D.T.Manimaran v. Tamilnadu Civil Supplies Corporation
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, W.P.No.21307 of 2025 (with W.M.P.No.24045 of 2025), decided 18.06.2025 by C. Kumarappan J. Mandamus under Article 226 of the Constitution of India sought by petitioner D.T.Manimaran against Tamilnadu Civil Supplies Corporation officials to decide his appeal dated 21.12.2023 against a recovery order dated 05.12.2023; respondents claimed filing date was 05.02.2024; appeal found pending; respondents directed to dispose of appeal on merits and in accordance with law within four weeks; writ petition disposed of, connected M.P. closed, no costs.
What did the court decide?
Mandamus granted in the form of a direction to the respondents to dispose of the petitioner's pending appeal and pass orders on its own merits and in accordance with law within four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order; with these directions the writ petition was disposed of, the connected Miscellaneous Petition (W.M.P.No.24045 of 2025) was closed, and no costs were awarded.