Madras High Court
WA.SR/18751/2026 of A.Ayyapillai Vs The Chief General Manager on 9 September 2026
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 09-09-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S. M. SUBRAMANIAM
AND
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE KRISHNASWAMY GOVINDARAJAN
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WA SR NO. 18751 OF 2026
A.Ayyapillai
... Petitioner
Vs
1. The Chief General Manager/(Appellate Authority), State Bank of India,
Circle Top House,
Post Box No.187,
21, Rajaji Salai,
Chennai – 600 001.
2. The General Manager (D &PB),
(Appointing Authority),
State Bank of India,
21, Rajaji Salai,
Chennai – 600 001.
3. The Reviewing Authority,
Rep. by Chief General Manager (Treasury) and Chief General Manager, (Personnel & HRD), State Bank of India,
Circle Top House, 21, Rajaji Salai,
Chennai – 600 001.
... Respondents
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Prayer in CMP No. 24388 of 2026 : Civil Miscellaneous Petition filed under Section 5 of Limitation Act praying to condone the delay of 5278
days in filing the writ appeal against the order in W.P.No.18369 of 2001
dated 22.07.2011 passed by this Court.
Prayer in WA SR No.18751 of 2026 : Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of Letters Patent praying to set aside the order dated 22.07.2011 in W.P.No.18369 of 2001.
For Petitioner
: Mr.A.Vinothraj
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ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by S.M.Subramaniam J.) The present Civil Miscellaneous Petition has been instituted to condone the delay of 5278 days in filing the Writ Appeal against the order passed by the writ court on 22.07.2011 in W.P.No.18369 of 2001.
2. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner was mentally ill and not in a position to file an appeal. However, he has not produced any medical records to establish that he was suffering continuous illness for more than 14 years.
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3. Unsubstantiated reasons cannot be a ground to condone the enormous delay. The delay in the present case is uncondonable and therefore, no further consideration is required. Accordingly, the Civil Miscellaneous Petition stands dismissed. Consequently, the Writ Appeal is rejected at the SR stage itself. No costs. (S.M.S.,J.) (K.G.R.,J.) 09-09-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No sp To
1. The Chief General Manager/(Appellate Authority), State Bank of India,
Post Box No.187, 21, Rajaji Salai, Chennai – 600 001.
2. The General Manager (D &PB), (Appointing Authority), State Bank of India, Circle Top House, 21, Rajaji Salai, Chennai – 600 001.
3. The Chief General Manager (Treasury) and Chief General Manager, (Personnel & HRD), Reviewing Authority, State Bank of India, Circle Top House, 21, Rajaji Salai, Chennai – 600 001.
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S.M.SUBRAMANIAM J. AND KRISHNASWAMY GOVINDARAJAN J. sp CMP No. 24388 of 2026 in WA SR NO. 18751 OF 2026 09-09-2026