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Madras High Court Allows Writ Appeal in Teacher Eligibility Case — Extends Time for In-Service Teachers to Acquire TET Qualification. Appellant appointed as Tamil Pandit in 2012 without TET was terminated; Court following Supreme Court's extension in Review Petition extends time to acquire TET by 31st August 2028....

The appellant, H. Suriyakala, was appointed as Tamil Pandit in a Government Aided Higher Secondary School in 2012. The essential qualification of passing the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) was introdu...

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Madras High Court Dismisses Appeal Seeking Reclassification of Animal Husbandry Assistant as Skilled Post. Classification of government posts as skilled or unskilled is a policy decision not subject to judicial review....

The appellant, V. Jayabal, filed a writ petition before the Madras High Court seeking to categorize the post of Animal Husbandry Assistant as a skilled post and to regularize his scale of pay with con...

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Madras High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Direct Evidence and Unreliable Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Establish Chain of Circumstances Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Sadaiyandi, was convicted by the Additional District Judge (Fast Track Court), Theni, for the murder of a woman and theft of her gold ornaments under Sections 302 and 380 IPC. The prose...

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Madras High Court Quashes Suspension Order of Assistant Engineer in Illegal Sand Mining Case — Suspension Cannot Be Continued After Conclusion of Disciplinary Proceedings. The court held that once disciplinary proceedings are concluded and punishment imposed, the suspension order must be revoked, and the employee cannot be kept under suspension indefinitely....

The petitioner, R. Ponnudurai, was serving as an Assistant Engineer in the Agricultural Engineering Department, Tamil Nadu. He was arrested on 05.07.2022 by the Tirunelveli CB-CID in Crime No.2 of 202...

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Madras High Court Dismisses Writ Petition of Dismissed Employee Seeking Action Against Transport Corporation Officials — Petitioner Lacks Locus Standi as Disciplinary Proceedings Already Initiated....

The petitioner, S. Murugesan, a dismissed employee of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Ltd., filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of mandamus d...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses State Appeals in Land Acquisition Case — Upholds Compensation Enhancement for Acquired Land. Court holds that belated acquisition proceedings and failure to pay compensation within five years render acquisition lapsed under Section 11A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894....

The case involves a batch of writ appeals filed by the State of Karnataka and its authorities against the judgment of a learned Single Judge in land acquisition matters. The dispute pertains to the ac...

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Karnataka High Court Dismisses Workmen's Appeals Against Lay-Off and Retrenchment Orders. The court found that the management did not employ more than 92 workmen and that the lay-off was executed without obtaining necessary permissions under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947....

The case involved a batch of three intra-court appeals filed by workmen of Karnataka Malladi Biotics Ltd. against the dismissal of their writ petitions challenging the lay-off and retrenchment of 84 w...

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Karnataka High Court Upholds Land Acquisition Challenges in Industrial Development Case — Emphasizes Public Purpose Requirement....

The judgment involved a series of twelve intra-Court appeals against a common order dated 20.06.2013 from the writ Court concerning land acquisition under the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Act...

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Karnataka High Court Upholds Land Acquisition Proceedings Challenge — Land Acquisition Declared Bad in Law....

The case involved multiple writ appeals filed against a judgment by the Karnataka High Court concerning land acquisition proceedings initiated by the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA). The appeals...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Minimum Wage Notifications for Textile Workers — Procedural Violations Identified....

The dispute arose from four writ petitions filed by the Garment and Textile Workers Union challenging the validity of notifications issued by the Government of Karnataka revising minimum wages for var...