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Hindu Succession Act, 1956 – Section 8;Limitation Act, 1963 – Article 59 – This is a case concerning a suit for partition filed by the first respondent against defendants 1 to 7, regarding properties originally belonging to Ayyappa Naicker. The plaintiff, one of the sons of the first defendant (Sathoorappa Naicker), sought partition of the properties, claiming they were ancestral and that alienations made by the first defendant (Kartha of the family) to defendants 6 and 7 were invalid. The trial court partly decreed the suit, excluding Item No. 1.

Passports Act, 1967 – Section 6(2)(f) and Section 22 – This case concerns a writ appeal filed by an industrialist whose passport renewal application was stalled due to an adverse police verification report citing pending criminal proceedings against him under the Juvenile Justice Act and IPC Sections 370(1), 370(5), 370(a)(1). The Regional Passport Officer withheld processing the renewal based on Section 6(2)(f) of the Passports Act, 1967, which mandates refusal of passport issuance when criminal proceedings are pending.

The appellant relied on a Bombay High Court decision (2022 SCC OnLine Bom 1992) arguing that pendency of criminal proceedings should not impede passport renewal. The court examined the notification G.S.R.570(E), dated 25th August 1993, issued under Section 22 of the Passports Act, 1967.

The Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishments Act, 1947 Section  2, 4, 4(1)(c); Tamil Nadu Industrial Establishments (Conferment of Permanent Status to Workmen) Act, 1981 

The petitioner filed a writ petition challenging the order rejecting his claim for permanent status under the Tamil Nadu Industrial Establishments (Conferment of Permanent Status to Workmen) Act, 1981. The rejection was based on the premise that the respondent University is an exempted establishment under Section 4(1)(c) of the Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishments Act, 1947.

The court examined whether the University falls under the definition of an ‘industrial establishment’ as defined in the Act of 1981. The court referenced previous decisions, emphasizing that the exemption under Section 4 of the 1947 Act does not apply to proceedings under the 1981 Act.

Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 – Section 10 & Industrial Disputes Act – Section 2-A & 25F – These writ petitions arose from a common award passed by the Labour Court, Tirunelveli, regarding the disengagement of call attenders at Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO). The Labour Court ordered reinstatement with backwages for some workmen and compensation for others. Both the management and the workmen challenged the award.

The Labour Court found that the contract system was a sham and a camouflage to circumvent labor laws and a notification under Section 10 of the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970, which abolished contract labor in fuse-off call centers.

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) – Section 47 and Order XXI Rule 90; Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 – Sections 79A, 79B, and 79C; State Financial Corporation Act, 1951 – Section 32(8) – This case involves appeals against a High Court order regarding the auction sale of agricultural land in Karnataka. The respondent (G.M. Krishna) was the Managing Director of a company that defaulted on a loan from Karnataka State Financial Corporation (KSFC), leading to recovery proceedings. The appellant (R.

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) – Section 96 read with Order 41 Rule 1 and 2 – This case involves a dispute between two brothers over a property originally allotted to their paternal grandfather via a partition deed in 1937. After subsequent partitions and sales, a remaining portion of the land became the subject of contention. The plaintiff, one of the brothers, filed a suit for a permanent injunction to restrain the defendant, the other brother, from dealing with or alienating the property.

The plaintiff claimed that the defendant and their mother relinquished their shares in the entire property in his favor through a release deed in 1996.

Trust Property – This case involves a dispute over the auction of 51.87 acres of land in Chennai belonging to the trust estate of Mr. C. Kandasamy Naidu, which is administered by the Administrative General and Official Trustee of Tamil Nadu (AG&OT). Multiple Original Side Appeals (OSAs) were filed, challenging different aspects of the auction process.

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) – Order XIII Rule 8; Registration Act, 1908 – Section 17(1)(b); Stamp Act – Section 35 and 33 – This Civil Revision Petition challenges the order of the Additional District Munsif, Ulundurpet, which allowed I.A. No.545 of 2019 filed by the plaintiffs under Order XIII Rule 8 of the CPC, seeking to impound an unregistered partition deed dated 01.07.1993 and collect deficit stamp duty.

The petitioner (Defendant 1) argued that the trial court erred in directing the document to be received in evidence upon payment of deficit stamp duty, citing judgments that emphasize the need to first determine the admissibility of the document before addressing stamp duty issues. The respondent (Plaintiffs) contended that impounding the document and directing payment of deficit stamp duty and penalty were necessary to establish their claim, relying on the Supreme Court’s decision in Avinash Kumar Chauhan Vs.

Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) Order 6 Rule 17 And Order 26 – This case involves two Civil Revision Petitions (CRPs) arising from O.S. No. 118 of 2014. CRP No.

Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 – Section 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D, 7J – This case involves a suit (O.S.No. 2585 of 2004) filed by NEPC Airlines, NEPC Textiles Ltd., and NEPC Tea Garden seeking a permanent injunction against the Commissioner, Provident Fund Organisation, to restrain them from recovering Rs. 90 lakhs as employer and employee contributions.

The plaintiffs argued that a Central Government notification dated 22.03.2001 exempted aircraft and airlines owned by the Central and State Governments from the Provident Fund Act from 01.04.2001, implying that prior to this date, they were not covered.