The State of Tamilnadu v. B.Sathiya Narayanan
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, Madurai Bench order dated 12/03/2025 (J. Nisha Banu and S. Srimathy, JJ.) allowing CMP(MD) No.2913 of 2025 in WA(MD) SR No.12162 of 2025: the State of Tamil Nadu and education authorities (Commissioner/Director of School Education, Chief Educational Officer, District Educational Officer and Block Educational Officer, Trichy) sought condonation of a 67-day delay in filing a writ appeal against B. Sathiya Narayanan, Secondary Grade Teacher, Saraswathi Vilas Elementary School, Trichy, and the school Correspondent. Delay condoned subject to Rs.500 costs to the High Court Legal Services Committee, failing which the petition stands dismissed automatically. No statutory provision or precedent is discussed in this short procedural order.
What did the court decide?
Condonation of 67 days' delay in filing the writ appeal WA(MD) SR No.12162 of 2025, conditional on payment of Rs.500/- (Rupees Five Hundred only) as costs to the High Court Legal Services Committee attached to the Madurai Bench; failing such payment, the petition stands dismissed automatically without further reference to the Court.