The Additional Chief Secretary v. P. Ganesan
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 22.01.2026
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN in W.A.(MD) SR No.52714 of 2025 1.The Additional Chief Secretary Revenue Department Secretariat, Chennai-600 009 2.The Additional Chief Secretary / Commissioner of Revenue Administration Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai-600 005 3.The District Collector Thanjavur, Thanjavur District ... Petitioners -vs1.P.Ganesan 2.The Accountant General (A & E) 361, Anna Salai, Teynampet Chennai-600 018 ... Respondents
PRAYER: Petition filed under Section 5 of Limitation Act to condone the delay of 439 days in filing / representing the above writ appeal as against the order dated 14.03.2024, passed in W.P.(MD) No.20850 of 2023. For Petitioners :
Mr.Veera Kathiravan Additional Advocate General assisted by Mr.D.Sasi Kumar Additional Government Pleader For Respondents :
Mr.S.Visvalingam for R1 Mr.P.Gunasekaran for R2
O R D E R
[Order of the Court was made by DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J.] This civil miscellaneous petition has been filed seeking to condone the delay of 439 days in the filing the above writ appeal.
2. No counter has been filed on behalf of the respondents till date. Hence, this Court is inclined to condone the delay.
3. Accordingly, this civil miscellaneous petition is allowed and the delay of 439 days in filing the above writ appeal is condoned.
4. Registry is directed to number the writ appeal, if the papers are otherwise in order, and post the same for admission on 23.01.2026 along with the connected W.A.(MD) No.1032 of 2025 etc. batch. [G.J., J.] [K.K.R.K., J.] 22.01.2026 NCC :
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1.The Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.
2.The Additional Chief Secretary / Commissioner of Revenue Administration, Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai-600 005.
3.The District Collector, Thanjavur, Thanjavur District.
DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J.
AND K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, J.
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