Dr.P.Thambidurai v. The Secretary to Government
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court; W.P.No.25475 of 2019 and WMP.No.25000 of 2019; T.VINOD KUMAR, J.; decision 02.12.2025; dismissal for non-prosecution; no costs; connected miscellaneous petition closed; writ of certiorarified mandamus under article 226 of the Constitution of India; challenge to appointment of Principal of Pondicherry Engineering College; impugned order Ref.No.2396/DHTE/Estt/E5/PEC/2019/205 dated 04.07.2019 by Director-cum-Member Secretary (PEC), DHTE, Government of Puducherry; petitioner Dr.P.Thambidurai; respondent appointee Dr.S.Kothandaraman; petitioner absent/unrepresented on 26.08.2025, 09.09.2025, 23.09.2025, 28.10.2025, 18.11.2025; no merits adjudicated; no precedent cited; no monetary award.
What did the court decide?
The petitioner was unrepresented on multiple hearing dates (26.08.2025, 09.09.2025, 23.09.2025, 28.10.2025 and 18.11.2025) even when the matter was listed under the caption 'for dismissal', leading the Court to conclude that the petitioner was not interested in pursuing the writ petition.