S. Parthasarathy v. Harmandar Singh

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 20.10.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.MAHADEVAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE J.SATHYA NARAYANA PRASAD CONT.P.(MD)No.1095 of 2020 and Sub.Application(MD)No.138 of 2020 S.Parthasarathy ... Petitioner / 1st respondent -Vs1.Mr.Harmander Singh, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary/ Department of Municipal Administration and Water Supply, Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai-28.

2.Dr.K.Baskaran, IAS, Commissioner of Municipal Administration, Urban Administrative Office Campus, No.75, Santhome High Road, M.R.C.Nagar, Chennai-28.

... Contemnor/Appellants

PRAYER : Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, to punish the contemnors /respondents for their willful disobedience of the order of this Court in W.A.(MD)No.591 of 2020, dated 19.08.2020, For Petitioner : Mr.RM.Arun Swaminathan For Respondents : Mr.P.Thilak Kumar Government Pleader

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by R.MAHADEVAN, J.] Alleging non-compliance of the order passed by this Court in W.A.(MD)No.591 of 2020, dated 19.08.2020, this Contempt Petition is filed. 2.Today, when the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned Government Pleader for the respondents has produced the letter No.13348/ME. 1/2022-1, dated 22.07.2022 of the Joint Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Chennai, addressed to him and submitted that the petitioner has been temporarily promoted as Special Grade Municipal Commissioner subject to the outcome of the disciplinary proceedings / W.P.(MD)No.826 of 2020, vide G.O.(D)No.118, Municipal

Administration and Water Supply (ME.1) Department, dated 26.02.2021 and hence, the order of this Court dated 19.08.2020 is complied with. 3.The aforesaid submission of the learned Government Pleader for the respondents is not refuted by the learned counsel for the petitioner. 4.Recording the said submission, this Contempt Petition stands closed. Consequently, connected Sub Application is also closed. [R.M.D., J.] & [J.S.N.P., J.] 20.10.2022 Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No Myr To:

1.Mr.Harmander Singh, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary/ Department of Municipal Administration and Water Supply, Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai-28.

R.MAHADEVAN , J.

AND J.SATHYA NARAYANA PRASAD, J.

Myr 2.Dr.K.Baskaran, IAS, Commissioner of Municipal Administration, Urban Administrative Office Campus, No.75, Santhome High Road, M.R.C.Nagar, Chennai-28.

Cont.P.(MD)No.1095 of 2020 20.10.2022