S.M.Karthikeyan v. Rajesh Lakhoni,Ias And Another

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 20.09.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH 1.S.M.Karthikeyan 2.R.Sridhar 3.K.Arjun 4.R.Pasupathy 5.S.Naveen 6.K.Nilavazhagan 7.K.Madhankumar 8.P.S.Elumalai 9.M.Surya Narayanan 10.V.Vetrivel 11.R.Sivakumar 12.D.Painthamil Selvan 13.H.Pradhaban 14.M.Ravi Thivakar 15.G.Senthil Kumar 16.D.Kanniappan 17.E.Shanmugam 18.R.Palani 19.R.Dhandapani 20.S.Rupesh 21.S.Shyam Sundar 22.N.Saravanan 23.P.Kuppusami 24.M.Abdul Khaadar 25.K.Jobin Stephenson 26.M.Pannerselvam 27.R.Gopinath 1/4

28.C.Nagappan 29.G.Prabakaran 30.M.Arulkumar 31.K.Jayaprakash 32.R.Kavitha 33.M.Ramesh 34.K.Karthikeyan 35.P.Renuka 36.P.Sandhiya 37.A.Loganayaki 38.R.Selvaraj 39.L.Manivel 40.G.Pachaimal 41.P.Mohan 42.E.Renuka 43.R.Ragavendran 44.G.Shankar 45.M.Vinoth Kumar 46.Padmavathi 47.S.Kamalakkannan ... Petitioners Vs.

1.Mr.Rajesh Lakhoni, I.A.S., The Chairman Cum Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, No.144, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002.

2.Tmt.K.Mozhiarasi, The Chief Engineer (Personnel), The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd., No.144, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002.

... Respondents 2/4

Prayer : Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of Contempt of Courts Act, praying to haul the respondents for the non-compliance of the order of this Court passed in WP.No.17334 of 2023 dated 12.06.2023. For Petitioner :

Mr.A.R.Suresh For Respondents :

Mr.K.Rajkumar, Standing Counsel

ORDER

Today, when the matter was called, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents produced a copy of the letter of the second respondent dated 18.03.2024, whereby the petitioners' representation was considered and rejected.

2. As such, the disobedience alleged, cannot be termed to be willful in nature. In case the petitioners are aggrieved against the rejection order, liberty is hereby granted to them to challenge the same in the manner known to them under law.

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M.S. RAMESH,J.

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3. With the above liberty, the Contempt Petition stands closed. 20.09.2024 Index: Yes/No Internet: Yes/No Sni 4/4