State By The Secretary To Government Of Tamilnadu v. L Sugumaran

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 20.01.2026

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN in W.A.(MD) SR No.79487 of 2024 1.State by the Secretary to Government of Tamilnadu Home Department Secretariat Fort St.George Chennai 2.The Director General of Police Director General of Police Office Chennai 3.The Superintendent of Police Dindigul District Dindigul ... Petitioners -vsL.Sugumaran ... Respondent

PRAYER: Petition filed under Section 5 of Limitation Act to condone the delay of 277 days in filing the above writ appeal as against the order dated 11.01.2023, passed in W.P.(MD) No.4938 of 2018. For Petitioners :

Mr.D.Sasi Kumar Additional Government Pleader For Respondent :

Mr.N.S.Karthikeyan

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 277 days in the filing the above writ appeal.

2. Learned counsel appearing for the respondent has not raised any serious objection for allowing this civil miscellaneous petition.

3. Since there is no objection on the part of the respondent for allowing this civil miscellaneous petition, this civil miscellaneous petition is allowed and the delay of 277 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.] 20.01.2026 NCC :

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1.The Secretary to Government of Tamilnadu, Home Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai.

2.The Director General of Police, Director General of Police Office, Chennai.

3.The Superintendent of Police, Dindigul District, Dindigul.

DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J.

AND K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, J.

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