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2025 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 65419

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
K.SURENDER, J
G.Malathi – Appellant
Versus
Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Chennai-600 006. – Respondent
WP No. 30428 of 2015



Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: NA
For the Respondents: Mr.E.Sundaram GA

Failure to prosecute a writ petition leads to dismissal by the court.

Headnote:This Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeks to challenge the removal from service imposed by the 2nd respondent and confirmed by the 1st respondent, alleging violation of natural justice. The court determined that due to the petitioner's failure to prosecute, the petition must be dismissed. The issues framing the court's decision included the procedural adherence and legality of the actions taken by the respondents. The final outcome of the court is dismissal for non-prosecution.

Table of Content
1. challenge to removal from service and failure to prosecute. (Para 1)
2. court's final dismissal due to non-prosecution. (Para 2)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 10-11-2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K. SURENDER WP No. 30428 of 2015 G.Malathi Petitioner(s)

Vs

1. Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Chennai-600 006.

2.Deputy Director of Health Services, Villupuram. Respondent(s) Prayer: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India seeking Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records from the respondents 1 & 2 relating to proceedings of the 2nd respondent dated 05.07.2013 bearing reference No.R.No.3747/A1(DA)/2012 imposing the punishment of Removal from service and the consequential proceedings of the 1st respondent dated 01.04.2015 bearing reference R.No.91571/DA/13/S3 confirming the decision of the 2nd respondent by rejecting the petitioners appeal dated 04.09.2013 and quash the same as illegal, arbitrary, malafide, violative of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents 1 & 2 to reinstate the petitioner back in to service with backwages, continuity of service and all other service benefits which the petitioner is entitled to but for the impugned proceedings.

For Petitioner(s): NA For Respondent(s): Mr.E.Sundaram GA

ORDER

Though the case is posted under the caption “for dismissal” on

03.09.2025, 11.09.2025, 12.09.2025, 26.09.2025, 25.10.2025 and today, the petitioner failed to prosecute the Writ Petition.

2. In view of the above, this Writ Petition is dismissed for non prosecution. No costs.

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