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The District Collector v. P.Arunkumar

Madras HC13 Jun 2025WA(MD)/1482/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Maintainability of writ appeal; 'aggrieved' appellant test; appeal against mere direction to consider representation without merits observations; District Collector Thoothukudi; Tahsildar Vilathikulam; P.Arunkumar; W.P(MD)No.13894 of 2024; W.A(MD)No.1482 of 2025; C.M.P(MD)No.8640 of 2025; Clause 15 Letters Patent; time limit extended four weeks; dismissed, no costs.

What did the court decide?

Writ Appeal dismissed with no order as to costs; connected miscellaneous petition (C.M.P(MD)No.8640 of 2025) closed; time limit stipulated by the learned single Judge extended by four more weeks from 13.06.2025. ¶24

The District Collector Vs P.Arunkumar — Madras HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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W.A(MD)No.1482 of 2025

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED: 13.06.2025

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.RAJASEKAR

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W.A(MD)No.1482 of 2025 and C.M.P(MD)No.8640 of 2025

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1.The District Collector, Office of the District Collector, Thoothukudi District.

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2.The Tahsildar, Office of Tahsildar, Vilathikulam, Thoothukudi District. ... Appellants / Respondents

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Vs.

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P.Arunkumar

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... Respondent / Petitioner

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Prayer: Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent to set aside the order dated 27.06.2024 made in W.P(MD)No.13894 of 2024 on the file of this Court and allow the Writ Appeal.

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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W.A(MD)No.1482 of 2025

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For Appellants : Mr.N.Satheesh Kumar Additional Government Pleader For Respondent : Mr.T.Aswin Rajasimman

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JUDGMENT

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(Judgment of the Court was made by G.R.Swaminathan J. )

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Heard both sides.

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2.By the order impugned in this Writ Appeal, the learned single Judge has only called upon the appellants to consider the claim of the writ petitioner and pass an appropriate order on merits and in accordance with law. No observation has been made on merits. When the issue is left to the discretion of the appellate authority, we fail to understand as to why this Writ Appeal was filed. A writ appeal can be filed only if the appellant is aggrieved by the order of the learned single Judge. In the present case, we are not able to notice any grievance that can be complained of. The time limit stipulated by the learned single Judge stands extended by four more weeks from today (13.06.2025).

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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W.A(MD)No.1482 of 2025

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3.With the aforesaid observation, this Writ Appeal is dismissed. There

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shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is

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closed.