The State Of Tamil Nadu, v. B.Kotteeswari

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 11-02-2026

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S. M. SUBRAMANIAM AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN in W.A.SR.No.17048 of 2026

1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by its Secretary, Labour and Employment Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 9.

2. The Commissioner of Labour, DMS Compound, Teynampet Chennai-600 018.

..Appellant(s) Vs

1. B.Kotteeswari W/o. G.Sivakumar at B-2, Aishwarya Lakshmi Apartment, M.G.Road, Salem 16

2. The Principal Secretary, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

3. The Secretary, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, Chennai-600 002.

4. N.K.Dhanabalan, Labour Welfare Officer,

Chennai.

5. G.Ramu, Villupuram, No 35, Padmini Nagar, Villianur, Puducherry- 607002.

6. U.Ramaraj, (Enforcement) Karur, No 23/6, MGR Nagar, Palani- 624601

7. K.Palani, (Enforcement) - II, Chennai, No.13C/1, New Street Commigspet, Tirpappuliyur, Cuddalore-607002.

8. J.Kalidoss, (Enforcement) Madurai , No.595, Gnanagiri Road, Sivakasi.

9. A.Valarmathi, Assistant Commissioner Labour (Enforcement), Thiruvallur, Lalbahadhur Shastri Street, Periyakuppam, Tiruvallur.

10.S.Vetriselvi, (Conciliation) -I, Chennai,

No. 1, WJW Block, Lloyds Colony, Royapettah, Chennai-600 014.

11.M.Manimegalai, (Enforcement) - III, Chennai, No. 360, 12th Cross Street, T. P.Chathiram, Kilpauk Garden, Chennai-600 010 12.L.Kannagi, (Conciliation) - II, Kuralagam, Chennai -1.

13.S.Rajendiran (since Retired) P.No. 16, 4/ 476 A, Arun Nagar, Nagamalai, Pudhukottai, Madurai - 625 019.

14.D.Gnanavel, Krishnagiri, No. 25, Old Mosque Street, Cheyyar.

15.E.Venkatesan, (Conciliation), Cuddalore, No. 99/ 13A, North Mada Street, Thiruvottiyur, Chennai - 600019 16.R.Rajkumar, Assistant Commissioner of Labour (Social Security Scheme), Theni,

New No. 45, Old No. 25, Lake View Garden 2nd Street, K.K.Nagar, Madurai - 20 17.S.Prema, (Conciliation), Tiruppur, No. R.28-B, Kovaipudur, Coimbatore - 43 18.A.Senbegaraman, (Conciliation)-I, Vellore, No. 12, Royal Kuttai Street, Kancheepuram - 631502 19.S.Myviliselvi, Sivagangai, No. 270, Second Floor, LIC Colony, K.K.Nagar, Madurai.

20.O.Janakiram, (Conciliation)-III, Chennai, No.10 Second Lane, Anjaneya Nagr, Royapuram, Chennai - 600 013.

21.K.Chenthil Kumaran, Inspector of Labour - Tiruvarur, No. 7/ 10 Veera Reddypalayam, Ussoor Post, Vellore.

22.P.Ramakrishnan,

Tirunelveli, No. 86, Vijayalakshmi Street, Kamaraj Nagar, Perungalathur, Chennai - 600 063.

23.D.Lakshminarayanan, (Under Suspension), No.736, Ramamoorthi Nagar, Puthumariamman Koil Post, Salem - 636003 24.R.Jaisankar, Assistant Commissioner of Labour (Social Security Scheme), Vaniyambadi, No. 14, Thirumurugan Nagar, Panapakkam Post, Arakkonam Taluk, Vellore - 631 052.

25.P.Shobana, Assistant Commissioner of Labour (Social Security Scheme), Ponneri.

26.K.Thiruvalluvan, Virudhunagar.

..Respondent(s) To condone the delay of 2403 days in filing the above Writ Appeal against the Order dated 07.06.2019 passed in W.M.P.No.15516 of 2019 in W.P.No.15623 of 2019 on the file of this Honble Court and thus render justice. For Appellant(s):

Mr.R.Neelakandan, AAG assisted By Mr.R.Kumaravel, AGP

For Respondent(s):

Mr.N.Bala Murali Krishnan Mr.Karthik Rajan Mr.Syed Mustafa

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by S.M.Subramaniam J.) The writ petition has been filed challenging the order of stay granted in the writ petition.

2. Learned Additional Advocate General, Mr.Neelakandan, would submit that the appellants have now proposed to prepare a panel for promotion and on account of the interim order, they are unable to finalise the panel.

3. Heard the learned Additional Advocate General appearing for the appellants/petitioners and the learned counsel appearing for the respondents.

4. The writ appeal has been moved belatedly. Moreover, the writ petition is also pending before this Court. That being the factum, this Court is inclined to condone the delay. Accordingly, the delay is condoned. The petition is ordered. (S.M.S.,J.) (C.K.,J.) 11-02-2026 VSI Note:Registry is directed to print the name of the counsel appearing for the respondents, when the appeal is listed for admission.

S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.

AND C.KUMARAPPAN, J.

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