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Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) Disposes of Writ Petition for FMB Rectification, Directs Revenue Divisional Officer to Pass Final Orders Within Four Weeks. Court Acts on Government Advocate's Assurance That the Petitioner's Pending Representation Had Been Enquired Into and Would Be Decided in Four Weeks, Without Examining Merits of the Claim....

The petitioner, S. Abinaya, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of mandamus directing the first respondent, the Revenue Divisional Officer, Thanjavur, t...

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Madras High Court Quashes Transfer Order of School Education Superintendent Citing Violation of Natural Justice. Transfer Order Based on Baseless Complaints Without Hearing Ruled Illegal Under Article 226 of Constitution....

The case concerns a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution filed by Neel anarayanan, a Superintendent in the School Education Department, challenging his transfer from Sathankulam, Thooth...

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Madras High Court Disposes of Writ Petition Challenging Rejection of Ordinary Leave for Life Convict. Court Holds that Under Rule 22 of Tamil Nadu Suspension of Sentence Rules, 1982, Completion of Three Years Imprisonment is Mandatory for Ordinary Leave; Pendency of Special Leave Petition Not a Valid Ground for Rejection....

The petitioner, wife of a life convict, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking a certiorarified mandamus to quash an order dated 22.08.2024 passed by the second respondent...

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Madras High Court Quashes Detention Order Based Solely on Likelihood of Bail Without Evidence of Public Order Threat. Preventive Detention Cannot Be Invoked Merely on Possibility of Accused Coming Out on Bail Without Demonstrating Propensity for Offending and Threat to Public Order....

The habeas corpus petition was filed by the father of the detenu, challenging a preventive detention order passed by the District Magistrate of Thoothukudi under a preventive detention law. The detenu...

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Madras High Court Discharges Government Official in Contempt Proceedings for Willful Disobedience of Order Directing Service Regularization. Court Holds That Compliance with Order to Regularize Vocational Instructor from Initial Appointment and Grant Monetary Benefits Renders Contempt Proceedings Redundant Under Contempt of Courts Act, 1971....

The contempt petition arose from an alleged willful disobedience of the order dated 19.06.2024 in W.P.(MD)No.2006 of 2022 by the Joint Director (Vocational), Directorate of School Education. The petit...

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Madras High Court Closes Contempt Petition After Recording Compliance of Direction to Award Service Benefits to Teacher. Contempt Petition Filed Under Section 11 of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for Wilful Disobedience of Order Quashing Denial is Closed....

The petitioner, D. Santhi, a teacher, had earlier filed W.P.(MD)No.11753 of 2021 before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court challenging an order dated 28.12.2020 that denied her annual incremen...

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Madras High Court Examines Writ Petitions Challenging Sale Notice and Seeking Declaration of Lapse of Land Acquisition Under Section 24(2) of 2013 Act. Dispute Involves Lands Acquired for Namakkal Neighbourhood Scheme, with Compensation Deposited in Court and Possession Allegedly Taken, Raising Question of Applicability of Section 24(2)....

The matter pertained to two writ petitions filed before the Madras High Court by landowners whose lands were acquired for the Namakkal Neighbourhood Scheme Phase III. The original land acquisition was...

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Madras High Court Disposes of Writ Petition Challenging Promotion Ratio Following Government Withdrawal of Quota. The Court Directed Implementation of the Government Decision Within Six Weeks, Rendering the Challenge to the 8:1 Ratio Infructuous....

The case arose from a writ petition filed by 19 Assistant Section Officers (ASOs) and Assistant Section Officer-cum-Programmers before the Madras High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution. The ...

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Madras High Court Holds Contempt Petition Maintainable During Pendency of Writ Appeal Without Stay. Respondent's Failure to Restore Cheque Signing Power to Panchayat President Despite Court Order Amounts to Wilful Disobedience....

The contempt petition arose from a writ order that quashed the withdrawal of the petitioner's cheque signing power as President of Palayanur Village Panchayat. The petitioner, having succeeded in the ...

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Madras High Court Closes Contempt Petition Against Cooperative Society Officer for Non-Compliance of Writ Order. Contempt Allegations Closed as Respondent Passes Fresh Order After Hearing Petitioner and Court Grants Liberty to Challenge Fresh Order....

Background: The petition arose from a contempt application filed by Dr. N. Sugumar against the Deputy Registrar of a cooperative house building society, alleging willful disobedience of a writ court o...