1. Writ petition challenged a service matter — Objection raised on maintainability before the High Court. (Para 1 )
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Mummineni Sudheer Kumar, J
Prasannakumar R – Appellant
Versus
General Manager, Integral Coach Factory, Ministry of Railways, Chennai – Respondent
Writ Petition | WMP Nos. 42319 | WMP Nos. 42320 of 2026
1. Writ petition challenged a service matter — Objection raised on maintainability before the High Court. (Para 1 )
2. Respondent objected to maintainability citing L. Chandra Kumar — Petitioner sought withdrawal to approach the Central Administrative Tribunal. (Para 1 , 2 )
3. Confronted with the objection, the court permitted the petitioner to withdraw the petition. (Para 2 )
4. Writ petition dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to approach the Central Administrative Tribunal. (Para 3 )
Objection to maintainability was raised based on L. Chandra Kumar v. Union of India, leading the petitioner to withdraw and seek relief before the Central Administrative Tribunal. (Para 1 , 2 )
ORDER
(1) Mr.AR.L.Sundaresan, learned Assistant Solicitor General of India raised objection on the maintainability of the petition by placing reliance on the decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in L. Chandra Kumar vs. Union of India and others , reported in 1997 (3) SCC 261.
(2) Confronted with the same the learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to approach the Central Administrative Tribunal, Chennai for further course of action.
(3) Recording the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty as sought for. No costs.
Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.
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