Madras High CourtCMP(MD)/15224/2025ordered

The Principal Secretary To Government v. M. Balamurugan

2026-01-21Honourable Dr Justice G. Jayachandran,Honourable Mr Justice K.K. Ramakrishnan4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 21.01.2026

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN in W.A.(MD) SR No.76274 of 2025 1.The Principal Secretary to Government Backward Classes / Most Backward Classes / Minorities and Denotified Welfare Department Secretariat, Chennai-9 2.The Director of Most Backward Classes and Denotified Welfare Department Ezhilagam, Chepauk Chennai-05 3.The Joint Director Kallar Reclamation Madurai ... Petitioners -vsM.Balamurugan ... Respondent

PRAYER: Petition filed under Section 5 of Limitation Act to condone the delay of 289 days in filing the above writ appeal as against the order dated 25.10.2024, passed in W.P.(MD) No.21168 of 2022. For Petitioners :

Mr.S.P.Maharajan Special Government Pleader For Respondent :

Mr.G.Chandrasekar

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 289 days in the filing the above writ appeal.

2. Heard the learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the petitioners and the learned counsel appearing for the respondent.

3. Being satisified with the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, this civil miscellaneous petition is allowed and the delay of 289 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.] 21.01.2026 NCC :

Yes / No Index :

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Yes / No krk To:

1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Backward Classes / Most Backward Classes / Minorities and Denotified Welfare Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9.

2.The Director of Most Backward Classes and Denotified Welfare Department, Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai-05.

3.The Joint Director, Kallar Reclamation, Madurai.

DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J.

AND K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, J.

krk in W.A.(MD) SR No.76274 of 2025 21.01.2026