Madras High CourtCONT P(MD)/1534/2025closed

Velmurugan v. Dr.J.Sacratees

2026-02-27Honourable Mr Justice B.Pugalendhi4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 27.02.2026

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI Cont P(MD)Nos.1534 and 1773 to 1775 of 2025 in WP(MD)Nos.15915, 15916, 15917 and 15918 of 2024 Velmurugan ... Petitioner in Cont P(MD)No.1534 of 2025 R.Lawrence Arul Manickam ... Petitioner in ContP(MD)No.1773 of 2025 T.Athisamy ... Petitioner in ContP(MD)No.1774 of 2025 M.Kalyan Kumar ... Petitioner in ContP(MD)No.1775 of 2025 vs.

J.Sacretees, The Registrar, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Abishekapatti, Tirunelveli -627 012.

... Contemnor / Respondent in all petitions PRAYER: Petitions filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, to punish the respondents for disobedience of the orders of this court made in WP(MD)Nos.15915, 15916, 15917 and 15918 of 2024, dated 23.07.2024 respectively.

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For Petitioner : Mr.G.Karthik For Respondent : Mr.Mahaboon Athiff

ORDER

The petitioners have filed these contempt petitions that the order passed in WP(MD)Nos.15915, 15916, 15917 and 15918 of 2024, dated 23.07.2024 has not been complied with.

2.When these contempt petitions were taken up for hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the respondent university submits that the Manonmaniam Sundaranar University has filed WA(MD)No.685 of 2025 and the Division Bench has granted an interim stay on 20.03.2025 and he further submits as against the petitioners also the respondent has filed writ appeals and they are yet to be numbered. The learned counsel also produced other orders passed by the Division Bench as against the common order dated 25.04.204 and submits that not less than seven different Division Benches have granted an order of interim stay as against the common order dated 25.04.2024. He has also produced the order dated 08.12.2025 passed by this court in ContP(MD)Nos.2230 and 2252 to 2261 of 2/4

2025, wherein this court has closed the contempt petitions as the matter is seized by the Division Bench.

3.Since the Division Bench has seized of the matter and granted an order of interim stay, no purpose would be served in keeping these contempt petitions and therefore, these contempt petitions are closed with liberty to the petitioners to work out their remedy based on the result of the writ appeals. 27.02.2026 DSK To The Registrar, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Abishekapatti, Tirunelveli -627 012.

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B.PUGALENDHI ,J.

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