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Madras High Court Closes Contempt Petition After Compliance with Writ Order — Encroachments Removed and Bridge Constructed. Court finds that the order dated 11.02.2022 in W.P.No.21784 of 2021 has been complied with, and closes the contempt petition with liberty to file a fresh complaint if any grievance persists....

The petitioner, P.D.Muthusamy, filed a contempt petition (CONT P No. 1811 of 2022) before the Madras High Court seeking to punish the respondents for allegedly disobeying the order passed by the court...

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Madras High Court Closes Contempt Petition After Compliance with Order to Reduce Drainage Top Slab and Maintain 20-Foot Road. Court accepts submission that order in W.P. No.14809 of 2023 has been implemented....

The petitioner, Teachers Colony Residents Association, filed a contempt petition alleging wilful disobedience of an order dated 07.08.2023 passed by the Madras High Court in W.P. No.14809 of 2023. The...

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Madras High Court Restrains Municipality from Locking and Sealing Premises for Property Tax Arrears of Owner. Tenant Cannot Be Compelled to Pay Owner's Tax Liability; No Statutory Power to Lock and Seal Under Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act, 1998....

The petitioner, V. Saminathan, filed a writ petition before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court seeking a Writ of Mandamus to restrain the first respondent, the Commissioner of Sivagangai Munic...

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Madras High Court Allows Tenant's Petition Restraining Municipality from Locking and Sealing Premises for Owner's Property Tax Arrears. No Statutory Power to Lock and Seal Under Section 116-A of Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act, 1998; Tenant Not Liable for Owner's Tax....

The petitioner, V. Saminathan, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, seeking a writ of mandamus to restrain the first ...

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Madras High Court Quashes Government Orders Declaring Land as Government Tharisu in Land Ceiling Proceedings. Court Directs Reclassification Based on Revised Final Statement Under Sections 14 and 18(1) of Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961....

The judgment concerns two writ petitions filed by K. Jagadeeswaran and J. Haripriya (WP No. 18891 of 2025) and R. Regina (WP No. 1245 of 2026) against the Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue and Disas...

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Madras High Court Confirms Reinstatement with Continuity of Service for Workman in Industrial Dispute - No Backwages Sought. Workman's Appeal Allowed to Clarify Entitlement to Continuity of Service Under Industrial Disputes Act, 1947....

The appellant, a workman, raised an industrial dispute pursuant to a reference dated 02.12.2011. The Central Government Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Chennai, granted reinstatement without bac...

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Madras High Court Allows Appeal by Municipal Authorities in Seniority Dispute — Rule Amendment Required for Interchangeability Benefits. Seniority for Promotion to Assistant Post Cannot Be Claimed from Date of Government Order but Only from Date of Rule Amendment Under Tamil Nadu Municipal General Service Rules, 1970....

The case involves an intra-court appeal filed by the Director of Municipal Administration and the Secretary to Government against an order of a learned Single Judge in W.P.No.27284 of 2015. The first ...

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Madras High Court Quashes Charges Against Relatives in Dowry Harassment Case Due to Vague Allegations — Proceedings under Sections 498A, 294(b), 403, 34 IPC Set Aside for Accused 2 to 5 as Allegations Were Omnibus and Lacked Specific Overt Acts....

The petitioners, Kanagarathinam Thangammal (A2), Manonmani (A3), Jeyanthi Jebastin (A4), and Jebastin (A5), filed a Criminal Original Petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhi...