The Treasury Officer v. V.Durairaj (Died) 1.Pakkiavathi

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 30.01.2026

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN in W.A.(MD) SR No.85273 of 2025 1.The Treasury Officer Collectorate Campus Korampallam Thoothukudi-628 101 2.The Secretary to Government Finance Department Government of Tamil Nadu Chennai 3.The Commissioner of Treasuries and Accounts Panagal Building Chennai ... Petitioners -vs- V.Durairaj 1.Pakkiavathi 2.Vanitha Prasanna

3.Devasena 4.Varada Rajan 5.Kanaga Suba 6.The Accountant General AG's Office (Audit) Complex Anna Salai, Roastever Garden Teynampet, Chennai-600 018 ... Respondents [Cause Title is accepted vide Court order dated 02.12.2025 in C.M.P.(MD) No.16992 of 2025] PRAYER: Petition filed under Section 5 of Limitation Act to condone the delay of 296 days in filing the above writ appeal as against the order dated 14.11.2024, passed in W.P.(MD) No.14912 of 2023. For Petitioners :

Mr.J.Ashok Additional Government Pleader For Respondents :

No appearance for R1 to R5 Mr.P.Gunasekaran for R6

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 296 days in the filing the above writ appeal.

2. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, it is brought to the notice of this Court that in a connected batch of writ petitions, a common order was passed by the learned Single Judge on 18.12.2024 and the Government has preferred separate writ appeals against each of the writ petitions and in few of those writ appeals, the delay has been condoned by this Court and the writ appeals have been numbered and the same are pending on the file of this Court. In view of the same, we are inclined to condone the delay.

3. Accordingly, this civil miscellaneous petition is allowed and the delay of 296 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 along with the connected writ appeals.

[G.J., J.] [K.K.R.K., J.] 30.01.2026 NCC :

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To:

1.The Treasury Officer, Collectorate Campus, Korampallam, Thoothukudi-628 101.

2.The Secretary to Government, Finance Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai.

3.The Commissioner of Treasuries and Accounts, Panagal Building, Chennai.

DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J.

AND K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, J.

krk in W.A.(MD) SR No.85273 of 2025 30.01.2026