D.Devasahayam v. Church Of South India Trust Association (Csita)

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 28.01.2026

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN in W.A.(MD) SR No.56215 of 2025 D.Devasahayam ... Petitioner -vs1.Church of South India Trust Association (Csita) rep.by its General Secretary 5, Whites Road Royapettah, Chennai 2.The State of Tamil Nadu rep.by its Principal Secretary to Government The Revenue Department Secretariat, Chennai 3.The Commissioner of Land Administration Chepauk, Chennai 4.The District Collector Madurai District, Madurai

5.The District Revenue Officer Madurai District, Madurai 6.The Tahsildar Madurai North Taluk Madurai ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Section 5 of Limitation Act to condone the delay of 29 days in filing the above writ appeal as against the order dated 09.05.2025, passed in W.P.(MD) No.2860 of 2024 through common order passed in W.P.(MD) Nos.1399, 1401, 2772 & 2860 of 2024. For Petitioner :

Mr.R.Santhanam For Respondents :

No appearance for R1 Mr.J.Ashok Additional Government Pleader for R2 to R6

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 29 days in the filing the above writ appeal.

2. This Court ordered notice to the respondents on 01.09.2025. Learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents 2 to 6

has not raised any serious objection for allowing this civil miscellaneous petition. Insofar as first respondent is concerned, though the first respondent has been served with notice and his name has been printed in the cause list, there is no representation for the first respondent either in person or through his counsel and no counter has been filed till date. Hence, we are inclined to condone the delay.

3. Accordingly, this civil miscellaneous petition is allowed and the delay of 29 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 in the usual course. [G.J., J.] [K.K.R.K., J.] 28.01.2026 NCC :

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To:

1.The Principal Secretary to Government, The Revenue Department, State of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Chennai.

2.The Commissioner of Land Administration, Chepauk, Chennai.

3.The District Collector, Madurai District, Madurai.

4.The District Revenue Officer, Madurai District, Madurai.

5.The Tahsildar, Madurai North Taluk, Madurai.

DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J.

AND K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, J.

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