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Madras High Court Allows Appeal in Partition Suit, Sets Aside Trial Court Decree Dismissing Suit as Not Maintainable. Father Cannot Execute Will Over Ancestral Property to Defeat Son's Right by Birth Under Hindu Succession Act, 1956....

The appellant/plaintiff, Karthikeyan, filed a suit for partition seeking a ½ share in the suit properties, claiming they were ancestral coparcenary properties of himself, his father Gurusamy (first d...

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Madras High Court Allows Writ Petition Seeking Removal of Encroachment on Public Park Land — Directs Authorities to Restore Land for Public Use. The court held that land reserved for a park/play area cannot be encroached upon and must be maintained for the community's benefit....

The petitioner, R. Mohan, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of mandamus to direct the respondents 1 to 5 (State of Tamil Nadu, Greater Chennai Corpora...

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Madras High Court Allows Writ Petitions Challenging Customs Duty Demand on Vessels Imported Prior to Notification. Condition No.82 of Notification 12/2012-Cus. Cannot Be Applied Retrospectively to Vessels Imported Before Its Effective Date....

The petitioner, The Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd., imported two vessels, 'Jag Rishi' and 'Jag Rahul', prior to 17.03.2012. On 17.03.2012, the Central Government issued Notification 12/2012-Cus. ...

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Madras High Court Dismisses Writ Petitions Challenging Slum Clearance Notice and Demanding Alternative Accommodation. Court holds that slum dwellers cannot claim alternative accommodation as a matter of right under the Tamil Nadu Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act, 1971, and that the eviction notice was validly issued....

The case involves writ petitions filed by slum dwellers challenging an eviction notice dated 15.12.2023 issued by the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board (respondent No.4) in respect of the Gengai Karaipu...

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Madras High Court Upholds Termination of Temporary Employees in TANGEDCO for Non-Compliance with Recruitment Rules. Appointments made without following constitutional mandates and Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission regulations are invalid and cannot be regularized....

The case involves a batch of writ appeals and writ petitions filed by temporary employees of the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO) challenging their termination. Th...

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Madras High Court Allows Second Appeal in Property Injunction Suit — Reverses Appellate Court's Dismissal and Restores Trial Court's Decree. Held that the appellate court erred in reversing the trial court's judgment without properly considering the evidence regarding possession and title....

The appellants, as plaintiffs, filed a suit for bare injunction in O.S.No.52 of 2008 before the District Munsif Court, Thuraiyur, seeking to restrain the defendants from interfering with their possess...

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Madras High Court Grants Decree for Possession and Arrears in Commercial Lease Dispute — Tenant Failed to Pay Rent and Vacate Premises. Landlord Entitled to Recovery of Possession, Rental Arrears, Damages for Use and Occupation, and GST with Interest at 18% Per Annum....

The plaintiff, Faisal Khan, filed a suit in the High Court of Judicature at Madras seeking recovery of possession of his commercial property located at Old Nos.40/1, 40/A, 40/B, New Door No.176, Eldam...

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Madras High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Witnesses and Lack of Corroboration — Conviction Under Section 302 IPC Set Aside. The court held that the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt as the eyewitnesses were interested and the recovery of weapons was not properly corroborated....

The case pertains to a criminal appeal filed by C.Krishnamoorthy and A.Raj (appellants/accused 1 and 2) against their conviction under Section 302 read with 34 IPC for the murder of Kalaivanan. The pr...