot question: Whether the rejection of candidature solely on the ground of a minor discrepancy in the duration of experience mentioned in the online application and the experience certificate is justified ? Para No. 8 of the Order : The mistake committed by the petitioner, while mentioning the duration of experience, is trivial in nature and the same does not in any manner impact the candidature of the petitioner for the post of Rehabilitation Counsellor... The action of the third respondent in rejecting the candidature of the petitioner solely on the ground of discrepancy in the duration of the experience... appears to be a hypertechnical, thereby frustrating the entire recruitment process Decision: The Honourable Court allowed the writ petition, holding that: 1. The rejection of candidature on such a trivial ground was hypertechnical and arbitrary. 2. The genuineness of the experience certificate was not disputed. 3. The petitioner was the only candidate who appeared for phys...
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