Madras High CourtCONT P/1417/2017closed

C.Paulraj v. S.K.Prabhakar

2017-08-24Honourable Mr Justice R.Subbiah3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 24.08.2017 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE R.SUBBIAH Contempt Petition No.1417 of 2017 in W.P.No.42296 of 2016 1.C.Paulraj 2.S.Baskaran 3.N.Mohanraj 4.A.P.Pushpanathan 5.P.Sampath Kumar 6.M.Kumar 7.L.Mary Quintiliya 8.C.Balraj @ Balan 9.R.Vijayarani ... Petitioners Vs.

S.K.Prabhakar, Secretary, Public Works Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-9.

... Respondent Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Court Act, to punish the respondents for their willful disobedience of the order dated 01.12.2016 passed by this Court in W.P.No.42296 of 2016. For Petitioners : Mr.S.Esairani Narasimman For Respondent : Mr.A.Kumar, Spl GP.

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ORDER

This Court, by order dated 01.12.2016 in W.P.No.42296 of 2016, has directed the respondent herein to consider the representation of the petitioners seeking regularization of their service on completion of ten years of service and to pass appropriate orders, on merits and in accordance with

law and also as per G.O.2D.No.29 PWD (C2) Department, dated 09.02.2016, within a period of six weeks.

2.Since the said order passed by this Court has not been complied with by the respondents, the present Contempt Petition has been filed by the petitioners.

3.Today, when the matter is taken up for consideration, the learned Special Government Pleader submitted that by the considering the representation of the petitioners, the respondent has passed an order dated 13.04.2017 rejecting the claim of the petitioners; that as such, the order of this Court has been complied with the respondent. The learned Special Government Pleader has also produced a copy of the order dated 13.04.2017 issued by the respondent.

4.Since the order of this Court has been complied with, nothing survives in the contempt petition. Accordingly, the same is closed. However, the petitioners are at liberty to challenge the order passed by the respondents, in the manner known to law, if they so advised. 24.08.2017 Index : Yes / No Internet : yes / No ssv

R.SUBBIAH, J., ssv Cont.P.No.1417 of 2017 in W.P.No.42296 of 2016 24.08.2017