A.Amudha v. V.Gnanamoorthy
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 17.04.2026
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.V. KARTHIKEYAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.RAJASEKAR A.Amutha ... Petitioner vs Mr.V.Gnanamoorthy The Superintending Engineer Kadamparai Generation Circle Tamil Nadu Electricity Board Minparai Coimbatore District - 642 101 ... Respondent Prayer: Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act to punish the respondent in not complying with the orders and directions dated 31.10.2023 in W.A.No.1714 of 2021.
For Appellant : Mr.Krishnasamy.R For Respondent : Mr.Anand Gopalan for M/s.Advit Law Chambers 1/4
ORDER
[Order of the Court was delivered by C.V. KARTHIKEYAN, J] It is seen from the judgment in W.A.No.1696 of 2021 and batch that the Division Bench had directed as follows in paragraph No.45(v): "45(v).As the Award is modified and replaced by this Judgment, in case of non-compliance, it is open to the Workmen to invoke Section 29 for prosecuting the Officials falling under Section 32. The Government must sanction prosecution. The Criminal Court shall take up the matter in case of sanction of prosecution on a day-to-day basis without adjourning the matter beyond two weeks at any point of time."
2.Accordingly, the petitioner had invoked Section 29 of the Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 for prosecuting the Officials under Section 32. She had thereafter also filed the present Contempt Petition. After filing the present Contempt Petition, he had moved back to the said authority who had closed the said petition filed under Section 29 of the Act. 2/4
3.We would issue a direction to the Assistant Commissioner of Labour, Coimbatore to revive the petition filed under Section 29 of the Act and proceed further in manner known to law. A further direction is also issued that if there is a proper representation and if unnecessary adjournments are not sought and if records are available, the Assistant Commissioner of Labour, Coimbatore may endeavour to dispose of the matter within a period of six months from the date on which the petitions stand revived.
4.With the above observations, this Contempt Petition stands closed. [C.V.K., J] [K.R.S., J] 17.04.2026 Index: Yes/No gpa To
1. The Superintending Engineer Kadamparai Generation Circle Tamil Nadu Electricity Board Minparai Coimbatore District - 642 101
2. The Assistant Commissioner of Labour Coimbatore 3/4
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