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Madras High Court Directs Respondents to File Affidavit on Disbursement of Terminal Benefits to Deceased Government Servant's Wife. Petitioner, as the legally wedded wife, had filed representation for terminal benefits but authorities failed to act despite admitting entitlement....

The petitioner, P. Tamilselvi, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a mandamus to direct the Commissioner of Treasuries and Accounts and the District Treasury O...

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Madras High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder Case — Circumstantial Evidence Held Insufficient to Prove Conspiracy and Robbery-Murder. Suicide Note and Recovery of Jewels Not Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt; Failure to Examine Key Witness and Gap in Chain of Circumstances Renders Acquittal Not Perverse....

The Criminal Appeal was filed by the son of the deceased, who was the first informant, against the acquittal of three accused persons by the trial court. The deceased was found dead in her residence o...

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CMA(PT).No.46 of 2024...

Background: This is an appeal filed under Section 117-A of the Patents Act, 1970 by the applicant against the order of the Controller of Patents rejecting patent application no.201617013577 for an inv...

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High Court Allows Appeal in Motor Accident Claim; Sets Aside Finding of Negligence Under Section 163-A of Motor Vehicles Act. Compensation Enhanced as Negligence Defense Not Available in No-Fault Claims Under Section 163-A....

This appeal arose from a claim petition filed by the dependants of a lorry driver who died in a road accident. The deceased, Saleth Raj, was driving his lorry on 03.02.2013 when he lost control and th...

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Madras High Court Dismisses State's Appeal, Upholds Quashing of Compulsory Retirement of Tahsildar; Official Acted on Superior Officers' Written Instructions, Not Guilty of Misconduct....

The intra-court appeal arose from a writ petition where a single judge of the Madras High Court set aside the punishment of compulsory retirement imposed on the respondent, a Tahsildar. The respondent...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Tenant's Revision Against Eviction Order in Execution Proceedings — Compromise Decree Not Violated as Lease Deed Was Not Part of Decree. Executing Court Cannot Go Beyond Decree Terms; Alleged Violation of Lease Deed Not Enforceable in Execution Under Section 115 CPC....

The petitioner, Smt. R. Sharmila, was a tenant in a property owned by the respondent, B. Devakumar. The respondent filed O.S.No.755/2011 for ejectment, arrears of rent, and future mesne profits. Durin...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Arbitration Proceedings in Chit Fund Dispute for Lack of Jurisdiction. Arbitration Clause in Chit Fund Agreement Not Binding as Chit Fund Act Overrides Arbitration and Conciliation Act....

The petitioner, Sri H.B. Shivakumar, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking to quash arbitration proceedings initiated by the 1st respondent, Gokulam Chi...

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Karnataka High Court Examines Application of Order XXIII Rule 3A CPC to Suit by Non‑Party Seeking Declaration That Compromise Decree is Not Binding. The appellant, a religious math, challenged the rejection of its plaint which alleged that a compromise decree was fraudulent and collusive, thus not binding on it....

The dispute centered on a property originally allotted to S. Narayana by the Bengaluru Development Authority in 1973, with a sale deed executed in 1990. Upon his death on July 22, 2013, his wife Smt. ...

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Public Interest Litigation – Suppression of Material Facts – Criminal Contempt – Maintainability of PIL. High Court dismissed the PIL on grounds of suppression of facts, lack of bona fides, and scandalizing the court. Criminal contempt was noted but no proceedings were initiated....

Litigants filing PIL must disclose all material facts and approach the court with clean hands. Scandalizing the court through social media can constitute criminal contempt. Frivolous PILs should be di...