Madras High Court takes suo motu cognisance of Anna University sexual assault case 

The Madras High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the alleged sexual assault case at Anna University. A division bench comprising Justices SM Subramaniam and V Lakshminarayanan initiated the suo motu petition following a request by advocate R Varalakshmi. The court's action comes in response to the reported incident at the prestigious Tamil Nadu institution.