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Madras High Court Allows Appeal by Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. in Land Acquisition Dispute — Government Land Transfer Upheld Over Private Ownership Claims. Grama Natham Land Classified as Government Property Under Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act, 1905, Not Subject to Acquisition Under Land Acquisition Act, 1894....

The case involves an intra-court appeal filed by the Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) and its officers against an order of a single judge dated 02.04.2025 in W.P.No.9246 of 2024. The single judge had...

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Madras High Court Allows Writ Appeal in Promotion Case, Remands for Fresh Consideration on Merits. The writ Court dismissed the petition on locus standi without examining merits; Division Bench remands for fresh consideration....

The appellants, initially appointed as Gangmen, filed a writ petition seeking a direction to the official respondents to consider their case for promotion to the post of Work Inspector as per the Rule...

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Madras High Court Dismisses Insurance Company's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim, Upholds Tribunal's Finding of Tractor Involvement. Eyewitness testimony and contemporaneous documents supported the claim, and compensation calculation was as per settled principles....

The case arises from a fatal motor accident that occurred on 06.02.2013 at about 7.30 p.m. The deceased, Nagaraj, was riding his two-wheeler (TVS 50) from Rangarajapuram towards Nagalapuram when a tra...

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Madras High Court Dismisses EPFO Appeal Against Spinning Mill Due to Inordinate Delay of Eight Years in Challenging Appellate Tribunal Order. Delay and Laches Bar Entertaining Writ Petition Filed After Eight Years Without Satisfactory Explanation....

The Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner (appellant) filed a writ petition before the Madras High Court challenging an order of the Appellate Tribunal dated 21.11.2014 in ATA.No.464(13) of 2013. The ...

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Madras High Court Dismisses Second Appeal in Specific Performance Suit — Concurrent Findings of Fact Not Interfered With. Sale Agreement Alleged by Plaintiffs Not Proved; Defendant's Mortgage Claim Upheld....

The appellants/plaintiffs filed a second appeal against the judgment and decree of the Principal District Judge, Tirunelveli, dated 21.11.2002 in A.S.No.312 of 2001, which confirmed the judgment and d...

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Madras High Court Dismisses Revision Against Execution of Ex-Parte Decree in Money Suit — Procedural Compliance Under Order 21 Rule 11[A] CPC Upheld. Execution Petition Filed with Proper Affidavit of Assets and Within Limitation, No Ground to Dismiss EP....

The case involves a Civil Revision Petition filed by A.S. Jahangir (petitioner) challenging the order dated 30.01.2026 in EA No.3/2025 in EP No.688/2020 passed by the XXVIII Assistant City Civil Court...

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Madras High Court Allows Condonation of 70-Day Delay in Setting Aside Exparte Decree — Liberal Approach to Delay Condonation. Petitioner's Ill-Health and Death of Plaintiff Constitute Sufficient Cause Under Section 5 of Limitation Act, 1963....

The Civil Revision Petition was filed by Kumaran, the defendant in O.S.No.129/2016 on the file of the District Munsif Court, Sholinghur. The respondents (plaintiffs) had filed the suit for declaration...

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Madras High Court Allows Interim Custody of Vehicles Allegedly Purchased from Proceeds of Crime — Emphasizes Right to Use Property Pending Trial. The court held that mere allegation of proceeds of crime without proof does not disentitle the owner to interim custody, especially when the vehicles were transferred before the FIR....

The judgment pertains to two Criminal Revision Cases filed by A.J. Prabhakaran and D. Jagannathan, owners of a Mercedes Benz S350 and a Defender vehicle respectively, challenging the order dated 29.01...

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Madras High Court Dismisses Revision Against Refusal to Direct FIR Registration in Cryptocurrency Fraud Case — Complaint Lacks Territorial Jurisdiction as Cause of Action Arose in USA and Baroda....

The petitioner, M.Bharanidharan Ranganathan, a Non-Resident Indian, filed a Criminal Revision under Sections 438 r/w 442 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) challenging the order da...