S.Vanitha Kumari v. the Managing Director
Case brief
What is this about?
Rev.Aplw.No.182 of 2025, High Court of Judicature at Madras, decided 08.10.2025 by Krishnan Ramasamy, J.; review of order dated 24.03.2025 in W.P.No.7215 of 2024 (caption also cites W.P.No.7125 of 2024 and W.M.P.No.27542 of 2025). Petitioner: S.Vanitha Kumari (K.Ravi Ananda Padmanaban, Sr. Adv., for B.Thirumalai); Respondents: Managing Director and Assistant Engineer, Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (Mrs. V. Vijayalakshmi, Standing Counsel), and T.Wilson Thomas. Subject: settlement of CMWSSB arrear dues of Rs.13,96,740/- by consent in six monthly instalments of Rs.2,32,790/- plus 1% surcharge (October 2025 – March 2026); disposal under Order 47 Rule 1 and 2 and Section 114 CPC. No statutory interpretation beyond the review provisions; no precedent cited or discussed.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner directed to pay arrears of Rs.13,96,740/- to respondents 1 and 2 in six equal monthly instalments of Rs.2,32,790/- each plus one percent surcharge, on or before the 30th of each month from October 2025 till March 2026; Review Application disposed of without costs and connected miscellaneous petition closed.