Tamil Nadu All Department v. K. Shanmugam

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED :27.04.2018

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM Contempt Petition No.1203 of 2018 Tamil Nadu All Department Pensionary Association Registration No.85 of 2013 No.27, Mosque Street, Chepauk Chennai - 600 005 Rep by its General Secretary B.Krishnamoorthy ..Petitioner Vs K.Shanmugam Secretary to Government Government of Tamil Nadu Finance (Pension) Department Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

... Respondent PRAYER : Petition filed Under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, to initiate contempt proceedings against the respondent for their willful and deliberate disobedience of the order passed by this Hon'ble Court in W.P.No.12700 of 2016 dated 16.08.2017.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Rengaramanujam For Respondent : Mr.M.Elumalai Government Advocate

O R D E R

The learned Government Advocate appearing on behalf of the respondents made a submission that the order passed by this court on 16.08.2017 in W.P.No.12700 of 2016 has been complied with. In this regard, the Government issued G.O.Ms.No.140, Finance (Pay Cell) Department, 25.04.2018. The Government order states that the Government extended

the benefit of sanction of annual increment to all the petitioners who have filed various writ petitions and all other similarly placed persons who retired prior to 31.12.2014 and completed one full year of service prior to their retirement, notionally with effect from the date of their retirement for the purpose of revision of pension with monetary benefit prospectively (CMPC) Department, dated 31.12.2014. Since, the benefit granted in G.O.Ms.No.311, Finance (CMPC) Department, dated 31.12.2014 has been already extended to the writ petitioners as well as other similarly placed persons, no further adjudication is required in respect of the grounds raised in this writ petition.

2.Accordingly, this contempt petition stands closed. However, there is no order as to costs.

SD/ ASSISTANT REGISTRAR(Commr.Cases) maya //Certified to be true copy// Dated at Madras this the day of 2018. COURT OFFICER(O.S.) From 25th Day of September 2008 the Registry is issuing certified copies of the Orders/Judgments/Decrees in this format.

CO/21/05/2018.

One CC to Government Pleader, SR.7123 One CC to M/s. R. Rengaramanujam, Advocate, SR.6961. To.

The Secretary to Government Government of Tamil Nadu Finance (Pension) Department Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.