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M. Dhanasekar v. the Deputy Registrar of Co-Op Societies (Housing)

Madras HC17 Nov 2025WA/3253/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Writ appeal; tagging of writ petitions; combined hearing; separation of writ petition for independent hearing; W.P.No.29397 of 2024; W.P.No.17605 of 2020; Clause XV of the Letters Patent; Madras High Court Division Bench; R. Suresh Kumar J.; Hemant Chandangoudar J.; Deputy Registrar of Co-op Societies (Housing) Cuddalore District; Virudhachalam Taluk Co-op Housing Society Ltd; Administrator; order dated 17.04.2025 set aside; disposal of writ appeal; no costs.

What did the court decide?

Impugned order dated 17.04.2025 in W.P.No.29397 of 2024 set aside insofar as the tagging of that writ petition with W.P.No.17605 of 2020; Registry directed to separate W.P.No.29397 of 2024 and post it for hearing before the appropriate Bench / Writ Court; writ appeal disposed of with no costs. ¶23

M. Dhanasekar Vs the Deputy Registrar of Co-Op Societies (Housing) — Madras HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the impugned order dated 17.04.2025 in W.P.No.29397 of 2024, directing that writ petition to be tagged along with W.P.No.17605 of 2020 for combined hearing, ought to be set aside on the appellant's grievance that there is no connection between the two writ petitions.

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Court's answer

Taking the appellant's sole grievance to be that W.P.No.29397 of 2024 had no connection with W.P.No.17605 of 2020, the Bench deemed it appropriate to set aside the impugned order and direct the Registry to list W.P.No.29397 of 2024 before the appropriate Bench / Writ Court for separate hearing and orders.

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Ratio / Principle

The writ appeal is disposed of by setting aside the impugned order dated 17.04.2025 in W.P.No.29397 of 2024 insofar as it tagged that writ petition along with W.P.No.17605 of 2020.

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Key takeaways

As a sequel to setting aside the tagging order, the Registry is directed to separate W.P.No.29397 of 2024 and post it for hearing before the appropriate Bench / Writ Court.ratio¶23

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court, Division Bench (R. Suresh Kumar and Hemant Chandangoudar JJ.), WA No. 3253 of 2025, decided 17-11-2025: Writ appeal under Clause XV of the Letters Patent by the writ petitioner in W.P.No.29397 of 2024 against the Writ Court's order dated 17.04.2025 directing that petition to be tagged along with W.P.No.17605 of 2020 for combined hearing. On the appellant's grievance that the two writ petitions were unconnected, the Division Bench set aside the impugned order insofar as the tagging and, as a sequel, directed the Registry to separate W.P.No.29397 of 2024 and post it for hearing before the appropriate Bench / Writ Court. Writ appeal disposed of; no costs.

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WA No. 3253 of 2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 17-11-2025

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CORAM

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THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. SURESH KUMAR AND

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THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR WA No. 3253 of 2025

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M. Dhanasekar

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S/o. Munusamy, 98, V.1, Anna Nagar, Dharmapuri District.

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..Appellant

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The Deputy Registrar Of Co-op Societies (Housing) Cuddalore District.

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Virudhachalam Taluk Co-op Housing Society Ltd, SAHSG 56 5/12, Gandhi Street, Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar, Kathukudalur Road, Viruthachalam -001 Rep. by its Administrator.

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..Respondents

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Prayer : Writ Appeal under Clause XV of the Letters Patent to set aside the order dated 17.04.2025 in WP No.29397 of 2024.

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For Appellant : Mr.Balan Haridoss for Mr.J.Muthukumaran For Respondents : Mr.S.Ravikumar Special Government Pleader – for R1

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Judgment

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(Judgment of the Court was delivered by R.Suresh Kumar J.)

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The impugned order in this writ appeal is dated 17.04.2025 made in W.P.No.29397 of 2024. By the said impugned order, the Writ Court directed the Registry to tag the said writ petition along with W.P.No.17605 of 2020.

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In this context, it is the grievance of the present appellant, who was the writ petitioner in the said writ petition as stated by the learned counsel for the appellant that, there is no connection with the said writ petition, with which the learned Judge through the impugned order has directed to tag the present writ petition for a combined hearing.

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If that is the only grievance of the appellant / writ petitioner, we deem it appropriate to set aside the order impugned and give a direction to the Registry to list the present writ petition ie., W.P.No.29397 of 2024 before the appropriate Bench / Writ Court for separate hearing and orders.

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Accordingly, this writ appeal is disposed of by setting aside the impugned order insofar as the tagging of the writ petition in W.P.No.29397 of 2024 along with W.P.No.17605 of 2020 and as a sequel, there shall be a direction to the Registry to separate the said writ petition viz., W.P.No.29397 of 2024 and post it for hearing

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before the appropriate Bench / Writ Court. With the above direction, this writ

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appeal is disposed of. No costs.

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(R.S.K.,J.) (H.C.,J.) 17-11-2025

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Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No

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The Deputy Registrar Of Co-op Societies (housing) Cuddalore District.

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The Administrator Virudhachalam Taluk Co-op Housing Society Ltd, SAHSG 56 5/12, Gandhi Street, Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar, Kathukudalur Road, Viruthachalam -001.

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R.SURESH KUMAR J. AND HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR J.

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