The Joint Registrar of v. P.Anandam

Madras HC8 Jan 2026WA(MD)/1856/2025

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What is this about?

Cooperative Sub Registrar under suspension; denial of permission to retire; suspension order dated 26.06.2023; Single Judge order dated 23.10.2024 in WP(MD)No.28122/2023 permitting retirement without prejudice to criminal case and surcharge proceedings; writ appeal under Clause 15 of Letters Patent by Joint Registrar of Cooperative Societies and Deputy Registrar (PDS), Pudukkottai; supervening proceedings dated 19.12.2025 by first appellant permitting retirement; appeal disposed as nothing survives; no costs; connected WMP(MD)No.10526 of 2025 closed; mootness/supervening event; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; Dr. G.Jayachandran, J.; decided 08.01.2026.

What did the court decide?

Writ appeal disposed of as nothing survives in view of the first appellant's own proceedings permitting retirement; no costs; connected Miscellaneous Petition closed.

The Joint Registrar of Vs P.Anandam — Madras HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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WA(MD)No.1856 of 2025

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED : 08.01.2026

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CORAM :

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THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN

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WA(MD)No.1856 of 2025 and WMP(MD) No.10526 of 2025

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The Joint Registrar Of Cooperative Societies, Combined Multi Storage Building for Cooperatives, Annavasal Road Pudukottai

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The Deputy Registrar (Public Distribution System) Combined Multi Storage Building for Cooperatives, Annavasal Road, Pudukottai ... Appellants

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P.Anandam, S/o.V.Pandian, Cooperative Sub Registrar (Under Suspension), Office of the Deputy Registrar of Cooperatives (Pds), Pudukkottai, Pudukkottai District. ... Respondent

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PRAYER :- Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of Letters Patent against the order dated 23.10.2024 made in WP(MD)NO.28122/2023.

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For Appellants : Mr.S.P.Maharajan Special Government Pleader For Respondent : Mr.S.Karthikeyan

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WA(MD)No.1856 of 2025

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JUDGMENT

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( ( Judgment of the Court was made by Dr. G.JAYACHANDRAN, J.)

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The respondent herein filed writ petition in WP(MD) No.28122 of 2023 being aggrieved by the suspension order dated 26.06.2023 denying permission to retire. The learned Single Judge, after considering his case with one Jothikumar, who also was facing criminal case but allowed to retire without prejudice to the interest of the department but take action subject to outcome of the criminal proceedings, allowed the writ petition by setting aside the impugned order and directing the first appellant to permit the writ petitioner to retire from service without prejudice to the criminal case and the surcharge proceedings pending against him. Being aggrieved by this order, the Joint Registrar has filed the intra- Court appeal.

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It is brought to the notice of this Court that pending appeal, the first appellant has issued a proceedings dated 19.12.2025, wherein, the respondent/writ petitioner has been permitted to retire without prejudice to the departmental surcharge proceedings as well as criminal case. Since the respondent has been allowed to retire by the first appellant itself, nothing

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WA(MD)No.1856 of 2025

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survives in the writ appeal. The writ appeal stands disposed of accordingly.

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No costs. Consequently connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed.

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