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Madras High Court Dismisses Petitioner in Hoarding License Matter as Withdrawn.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...

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Madras High Court Sets Aside Special Court Order Dismissing Section 317 CrPC Exemption Petition and Recall of Non-Bailable Warrant, Holds Discretionary Powers Must Be Exercised Judiciously. Accused's Prior Exemptions Alone Do Not Constitute Dilatory Tactics; Non-Bailable Warrant Could Not Be Issued as a Matter of Course Under Sections 317 and 70(2) CrPC....

The appeal arose from an order of the Special Court under the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008, which dismissed the appellant's petition under Section 317 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, ...

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Madras High Court Considers Appeal by Injured Claimant in Motor Accident Claim Seeking to Set Aside Exoneration of Insurer. Tribunal Exonerated Insurer on Ground of Invalid Driving License; Claimant Relies on Swaran Singh to Apply Pay and Recover Principle....

The appeal arose from a motor accident claim filed by the injured claimant seeking compensation of Rs. 25,00,000/-. On 29.07.2014, the claimant, while proceeding from his house to Adukamparai in his v...