The District Collector v. Vivekanandan
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 26.02.2026
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN in W.A.(MD) SR No.68500 of 2025 1.The District Collector Kanyakumari District at Nagercoil 2.The District Revenue Officer Kanyakumari District at Nagercoil 3.The Revenue Divisional Officer Padmanabhapuram Kanyakumari District 4.The Tahsildar Killiyoor Taluk (Old Vilavancode Taluk Office) Kanyakumari District ... Petitioners -vsVivekanandan ... Respondent
PRAYER: Petition filed under Section 5 of Limitation Act to condone the delay of 89 days in filing the above writ appeal as against the order dated 15.04.2025, passed in W.P.(MD) No.16026 of 2023. For Petitioners :
Mr.D.Sasi Kumar Additional Government Pleader For Respondent :
Mr.M.R.Sreenivasan
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 89 days in the filing the above writ appeal.
2. This Court ordered notice to the respondent on 20.08.2025 and the respondent has entered appearance on 11.09.2025. However, till date, the respondent has not filed his counter affidavit. Hence, we are inclined to condone the delay.
3. Accordingly, this civil miscellaneous petition is allowed and the delay of 89 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.] 26.02.2026 NCC :
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1.The District Collector, Kanyakumari District at Nagercoil.
2.The District Revenue Officer, Kanyakumari District at Nagercoil.
3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Padmanabhapuram, Kanyakumari District.
4.The Tahsildar, Killiyoor Taluk, (Old Vilavancode Taluk Office), Kanyakumari District.
DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J.
AND K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, J.
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