The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court allowed a petition to condone a delay of 142 days in filing a writ appeal, imposing a fee of Rs.200/- for the removal of trees in violation of a forest act order.
Delay of 142 days in filing the appeal condoned subject to payment of Rs.200/- fee within one week.
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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Civil Appellate Jurisdiction )
Friday, the Twenty Fourth day of March Two Thousand Seventeen
PRESENT
The Honble Mr.Justice T.S.SIVAGNANAM and The Honble Mr.Justice P.VELMURUGAN
CMP(MD) No.1398 of 2017 IN WA(MD) No.SR4213 of 2017
G. UMA MAHESWARI ... PETITIONER/APPELLANT
Vs
1 THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT HIGHER EDUCATION (F2) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU, FORT ST, GEORGE, CHENNAI.
2 THE MEMBER SECRETARY TEACHERS RECRUITMENT BOARD, CHENNAI-600 006 ... RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT
Petition praying that in the circumstances stated therein and in the affidavit filed therewith the High Court will be pleased to condone the delay of day 142 in filing the Writ Appeal against the orders passed in W.P.(MD).No.2145/2016 dated 11.8.2016 and thus render justice.
PRAYER IN WA(MD) No.SR4213 of 2017:
to set aside the order passed by this Hon'ble Court in WP(MD) No.2145 of 2016 dated 11.08.2016
Prayer in WP(MD). 2145/ 2016 :
Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court To issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to award 15 marks for the petitioner for the experience of the petitioner in the light of the notification of the 2nd respondent in Advertisement No.4/2013 dated 28.5.2013 and as per the orders in WP(MD)No.2274 & 2275 of 2014 dated 11.2.2014 and G.O.ms.No.502 of the 1st respondent dated 31.12.2015 and consequently direct the petitioners to appoint the petitioner as Assistant Professor in Zoology in any one of the government colleges with all monetary and attendance benefits on par with other eligible candidates.
ORDER : These petitions coming on for orders upon perusing the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ petitions and the affidavits filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of M/S.G.SANKARAN, Advocate for the petitioner
and of MR.V.R.SHANMUGANATHAN, Special Government Pleader for the Respondents the court made the following order:-
Order of the Court was made by T.S.SIVAGNANAM,J.
This petition seeking to condone the delay of 142 days in filing appeal is allowed and the delay is condoned, on condition that the petitioner shall pay a sum of Rs.200/-, each, within a period of one week from today, to the credit of Indian Bank Savings Account No.6514082295, operated by the Registrar [Administration], for the purpose of removal of Seemai Karuvelam Trees. It is made clear that if the cost is not paid by the petitioner within the time stipulated in this order, the present Miscellaneous Petition shall stand dismissed automatically without any further reference to this Court.
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Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.
TO
2 THE MEMBER SECRETARY TEACHERS RECRUITMENT BOARD, CHENNAI-600 006.
SMA/BS/SAR-3/28.03.2017:2P/4C
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the delay of 142 days in filing a writ appeal against an order granting marks for experience is condonable.
G. UMA MAHESWARI
THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT HIGHER EDUCATION (F2) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU
THE MEMBER SECRETARY TEACHERS RECRUITMENT BOARD
T.S.SIVAGNANAM
P.VELMURUGAN
As recorded by the court registry
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