Activist calls for special law to prevent honour killings in the State

Human rights activist and Executive Director of People’s Watch, Henri Tiphagne, has urged the State government to immediately convene the Legislative Assembly and enact a special law to prevent honour killings in Tamil Nadu.

Madras HC controversy: Can a judge hear a case against self? What experts say

A row erupted when Justice GR Swaminathan presided over a matter in which criminal contempt proceedings were initiated against advocate S Vanchinathan

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‘Deeply disturbing’

Henri Tiphagne, a veteran human rights defender and senior advocate at the MaduraiBench of the Madras High Court said that the court’s handling of the matter was “deeply disturbing”.