C.M.P.(MD) No.18941 of 2025 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 C.M.P.(MD) No.18941 of 2025 in W.A.(MD) SR No.100330 of 2025 1.The State of Tamil Nadu rep.by its Secretary Rural Development Department Chennai 2.The District Collector Thoothukudi District Thoothukudi 3.The Block Development Officer Project Director Mahalir Thittam Thoothukudi ... Petitioners -vs- 1.C.Kamala 2.The Principal Accountant General (A&E) No.361, Anna Salai Chennai ... Respondents ____________ p. 2 C.M.P.(MD) No.18941 of 2025 PRAYER: Petition filed under Section 5 of Limitation Act to condone the delay of 305 days in filing the above writ appeal as against the order dated 18.12.2024, passed in W.P.(MD) No.29062 of 2024. For Petitioners : Mr.D.Sasi Kumar Additional Government Pleader For Respondents : Mr.K.Vinoharan for R1 Mr.P.Gunasekaran for R2 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 305 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 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. ____________ p. 3 C.M.P.(MD) No.18941 of 2025 3. Accordingly, this civil miscellaneous petition is allowed and the delay of 305 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 : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No krk To: 1.The Secretary, Rural Development Department, State of Tamil Nadu, Chennai. 2.The District Collector, Thoothukudi District, Thoothukudi. 3.The Block Development Officer, Project Director, Mahalir Thittam, Thoothukudi. ____________ p. 4 C.M.P.(MD) No.18941 of 2025 DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J. AND K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, J. krk C.M.P.(MD) No.18941 of 2025 in W.A.(MD) SR No.100330 of 2025 30.01.2026 ____________