A.Dasarthan v. The Commissioner
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court; CMP No. 15292 of 2024 in WA.No.858 of 2017; dated 30-10-2025; S.M. Subramaniam J. and Mohammed Shaffiq J. Subject: refusal to extend the time limit fixed by the Court (final order of 26.07.2023, paragraph 13 - three months to institute a suit); application for extension made only after two years; relief held 'not entertainable'; miscellaneous petition dismissed. Parties: A.Dasarthan (appellant) v. The Commissioner, Corporation of chennai; The Zonal Engineer Zone-10, Corporation of chennai; The Member Secretary, Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and sewerage Board; The District Collector, Chennai District. Search terms: extension of time limit, limitation period for filing suit, delay of two years, dismissal of miscellaneous petition, Corporation of Chennai.
What did the court decide?
The relief sought in the petition - extension of time to institute the suit, requested after a lapse of about two years from the three-month limit fixed in the final order of 26.07.2023 - is not entertainable.