R.Jagannathan, v. the Chief Engineer
Case brief
What is this about?
Short dismissal order, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, dated 05-03-2026. Miscellaneous petition W.M.P.(MD)No.1790 of 2020 filed in W.P.(MD)No.25029 of 2018 sought a further four weeks' time to make a fresh representation to respondents (Chief Engineer, Divisional Engineer and Assistant Divisional Engineer, Highways Department, and District Collector, Tiruchirapalli), pursuant to the Court's order dated 19.12.2018. Court held that due to efflux of time nothing survived for adjudication and dismissed the petition. Keywords: extension of time, fresh representation, Highways Department, efflux of time, dismissal, writ petition 25029/2018, petitioner R.Jagannathan, counsel K.S.Vamsidhar.
What did the court decide?
Due to efflux of time, nothing survives for further adjudication. ¶21