P.A. Naresh v. T. Karunakaran

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 06.04.2026

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR Sub Application (MD)Nos.148 and 149 of 2026 in Cont P(MD)No.580 of 2026 Sub Application No.148 of 2026 P.A.Naresh ... Petitioner/2nd Respondent Vs.

1.T.Karunakaran

...Respondent/Petitioner

2.B.Chandra Mohan, I.A.S., Additional Chief Secretary to Government, The State of Tamil Needy, School Education Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

...Respondent-1/Respondent-1

3.P.Usha The Chief Educational Officer, Dindigul District.

4.K.Shanmuganathan The District Elementary Educational Officer, O/o.District Elementary Education, Ottanchathiram.

5.Anim Cherian The Principal Accountant General, Office of the Accountant General ( A & E) Tamil Nadu, No.361, Anna Salai, Teynampet, Chennai-600 018.

....Respondents 2 to 5/ Respondents 2 to 5 PRAYER : Petition filed under Section 151 of C.P.C., to dispense with the personal appearance of the petitioner/Respondent herein before this Court on 06.04.2026 in the above contempt petition. Sub Application No.149 of 2026 B.Chandra Mohan, I.A.S., Additional Chief Secretary to Government, The State of Tamil Needy, School Education Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

... Petitioner/1st Respondent Vs.

1.T.Karunakaran

...Respondent/Petitioner

2.P.A.Naresh

...Respondent-1/Respondent-1

3.P.Usha

The Chief Educational Officer, Dindigul District.

4.K.Shanmuganathan The District Elementary Educational Officer, O/o.District Elementary Education, Ottanchathiram.

5.Anim Cherian The Principal Accountant General, Office of the Accountant General ( A & E) Tamil Nadu, No.361, Anna Salai, Teynampet, Chennai-600 018.

...Respondents 2 to 5/

Respondents 2 to 5 PRAYER : Petition filed under Section 151 of C.P.C., to dispense with the personal appearance of the petitioner/Respondent herein before this Court on 06.04.2026 in the above contempt petition. For Petitioners :

Mr.N.Satheesh Kumar C O M M O N O R D E R This Court issued a statutory notice on 06.03.2026 requiring the appearance of all the respondents. The respondents have failed to comply with the orders passed by this Court as early as on 17.04.2024.

2. These two applications have been filed seeking to dispense with the personal appearance of the respondents 1 & 2 in the writ petition on the ground that the State Board Public Examination for SSLC 2026 and inspection of the Examination Centres are going on, and therefore, they are not able to appear before this Court today. This Court thoroughly not convinced with the reasons for their non-appearance and accordingly, both the applications are dismissed. No costs.

06.04.2026 Index :

Yes / No am

MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR, J.

am Sub Application (MD)Nos.148 and 149 of 2026 in Cont P(MD)No.580 of 2026 06.04.2026