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Madras High Court Allows Insurance Company's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Reduces Compensation Due to Lack of Proof of Income and Negligence. Claimants failed to establish the income of the deceased teacher and the rash and negligent driving of the offending vehicle, leading to reduction in award....

The case involves a Civil Miscellaneous Appeal filed by the Insurance Company under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, challenging the award of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Tiruchirap...

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Madras High Court Allows CENVAT Credit Claim for Furnace Oil Used in Manufacturing Intermediate Non-Dutiable Product. Furnace oil used to produce Dead Burnt Magnesite (DBM) held to be 'input' for final excisable goods under CENVAT Credit Rules, 2001, as DBM is an intermediate product essential for manufacture of final goods....

The appellant, M/s. Tata Refractories Ltd. (now TRL Krosaki Refractories Limited), is an assessee under the Central Excise Act, 1944. It manufactures Dead Burnt Magnesite (DBM) at its Salem unit by bu...

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Madras High Court Quashes Preliminary Enquiry Notice Against Joint Commissioner of Labour Based on Anonymous Complaint. Reference for Vigilance Enquiry on Anonymous Letter Violates Government Guidelines in G.O.Ms.No.173 Dated 19.12.2018....

The petitioner, P. Subramanian, is a Joint Commissioner of Labour in Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu, and is due for promotion as Additional Commissioner of Labour in January 2027. He alleged that the f...

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Madras High Court Allows State Appeal in Cauvery River Drowning Case — No Compensation for Deaths Due to Quicksand in Riverbed. Court Holds That Deaths Occurred in a Natural River Course and Not Due to Any Negligence or Omission by State Authorities, Reversing Single Judge's Award of Compensation....

The case involves three writ appeals filed by the State of Tamil Nadu against a common order of a learned Single Judge of the Madras High Court, which had directed the State to pay compensation to the...

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Madras High Court Dismisses Writ Appeal in Service Matter - Career Advancement Scheme Pay Fixation Upheld. Writ Court's Direction for Pay Fixation Based on Admitted Entitlement Under Career Advancement Scheme Not Interfered With....

The case involves a writ appeal filed by the Member Secretary, Pondicherry Institute of Post Matric Technical Education (PIPMATE), Puducherry, challenging the writ order dated 29.04.2024 passed in WP....

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Madras High Court Disposes of Writ Appeal in Stepping Up of Pay Case — Directs Consideration Under Government Order. Senior Teacher's Claim for Pay Parity with Junior to Be Examined Under G.O.Ms.No.164 Dated 16.07.2025....

The Director of Elementary Education filed a writ appeal against an order dated 26.06.2024 in WP No. 2436/2022. The respondent, A. Rajendran, a B.T. Assistant (History) at Government Middle School, Ke...

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Madras High Court Dismisses Challenge to TNEB Regulation 97 — Promotion Policy Based on Seniority and Merit Upheld. Regulation 97 of Tamil Nadu Electricity Board Service Regulations, which provides for promotion based on seniority and merit, is not arbitrary or unconstitutional....

The petitioners, employees of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, filed writ petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging Regulation 97 of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board Servic...

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Madras High Court Closes Writ Petition Challenging Exclusion of PIO/OCI from National Rowing Championships as Infructuous. Petitioner attained majority and conditions lost relevance, leading to closure without adjudication on merits....

The petitioner, Miss Iha Diwan, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a declaration that Rule 5 of the Rules of Racing of the Rowing Federation of India (RFI) is...

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Madras High Court Dismisses Appeals of Veterinary Assistant Surgeons Challenging Seniority List, Upholds TNPSC's Selection Process. The Court held that the selection process conducted by TNPSC for the post of Veterinary Assistant Surgeon was valid and the seniority list prepared based on the rank list was correct....

The case involves a batch of writ appeals and writ petitions filed by Veterinary Assistant Surgeons challenging the seniority list prepared by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) for the ...

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Madras High Court Dismisses Second Appeals in Property Dispute, Upholds Concurrent Findings on Adverse Possession and Title. Court holds that a co-owner cannot claim adverse possession against another co-owner without ouster, and that a suit for declaration of title is maintainable even without possession if the plaintiff proves better title....

The case involves three second appeals filed by the defendant, V.M. Thangadurai, against concurrent findings in three suits filed by the respondent, L. Rajagopal. The suits pertained to properties in ...