Does Non-Compliance with NDPS Act Section 42 and Failure to Ensure Accused’s Language Rights Vitiate the Trial? — Precedential Clarifications from the Madras High Court

Madras High Court affirms that failure to strictly comply with Section 42 of the NDPS Act, and to ensure procedural

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October 24, 2025 | Madras High Court

Can a Statutory Authority Refix or Enhance Land Allotment Cost Years After Full Payment? Madras High Court Reaffirms Limitation and Allotment Order Terms as Binding

The Madras High Court held that once the entire land cost and any applicable interest are paid within the relevant

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October 24, 2025 | Madras High Court

Can a Writ Petition Seeking Reinstatement After Excessive Delay Be Entertained? Affirmation of the Principle of Laches as a Bar to Equitable Relief

The Madras High Court reaffirms that extraordinary delay in approaching the court—where a petitioner “sits tight” on rights for over

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October 24, 2025 | Madras High Court

Can a Statutory Authority Enhance Land Allotment Price Retrospectively Based on Payment Date Despite Full Payment Made Earlier? — Existing Precedent on Interpretation of Allotment Orders Upheld (Binding Authority)

The Madras High Court reaffirms that after all dues for an industrial plot allotment are cleared within the specified period,

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October 24, 2025 | Madras High Court

Can Additional Fitment Table 15 Be Applied to Vocational Instructors Absent Upgradation of Pay Band Under the Tamil Nadu Revised Scale of Pay Rules, 2009? – Madras High Court Reaffirms Requirement of Pay Band Elevation as Prerequisite

The Madras High Court has clarified that Vocational Instructors are not entitled to benefits under Additional Fitment Table 15 unless

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October 24, 2025 | Madras High Court

When Is Anticipatory Bail Justifiably Refused Due to Multiple Pending Cases? — Reaffirming Judicial Standards for Bail Discretion under Section 482 BNSS

The Madras High Court reiterates that anticipatory bail may be denied where the accused has a history of similar pending

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October 24, 2025 | Madras High Court

Does the Compromise of Parties During Appeal Mandate Court Disposal in Terms of Settlement?

Madras High Court Reaffirms Disposal of Civil Appeals on Memorandum of Understanding; Confirms Binding Precedent for Subordinate Courts   Summary

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October 24, 2025 | Madras High Court

Does Non-Examination of Key Recovery Witnesses and Non-Production of Mandatory NDPS Records Vitiate Conviction?

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court clarified that failure to examine essential recovery witnesses and non-production of mandatory

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October 24, 2025 | Madras High Court

When Are Minor Contradictions in Attesting Witness Testimony Insufficient to Invalidate a Will? Clarification on Proof of Wills and “Suspicious Circumstances” under Section 63 of the Indian Succession Act and Section 68 of the Evidence Act

Minor inconsistencies in witness testimony about peripheral details do not amount to “suspicious circumstances” sufficient to discredit an otherwise validly

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October 23, 2025 | Madras High Court

Does Non-Appearance of the Appellant Mandate Dismissal of an Appeal for Non-Prosecution?

The Madras High Court reaffirmed that an appeal can be dismissed for non-prosecution in the absence of representation for the

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October 23, 2025 | Madras High Court

Does Failure to Implead Legal Representatives After Death of Parties Mandate Abatement of Civil Appeal?

The High Court reaffirms that a civil appeal must be dismissed as abated when no steps are taken to implead

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October 23, 2025 | Madras High Court