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Madras High Court Dismisses Habeas Corpus Petition by Father for Missing Major Daughter. Court Holds Petition Not Maintainable as Daughter Married and Living with Husband of Own Volition; Marriage Registered and She Appeared via Video Conferencing Under Article 226....

Background: The case involved a Habeas Corpus petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by Subramani, the father, seeking production of his missing daughter Sri Kaviya, aged 24, an...

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High Court of Madras Hears Writ Petition Challenging Cancellation of Ryotwari Patta under Tamil Nadu Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1948. The matter involves interpretation of revisional powers under Section 7(c) and the binding effect of earlier judicial orders on the same grant....

The writ petitioner challenged the order dated 27.11.2021 of the Commissioner of Land Administration, which cancelled the ryotwari patta earlier granted in his favour for land measuring 8.28 acres in ...

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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...