The Joint Director Vocational v. J K Suriyanath

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Civil Appellate Jurisdiction ) Thursday, the Thirteenth day of March Two Thousand and Twenty Five PRESENT The HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE J.NISHA BANU and The HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY CMP(MD) Nos.4058 and 4061 of 2025 in WA(MD)Nos.SR 19692 AND 19689 of 2025 1 THE JOINT DIRECTOR VOCATIONAL DIRECTORATE SCHOOL EDUCATION, D.P.I.COMPOUND, COLLEGE ROAD, CHENNAI 6.

2 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER MADURAI DISTRICT, TALLAKULAM, MADURAI.

3 THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFF ICER, MELUR EDUCATIONAL DISTRICT, MELUR, MADURAI. ... PETITIONER(S) (in both cases) Vs 1 J K SURIYANATH S/O J.V.KRISHNAMOORTHY, 182A/1, SOUTH PERUMAL MAISTRY STREET, MADURAI 1.

2 THE CORRESPONDENT SOURASHTRA HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, 110, 1/3

KAMARAJAR SALAI, MADURAI 9 ... RESPONDENT(S) (in both cases) For Petitioners:

Mr.J.Ashok, Additional Government Pleader (in both cases) For Respondents:

M/s.Modharshini, for R1 (in both cases)

ORDER

These petitions are filed to condone the delay of 229 days in filing the above Writ Appeals.

2.Heard the learned Additional Government Pleader for the petitioners, who would submit that the 1st respondent has filed Contempt Petition and the order impugned in this appeal has been complied. However, as the contempt petition is pending, the petitioners have case in the Writ Appeal and therefore, he wanted to argue the case on merits.

3.In view of the above submission, this Court is inclined to condone the delay of 229 days, however, on payment of costs.

4.Accordingly, these petitions are allowed and the delay is condoned on payment of Rs.1000/- (Rupees One Thousand only) each to the High Court Legal Services Committee attached to this Bench forthwith on receipt of a copy of this 2/3

order, failing which these petitions will be dismissed automatically without any further reference to this Court.

sd/- 13/03/2025 / TRUE COPY / /03/2025 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.-I/ II /III/ IV) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

Yuva TO THE OFFICER INCHARGE, HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI.

+2 CC to M/s.THE SPECIAL GOVERNMENT PLEADER ( SR-2960, 2961[I] dated 17/03/2025 )

ORDER

IN CMP(MD) Nos.4058 and 4061 of 2025 in WA(MD)Nos.SR 19692 AND 19689 of 2025 Date :13/03/2025 NBF/GSV / SAR/ (24/03/2025) 3P/4C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023 3/3