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J.Joseph Suresh v. The Principal Secretary to Government

Madras HC27 Mar 2026WA/633/2026

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What is this about?

Madras High Court Division Bench dismisses writ appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against a day order/recording of proceedings and adjournment in W.M.P.No.4308 of 2026 in W.P.No.3894 of 2026 (Sports Coach selection; differently abled candidate; Youth Welfare & Sports Development Dept. and SDAT); parties left free to litigate on merits before the writ Court, which was requested to expedite the hearing; C.M.P.No.6003 of 2026 closed; no costs; judgment dated 27.03.2026.

What did the court decide?

Since the appeal was filed only against the recording of the Court proceedings and the subsequent adjournment of the still-pending writ petition, the appeal was unnecessary; the parties remain at liberty to adjudicate the issues on merits before the writ Court. ¶35

J.Joseph Suresh Vs The Principal Secretary to Government — Madras HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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W.A.No.633 of 2026

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED : 27.03.2026

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CORAM

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THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S. M. SUBRAMANIAM

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AND

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THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE K. SURENDER

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W.A.No.633 of 2026 and

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C.M.P.No.6003 of 2026

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J.Joseph Suresh S/o.Jelestin

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... Appellant

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vs.

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The Principal Secretary to Government Youth Welfare and Sports Development Government of Tamil Nadu Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

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The Chief Executive Officer / Member Secretary SDAT & EX-Officio Director Youth Affair & Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu, Chennai-600 003. … Respondents

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Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent, praying to set aside the order dated 03.02.2026 made in W.M.P.No.4308 of 2026 in W.P.No.3894 of 2026.

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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For Appellant : Mr.R.Prabhakaran For Respondents : Mr.U.M.Ravichandran Special Government Pleader, for R1 Ms.N.S.Tanvi Standing Counsel for R2

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J U D G M E N T

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[Judgment of the Court was made by S. M. SUBRAMANIAM, J.,]

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The present intra-Court appeal under Clause 15 of Letters Patent has been instituted challenging the day order passed by the writ Court on 03.02.2026 in W.M.P.No.4308 of 2026 in W.P.No.3894 of 2026.

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The learned single Judge recorded the arguments placed before the Court and adjourned the matter to 10.02.2026. The learned counsel for the second respondent would submit that again the matter was adjourned for hearing on 20.02.2026 and it was further adjourned at the request of learned counsel for the appellant /writ petitioner. Again, the matter is posted for hearing during the first week of March 2026 and it is yet to be listed.

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The learned counsel for the appellant would submit that the rights of differently abled persons, as protected under the Statute, are to be

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provided and that a long delay in disposal of the case would cause prejudice to the interests of these differently abled persons in securing public employment. The learned counsel would further submit that the legal issues have been framed by the writ Court and during the pendency of the writ petition, the selection process is to be concluded and selected persons are appointed. That being the case, the writ is to be heard urgently in order to consider the right of the petitioner for selection to the post of Sports Coach.

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The learned Special Government Pleader for the first respondent would submit that the writ petition itself has been instituted seeking a direction to the respondents to pass orders on the petitioner’s application and issue a hall ticket for the computer based examination scheduled on 04.02.2026 and permit the petitioner to participate in the computer based examination in accordance with law and recruitment notification issued. The said permission was already granted and the appellant has appeared in the computer based examination and therefore, the issue raised does not exist as of today.

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Be that as it may, the present appeal has been filed against recording of the Court proceedings by the writ Court on 03.02.2026 and the matter was subsequently, adjourned for further hearing. That being

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the case, the present writ petition is unnecessary and parties are at liberty to adjudicate the issues on merits before the writ Court and the writ Court

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is requested to hear the matter as expeditiously as possible.

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With the above observation the Writ Appeal stands dismissed. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

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(S.M.S.,J.) (K.S.,J.) 27-03-2026

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Index : Yes Neutral Citation : Yes / No Speaking / Non-speaking order

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