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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 16620

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J
S.Chandrasekar – Appellant
Versus
The Inspector General of Registration, East Coast Road, Chennai - 600 005. – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr.V.O.S.Kalaiselvam
For the Respondents: Mr.F.Deepak Special Government Pleader

Table of Content
1. challenging delay in administrative action on license renewal. (Para 1 , 2)
2. importance of timely decision by authorities. (Para 3)
3. court's directive for administrative compliance. (Para 4)

ORDER

The relief sought in the writ petition is innocuous in nature.

2. The petitioner is a licensed Document Writer. He had submitted an application seeking renewal of his licence. It is stated that the third respondent, by communication dated 15.10.2025, recommended the renewal and forwarded the same to the second respondent. However, the second respondent has not yet passed orders on the said application.

3. When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned Special Government Pleader submitted that the second respondent would pass appropriate orders on the petitioner’s application in accordance with law.

4. In view of the above submission, this writ petition is disposed of on the following terms:

The second respondent shall consider the recommendation dated

15.10.2025 made by the third respondent with regard to the renewal of the petitioner’s licence as Document Writer and pass appropriate orders on merits and in accordance with law within a period of eight (8) weeks from

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