The Correspondent, v. Pradeep Yadav, The Secretary,
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 23.07.2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SHAMIM AHMED The Correspondent, R.C.Primary School, Thiruchiluvaipuram, Kamuthi - 623 603, Ramanathapuram District.
... Petitioner vs.
1.Pradeep Yadav, Secretary, The State of Tamil Nadu, Department of School Education, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.
2.Dr.A.Karuppasamy, Director of School Education, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.
3.K.Ramar, District Educational Officer, earlier as the District Elementary Educational Officer, Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram District.
4.Susai, Block Educational Officer, earlier as the Additional Elementary Educational Officer, Kamuthi-623 604, Ramanathapuram District.
... Respondents PRAYER: Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, to punish the respondents herein for his deliberate and wilful disobedience of the order of this Court, dated 07.03.2019 in W.P.(MD)No.345 of 2019. 1/6
For Petitioner :Ms.A.Amala, For Respondents :Mr.R.Baskaran Additional Advocate General assisted by Mr.D.Sadiq Raja, Additional Government Pleader *****
O R D E R
This is a petition seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against the respondents for violation of the order, dated 07.03.2019, passed by this Court in W.P.(MD)No.345 of 2019.
2.Heard Ms.A.Amala, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Mr.R.Baskaran, learned Additional Advocate General assisted by Mr.D.Sadiq Raja, learned Additional Government Pleader for the respondents. 3.The Co-ordinate Bench of this Court, vide order, dated 07.03.2019 in W.P.(MD)No.345 of 2019, had passed the following order:- "18.In such view of the matter, the Government authorities are directed to grant approval at the earliest. As and when approval is granted and deployment order is passed considering the surplus strength, such deployment order is to be given forthwith by the Management with immediate effect."
4.The learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that despite the judgment and order passed by this Court in W.P.(MD)No.345 of 2019, dated 07.03.2019, the respondents have not complied with the directions of this Court and they have wilfully and deliberately flouting the orders passed by this Court, dated 2/6
07.03.2019. Thus, the learned Counsel submits that the respondents should be summoned and punished for committing contempt by exercising the powers under Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. 5.Today, when the matter is taken up, Mr.R.Baskaran, learned Additional Advocate General, assisted by Mr.D.Sadiq Raja, learned Additional Government Pleader, who accepted notice on behalf of the respondents, in compliance of the order passed by this Court, dated 07.03.2019, produced a compliance affidavit annexing an order, dated 06.01.2024, passed by the third respondent. The order passed by the third respondent, dated 06.01.2024, is taken on record. A copy of the order passed by the third respondent has also been given to the learned Counsel for the petitioner. Thus, the learned Additional Advocate General submits that as the judgment and order passed by this Court has been fully complied with by the respondents, the respondents may be discharged from the present contempt proceedings and the present Contempt Petition may be disposed of.
6.Ms.A.Amala, learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that she has also received the copy of the order passed by the third respondent, dated 06.01.2024 and submits that the respondents have made complied with the judgment and order passed by this Court 07.03.2019 passed in W.P.(MD)No. 345 of 2019. Thus, she submits that she has no objection that the respondents 3/6
may be discharged from the present contempt proceedings and the Contempt Petition may be disposed of .
7.After considering the arguments, as advanced by the learned Counsel for the parties and after perusal of the order passed by this Court in W.P.(MD)No. 345 of 2019, dated 07.03.2019 and the order passed by the third respondent, dated 06.01.2024, this Court is also satisfied that the respondents have made fully complied with the directions issued by this Court and no useful purpose will be served in continuing the present contempt proceedings any further. Accordingly, the respondents are discharged from the present contempt proceedings and the present Contempt Petition is disposed of. The file is consigned to record. No order as to costs.
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To 1.The Secretary, The State of Tamil Nadu, Department of School Education, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.
2.The Director of School Education, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.
3.The District Educational Officer, earlier as the District Elementary Educational Officer, Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram District.
4.The Block Educational Officer, earlier as the Additional Elementary Educational Officer, Kamuthi-623 604, Ramanathapuram District.
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SHAMIM AHMED, J.
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