Postal Ballot Attestation by Middle School Headmasters Treated as Gazetted-Officer Attestation; Recount-Based Declaration of the True Winner Despite Expired Term Case: M.APPAVU v. I.S.INBADURAI...
Employees as “Aggrieved Persons” to Seek Mandamus for Vigilance Enquiry into Institutional Fraud Case: Murugesan.S v. The Additional Chief Secreta (2026 MHC 1860) — Madras High Court (Madurai Bench)...
Right to Travel Abroad vs. Ensuring Presence at Trial: Successive Foreign-Travel Requests Rejected for Absconding Conduct Case: D.Sathishkumar v. State Rep. by The Inspector of Police Citation: 2026...
Editorial-Control Broadcaster Liability for Televised Defamation: Due Diligence, Evidentiary Sufficiency, and the Inefficacy of Off-Platform Apologies 1. Introduction In SUN TV NETWORK LIMITED v. MS....
Section 435 CrPC Bar Not Perpetual: Premature Release Can Be Considered Once the Central-Act Sentence Is Undergone 1. Introduction Case: Nanjil Mugilan v. The State represented by its, (2026 MHC...
Welfare-Centric Use of Section 528 BNSS in POCSO Cases: Counselling-Guided Scrutiny of Alleged Misuse, Section 22 Enquiries, and Statewide “Singapen Sensitisation Workshops” Court: Madurai Bench of...
Section 528 BNSS Quashment at Final-Report Stage: Vague Allegations Cannot Sustain Prosecution under IPC Sections 294(b), 341, 353 and 506(ii) 1. Introduction In Thomas @ Dhamas v. The State of...
Magistrate-Recorded Dying Declaration in Extensive Burn Cases Can Sustain POCSO Conviction; Production of Original Mobile Device Treats Electronic Record as Primary Evidence (No Section 65B...
Order XLI Rule 33 CPC: High Court’s Power to Enhance Motor Accident Compensation Without Cross-Objection in Catastrophic Injury Cases 1. Introduction Case: THE DIVISIONAL MANAGER, v. KATHIRESAN (with...
Long Separation, Defamatory Complaints to Employer, and Removal of Thali as “Mental Cruelty” under Section 13(1)(ia) HMA 1) Introduction Case: VALLIAMMAL v. A. CHELLADURAI (2026 MHC 1807), Madras...
Delayed Appointment Due to Administrative Inaction Cannot Shift a Batch-Selected Employee to CPS; Parity Preserves Old Pension Rights Case: The Commisisoner v. K. Nalayini Court: Madurai Bench of...
Promotion Before Qualifying Date Bars Special Grade: Delayed Assumption of Higher Post Cannot Preserve Time-Bound Pay Benefits 1. Introduction In M.Balasubramanian v. The Director of Agriculture...
Statewide Mandamus: No Cow or Calf Slaughter, and Slaughter Only in Designated Licensed Slaughterhouses (Including on Bakrid) Case: K. Surya Alias K. Surya prasanth v. The Secretary to the Government...
Living-Donor Kidney Transplant: Maternity Need Not Be Proved by DNA Where Documentary Evidence Establishes Relationship on a Preponderance of Probabilities 1. Introduction In RITA CHAURASIYA v. THE...
Depiction of an Imaginary Court in a Film Is Not “Scandalising a Court” for Criminal Contempt; Post-CBFC Certification Bans Cannot Be Sought via PIL Mandamus 1. Introduction In R.S.Tamilvendan v. The...
Preventive Detention Under Act 14 of 1982 Is Not a Bar to Considering Bail on Merits in a Criminal Case Case: Shankar @ Savukku Shankar v. The Inspector of Police Court: Madras High Court Date:...
Conditional Quashment of SC/ST (PoA) Proceedings on Compromise Through Demonstrable Reformation and Constitutional-Education Directions Case: G.Rajesh @ Rajeshkumar v. The State of Tamilnadu Court:...
Preliminary Enquiry Cannot Become a Mini-Trial: Selective and Delayed Corruption Probes May Justify CBI Investigation 1. Introduction In ARAPPOR IYAKKAM v. THE DIRECTOR, the Madras High Court...
Non-Disclosure in Judicial Appointments: Knowledge-Based Suppression Test, Proportionality After Acquittal, and Strict Adherence to Recruitment Notification Criteria 1. Introduction This common order...
Preventive-detention voting exception under Section 62(5) RP Act applies only where custody is purely preventive (mixed custody bars voting) 1. Introduction In Hari Nadar v. the election commission...