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High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Insufficient Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Establish Complete Chain of Circumstances, Particularly with Recovery of Gold Chain Lacking Corroboration....

The appeal arose from a conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, where the appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder. The prosecution case was based on circumstantial...

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High Court Allows Petition for Processing Relative Adoption Under HAMA, Directing CARA to Assist with Visa Documentation. Adoption Under Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 is Valid and Not Subject to Inter-Country Adoption Regulations as per Section 56(3) of Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, with Adoption Deed Executed Prior to Regulatory Engagement....

The dispute involved a married Hindu couple, both Indian nationals at marriage, who adopted a child from close relatives under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 (HAMA) through a registered...

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Madras High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Seeking Removal of Encroachment on Common Pathway, Holds Dispute Over Patta Land Must Be Resolved by Civil Court. The court found that the pathway was patta land and a civil suit was pending, making the writ petition not maintainable....

The petitioner, D. Arputham, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of mandamus to direct the Commissioner and Assistant Engineer of the Greater Chennai Co...

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Madras High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Against Show Cause Notice in Encroachment Case — No Writ Lies Against Show Cause Notice Without Established Legal Right. Petitioner Failed to Establish Legal Right to Challenge Notice Under Section 128(1)(b) of Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act, 1998....

The petitioner, D. Manoharan, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Madras High Court challenging a notice dated 19.01.2026 issued by the 4th respondent (Assi...

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Madras High Court Dismisses EPFO Appeal Due to Unexplained Delay of 9 Years in Filing Writ Petition. Delay and laches cannot be condoned merely because no time limit is prescribed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India....

The Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner, Employees Provident Fund Organization, Salem, filed a writ appeal against the order of a learned Single Judge dated 19.08.2025 in W.P.No.17888 of 2023. The w...

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Madras High Court Dismisses Writ Appeal Against Adjournment Order in Differently Abled Candidate's Employment Case. Court Holds That Appeal Against Mere Adjournment Is Unnecessary and Directs Expeditious Hearing of Main Writ Petition Seeking Permission to Appear in Computer-Based Examination for Sports Coach Post....

The appellant, J. Joseph Suresh, a differently abled person, filed a writ petition (W.P.No.3894 of 2026) seeking a direction to the respondents to pass orders on his application and issue a hall ticke...

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Madras High Court Allows Tax Case Revisions of Assessee in Sales Tax Assessment Dispute — Remands Matter for Fresh Consideration Due to Inadequate Hearing. Inter-State Sale of Concrete Sleepers Allegation Requires Proper Opportunity for Assessee to Raise Objections Under Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act, 1959....

The petitioner, Rayalaseema Concrete (P) Ltd., a railway contractor, filed three Tax Case Revisions under Section 38(1) of the Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act, 1959, challenging a common order of the...