R.Ayyapillai v. the State of Tamilnadu
Case brief
What is this about?
W.A.(MD)No.1204 of 2020, decided 15.12.2025 by G.R.Swaminathan J. and R.Kalaimathi J. (Madurai Bench of Madras High Court). Appellant R.Ayyapillai had appealed under Clause 15 of Letters Patent against the order dated 11.07.2019 in W.P(MD)No.21195 of 2014, directed against State of Tamil Nadu Public Works / Water Resource Department officials. Before judgment, the appellant died (05.11.2025) and his legal heirs declined to come on record. The Court dismissed the appeal as abated with no costs, without deciding the merits. No precedent cited; no monetary relief.
What did the court decide?
Since the appellant died on 05.11.2025 and his legal heirs are not willing to come on record and prosecute the matter, the writ appeal is dismissed as abated, with no order as to costs. ¶30