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Madras City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919

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M.N. ABDUL PAWOOFversusPICHAMUTHU AND ORS.

2000 INSC 62Appeal(s) allowed

The respondents had executed a usufructuary mortgage in favour of the appellant and later claimed to be "debtors" under the Tamil Nadu Debt Relief Act, 1979. The dispute turned on the meaning of the expression "not less than Rs. 1200" in the proviso to Section 3(3) of the Act, which exempts persons …

P. MURUGESAN AND OTHERSversusSTATE OF TAMIL NADU AND OTHERS

1993 INSC 35Appeal(s) allowed

The case concerned the validity of the 1990 amendment to the Madras Corporation Engineering Service Rules which introduced a 3:1 ratio favouring graduate engineers over diploma‑engineers for promotion to Assistant Executive Engineer. The petitioners (graduate engineers) challenged the amendment as …

K. CHANDRU ETC.ETC.versusSTAIE OF TAMIL NADU & ORS.

1985 INSC 152Dismissed

The petitioners sought a writ of mandamus to restrain the State of Tamil Nadu from evicting slum and pavement dwellers in Madras without providing alternative accommodation and basic amenities. The State argued that it had a benevolent policy of providing alternate housing before demolition, citing …