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High Court of Judicature at Madras Sets Aside Writ Order and Upholds Compulsory Retirement of Corporation Employee for Prolonged Unauthorised Absence. Punishment of Compulsory Retirement Not Disproportionate When Domestic Enquiry Complied with Natural Justice and Absence Was Intentional....

The writ appeal arose from a dispute concerning an employee of the Chennai Corporation who was absent without authorization for an extended period. The employee was initially appointed in 1993 and lat...

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Madras High Court Allows State's Writ Appeal in Vocational Instructors Pay Dispute, Sets Aside Single Judge's Order. Issue of Pay Parity for Vocational Instructors Covered by Full Bench Decision, SLP Against Which Dismissed by Supreme Court....

This intra-court writ appeal arose from a service dispute concerning the pay scales and parity claims of vocational instructors employed in government schools in Tamil Nadu. The respondents in the app...

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Madras High Court Dismisses Bail Petition in NDPS Act Case on Grounds of Joint Possession and Commercial Quantity. Oral Compliance with Section 50 of NDPS Act through Translator Held Sufficient Despite Written Notice in Language Not Understood by Accused....

The matter involved a bail petition filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 by Soyal Rana, who was arrested on 20.09.2025 for offences under Sections 8(c), 20(b)(ii)(C)...

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Madras High Court Dismisses Bail Application in NDPS Case Holding Oral Compliance of Section 50 Sufficient and Aggregating Possession for Commercial Quantity. Arrest Prior to Mihir Rajesh Shah Precludes Challenge on Grounds of Arrest; Joint Presence with Co-accused Leads to Aggregation of Ganja to 23 kg Commercial Quantity Under NDPS Act, 1985....

The petitioner, Nasu Seikh, was arrested on 09.10.2025 in connection with Crime No. 159 of 2025 for offences under Sections 8(c) read with 20(b)(ii)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance...

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High Court Allows Union of India’s Writ Petition Against CAT Order Granting Promotion Consideration to Retired Officer. Promotion Not a Vested Right; Consideration Arises Only When Vacancy Notified and DPC Convened, and No Junior Promoted Before Retirement....

The writ petition was filed by the Union of India, through the Central Board of Excise and Customs, challenging an order of the Central Administrative Tribunal, Chennai Bench, which directed considera...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Allows Second Appeal in Property Partition Suit — Reverses First Appellate Court's Decree and Restores Trial Court's Dismissal. The Court held that the first appellate court failed to frame proper points for determination under Order 41 Rule 31 CPC, and its judgment was perverse and not based on evidence....

The case involves a property dispute among siblings over ancestral property in Campal, Panaji, Goa. The original plaintiffs (respondents) filed a suit for partition and separate possession of the prop...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Acquits Appellant in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Testimony of Injured Witness and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as sole eyewitness's evidence was inconsistent and not supported by medical or other evidence....

The appellant, Arjuna Maruti Kazidoni, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, South Goa, Margao, in Sessions Case No.05/2020 for the murder of two persons, Bhim and Ravi, and for causing hurt...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Dismisses Appeal Against Refusal to Initiate Criminal Complaint for Alleged Offences Under IPC. Court holds that mere filing of civil suit and criminal complaint does not warrant initiation of proceedings under Section 340 CrPC without prima facie satisfaction of offence....

The appellant, Arun Kumar Sharma, filed a criminal appeal under Section 341 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, challenging the judgment and order dated 27.11.2023 passed by the Learned Additiona...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Insurer's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Negligence of Driver Not Proved by Insurance Company. The court upheld the Tribunal's award of compensation to the legal representatives of a deceased fisherman, holding that the insurer failed to prove breach of policy conditions or contributory negligence....

The appellant, The New India Assurance Co. Ltd., filed an appeal under Section 173(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, challenging the judgment and award dated 28.08.2017 passed by the Principal Senio...