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Bombay High Court Quashes Exit Permit Issued to Taiwanese Student, Holds that Online Study During Employment Does Not Breach Visa Conditions. Court Directs Issuance of Registration Certificate as No Violation of Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025 Found....

The petitioner, a Taiwanese national, was initially granted an Employment (E-2) Visa by the Indian Embassy in Taiwan to work with Maxxis Rubber India Private Limited. The visa was extended from time t...

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Bombay High Court Holds That Motor Vehicle Under Repair at Garage is 'Use' for Purposes of Compensation Liability Under Motor Vehicles Act. Court Clarifies That Vehicles Stationed for Repair Fall Within Section 147 Liability, Rejecting Insurer's Narrow Interpretation of 'Use'....

The appeal arose from an order of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Mumbai, awarding compensation of Rs. 8,26,000 with interest to the dependents of a welder who died in a blast while welding a tank...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Contempt Petition Alleging Wilful Disobedience of Supreme Court Arrest Guidelines; No Contempt Without a Prior Judicial Finding of Violation. Voluntary Settlement and Quashing of the Underlying FIR Precludes Subsequent Contempt Action on Same Facts....

The contempt petition arose from an FIR registered against the petitioner under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Indian Penal Code. The petitioner, Binod Agarwal, alleged that the responde...

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Madras High Court Dismisses Writ Appeal Against Order Quashing Stamp Duty Demand as Notice Issued Beyond Limitation Period. Sub-Registrar's Demand for Deficit Stamp Duty on Power of Attorney Treated as Conveyance Fails Due to Bar of Three-Year Limitation Under Section 33A of Indian Stamp Act, 1899....

The appeal arose from an order of a learned Single Judge of the Madras High Court, Madurai Bench, allowing a writ petition filed by the respondent challenging a demand for deficit stamp duty on a powe...

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Madras High Court Dismisses Plaintiff's Revision Against Dismissal of Reply Statement Application in Specific Performance Suit Due to Delay and Absence of New Facts. Court Upholds Trial Court Order Finding That Written Statement Did Not Raise Any New Question of Fact and Application Was Belated....

The petitioner filed a suit for specific performance and permanent injunction based on an agreement of sale dated 15.01.2005, claiming that the entire sale consideration was paid and possession was de...

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Madras High Court Upholds Disciplinary Authority in Watchman Misconduct Case Due to Procedural Compliance and No Disproportionality. Judicial Review Limited to Procedural Correctness and Proportionality Under Article 226; Delay of Five Years in Filing Writ Petition and Non-Exhaustion of Departmental Appeal Contributed to Dismissal....

The case originated from a disciplinary action against the petitioner, a Night Watchman in the District Court premises, who was charged with misconduct for attempting to obtain draft question papers f...

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Madras High Court Dismisses Senior Bailiff's Writ Petition Challenging Accountant General's Order Refusing Grade Pay of Rs.4200/- Due to Laches and Pay Rules. Selection Grade Pay Cannot Exceed First Promotional Post Pay as per Government Letter No.63305/Pay Cell/2010-1 Dated 08.11.2010, and Relied-Upon Order Was Reviewed by Division Bench....

The petitioner joined Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service as a Senior Bailiff in 1985 and retired on 28 February 2013. Several years after retirement, he made a representation seeking revision of his pay s...

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Madras High Court Restrains State from Granting Permanent Public Employment to Kin of Stampede Victims; Permits Temporary Appointments Subject to Judicial Review. The Court Holds That Compassionate Appointments Must Adhere to Constitutional Provisions Under Articles 14 and 16 and Cannot Be a Colourable Exercise of Power....

The writ petitions, filed as Public Interest Litigations under Article 226 of the Constitution, sought to restrain the State Government from granting public employment to the family members of the 41 ...