R. Kolanjinathan (Deceased) v. the Secretary to Government
Constitution of India, Article 226 – Writ Miscellaneous Petition in pending W.P.No.16684 of 2011
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court single-judge order (T. Vinod Kumar, J., 21-07-2026) allowing W.M.P.No.24193 of 2026 in W.P.No.16684 of 2011: legal heirs of deceased writ petitioner R. Kolanjinathan — Dhanalakshmi (wife), Kowsalya, Priyanka, Nivashini (daughters) and Bakkiyam (mother) — impleaded/substituted in his place; petition unopposed by respondents (Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, School Education Department; Director of Public Libraries; District Library Officer, Ariyalur), represented by Government Advocate C.P. Goutham; petitioners represented by A. Arumugam; Registry directed to amend cause title.
What did the court decide?
Impleadment of the proposed petitioners (Dhanalakshmi, Kowsalya, Priyanka, Nivashini and Bakkiyam) as legal heirs of the deceased first petitioner R. Kolanjinathan in his place in W.P.No.16684 of 2011, with the Registry directed to amend the cause title.