Madras High CourtCONT P/3058/2014closed

J.Baskerbabu v. K.Shanmugam I.A.S

2021-02-12Honourable Mr Justice R.Subbiah3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 12.02.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBBIAH Contempt Petition No.3058 of 2014

1. J.Baskerbabu

2. S.Raja

3. P.Palanisamy

4. K.Anbazhagan

5. S.Shanmuha Priya

6. O.Varadharajan

7. C.Indradevi

8. R.Venkatachalam

9. V.S.Vijayalakshmi 10.P.P.Jagadees Kumar 11.S.Gowri 12.V.Thirunavukkarasu 13.S.Chandrasekar 14.V.Saraswathi 15.G.Kavitha 16.M.Kuppusamy 17.K.Kalpana 18.A.Ramakrishnan 19.A.Balamurugan 20.C.Jothibakkiyam 21.R.Revathi 22.K.M.Radhamani 23.P.Madhavan 24.M.R.Pragasam 25.S.Balasubramanian 26.D.Prabhaharan 27.S.Senthilkumar 28.K.K.Kandasamy 29.M.Arthanareeswaran 30.B.Ramadevi 31.G.V.Anandhan 1 / 3

32.M.Boopathy 33.A.Eswara Murthi 34.G.Krishna Moorthy 35.S.Soundararajan 36.P.Gurusami 37.B.Ravichandran ... Petitioners/Petitioners Vs

1. Mr.K.Shanmugam, IAS, Secretary to Government, Finance (Paycell) Department, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

2. Mr.N.S.Palaniappan, Secretary to Government, Rural Development Department, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

3. Mr.K.Baskaran, IAS, Director of Rural Development & Panchayat Raj, Panagal Building, Saidapet, Chennai 600 015.

... Respondents/Respondents PRAYER : Petition filed under section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, to punish the respondents for committing Contempt of Court for willfully disobeying the order of this Court dated 27.01.2014 passed in W.P.No.34779 of 2013.

For Petitioners : Mr.R.Prem Narayan For Respondents : Mr.M.Elumalai, AGP -----

O R D E R

This contempt petition has been filed alleging non-compliance of the order and direction issued by this Court in W.P.No.34779 of 2013 dated 27.01.2014.

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2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, it is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioners that as against the order of this Court dated 27.01.2014 in W.P.No.34779 of 2013, the Government has preferred an appeal in W.A.No.192 of 2015. Since the order of interim stay was granted in the said appeal and the same is still in force, nothing survives for adjudication in this Contempt Petition.

3. Recording the above submissions, this Contempt Petition is closed. SD/- ASSISTANT REGISTRAR(COMM.CASES) pvs //Certified to be true copy// Dated at Madras this the day of 2021. COURT OFFICER(O.S.) from 25th day of September 2008 the Registry is issuing Certified copies of the Orders/Judgments/Decrees in this format.

1. The Secretary to Government, Finance (Paycell) Department, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

2. The Secretary to Government, Rural Development Department, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

3. The Director of Rural Development & Panchayat Raj, Panagal Building, Saidapet, Chennai 600 015.

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