K.Saraswathi v. the State of Tamil Nadu
Case brief
What is this about?
Village Panchayat President removal; Section 205 Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act 1994; Section 205(12) statutory appeal; writ of certiorari; Article 226; alternative remedy / non-exhaustion renders writ not maintainable; liberty to appeal; limitation bar waived for statutory appeal; appeal to be decided within six weeks; Ranipet District; Walaja (T.K) Tahsildar; Inspector of Panchayats/District Collector; Government Gazette notification quashing refused at threshold; Madras High Court single judge Hemant Chandangoudar; disposed 22-07-2026; WMP No.9770 of 2026 closed.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with liberty reserved to the petitioner to file an appeal before the competent appellate authority under Section 205(12); the appellate authority directed to entertain and decide it on merits without rejection on limitation grounds and to dispose of it within six weeks of filing; the connected miscellaneous petition closed; no order as to costs.