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Madras High Court Allows Writ Petition Seeking Retrospective Promotion as Deputy Block Development Officer; Administrative Delay in Regularization Cannot Prejudice Employee's Right to Promotion. Employee Cannot Be Denied Promotion for Lack of Service Qualification When Department Failed to Provide Posting, and Administrative Delay Rendered Him Otherwise Eligible....

The petitioner was appointed on compassionate grounds as Junior Assistant in 2007 after his father died in harness in 2001. His services were regularized only in 2016 and probation declared in 2017, a...

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Madras High Court Disposes of Writ Petition Seeking Mandamus to Constitute Fee Committee for Self-Finance Agriculture Colleges. Court Holds that Fixation of Fee and Constitution of Committee is a Government Function, Not Amenable to a Writ of Mandamus Under Article 226 of the Constitution....

The case arose from a writ petition filed by the Association of Self Finance Agriculture Colleges against the State Government of Tamil Nadu and the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University under Article 22...

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Madras High Court Considers Appeal Against Order Upholding Rejection of Inclusion in Deputy Tahsildar City List. Employee’s Claim for 2006 List Rejected Under Rule 7(A) of Tamil Nadu Revenue Subordinate Service Rules....

The appeal arose from a service dispute concerning the appellant’s claim for inclusion in the City List of Deputy Tahsildars for the year 2006. The appellant, a Junior Assistant in the Revenue Depar...

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Madras High Court Dismisses Appeals Against Conditional Stay of Arrest Order in Execution Proceedings. Condition Requiring Deposit of 25% of Arbitral Award Amount Upheld as Not a Finding on Means; Execution Court to Determine Means (Paras 20-25)....

The dispute arose from an arbitration award dated October 23, 2019, under which the appellant, a tenant, was directed to pay approximately Rs. 1.80 crores (including interest) to the respondent-landlo...

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Madras High Court Quashes Rejection of Maternity Leave for Court Staff; Holds Marriage Not Compulsorily Registrable and Awards Compensation. Court Rules Employer Cannot Demand Strict Proof of Marriage When Prima Facie Evidence Exists, Directs Grant of Leave with Full Salary and Costs of Rs.1,00,000 for Mental Agony....

The petitioner, a widow working as an Office Assistant in the District Munsif cum Judicial Court, Kodavasal, sought maternity leave after remarrying. She lost her first husband in January 2020 and the...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal in Railway Accident Claim — Deemed Passenger Doctrine Applied. Claimants entitled to compensation as deceased was a bona fide passenger holding a valid ticket, rebutting the presumption of negligence under Section 124A of the Railways Act, 1989....

The appeal arises from the dismissal of a claim petition by the Railway Claims Tribunal, Bangalore Bench, in OA No. II U 162/2012 dated 14.12.2016. The claimants, being the legal representatives of th...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Civil Revision Petition Challenging Rejection of Plaint Rejection Application in Suit for Declaration and Injunction Regarding Public Property. Order 7 Rule 11 CPC Application Rejected as Plaint Disclosed Cause of Action and Was Not Barred by Law....

The petitioners-defendants filed a civil revision petition under Section 115 CPC challenging the order dated 29.09.2023 passed by the Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Malur in O.S. No. 636/2022, rejecting...

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Madras High Court Disposes of Writ Petitions Challenging Land Revenue Orders and Patta Issuance. Petitioners Sought Quashing of Orders Passed by Revenue Officials Under Article 226 of Constitution....

The matter involves two writ petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court. The first petition, W.P.(MD)No.19196 of 2019, was filed b...