Thenmozhi vs The Registrar General, High Court of Judicature at Madras, Chennai-600 104.

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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 26996

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
N.SATHISH KUMAR, M.JOTHIRAMAN, JJ
Thenmozhi – Appellant
Versus
The Registrar General, High Court of Judicature at Madras, Chennai-600 104. – Respondent
W.P.(MD)No.7025 of 2026|W.M.P.(MD)No.5799 of 2026

Important Points

Court closes writ petition upon respondents' assurance of expeditious appeal disposal by Disciplinary Committee.

Subject

Service Law - Disciplinary Proceedings

Act Referred

Constitution of India: S.226

Headnote

Under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner sought a writ of mandamus directing consideration of an appeal against a removal order issued in D.P.No.02/2022/A1 dated 24.07.2023. Essential facts involved the late husband's appeal pending with the Additional Registrar General. The court noted counsel's submission that the appeal was forwarded to the Disciplinary Committee for expeditious disposal. No further direction required. The primary issue was whether mandamus should issue for timely disposal of the appeal. The ratio decidendi rested on the respondents' assurance of forwarding the appeal to the Disciplinary Committee, rendering judicial intervention unnecessary. The writ petition is closed, with connected miscellaneous petition closed and no order as to costs.

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr.A.Balaji
For the Respondents: Mr.D.Sivaraman (R1 & R2), Mr.S.P.Maharajan (R3 and R7)

Table of Content
1. petition seeks mandamus for disposal of removal appeal. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4)
2. appeal forwarded; petition closed on assurance. (Para 5 , 6)

(Order of the Court was made by N.SATHISH KUMAR, J.)

This writ petition is filed seeking a direction to the second respondent to consider and dispose the appeal filed by the petitioner's husband, namely Late.Rajendran as against the Order of Removal passed against him in D.P.No.02/2022/A1 dated 24.07.2023.

2.Mr.D.Sivaraman, learned Standing Counsel, accepts notice for the first and second respondents and Mr.S.P.Maharajan, learned Special Government Pleader, accepts notice for the third and seventh respondents.

3.By consent, this writ petition is taken up for final disposal at the stage of admission itself.

4.The contention of the petitioner is that the appeal filed by the petitioner's husband as against the order of his removal, has not been disposed by the second respondent.

5.Today, when the writ petition is taken up for hearing, the learned Standing Counsel for the second respondent, on instructions, submitted that the appeal filed by the petitioner's husband is forwarded to the Disciplinary Committee and the same will be disposed expeditiously.

6.In view of the above submission, no further direction is required to be issued in this writ petition. Accordingly, this writ petition is closed. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.