S.Suga v. Apoorva

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 26.07.2021

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE V.M.VELUMANI in W.P(MD)No.7642 of 2020 1.S.Suga 2.S.Nirmala 3.P.Jeba Evangeline 4.D.Jane Mercy Arputhamani 5.M.Henrietta Gnanam 6.K.Mangala Sundari 7.C.Nirmala Devi 8.E.Mary Christobel 9.S.G.Pushpalatha Gracelin 10.J.Golden Ebenezer Jebamani ... Petitioners/Petitioners Vs.

1.Ms.Apoorva, Principal Secretary to Department of Higher Education, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.Mr.Vivekanandan, The Director of Collegiate Education, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.

3.Dr.Latha Pooranam, The Joint Director of Collegiate Education, Tirunelveli Region, Tirunelveli - 627 002.

... Contemnors/Respondents Prayer:- Contempt Petition is filed under Section 11 of Contempt of Courts Act, praying to initiate contempt proceedings against the contemnors/respondents and punish them for their wilful disobedience of the order of this Court, dated 20.07.2020 made in W.P(MD)No.7642 of 2020 and W.M.P(MD)No.7133 of 2020.

Prayer in WP(MD). 7642/ 2020 :

Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court Pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction in the nature of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records relating to the impugned order issued by the 2nd respondent joint Director vide her impugned proceedings in Na.Ka.No.3703/A3/2019 dated 12.3.2020 Quash 1/3

the same in so far as the petitioners herein are concerned and further Direct the respondents 1 to 3 herein to disburse the grant -in- aid towards their salary and other attendant benefits w.e.f 17.6.2009 in the light of the proceedings of the 3rd respondent granting appointment approval to the petitioners and pass such further or other suitable Order/Orders as this Honourable Court For Petitioners : Mr.T.Cibi Chakraborthy For Respondents : Mr.K.S.Selva Ganesan Government Advocate

ORDER

Alleging that the interim order of this Court in W.P(MD)No.7642 of 2020, dated 20.07.2020, has not been complied with, the petitioners have come up before this Court with this Contempt Petition.

2.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and the learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondents submitted that in view of the interim order granted by this Court, the Director of Collegiate Education, Chennai, has cancelled the impugned order, dated 12.03.2020 and the order passed by this Court has been complied with.

3.Recording the same, this Contempt Petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CSII) // True Copy // / /2021 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) ps Note :In view of the present lock down owing to COVID-19 pandemic, a web copy of the order may be utilized for official purposes, but, ensuring that the copy of the order that is presented is the correct copy, shall be the responsibility of the advocate / litigant concerned.

To 1.Principal Secretary to Department of Higher Education, Fort St. George,Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Director of Collegiate Education, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.

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3.The Joint Director of Collegiate Education, Tirunelveli Region,Tirunelveli - 627 002.

+1 CC to M/s.T.CIBI CHAKRABORTHY, Advocate ( SR-23974[F] dated 27/07/2021 ) in W.P(MD)No.7642 of 2020 26.07.2021 LS(CO) KB(05.08.2021) 3P 5C 3/3