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Madras High Court Dismisses Plaintiff's Revision Against Dismissal of Reply Statement Application in Specific Performance Suit Due to Delay and Absence of New Facts. Court Upholds Trial Court Order Finding That Written Statement Did Not Raise Any New Question of Fact and Application Was Belated....

The petitioner filed a suit for specific performance and permanent injunction based on an agreement of sale dated 15.01.2005, claiming that the entire sale consideration was paid and possession was de...

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Madras High Court Upholds Disciplinary Authority in Watchman Misconduct Case Due to Procedural Compliance and No Disproportionality. Judicial Review Limited to Procedural Correctness and Proportionality Under Article 226; Delay of Five Years in Filing Writ Petition and Non-Exhaustion of Departmental Appeal Contributed to Dismissal....

The case originated from a disciplinary action against the petitioner, a Night Watchman in the District Court premises, who was charged with misconduct for attempting to obtain draft question papers f...

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Madras High Court Dismisses Senior Bailiff's Writ Petition Challenging Accountant General's Order Refusing Grade Pay of Rs.4200/- Due to Laches and Pay Rules. Selection Grade Pay Cannot Exceed First Promotional Post Pay as per Government Letter No.63305/Pay Cell/2010-1 Dated 08.11.2010, and Relied-Upon Order Was Reviewed by Division Bench....

The petitioner joined Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service as a Senior Bailiff in 1985 and retired on 28 February 2013. Several years after retirement, he made a representation seeking revision of his pay s...

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Madras High Court Restrains State from Granting Permanent Public Employment to Kin of Stampede Victims; Permits Temporary Appointments Subject to Judicial Review. The Court Holds That Compassionate Appointments Must Adhere to Constitutional Provisions Under Articles 14 and 16 and Cannot Be a Colourable Exercise of Power....

The writ petitions, filed as Public Interest Litigations under Article 226 of the Constitution, sought to restrain the State Government from granting public employment to the family members of the 41 ...

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High Court of Madras Disposes of Writ Petition Challenging Central Administrative Tribunal Order Regarding Pension Disbursement. Court Directs Verification of Deposits Made by Employee and Considers Settlement of Dues for Pension Processing....

Background: The petitioner, a former employee of BSNL, sought disbursal of Death-cum-Retirement Gratuity (DCRG) and pension. The dispute arose due to the non-processing of his pension papers because o...

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Madras High Court Dismisses Writ Appeal in TNPSC Examination Matter; Upholds Automated Rejection of OMR Sheet Due to Improper Shading. Candidate's Failure to Properly Shade Question Booklet Number Rendered Answer Sheet Unfit for Valuation Under Examination Rules....

The writ appeal arose from the dismissal of a writ petition that challenged the selection list for a recruitment examination conducted by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC). The appellan...

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Madras High Court Allows State’s Appeal, Sets Aside Single Judge’s Order for Retrospective Promotion under G.O.Ms.No.1170. Court holds that relaxation of service rules is discretionary, cannot be claimed as right, and cannot be applied retrospectively after retirement....

The matter arose from a service dispute wherein a Panchayat Assistant, appointed in 1979 and later transferred as Junior Assistant in 1999 under a 10% quota, sought retrospective promotion and relaxat...

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Madras High Court Dismisses Writ Petitions by Retired Government Employees Seeking Pay Fixation Revision, Holding Claims Barred by Delay of Over 15 Years. Challenge Against Government Instructions Dated 08.11.2010 Rejected as Untenable; Petitioners' Retirement Between 2012-2017 and Belated Filing Found Fatal....

Three writ petitions were filed by former government employees, R. Vijaykumar, T.K. Jeganathan, and T. Dhanapal, challenging instructions issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu on 08.11.2010 regarding...

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W.P. (MD) No.35806 of 2025...

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