Does Service Rendered as Part-Time Village Assistant Before Regularisation Qualify for Pension Benefits Under Tamil Nadu Rules?

The Madras High Court reiterates that service rendered as a part-time Village Assistant prior to regularisation (before June 1, 1995)

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October 31, 2025 | Madras High Court

When Can a Complaint Dismissed for Default Under Section 256(1) CrPC Be Restored and Tried on Merits?

The Madras High Court reaffirms that complaints dismissed for default under Section 256(1), CrPC, rather than on the merits, can

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October 31, 2025 | Madras High Court

When Can a Registered Sale Agreement Be Proved as Mere Security for a Loan, and What Relief May Follow?

Registered sale agreements may be proven, by oral and documentary evidence, as executed only as security for a loan transaction—not

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October 31, 2025 | Madras High Court

When Can an Insurer Repudiate a Life Insurance Claim on Grounds of Non-Disclosure or Suppression of Material Facts? Madras High Court Reaffirms Relevance of “Materiality” in Context of Cause of Death

The Madras High Court has reaffirmed that suppression or non-disclosure of facts by the insured is “material” only if it

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October 31, 2025 | Madras High Court

When Does Efflux of Time Render Writ Petitions Infructuous in Academic Admission Matters?

The court affirmed that when the academic session in question has concluded, challenges to admission processes for that session become

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October 31, 2025 | Madras High Court

Can Long-Term Contractual Service Lead to Regularization in Non-Sanctioned Posts? Reaffirming the Scope of Umadevi in Public Employment Regularization Jurisprudence

The Madras High Court has ruled that continuous service on a contractual basis, even if exceeding ten years, does not

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October 31, 2025 | Madras High Court

Does Non-Compliance with Procedural Safeguards in Declaring Voluntary Cessation Under Bipartite Settlements Render Termination Invalid in Banking Employment?

The Madras High Court reiterates that any deviation from the specific procedural requirements of Clause 33 of the Bipartite Settlement—in

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October 30, 2025 | Madras High Court

Does Long Service as a Probationer Bar Summary Termination Without Notice—Especially When Employer Fails to Declare or Extend Probation?

The Madras High Court held that when an employee is allowed to continue in service for an extended period beyond

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October 30, 2025 | Madras High Court

Does an Appeal Against Acquittal Under Section 138 NI Act Lie Before the Sessions Court or the High Court? Precedent of S. Ganapathy v. N. Senthilvel (2016) Upheld as Binding Authority by Madras High Court

The Madras High Court affirms, in line with the Full Bench judgment in S. Ganapathy v. N. Senthilvel, that appeals

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October 30, 2025 | Madras High Court

Does the Dismissal of a Criminal Appeal for Non-Prosecution Set Any Legal Precedent or Affect Questions of Law Regarding Non-Service of Notice and Lack of Instructions?

The Madras High Court reaffirmed that appeals can be dismissed for non-prosecution where the appellant fails to provide necessary instructions

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October 30, 2025 | Madras High Court

Can Outsourced or Contractual Employees Seek Regularization When They Have Not Completed Ten Years of Service? Reaffirmation of Umadevi (3) Doctrine by High Courts—Binding Authority and Limits on Equitable Relief

The Madras High Court conclusively applies the Supreme Court’s ratio in Umadevi (2006) to dismiss claims for regularization by outsourced

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October 30, 2025 | Madras High Court

Can Service Rendered in Non-Provincialised Bodies Like FFDA, When Regularised Before 01.04.2003, Be Counted as Qualifying Service for Pensionary Benefits?

The Madras High Court has affirmed that services rendered in non-provincialised government bodies, if regularised prior to 01.04.2003, must be

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October 30, 2025 | Madras High Court