P.Sreenivas Sundar v. The Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 11.03.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.RAJA Writ Petition No.1275 of 2010 and M.P. No.1 of 2010 P.Sreenivas Sundar .. Petitioner

Versus

The Secretary to Government, Public Works Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

.. Respondent Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of Certiorarified Mandamus by calling for the records pertaining to impugned letter No.40566/A1/2008-5 dated 18.03.2009 and grant the same and consequently direct the respondents to grant the monetary benefits as applicable to Chief Engineer's Post. For Petitioner :

No appearance For Respondent :

Mr.K.Magesh, Special Government Pleader

O R D E R

When the matter is taken up for hearing, Mr.S.Saravanan, learned counsel submitted that he has given away the papers to the petitioner and thereafter, he has not received any instruction from the petitioner to proceed with the matter .

2.Though the writ petition is of the year 2010 and the same is pending for quite ten long years, there is no representation for the petitioner. Mr.S.Saravanan, learned counsel stated that he has handed over the bundle to the petitioner long time ago. But, the petitioner has not chosen to appear to argue the matter today either through counsel or by himself, which shows that he is not interested in prosecuting the case. Accordingly, the writ petition is liable to be dismissed and the same is dismissed for https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

non prosecution. Consequently, connected M.P. is closed. No costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS IV) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar vga To The Secretary to Government, Public Works Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

+1cc to the Government Pleader, S.R.No.22671 Writ Petition No.1275 of 2010 and M.P. No.1 of 2010 LN(CO) KKV/14/07/2020 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/