State sought condonation of 305 days' delay in filing a writ appeal against a common Single Judge order. Noting delay in connected writ appeals had already been condoned and appeals numbered, the Division Bench allowed the petition.
Delay of 305 days condoned; Registry to number the writ appeal and post it for admission with connected appeals.
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C.M.P.(MD) No.18934 of 2025
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED : 30.01.2026
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN
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2.The Principal Accountant General (A&E) No.361, Annasalai Chennai ... Respondents
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PRAYER: Petition filed under Section 5 of Limitation Act to condone the delay
of 305 days in filing the above writ appeal as against the order dated
18.12.2024, passed in W.P.(MD) No.29061 of 2024.
For Petitioners : Mr.D.Sasi Kumar Additional Government Pleader For Respondents : Mr.K.Vinoharan for R1 Mr.P.Gunasekaran for R2
O R D E R
[Order of the Court was made by DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J.]
This civil miscellaneous petition has been filed seeking to condone the delay of 305 days in the filing the above writ appeal.
2. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, it is brought to the notice of this Court that in a batch of writ petitions, a common order was passed by the learned Single Judge on 18.12.2024 and the Government has preferred separate writ appeals against each of the writ petitions and in few of those writ appeals, the delay has been condoned by this Court and the writ appeals have been numbered and the same are pending on the file of this Court. In view of the same, we are inclined to condone the delay.
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3. Accordingly, this civil miscellaneous petition is allowed and the delay of 305 days in filing the above writ appeal is condoned.
4. Registry is directed to number the writ appeal, if the papers are
otherwise in order, and post the same for admission along with the connected writ appeals.
[G.J., J.] [K.K.R.K., J.]
30.01.2026
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To:
1.The Secretary, Rural Development Department, Chennai.
2.The District Collector, Thoothukudi District, Thoothukudi.
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DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J. AND K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, J.
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the delay of 305 days in filing the writ appeal should be condoned.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
The State of Tamil Nadu rep.by its Secretary Rural Development Department Chennai
The District Collector Thoothukudi District Thoothukudi
The Block Development Officer Panchayat Union Thoothukudi
T.Nagarathinam
The Principal Accountant General (A&E) No.361, Annasalai Chennai
G.JAYACHANDRAN
K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN
As recorded by the court registry
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