V.Ayyappan v. Sri.R. Boopathi And 2 Others

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 18.09.2025 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.SAKTHIVEL V.Ayyappan ... Petitioner Vs.

1.R.Boopathi, The Joint Director of School Education (Secondary Education), Office of the Director of School Education, DPI Campus, Chennai-600 006 2.Mars, The Chief Educational Officer, panagal Building Saidapet, Chennai-600 015 3.Murugan, The District Educational Officer, Chennai East, (Secondary Education), Government Girl's Higher Secondary School, SIDCO Nagar, Villivakkam, Chennai-600 049 ... Respondents PRAYER: Contempt Petition filed under Sections 11 and 12 of Contempt of

Courts Act, praying to punish the respondents for their willful disobedience of the judgment of this Court 06.06.2024 made in W.A.No.1462 of 2022. For Petitioner : Mr.T.R.Prabhakaran For Respondents : Mr.K.H.Ravi Kumar Special Government Pleader

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by M.S.RAMESH, J.) Pursuant to the statutory notice issued by this Court on 29.04.2025, Mr.R.Boopathi, The Joint Director of School Education, is present before this Court today.

2. The judgment passed in the Writ Appeal in W.A.No.1462 of 2022 has been complied with.

3. Today, when the matter was called, the learned Special Government Pleader produced a copy of the proceedings of the Principal

Educational Officer dated 04.06.2025 in Na.Ka.No.2516/aa3/2025, whereby, which upheld the dismissal made by the School Management.

4. As such, the disobedience alleged, cannot be termed to be willful in nature. In case the petitioner is aggrieved against the said order of the Principal Educational Officer, liberty is hereby granted to him to challenge the same in the manner known to him under law.

5. With the above liberty, the Contempt Petition stands closed. [M.S.R., J] [R.S.V., J] 18.09.2025 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Internet: Yes/No Anu

M.S.RAMESH, J.

and R.SAKTHIVEL, J.

Anu 18.09.2025