S. M. SUBRAMANIAM, C. KUMARAPPAN
S. Kumaresan – Appellant
Versus
State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by Secretary to Government Finance (PC), Department – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
S.M. Subramaniam, J.
[PRAYER: Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of Letters Patent to set aside the order passed in W.P.No.29853 of 2015 dated 21.12.2020.]
The Registry, High Court has raised objection and listed the matter under the caption "for maintainability" on the ground that the writ petition was instituted by 42 petitioners. However, the writ appeal has shown only four petitioners in the cause title. Therefore, the Registry returned the papers by stating that the appellants should implead all the writ petitioners, since it is a common order passed by the learned Single Judge, which is under challenge in the writ appeal. The Registry bundle was mis-placed and reconstructed and posted before this Court. The objection raised by the Registry is in consonance with the procedures and there is no infirmity.
2. Thus, we confirm the objection raised by the Registry. Consequently, the writ appeal in W.A.Sr.No.101121 of 2021 stands rejected. It is for the appellant to comply with the defects, if any and represent the same or file a petition afresh.
All petitioners must be included in a writ appeal challenging a common order to ensure maintainability.
A writ appeal can be dismissed for non-prosecution if the appellant fails to appear and show interest in pursuing the case.
Writ appeals can be dismissed as infructuous when the underlying cause of action has ceased to exist.
Active participation in legal proceedings is essential, and failure to appear can lead to dismissal of appeals.
A writ appeal can be dismissed for non-prosecution if the appellants fail to appear and show interest in pursuing the case.
A legal action becomes infructuous when the underlying cause for the action ceases to exist, warranting dismissal of the appeal.
The amendment to the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1987 can nullify existing disputes, leading to the dismissal of related legal proceedings.
A recorded compromise between disputing parties can effectively resolve the matter, eliminating the need for further judicial intervention.
An order passed by the Civil Court is amenable to scrutiny by the High Court only in exercise of jurisdiction under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, and no letters patent appeal would be mai....
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