The Government Of Tamil Nadu v. R Padmavathi

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 06.02.2026

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN in W.A.(MD) SR No.70440 of 2025 1.The Government of Tamil Nadu rep.by its Additional Chief Secretary Department of School Education Fort St.George, Chennai-9 2.The Director of School Education DPI Campus College Road Chennai-6 3.The Chief Educational Officer The Office of the Chief Educational Officer Tirunelveli District 4.The District Educational Officer (Secondary) The Office of the District Educational Officer Tirunelveli District ... Petitioners -vs1.R.Padmavathi

2.The Correspondent Senaithalaivar Higher Secondary School Tirunelveli, Tirunelveli District ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Section 5 of Limitation Act to condone the delay of 178 days in filing the above writ appeal as against the order dated 23.01.2025, passed in W.P.(MD) No.28561 of 2024. For Petitioners :

Mr.J.Ashok Additional Government Pleader For Respondents :

Mr.S.Savarimuthu for M/s.Father Xavier Associates for R1 Mr.A.T.Anbarasan 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 178 days in the filing the above writ appeal.

2. Learned counsels appearing for the respective respondents have not raised any serious objection for condoning the delay.

3. Since there is no objection on the part of the respondents, we are inclined to condone the delay.

4. Accordingly, this civil miscellaneous petition is allowed and the delay of 178 days in filing the above writ appeal is condoned.

5. 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.] 06.02.2026 NCC :

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1.The Additional Chief Secretary, Department of School Education, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St.George, Chennai-9.

2.The Director of School Education, DPI Campus College Road, Chennai-6.

3.The Chief Educational Officer, The Office of the Chief Educational Officer, Tirunelveli District.

4.The District Educational Officer, (Secondary), The Office of the District Educational Officer, Tirunelveli District.

DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J.

AND K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, J.

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