The State of Tamil Nadu v. The Correspondent
Case brief
What is this about?
Condonation of 365 days' delay in filing writ appeal W.A.(MD)No.SR 9534 of 2025 via C.M.P.(MD)No.1929 of 2025 before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court; petitioners are the State of Tamil Nadu (Department of School Education), the Director of School Education, and the Chief Educational Officer and District Educational Officer, Dindigul; respondent is the Correspondent of St. Mary’s Higher Secondary School, Dindigul, who had no objection; delay condoned on payment of Rs.1,000/- costs to the High Court Legal Services Committee, failing which automatic dismissal; Bench: J. Nisha Banu and S. Srimathy, JJ.; order dated 12/02/2025.
What did the court decide?
Condonation of the delay of 365 days in filing W.A.(MD)No.SR 9534 of 2025, conditional on payment of Rs.1,000/- costs to the High Court Legal Services Committee attached to the Madurai Bench; on default of payment, the petition stands dismissed automatically without further reference.