The State Of Tamil Nadu v. D Sounthararaj

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 22.01.2026

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN in W.A.(MD) SR No.79614 of 2025 1.The State of Tamil Nadu rep.by its Additional Chief Secretary to Government Revenue and Disaster Management Department Secretariat, Chennai-600 009 2.The Commissioner of Land Administration Ezhilagam, Chepauk Chennai-600 005 3.The Commissioner of Survey and Settlement Directorate of Survey and Settlement Central Survey Office Survey House, P.W.D.Estate Chepauk, Triplicane Chennai-600 005 4.The District Collector Trichirappalli District Tiruchirappalli

5.The District Revenue Officer Trichirappalli District Tiruchirappalli 6.The Revenue Divisional Officer Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli District 7.The Tahsildar Tiruverambur Taluk Trichirappalli District ... Petitioners -vs1.D.Sounthararaj 2.The District Registrar Registration Department Court Campus Trichirappalli 3.Electronic Corporation of Tamil Nadu (ELCOT) rep.by its Managing Director II Floor, MHU Complex 692, Anna Salai Nandanam, Chennai-600 035 4.The Authorized Officer Electronic Corporation of Tamil Nadu (ELCOT) Integrated Information Technology Park Special Economic Zone Navalpattu Trichirappalli District ... Respondents

PRAYER: Petition filed under Section 5 of Limitation Act to condone the delay of 110 days in filing the above writ appeal as against the order dated 30.04.2025, passed in W.P.(MD) No.18253 of 2023. For Petitioners :

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

Mr.A.K.Amaravel Pandiyan for R1 Mr.M.Lingadurai Additional Government Pleader for R2 No appearance for R3

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 110 days in the filing the above writ appeal.

2. Learned counsel appearing for the first respondent and the learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the second respondent have not raised any serious objection for allowing this civil miscellaneous petition.

3. Though the third respondent has been served and his name has been printed in the cause list, he has not appeared either in person or through his counsel.

4. Since there is no objection on the part of the respondents 1 & 2 for allowing this civil miscellaneous petition, this civil miscellaneous petition is allowed and the delay of 110 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.] 22.01.2026 NCC :

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1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, State of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Land Administration, Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai-600 005.

3.The Commissioner of Survey and Settlement, Directorate of Survey and Settlement, Central Survey Office, Survey House, P.W.D.Estate, Chepauk, Triplicane, Chennai-600 005.

4.The District Collector, Trichirappalli District, Tiruchirappalli.

5.The District Revenue Officer, Trichirappalli District, Tiruchirappalli.

6.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Tiruchirappalli, Tiruchirappalli District.

7.The Tahsildar, Tiruverambur Taluk, Trichirappalli District.

8.The District Registrar, Registration Department, Court Campus, Trichirappalli.

DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J.

AND K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, J.

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