WP.Nos.15446/2016 & 33826/2015 R. SUBRAMANIAN, J., It is often found that the officers of the State Government and the State owned Corporations use abbreviations in the orders passed by them. Many times, the learned counsel appearing for the Government as well the Corporations are not able to give proper expansion for the abbreviations used by their officers. This poses lot of difficulties in hearing writ petitions. The Judges are also not very well acquainted with such abbreviations used by the officers.

[8/21, 07:27] Sekarreporter1: WP.Nos.15446/2016 & 33826/2015
R. SUBRAMANIAN, J.,
It is often found that the officers of the State Government and the State owned Corporations use abbreviations in the orders passed by them. Many times, the learned counsel appearing for the Government as well the Corporations are not able to give proper expansion for the abbreviations used by their officers. This poses lot of difficulties in hearing writ petitions. The Judges are also not very well acquainted with such abbreviations used by the officers. At times, the language used is akin to the language used by the teenagers in the social media posts.
2.There will be a direction to the Chief Secretary of the Tamil Nadu to instruct all his officers not to use abbreviations while passing orders.
3.A similar direction will be issued to the Chairman, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation [TANGEDCO].
4.If it is found that the officers use abbreviations in the impugned orders and counters filed in this Court, the concerned officer will be personally penalised.
5.Registry is directed to forward this order to the Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat,
Fort St Geroge, Chennai-9 and the Chairman, TANGEDCO, No.144, Anna
Salai, Chennai-600 002.
6.Insofar as the cases on hand is concerned, the learned Special Government Pleader is required to produce G.O.1588 dated 03.10.1988.
7.Post on 22.08.2022.
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[8/21, 07:28] Sekarreporter1: Abbreviations not allowed.. like tnpsc tangedco
[8/21, 07:28] Sekarreporter1: வழக்குகளிலும் மற்றும் வழக்கு சார்ந்த குறிப்புரைகளில் குறியீட்டு எழுத்துக்களை நீக்கி விரிவான தகவலை அளிக்க வேண்டும் என மாண்பமை சென்னை உயர்நீதிமன்றம் தெரிவித்துள்ளது