R.Meyyappan v. The State Of Tamilnadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

( Civil Appellate Jurisdiction ) Friday, the Twenty Sixth day of March Two Thousand Twenty One PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr Justice T.RAJA and The Hon`ble Mr Justice G.CHANDRASEKHARAN CMP No.3129 of 2021 IN STA.SR.NO.46957 of 2018 R.MEYYAPPAN [ PETITIONER ] Vs 1 THE STATE OF TAMILNADU [ RESPONDENT ] REP. BY THE COLLECTOR OF NILGIRIS, COLLECTORATE, OOTACAMUND, THE NILGIRIS.

2 THE SETTLEMENT OFFICER (GUDALUR JANMAM LANDS) COLLECTORATE, OOTACAMUND, THE NILGIRIS.

3 THE DISTRICT FOREST OFFICER, GUDALUR DIVISION, GUDALUR, THE NILGIRIS.

4 THE TASHILDAR, TALUK OFFICE PANDALUR THE NILGIRIS.

5 SRI SUBRAMANAIAN NAMBOOTHIRIPAD, Petition praying that in the circumstances stated therein and in the affidavit filed therewith the High Court will be pleased to condone the delay of 624 days in representation of STA SR NO.46957/2018(in CMP.No.3129/2021) in STA.SR.NO.46957/2018.

Order : This petition coming on for orders upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of MR.JOHN ZACHARIAH Advocate for M/S.FOX MANDAL AND ASSOCIATES, for the petitioner and of MR.A.ANSAR, Government Advocate for respondents 1, 2 & 4, and MR.S.PRABHU, Additional Government Pleader for the 3rd respondent the court made the following order:- (Order of the Court was delivered by T.RAJA,J.) The present CMP. has been filed seeking to condone the delay of 624 days in re-presentation of the above appeal.

2. Heard Mr.John Zachariah learned Counsel for the petitioner, Mr.A.Ansar, learned Government Advocate for respondents 1, 2 and 4 and Mr.S.Prabhu, learned Additional Government Pleader for the third respondent.

3. Following the earlier detailed orders passed by this Court in CMP.No.13306/2020 in STA.SR.No.60458/2019, CMP.No. 13345/2020 in STA.SR.No.2009/2019 and CMP.No.13691/2020 in STA.SR.No. 118253/2018 dated 03.02.2021 condoning the delay in re-presentation of 311, 431 and 489 days respectively, the delay of 624 days in re-presentation of the above appeal is condoned on payment of costs of Rs.2,000/- (Rupees Two Thousand Only) by the petitioner to the credit of the Tamil Nadu Advocate Clerks' Association, High Court, Madras 600 104 within a period of two weeks.

4. The CMP. is allowed accordingly. Post the matter after two weeks, ''for reporting compliance''.

-sd/- 26/03/2021 / TRUE COPY / Sub-Assistant Registrar ( Statistics / C.S. ) High Court, Madras - 600 104. TO 1 THE DISTRICT JUDGE AND JANMAM ESTATES ABOLITION TRIBUNAL OF THE NILGIRIS AT UTHAGAMANDALAM.

2 THE SETTLEMENT OFFICER (GUDALUR JANMAM LANDS) UDHAGAMANDALAM.

3 THE TAMIL NADU ADVCATE CLERKS ASSOSICATION, HIGH COURT, MADRAS 600 104.

Order in CMP.3129/2021 in STA.SR.NO.46957 of 2018 Date :26/03/2021 From 26.2.2001 the Registry is issuing certified copies of the Interim Orders in this format SDR 30/03/2021