Tamil Nadu Property (Prevention of Damage and Loss) Act, 1992

The appellant, father of Kajamalai Viji, challenged a preventive detention order issued under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1982, which labeled his son a "goonda" under Section 2(f) and ordered his detention under Section 3. The detention was based on a recent incident where Viji, armed with a …

Mr. M. Hariharasudhan, who runs a hotel, sued the respondents for damages after they damaged his property and stole cash. The trial court decreed damages, but the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court set aside the decree, holding that the Tamil Nadu Property (Prevention of Damage and Loss) Act, 1992 implicitly barred…

The petitioners, leaders of a human‑rights NGO, filed a writ of mandamus under Article 32 seeking a CBI or SIT investigation into the violent clash between Dalit and Thevar students at Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai on 12 November 2008, alleging police inaction and subsequent harassment. They also complai…

The appellants, landlords of a commercial premises, were not named in the charge sheet filed under Sections 379, 427, 341 r/w 34 IPC and Section 3(1) Tamil Nadu Property (Prevention of Damage and Loss) Act, 1992, although they were mentioned in the FIR. After the trial evidence was recorded, the complainant sought to s…