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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
G.JAYACHANDRAN, K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, JJ
V.Venkatesh – Appellant
Versus
Special Officer District Revenue Officer (Temple Lands) – Respondent
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| 1. explaining delay in appeal (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. delay leads to civil court resolution (Para 4) |
(Judgment of the Court was delivered by Dr.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J.)
To condone the delay of 197 days in preferring the writ appeal against the order passed by the learned Single Judge in WP(MD) No.
5662 of 2020 dated 30.04.2024 is taken up for consideration.
2. The learned counsel for the petitioner/appellant states that the order by the writ Court was on the last working day, prior to the summer vacation and therefore, copy application was filed belatedly after the reopening of the Court. Owing to communication gap in the counsel's office, there was a delay in preferring the appeal.
3. The learned counsel submits that the impugned order dated
21.03.2017 by the Special Officer/District Revenue Officer, was passed behind the back of the petitioner/appellant without due notice and therefore, the same ought to have been interfered with by the writ Court. However, the writ Court has relegated the parties to work out their remedy in the civil Court. Hence, the writ appeal has been filed.
4. This Court, apart from not being satisfied in explaining the delay in preferring the appeal, even on me
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