Chennai Court April 2008 Judgments
Shanthi, Vs. K. Nallasamy and Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation ( ...
Court: Chennai
Decided on: Apr-29-2008
Reported in: (2008)6MLJ214
M. Venugopal, J.1. This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is preferred by the claimants as appellants aggrieved against the award passed in M.C.O.P. No. 667 of 2000 dated 08.10.2001 by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal viz., the First Additional Sub Judge, Erode and has prayed for enhancement of compensation.2. The appellants/claimants, being wife and children of the deceased Arumugam, have filed a claim petition M.C.O.P. No. 667 of 2000 on the file of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal viz., the First Additional Sub Judge, Erode claiming for an award of Rs. 6,00,000/- against the respondents with a direction to pay the same with interest at 18% per annum from the date of petition till the date of realisation and with costs.3. The factual matrix leading to the present appeal are narrated in brief:(i) The deceased Arumugam, as standing passenger on 30.10.1999 at about 5.30 p.m. was travelling in the bus bearing registration No. TN 33 N 0323 belonging to the second respondent Transport Corporation...
Tag this Judgment!R. Amirthaveni Vs. the District Employment Exchange Officer and the Ho ...
Court: Chennai
Decided on: Apr-29-2008
Reported in: (2008)5MLJ1252
ORDERS.J. Mukhopadhaya, J.1. In both these Writ Petitions, as common question of law is involved, they were heard together and disposed of by this common order.2. The Principal District and Sessions Judge of Thiruvallur, with a view to take steps to fill up different ministerial posts, such as Examiner of Copies, Reader, Copyist, Senior Bailiff, Office Assistant, Masalchi, Watchman, Xerox Operator, Driver, etc., took steps and called for the names from the District Employment Office of Thiruvallur. In spite of different requests, including oral request, only some names were forwarded in piecemeal and not for all the posts. The aforesaid matter was referred to by the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Thiruvallur, to this Court, vide D. No. 3296/A/2007, dated 31.8.2007 / 03.9.2007. Similar problem having been faced, the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Madurai, vide his D. No. 12393, dated 20.9.2007, referred the matter to this Court in its administrative side and pointed out ...
Tag this Judgment!S. Samson Vs. Authorization Committee for Implementation of Human Orga ...
Court: Chennai
Decided on: Apr-29-2008
Reported in: AIR2008Mad227
ORDERV. Dhanapalan, J.1. This petition is filed seeking a writ of certiorarified mandamus calling for the records relating to the impugned minutes of the respondent in Ref. No. 19222/ G6/2008 dated 10-1-2008 and quash the same insofar as the petitioner is concerned and consequently direct the respondent to permit the petitioner to undergo kidney transplantation by accepting the donation of a kidney from the donor mentioned therein.2. According to the petitioner, he is a lawyer practising in District and Sessions Court at Nagercoil, living with his wife, two children and aged parents; he has been affected with chronic renal failure and has been advised to undergo kidney transplantation which is the only option for prolonging his life; he is also undergoing regular dialysis; he is not in a position to obtain donation from his near relatives for the reasons that his wife's kidney does not match on account of the difference in their respective blood groups, and his parents are very old whi...
Tag this Judgment!P. Rajeswari and ors. Vs. Union of India (Uoi)
Court: Chennai
Decided on: Apr-29-2008
Reported in: 2009ACJ2726
S. Tamilvanan, J.1. This civil miscellaneous appeal has been preferred against the order dated 11.7.2007 passed in O.A. No. 84 of 2002 by the Railway Claims Tribunal, Chennai seeking 12 per cent interest per annum for the award amount from the date of accident till the date of claim.2. It is not in dispute that the appellants-claimants herein had filed an application before the Railway Claims Tribunal seeking compensation of Rs. 4,00,000 for the death of one P. Purushothaman who died on 27.8.2001. While he was travelling in train No. 6669 from Chennai to Erode, he fell down and died in between Sevur and Katpadi Railway Stations. There was no eyewitness to the occurrence. According to the respondent herein, the deceased accidentally fell down from the train and died due to his own negligence. The Claims Tribunal while deciding the application had framed the following issues:(1) Whether the deceased was a bona fide passenger of the train on the crucial date as stated in the application?(...
Tag this Judgment!National Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Tasneem Kowser and ors.
Court: Chennai
Decided on: Apr-29-2008
Reported in: 2008ACJ367
P.P.S. Janarthana Raja, J.1. This appeal is preferred by the insurance company against the award dated 3.4.2004 made in M.C.O.P. No. 1253 of 2000 on the file of the Third Judge, Small Causes Court, Chennai.2. Background facts in a nutshell are as follows:On 7.11.1999 at about 11 a.m., the deceased John Basha was proceeding on his TVS Suzuki motorbike bearing registration No. TN 05-B 3251 towards Tiruttani. At that time, another TVS Suzuki bearing registration No. TN 09-J 4761 driven by the respondent No. 2 which came from the back side in a rash and negligent manner dashed against the deceased, as a result of which the deceased lost control, went off the road and dashed against Palmyra tree and died on the spot. Claimants are the wife and daughters of the deceased. They claimed a sum of Rs. 20,00,000 as compensation before the Tribunal. The appellant insurance company resisted the claim. On pleadings, the Tribunal framed the following issues:(1) Whether the accident had occurred due to...
Tag this Judgment!ion Exchange Waterleau Ltd. Vs. the Commissioner, Madurai Municipal Co ...
