Xavier Mani v. the Asst.Engineer
Case brief
What is this about?
Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, W.P(MD)No.6088 of 2020 (with W.M.P(MD)Nos.5267 of 2020 & 12303 of 2021), decided 12.06.2025 by G.R.Swaminathan and B.Pugalendhi, JJ. Petitioner Xavier Mani (Secretary, Azhagai Center Rural Development) sought certiorari to quash Letter No.Ko. 23/106/2020 dated 05.03.2020 of the Assistant Engineer, WRD/PWD, Kanyakumari. Court held the impugned communication was a mere Form-2 notice, allowed three weeks to file objections with liberty for the authority to pass appropriate orders, and dismissed the petition without costs. Keywords: Form-2 notice; certiorari; Article 226; preliminary objection opportunity; Water Resource Organization; PWD; Tahsildar Agasteeswaram; Kanyakumari.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the writ petitioner to offer objections within three weeks from 12.06.2025; the authority concerned to pass an appropriate order thereon; no order as to costs; connected miscellaneous petitions (W.M.P(MD)Nos.5267 of 2020 & 12303 of 2021) closed.