Dr. S. Natarajan v. Dr. A.S Krishnamoorthy,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 20.01.2023
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Contempt Petition Nos.1503 of 2021, 37 & 341 of 2022 and Sub Application Nos.83, 113, 114 & 166 of 2022 Cont.P.No.1503 of 2021 Dr.S.Natarajan S/o.Sanjeevi ... Petitioner Vs.
Dr.A.S.Krishnamoorthy The Registrar, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore - 641 003.
... Respondent Contempt Petition filed u/s.11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 praying to punish the respondent for his wilful disobedience of the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.8650 of 2020 dated 25.03.2021 and punish him accordingly.
For Petitioner : Mr.S.Sathia Chandran For Respondent : Mr.Vijay Meganathan Cont.P.No.37 of 2022 Dr.M.Rajakumar S/o.Muthuramalingam ... Petitioner Vs.
1.Dr.N.Kumar Vice Chancellor, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore - 641 003.
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2.Dr.A.S.Krishnamoorthy The Registrar, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore - 641 003.
... Respondents Contempt Petition filed u/s.11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 praying to punish the respondent for his wilful disobedience of the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.14200 of 2020 dated 25.03.2021 and punish him accordingly.
For Petitioner : Mr.S.Sathia Chandran For Respondents : Mr.Vijay Meganathan Cont.P.No.341 of 2022 Dr.D.Rajabaskar ... Petitioner Vs.
Dr.A.S.Krishnamoorthy The Registrar, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Lawley Road, Coimbatore - 641 003.
... Respondent Contempt Petition filed u/s.11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 praying to punish the respondent for his wilful disobedience of the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.10081 of 2020 dated 25.03.2021 and punish him accordingly.
For Petitioner : Mr.S.Sathia Chandran For Respondent : Mr.Vijay Meganathan ***** 2/4
COMMON ORDER These contempt petitions have been filed praying to punish the respondents for wilfully disobeying the orders passed in W.P.No.8650 of 2020, W.P.No.14200 of 2020 and W.P.No.10081 of 2020 dated 25.03.2021.
2. When these matters came up for hearing on 05.08.2022, this Court passed the following order:
"The learned counsel for the respondent has placed the order passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in S.L.P.Nos.13070 to 13075 of 2022, which has been preferred against the judgment of this Court in Writ Appeals dated 30.06.2022.
2. In that Special Leave Petition, notice has been ordered and further it is directed that in the mean time, contempt proceedings may be deferred.
3. In view of the orders passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court, list this matter after 12 weeks."
3. It is brought to the notice of this Court that all steps are being taken to get the Special Leave Petition posted for final hearing before the Apex Court. Since the Apex Court has directed this Court to defer the contempt proceedings, judicial discipline requires that no further orders should be passed in these contempt petitions. It is left open N.ANAND VENKATESH, J 3/4
gm to the petitioners to revive these contempt petitions subject to the final result in the pending Special Leave Petition. Accordingly, all these contempt petitions stand closed. Consequently, sub-applications are closed.
20.01.2023 Index: yes/no Speaking Order/Non-Speaking Order gm Contempt Petition Nos.1503 of 2021, 37 and 341 of 2022 4/4