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The Secretary To Government vs S. Selvam
2021 Latest Caselaw 17744 Mad

Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 17744 Mad
Judgement Date : 31 August, 2021

Madras High Court
The Secretary To Government vs S. Selvam on 31 August, 2021
                                                                      C.M.P.No.5527 to 5531 of 2017
                                                                                                 in
                                            W.A.Sr.Nos.89382, 89387, 89403, 89408 and 89393 of 2016

                                IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

                                              DATED: 31.08.2021

                                                     CORAM

                   THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE PUSHPA SATHYANARAYANA
                                           and
                     THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE KRISHNAN RAMASAMY

                                         C.M.P.Nos.5527 to 5531 of 2017
                           in W.A.Sr.Nos.89382, 89387, 89403, 89408 and 89393 of 2016

                C.M.P.No.5527 of 2017

                1. The Secretary to Government,
                   Home (Police VI) Department,
                   Fort St. George,
                   Chennai – 600 009.

                2. The Director General of Police,
                   Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai,
                   Mylapore, Chennai – 600 004.

                3. The Chairman,
                   Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services,
                   Recruitment Board,
                   Chennai – 600 008.
                                                                             ... Appellants

                                                       Vs.

                S. Selvam                                                    ... Respondent




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                                                                   C.M.P.No.5527 to 5531 of 2017
                                                                                              in
                                         W.A.Sr.Nos.89382, 89387, 89403, 89408 and 89393 of 2016


                C.M.P.No.5528 of 2017:-

                1. The Secretary to Government,
                   Home (Police V) Department,
                   Fort St.George, Chennai – 600 009.

                2. The Chairman,
                   Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services,
                   Recruitment Board,
                   Chennai – 600 008.                                           ... Appellants

                                                    Vs.

                P. Ragu Ganesh                                                  ... Respondent

                C.M.P.No.5529 of 2017:-

                1. The Secretary to Government,
                   Home (Police V) Department,
                   Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 009.

                2. The Chairman,
                   Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services,
                   Recruitment Board,
                   No.4, 9th Cross Street,
                   Indira Nagar, Adyar,
                   Chennai – 600 020.                                           ... Appellants

                                                    Vs.

                S. Latha                                                        ... Respondent




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                                                                    C.M.P.No.5527 to 5531 of 2017
                                                                                               in
                                          W.A.Sr.Nos.89382, 89387, 89403, 89408 and 89393 of 2016


                C.M.P.Nos.5530 of 2017:-

                1. The Secretary to Government,
                   Home(Police II) Department,
                   Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 009.

                2. The Chairman,
                   Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services,
                   Recruitment Board, Chennai – 600 008.

                3. The Director General of Police,
                   Dr. Radhakrishna Salai,
                   Mylapore, Chennai – 600 004.                           ... Appellants
                                                     Vs.
                A. Sivakumar                                              ... Respondent

                C.M.P.Nos.5531 of 2017:-

                1. The Director General of Police,
                   Dr. Radhakrishna Salai,
                   Mylapore, Chennai – 600 004.

                2. The Chairman,
                   Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services,
                   Recruitment Board,
                   Chennai – 600 008.                                     ... Appellants
                                                     Vs.

                S. Balakrishnan                                           ... Respondent
                                                     ***

Prayer in C.M.P.Nos.5527 to 5531 of 2017: Civil Miscellaneous Petitions filed under Section 5 of Limitation Act to condone the delay of 279 days in filing the above Writ Appeals against the order dated 27.01.2016 made in

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W.P.Nos.24766 of 2006, 23537 of 2005, 27505 of 2007, 6715 of 2008 and 33753 of 2004.

Prayer in W.A.Sr.Nos.89382, 89387, 89393, 89403 and 89404 of 2016: Writ Appeals filed under Clause 15 of Letters Patent praying to set aside the order dated 27.01.2016 made in W.P.Nos.24766 of 2006, 23537 of 2005, 27505 of 2007, 6715 of 2008 and 33753 of 2004.

*** For Appellants : Mr.C.Jayaprakash in all CMPs Government Counsel

For Respondents : Mr.A.Edwin Prabakar in all W.A.SRs

COMMON JUDGMENT

[Judgment of Court was delivered by PUSHPA SATHYANARAYANA, J.]

C.M.P.Nos.5527 to 5531 of 2017 are filed to condone the delay of 279

days in filing the Writ Appeals preferred against the order passed in

W.P.Nos.24766 of 2006, 23537 of 2005, 27505 of 2007, 6715 of 2008 and

33753 of 2004 dated 27.01.2016.

2. It is stated by the learned Government Counsel for the appellants

that the order of the learned Single Judge dated 27.01.2016 passed in

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W.P.Nos.24766 of 2006, 23537 of 2005, 27505 of 2007, 6715 of 2008 and

33753 of 2004 has been complied with, vide proceedings

Rc.No.25594/Rect.II(1)/2016, dated 23.04.2018.

3. The learned counsel appearing for the respondents/writ petitioners

also confirms that the order was complied with.

4. In view of the same, nothing survives for adjudication in these

petitions and the petitions filed for condonation of delay are dismissed.

Consequently, the Writ Appeals are rejected at the S.R. stage itself. No costs.

                                                                             [P.S.N. J.]       [K.R. J.]
                                                                                      31.08.2021
                Index                : Yes/No
                Internet              : Yes/No
                srn/sp

                To

1. The Secretary to Government, Home (Police VI) Department, Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 009.

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2. The Director General of Police, Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore, Chennai – 600 004.

3. The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services, Recruitment Board, Chennai – 600 008.

4. The Secretary to Government, Home (Police V) Department, Fort St.George, Chennai – 600 009.

5. The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services, Recruitment Board, Chennai – 600 020.

6. The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services, Recruitment Board, No.4, 9th Cross Street, Indira Nagar, Adyar, Chennai – 600 020.

7. The Secretary to Government, Home(Police II) Department, Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 009.

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PUSHPA SATHYANARAYANA, J.

and KRISHNAN RAMASAMY, J.

srn/sp

C.M.P.Nos.5527 to 5531 of 2017 in W.A.Sr.Nos.89382, 89387, 89403, 89408 and 89393 of 2016

31.08.2021

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