Writ appeal against an order directing authorities to consider the petitioner's claim on merits. The Division Bench found no grievance warranting an appeal, extended the time limit by four weeks, dismissed the writ appeal and closed the connected miscellaneous petition, with no order as to costs.
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W.A(MD)No.1483 of 2025
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 13.06.2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.RAJASEKAR
W.A(MD)No.1483 of 2025 and C.M.P(MD)No.8641 of 2025
1.The District Collector, Office of the District Collector, Thoothukudi District.
2.The Tahsildar, Office of Tahsildar, Vilathikulam, Thoothukudi District. ... Appellants / Respondents
Vs.
A.Manoj
... Respondent / Petitioner
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.13895 of 2024 on the file of this Court and allow the Writ Appeal.
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For Appellants : Mr.N.Satheesh Kumar Additional Government Pleader For Respondent : Mr.T.Aswin Rajasimman
JUDGMENT
(Judgment of the Court was made by G.R.Swaminathan J. )
Heard both sides.
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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3.With the aforesaid observation, this Writ Appeal is dismissed. There
shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is
closed.
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NCC : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No Index : Yes / No MGA
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ appeal was maintainable when the single Judge's order merely directed consideration of the claim without merits observations?
The District Collector, Thoothukudi District
The Tahsildar, Vilathikulam, Thoothukudi District
A.Manoj
G.R.Swaminathan
K.Rajasekar
As recorded by the court registry
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