A.Veerappan,S/O.Late Angappan, Vs the Chief… — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

A.Veerappan,S/O.Late Angappan, Vs the Chief… — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

None. The Writ Petition was dismissed as having become infructuous; no costs were imposed and the connected Miscellaneous Petitions were closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the G.O.(Ms).No.103 Public Works (A2) Department dated 31.05.2012, extending the service of the 6th respondent for one year as Category-1 Chief Engineer (Branch-I, Public Works), was liable to be quashed by writ of certiorari.

Court's answer

Since no interim order was passed by the Court and the period covered by the impugned extension order had already elapsed on 31.05.2013, the challenge to the G.O. dated 31.05.2012 had become practically infructuous.

Ratio / Principle

The petitioner had sought only quashing of the impugned order without claiming any consequential relief in his favour, which contributed to the infructuousness of the writ petition.

Key takeaways

In view of the infructuousness of the relief sought, the Writ Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous, with no costs, and the connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed.ratio¶¶43

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition (Art. 226, certiorari) by A.Veerappan before the High Court of Judicature at Madras (single Judge, Mummineni Sudheer Kumar J.), challenging G.O.(Ms).No.103 Public Works (A2) Department dated 31.05.2012, which extended the service of the 6th respondent, Er.R.Gopalakrishnan, Chief Engineer, PWD, for one year from 01.06.2012 F.N. to 31.05.2013 A.N. in Category-1, Chief Engineer (Branch-I, Public Works), Tamil Nadu Engineering Service, in public interest. With no representation for the petitioner, no interim order operating, the period of the impugned order having already elapsed on 31.05.2013, and the petitioner having sought quashing alone without any consequential relief, the Court held the relief practically infructuous and dismissed the Writ Petition as having become infructuous, imposing no costs and closing the connected Miscellaneous Petitions (W.M.P.Nos.1 to 3 of 2013 and WMP No. 25248 of 2018). Decision dated 14-08-2025.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 14-08-2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR

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AND

W.M.P.Nos.1 to 3 of 2013 and

WMP No. 25248 of 2018

A.Veerappan, S/o.Late Angappan, New No.36, Valluvar Road, TSD Nagar, Arumbakkam, Chennai 600 106.

Petitioner(s)

Vs

The Chief Secretary to Government, Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Secretary to Hon'ble Chief Minister (Public Works Department), Govt. of Tamilnadu, Chennai 600 009.

3.The Principal Secretary to

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Government, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

4.The Secretary to Government, Government of Tamil Nadu, Public Works Department, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009

5.The Engineer-In-Chief (Buildings) & Chief Engineer (General) Public Works Department, Chepakkam, Chennai 600 005

6.Er.R.Gopalakrishnan, Chief Engineer, PWD, No.1040, Ponni Colony, 26th Street, H Block, Anna Nagar, Chennai 600 040.

Respondent(s)

PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking for issuance of Writ of Certiorari, to call for the records related to the GO.Ms.No.103 PW(A2) Dept. dated 31.05.2012, and to quash the same as illegal and unsustainable.

For Petitioner(s): Mr.M.Suresh, No appearance

For Respondent(s): Mr.V.Veluchamy Additional Government Pleader

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ORDER

There is no representation for the petitioner.

This Writ Petition has been filed challenging the order issued by the

Government in G.O.(Ms).No.103 Public Works (A2) Department dated 31.05.2012, whereby the service of the 6th respondent has been extended for a

period of one year from 01.06.2012 F.N. to 31.05.2013 A.N., in Category-1,

Chief Engineer (Branch-I, Public Works) in Tamil Nadu Engineering Service in public interest.

Though the petitioner herein has challenged the said order dated 31.05.2012, there is no interim order passed by this Court, the period for which

the impugned order has been issued as already elapsed as early as on 31.05.2013. Further, the petitioner herein has only sought for quashing of the impugned order, but he has not sought for any consequential relief in his favour.

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In the light of the above, this Court is of the considered view that the

relief sought for in this Writ Petition has practically infructuous. Accordingly,

this Writ Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs.

Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed.

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To

The Chief Secretary to Government, Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Secretary to Hon'ble Chief Minister (Public Works Department), Govt. of Tamilnadu, Chennai 600 009.

3.The Principal Secretary to Government, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

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4.The Secretary to Government, Government of Tamil Nadu, Public Works Department, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009

5.The Engineer-In-Chief (Buildings) & Chief Engineer (General) Public Works Department, Chepakkam, Chennai 600 005

6.Er.R.Gopalakrishnan, Chief Engineer, PWD, No.1040, Ponni Colony, 26th Street, H Block, Anna Nagar, Chennai 600 040.

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