The Director of Municipal Administration v. R. Govindaraj
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court order dated 29.10.2025 in C.M.P.No.7782 of 2025 in W.A.Sr.No.37186 of 2025; condonation of 664 days' delay in filing writ appeal under Section 5 of the Limitation Act; appeal directed against order dated 09.02.2023 in W.P.No.27284 of 2015; petitioners: Director of Municipal Administration and Secretary, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Government of Tamil Nadu; first respondent/writ petitioner R.Govindaraj; second respondent Commissioner, Poonamallee Municipality; conditional condonation on payment of Rs.5,000/- to writ petitioner within two weeks; bench: R. Suresh Kumar, J. (author) and Hemant Chandangoudar, J.; counsel: R.Neelakandan AAG, E.Vijay Anand AGP, S.N.Ravichandran/T.Ranganathan, P.Anandakumar, R.A.Gopinathan; no precedent cases engaged.
What did the court decide?
Condonation of 664 days' delay in filing the writ appeal against the order dated 09.02.2023 in W.P.No.27284 of 2015, granted on condition of payment of Rs.5,000/- to the first respondent/writ petitioner within two weeks from receipt of a copy of the order.