C.Babu v. the Secretary to Government
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P. No.22799 of 2011; High Court of Judicature at Madras; decision dated 06.01.2025; Judge Mummineni Sudheer Kumar; petitioner C. Babu; respondents include Secretary to Government (Revenue, P&AR, Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Departments) and The Secretary, TNPSC; writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking Certiorari to quash portion of TNPSC notification (The Hindu, 21.07.2010) that 3% reservation is not applicable to backlog/shortfall 1077 SC/ST vacancies; dismissed for non-prosecution due to repeated non-appearance of petitioner; no costs; no representation for petitioner; advocates: P. Ganesan (Additional Government Pleader) for R1-R3, G. Hema for R4.
What did the court decide?
As there was no representation for the petitioner even when the matter was listed under the caption 'for dismissal', the Court had no other option except to dismiss the writ petition for non-prosecution; miscellaneous petitions, if any, stand closed, with no costs.