Judicial Restraint in Administrative Nomenclature: Limits of Article 226 in Renaming Government Departments 1. Introduction In Muthu Subramaniam v. State Government of Tamil Nadu, W.P. No. 43202 of...
Promotion Cannot Be Denied by an Extra-Statutory “Check Period” After Punishment Expiry Case: THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNM v. N.K.SHANKAR (Review Application) Court: Madurai Bench of Madras High...
Technical Contribution without Novel Hardware: Madras High Court’s Section 3(k) Framework for Computer‑Related Inventions in Ab Initio Technology LLC v. Controller of Patents Citation: 2025 MHC 2579...
Divorced Daughters on Par with Unmarried Daughters under the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme: Commentary on Thillai Lokanathan v. Deputy Secretary, MHA 1. Introduction The decision of the...
Victim’s Age under POCSO Must Be Determined via JJ Act Section 94(2); Section 34 POCSO Confined to Juvenile‑Accused: Commentary on Murugesan @ Murugesh v. State Citation: 2025 MHC 2357 | Court:...
Citizenship by Birth Overriding Adverse Police Reports: Madras High Court on Passports for Children of Sri Lankan Refugees 1. Introduction The judgment in Gokuleswaran v. The Regional Passport...
RTE and RPwD Acts Held Inapplicable to Sainik Schools: Madras High Court Upholds Non‑Negotiable Medical Fitness Standards and Estoppel Against Post‑Participation Challenges Case: M.R. Yajith Krishna...
Revisional Restraint under BNSS, 2023 in Section 125 Maintenance: Madras High Court Affirms Award and Reiterates Familial Duty to Maintain Wife/Mother Introduction This commentary examines the...
Section 163-A MV Act Inapplicable to Borrower/Permissive User Who “Steps into the Shoes of the Owner” in a Single-Vehicle Accident 1. Introduction This decision of the Madurai Bench of the Madras...
Duplicate PAN Allotment and Protection of Credit Reputation: Madras High Court’s Direction to Issue Fresh PAN to First Allottee 1. Introduction The decision of the Madras High Court in S. Senthil v....
RPF Personnel Are Governed Exclusively by the RPF Act, 1957 and RPF Rules, 1987; Railway Servants (D&A) Rules, 1968 Inapplicable — Appellate Court Quashes Major-Penalty Proceedings for Minor...
Once RTI Information Is Lawfully Disclosed, Its Sharing by an Employee Is Not “Unauthorised Communication” or “Official Document” Misconduct Case: The Manager (TP-BPN), Bharat Heavy Electricals...
Mother as Natural Guardian Can Solely Consent to Minor’s Life‑Saving Renal Transplant; Hospitals Cannot Insist on Absent Father’s Consent: Madras High Court Case: A. Kasthuri v. State of Tamil Nadu &...
Proportionality Anchored in Past Record: Madras High Court Affirms Dismissal for Repeated Insubordination and Reaffirms Prejudice Test for Non‑supply of Enquiry Report Case: A. Shanthi v. State of...
Madras High Court narrows Special Court’s suo motu powers under the SC/ST Act: Administrative enquiry is sine qua non for Section 4; Externment under Section 10 demands a complaint/police report,...
Madras High Court Narrows Bar Council’s Section 13 Enquiry: Multiple Associations at a Court Centre Permitted; Consultation with Rival Associations Prohibited Introduction In Women Lawyers...
Madras High Court Clarifies Limits of Section 24 HMA: No Interim Maintenance for Financially Self-Sufficient Spouse 1. Introduction Case: Dr. C. Amarnath v. Dr. J. Remabarathi Court: High Court of...
Privatisation of Municipal Sanitation as Policy: No Retrenchment Where Jobs Are Offered; Section 33 ID Act Inapplicable; High Court Orders Non‑Diminution of Wages and Preserves Workmen’s Legal Status...
“Consultant-Negligence” as a Recognised Ground for Setting-Aside GST Assessment Orders – Madras High Court’s Decision in Chandrasekaran v. Assistant Commissioner (ST) 1. Introduction Chandrasekaran,...
“The Availability-of-Grounds Test” – Madras High Court Narrows the Scope for Successive Habeas Corpus Petitions 1. Introduction Mirtunaj Kumar v. State of Tamil Nadu (2025 MHC 2029) presented the...