Sumole Welcome v. The State Of Tamilnadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

( Civil Appellate Jurisdiction ) Thursday, the Twelfth day of August Two Thousand Twenty One PRESENT THE HON`BLE MR.JUSTICE T.RAJA AND THE HON`BLE MR.JUSTICE V.SIVAGNANAM C.M.P.No.12146 of 2021 in STA.SR.No.55520 of 2019 SUMOLE WELCOME(63 YEARS) [PETITIONER] W/O M.J.WELCOME, MUNDUKOTTUCKAL, PADANTHORAI POST, THE NILGIRIS, REP BY MATHEW JACOB (64 YEARS) S/O M.K.JACOB, MUNDUKOTTUCKAL, PADANTHORAI POST, THE NILGIRIS.

Vs 1 THE STATE OF TAMILNADU [RESPONDENTS] REP THE COLLECTOR OF NILGIRIS, COLLECTORATTE,OOTACAMUND, THE NILGIRIS 2 SETTLEMENT OFFICER (GUDALUR JANMAN LANDS) COLLECTORATE, OOTACAMUND THE NILGIRIS 3 THE DISTRICT FOREST OFFICER GUDALUR DIVISION, GUDALUR, THE NILGIRIS 4 THE TASHILDAR TALUK OFFICE, GUDALUR, THE NILGIRIS 5 JOINT RECEIVER, T.N.GODAVARMAN THIRUMULPAD, NILAMBUR KOVILAKAM NILAMBUR, MALAPURAM DISTRICT, KERALA.

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 323 days in representation of STA Sr.No. 55520 of 2019 and thereby render justice.(IN CMP.NO.12146/2021) Order : This petition coming on this day for orders upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of M/S.JOHN ZACHAIAH, Advocate for the petitioner and of MR.Mr.Edwin Prabhakar, Advocate for the 1 and 4 Respondents, the court made the following order:- (Order of the Court was delivered by T.RAJA,J.) The present petition has been filed seeking to condone the delay of 323 days in re-presentation of the above appeal.

2. Heard Mr.John Zachariah, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.Edwin Prabhakar, learned counsel for the respondents.

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 323 days in re-presentation of the above appeal is condoned and this petition is allowed 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.Post the matter after two weeks, ''for reporting compliance''. -sd/- 12/08/2021 / 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, UTHAGAMANDALAM.

2 THE SETTLEMENT OFFICER, (GUDALUR JANMAM LANDS), UTHAGAMANDALAM.

3 THE ADVOCATE CLERKS ASSOCIATION, HIGH COURT, MADRAS 600 104.

4 THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR, AE SECTION, HIGH COURT, MADRAS.

Order in C.M.P.No.12146 of 2021 in STA.SR.No.55520 of 2019 Date :12/08/2021 From 26.2.2001 the Registry is issuing certified copies of the Interim Orders in this format TP 17/08/2021