Court: Chennai
Decided on: Apr-28-2008
Reported in: 2008(3)CTC675; (2008)5MLJ665
ORDERV. Dhanapalan, J.1. This writ petition has been filed seeking a writ of mandamus forbearing the respondent and its officers from proceeding further with any action or work in regard to the tender bearing no. Bid No. 11/2008 dated 12.01.2008 for establishment of Sewarage Treatment Plants at Avaniyapuram and Sakkimangalam at Madurai, without considering the Financial Bid of the petitioner.2. The petitioner's case, in brief, can be stated like thus:2.1 The petitioner which is a Company registered under the Indian Companies Act, 1956, was formed as a Joint Venture company in pursuance of a Memorandum of Understanding dated 19.11.2005 executed between Waterleau Global Technologies, Belgium and ION Exchange India Limited, India who hold equal shares in the petitioner company and who are the only constituents and promoter of the petitioner company.2.2 While Waterleau Global Technologies which is a global company with its presence in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Russia, is in the...
Tag this Judgment!Superintending Engineer and anr. Vs. C. Jothi and ors.
Court: Chennai
Decided on: Apr-28-2008
Reported in: (2008)IIILLJ471Mad
G. Rajasuria, J.1. This appeal is focussed as against the order dated March 6, 2006 passed in W.C. No. 541/2004 by the Court of Workmen's Compensation (Deputy Commissioner of Labour), Tiruchirappalli.2. Heard both sides.3. The Court of Workmen's Compensation (Deputy Commissioner of Labour), Tiruchirappalli vide order dated March 6, 2006 awarded compensation to a tune of Rs. 3,69,620/- (Rupees three lakhs sixty nine thousand six hundred and twenty only) to the claimants.4. Animadverting upon the liability fixed on the appellants/Electricity Board and also the quantum of compensation awarded by the lower authority relating to the death of one Chinnadurai, this civil Miscellaneous Appeal has been filed on various grounds; the gist and kernel of them could be portrayed thus:...
Tag this Judgment!Sri Krishna Alloys Vs. Tamil Nadu Electricity Board Rep. by Its Chairm ...
Court: Chennai
Decided on: Apr-24-2008
Reported in: (2008)5MLJ559
V. Periya Karuppiah, J.1. The appellants are unsuccessful petitioners in the writ petitions, who had approached this Court for a direction to the respondents for issuance of a writ of certiorari and to quash the order of the 2nd respondent in his letter No: PR/A/CS.Br./AOR/HT/A2/BF.161/2003 dated 25.08.2003 in respect of levy and collection of surcharge for the belated payment. The appellants are having high tension power supply connection for their factories and were consuming electricity at the tariff of Rs. 150/- per K.V.A. and Government of India issued G.O. Ms. No: 95 Energy (A2) Department dated 28.11.2001 revising the tariff for the high tension industrial consumers from Rs. 150/- per KVA to Rs. 300/- per KVA and, therefore, many of the consumers including the petitioners / appellants challenged the said demand of revised tariff and this Court has also granted stay of the operation of the order and, therefore, the appellants did not pay the increased tariffs. Ultimately, those w...
Tag this Judgment!Shirley Water Vs. the Director of School Education and ors.
Court: Chennai
Decided on: Apr-24-2008
Reported in: (2008)5MLJ659
S. Manikumar, J.1. Mr. D.Gandhiraj, learned Government Advocate, takes notice for the respondents 1 to 3. By consent, the writ appeal is taken up for final disposal at the admission stage itself.2. The correctness of the order dismissing the writ petition for a Mandamus, for a direction to the respondents 1 to 3, to reject the appointment order of D.Retnadhas, dated 10.07.2006 sent by the Manager and Correspondent of the Salvation Army Higher Secondary School, Nagercoil, the fifth respondent is challenged in this appeal.3. The appellant is working as a Secondary Grade Assistant in the Salvation Army Higher Secondary School, Nagercoil, the fifth respondent. According to her, she has passed M.Sc., Agri (Botany) and M.Ed., degree and therefore, qualified to hold the post of P.G.Assistant(Botany) from 11.12.2005. She submitted a representation dated 07.11.2005 to the fifth respondent to consider her seniority and experience in the fifth respondent school and appoint her as P.G.Assistant(Bo...
Tag this Judgment!M.U.A. Armugaperumal and Sons Vs. Additional Commercial Tax Officer (F ...
Court: Chennai
Decided on: Apr-24-2008
Reported in: (2008)16VST188(Mad)
P.P.S. Janarthana Raja, J.1. The above appeal is filed against the order dated July 30, 2004 See [2006] 144 STC 90 made in W.P. No. 32 of 2004.2. The appellant herein had filed the writ petition seeking to quash the proceedings in Pro.TNGST No. 913553/95-96 dated June 1, 2004 relating to the assessment year 1995-96.3. The facts of the case proceed as follows:The appellant is a manufacturer and exporter of cotton fabrics at Chatrapatti. The assessment year is 1995-96. The appellant is an assessee on the file of the respondent registered under the provisions of the Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act, 1959 and the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956. During the assessment proceedings, the respondent verified the books of account on February 7, 1997 and fixed the total and taxable turnover as Rs. 19,86,04,287 and Rs. nil, respectively. Since the taxable turnover was nil, no intimation was sent as regards the completion of the original assessment proceedings. Later a pre-revision notice dated April 1...
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