The State Of Tamil Nadu Rep By Secretary To Government School Education Department v. M Kannan

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 26.02.2025

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE J. NISHA BANU AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY and W.A.(MD)No.SR6560 of 2025

1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep By Secretary to Government, School Education Department, Fort St George, Chennai 600 009.

2. The Joint Director (Vocational), Directorate of School Education, DPI Compound, College Road, Chennai 600 006.

3. The Chief Educational Officer, Ramanathapuram.

...Appellants Vs M.Kannan

...Respondent

PRAYER in C.M.P.(MD)No.1656 of 2025: Petition-filed Under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, to condone the delay of 848 days in filing the above writ appeal filed as against the order passed in W.P.(MD).No.5498 of 2021 dated 296-08-2022, on the file of this Court.

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Prayer in W.A.(MD)No.SR6560 of 2025: Writ Appeal - filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent, to set aside the order in W.P.(MD)No.5498 of 2021 dated 29.08.2022.

For Appellants : Mr.J.Ashok Additional Government Pleader

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by J.NISHA BANU, J.) This petition is filed to condone the delay of 848 days in filing the above writ appeal filed as against the order passed in W.P.(MD)No.5498 of 2021 dated 296-08-2022, on the file of this Court.

2. The reasons stated in the application for delay are that the case papers got mixed with other case bundle during transit and only when the writ petitioner approached the authorities and insisted them for implementation of the said order, the case papers were traced. Hence, the delay was occurred.

3. On perusal of the entire affidavit, except the said reason, no other sufficient reasons whatsoever have been given by the petitioner. Therefore, if the delay, that was occurred because of such casual manner is condoned, the same will encourage the Officials to be very careless in prosecuting the matter before 2/4

the Court of law and such enormous delay cannot be condoned mechanically without any proper reasons.

4. The delay is enormous and there is no valid explanation for such huge delay. Therefore, we are not inclined to condone this delay petition without sufficient reasons. Accordingly, this Civil Miscellaneous Petition is dismissed and consequently, the writ appeal is also rejected at the SR stage itself. No costs. (J.N.B.,J.) (S.S.Y.,J.) 26.02.2025 Index : Yes/No Internet : Yes/No sm 3/4

J. NISHA BANU,J.

and S.SRIMATHY.

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