2025:MHC:2736 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 04.11.2025 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R .SAKTHIVEL W.A.No.2147 of 2022 and CMP.No.16008 of 2022

1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Service Wing, Service 2(1) Section, Fort St. George, Chennai-9

2.The Sub-Collector, Thiruvallur, Thiruvallur District ... Appellants Vs.

M.D.Krishnamurthy ... Respondent PRAYER: Appeal is filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent, praying to set aside the order dated 01.10.2021 made in W.P.No.30753 of 2018.

For Appellants : Mr.UM.Ravi Chandran State Government Pleader For Respondent : Mr.R.Dhinesh Kumar

JUDGMENT

(Judgment of this Court was delivered by M.S.RAMESH.J)

This Writ Appeal has been filed to set aside the order dated

01.10.2021 made in W.P.No.30753 of 2018.

2. For the delinquency that arose in the year 2006, charges came to be framed against the respondent herein on 08.02.2011. The respondent herein was due to retire on 31.08.2012. However, the disciplinary proceedings did not conclude by then. After a long delay of about seven years, the proceedings concluded and the punishment of dismiss