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Madras High Court Allows Wife’s Appeal in Divorce Case Holding Unsubstantiated Adultery Allegation by Husband Constitutes Cruelty. Subsequent Events Including Adultery Imputation and Long Separation Considered to Dissolve Marriage Under Section 19 of Family Courts Act, 1984....

The appeal arose from a Christian marriage solemnized on 29 December 2003 between Shally Roselin, a teacher, and Aaron Durairaj, a Reverend and correspondent of schools. Two children were born. The wi...

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Madras High Court Quashes Recovery Order Against Retired Agricultural Officer for Excess Pension Due to Violation of Natural Justice and Prolonged Delay. Recovery of Inadvertently Paid Excess Pension Without Misrepresentation or Fraud Held Impermissible Under Article 226 of Constitution of India....

The petitioner, a former Agricultural Officer, retired on 30.04.2014 and was receiving a monthly pension of Rs.43,921 under PPO No.RO-713261. The respondents claimed that an excess pension of Rs.2,43,...

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Madras High Court Dismisses Minor's Writ Petition as Withdrawn in Community Certificate Matter. Court Allows Withdrawal of Challenge Against Revenue Divisional Officer's Order Dated 29.05.2023 Without Adjudicating Merits....

This matter concerns a writ petition filed before the High Court of Judicature at Madras by a minor petitioner, Y.S.Varshitha, represented by her natural guardian and mother. The petitioner challenged...

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Madras High Court Dismisses Petitioner in Hoarding License Matter as Withdrawn. Court Allows Withdrawal of Writ Petitions Seeking License for Hoardings at Multiple Locations Without Any Adjudication on Merits....

The petitioner, a proprietor of a firm, filed two writ petitions before the Madras High Court. The first petition sought a direction to the Commissioner, Greater Chennai City Corporation to grant a li...

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Madras High Court Allows Appeal by State in Stamp Duty Case, Setting Aside Order That Directed Registration Based on Contract Price. Stamp Duty on Sale Deed Executed Pursuant to Specific Performance Decree Must Be Calculated on Market Value as of Date of Execution, Not Contract Price, Under Indian Stamp Act, 1899, Section 47-A....

This writ appeal arose from a single judge order allowing a writ petition that had challenged the refusal of the registering authority to register a sale deed executed pursuant to a decree for specifi...

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Madras High Court Dismisses Writ Appeal Against Fair Rent and Eviction from Temple Property, Directs Protection of Temple Properties. Court Holds That Lease of Temple Properties to Specific Communities Violates Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959 and Constitutional Principles, and Fair Rent Under Section 34-A Must Be Fixed Periodically....

The dispute arose from a writ appeal filed by Madurai Thennaga Vaniyar Sangam, a registered society, and its president, challenging the dismissal of their writ petition that had questioned the fair re...

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Madras High Court Hears Writ Petition Challenging Removal from Service of Head Clerk for Alleged Misappropriation of Funds. The case involves alleged non-remittance of court collections to the RBI, with the petitioner arguing procedural violations such as lack of separate charges and biased enquiry officer....

The petitioner, M.Velu, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the order dated 30.11.2023 passed by the Principal District Judge, City Civil Court, Chennai, i...

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Madras High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Rejection of Community Certificate for Employment Reservation in Puducherry. Court Holds Petitioner Failed to Prove Puducherry Origin as Per Cut-off Date Policy of 19.02.2001....

The writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution was filed by E. Anitha challenging the order of the Sub Collector, Villiyanur, dated 21.03.2024, which rejected her application for a community ...

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Madras High Court Delivers Common Judgment in Batch of Writ Appeals Involving Employment Claims of BHEL Apprentices. Appeals Challenge Dismissal of Writ Petitions on Grounds of Change in Recruitment Policy and Applicability of Apprentices Act, 1961....

This common judgment concerned a batch of writ appeals filed by individuals who completed apprentice training at Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Trichy. The appellants, holders of ITI certifi...

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Madras High Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Suspension of Sentence in POCSO Case Where Victim Was Minor. Court Holds That Victim's Age Was Proved as 13 Years and Consent of Child is Immaterial Under Section 2(d) of POCSO Act, and Presumptions Under Sections 29 and 30 Apply....

This criminal miscellaneous petition arose from a conviction under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. The petitioner, a man from the Irular community, was convicted by the Spec...