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Madras High Court Disposes of Writ Petition by Directing Consideration of Representation for Pay Refixation Under Article 226. Retired Special Grade Lab Assistant's Request for Revision of Pay and Retirement Benefits as per Government Order is to be Considered by Respondents Within Four Weeks....

The writ petition was filed by a retired Special Grade Lab Assistant employed in a Government Polytechnic, seeking a writ of mandamus against the State Government and technical education authorities. ...

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Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) Disposes Writ Petition with Direction to University to Consider Professor’s Qualification Approval Proposal. Court Issues Mandamus Directing University to Decide Proposal for Approval of Assistant Professor’s Appointment from Initial Date Within Four Weeks....

Background: The petitioner was appointed as an Assistant Professor of Tamil in St. Judes College, Thoothur, a minority private institution affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. He had been ...

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Madras High Court Allows Retired Conductor's Writ Plea for Interest on Delated Retirement Benefits. Court directs transport corporation to pay 6% per annum interest on belated terminal benefits from date of retirement to actual payment, following precedent....

The petitioner, a retired Conductor of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Tirunelveli Limited, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a mandamus directing...

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Madras High Court Hears Writ Petition Challenging Rejection of Noon Meal Organizer Appointment. Petitioner sought quashing of District Collector's order and direction for appointment to the post of Noon Meal Organizer at a Panchayat Union Primary School....

The petitioner, a resident of Chinnathathampatti village, had applied for the post of Noon Meal Organiser at the Noon Meal Centre attached to the Panchayat Union Primary School, Chinnathathampatti, Vi...

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Madras High Court Allows Appeal in Indian Divorce Act Case — Marriage Dissolved Due to Cruelty by Desertion. Family Court Dismissal Set Aside as Long Separation and Refusal to Cohabit Amounted to Cruelty Under Section 10(1)(x) of Indian Divorce Act, 1869, Post-2010 Amendment....

The matter arose from a Christian marriage solemnized on 1.12.2016. A male child was born to the first respondent on 20.09.2017. The appellant/husband filed a divorce petition under Section 10(1)(x) o...

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Madras High Court Disposes of Writ Appeal on Consent Terms; Property Auction Ordered with Matching Right for Appellant. Appellant Agreed to Participate in Public Auction and Match Highest Bid if Not Highest, with Undertaking to Vacate if Fails....

The case concerned a property dispute over the Anna Gandhi Mani Mandapam @ Apsara Theatre in Krishnagiri, leased to Sri Mookambikai Enterprises, the appellant. The property was under the control of th...

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Madras High Court Dismisses Writ Petitions in Unauthorised Construction Case; Rejects Challenge to Municipal Stop Notices. Petitioners’ failure to obtain prior building plan approval rendered the construction wholly unauthorised, warranting issuance of stop notices by the Commissioner....

The petitioners in two writ petitions challenged stop notices dated 27.05.2024 issued by the Commissioner, Vaniyambadi Municipality, contending that they were constructing buildings on agricultural la...

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Madras High Court quashes Armed Forces Tribunal order granting family pension to mother of deceased soldier. Held that a mother already receiving family pension of her missing ex-serviceman husband is not entitled to an additional family pension under Regulation 70 of the Pension Regulations for the Army, 1961....

The writ petition arose from the rejection of a mother's claim for family pension from the Indian Army. The respondent's son, an enrolled soldier, died in a road accident in 2006. She applied for fami...

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Madras High Court Upholds Employees' Claim for Sick Leave Encashment in Institute of Road Transport, Following Division Bench Order. Retrospective Withdrawal of Encashment Quashed and Interest Awarded at 4% Per Annum on Delayed Payments....

The case arose from a writ petition filed by ten employees of the Institute of Road Transport (IRT) under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. They sought a writ of certiorarified mandamus to qua...

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Madras High Court Sets Aside Armed Forces Tribunal Order in Pension Disbursement Dispute Due to Lack of Jurisdiction. Dispute between bank and pensioner over excess payment does not constitute a 'service matter' under the Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007, and must be adjudicated before the appropriate forum....

The State Bank of India filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution before the Madras High Court assailing an order of the Armed Forces Tribunal, Regional Bench, Chennai dated 01.02.20...