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R.Sri Murugan v. S.K.Prabhakar

2022-03-25Honourable Mr Justice R. Subramanian,Honourable Mrs Justice S.Ananthi (Retd.)4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 25.03.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBRAMANIAN and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE S.ANANTHI Contempt Petition(MD)Nos.1731 to 1743 of 2021 R.Sri Murugan ... Petitioner in all cases vs.

S.K.Prabhakar, The Principal Secretary to Government, Home Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai.

... Contemnor/Respondent in all cases Petitions filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, to punish the contemnor/respondent herein for his wilful, deliberate and disobedience of the common judgment passed by this Court in W.A (MD)No.620 of 2020 and W.P(MD)Nos.22153, 22178, 22182, 22183, 22146, 22177, 22147, 22152, 22181, 22185, 22148 and 22151 of 2019 dated 24.03.2021.

Prayer in W.A.(MD) Nos.620 of 2020 :

Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the order passed by this Court in W.P.(MD)No.22740 of 2018, dated 14.11.2018.

Prayer in WP(MD). 22740/ 2018 :

Constitution of India, praying this Court To issue a Writ of Certiorari to call for the records pertaining to the impugned order in G.O.(D) No.924, Home (Police-VI) Department, dated 02/08/2018 and quash the same as illegal.

Prayer in WP(MD). 22153/ 2019 :

(D) No.876 of 08.08.2019 confirming the punishment imposed against the petitioner in P.R.No.112/2014 dated 2.04.2018 and quash the same Prayer in WP(MD). 22178/ 2019 :

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G.O.(D).No.873 dated 08.8.2019 confirming the punishment imposed against the petitioner in P.R.No.118/2011 dated 17.02.2012 and quash the same.

Prayer in WP(MD). 22182/ 2019 :

G.O.(D).No.874 dated 08.8.2019 confirming the punishment imposed against the petitioner in P.R.No.09/2012 dated 06.6.2012 and quash the same.

Prayer in WP(MD). 22183/ 2019 :

G.O.(D).No.871 dated 08.8.2019 confirming the punishment imposed against the petitioner in P.R.No.78/2014 dated 11.9.2014 and quash the same.

Prayer in WP(MD). 22146/ 2019 :

(D) No.891 of 08.08.2019 confirming the punishment imposed against the petitioner in P.R.No.46/2015 dated 23.10.2015 and quash the same Prayer in WP(MD). 22177/ 2019 :

G.O.(D).No.780 dated 16.7.2019 confirming the punishment imposed against the petitioner in P.R.No.81/2013 dated 23.9.2013 and quash the same.

Prayer in WP(MD). 22147/ 2019 :

(D) No.778 of 16.07.2019 confirming the punishment imposed against the petitioner in P.R.No.14/2013 dated 27.05.2013 and quash the same Prayer in WP(MD). 22152/ 2019 :

(D) No.790 of 18.07.2019 confirming the punishment imposed against the petitioner in P.R.No.113/2015 dated 23.12.2015 and quash the same as illegal.

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Prayer in WP(MD). 22181/ 2019 :

G.O.(D).No.779 dated 16.07.2019 confirming the punishment imposed against the petitioner in P.R.No.91/2014 dated 12.9.2014 and quash the same.

Prayer in WP(MD). 22185/ 2019 :

G.O.(D).No.875 dated 08.8.2019 confirming the punishment imposed against the petitioner in P.R.No.101/2011 dated 17.2.2012 and quash the same.

Prayer in WP(MD). 22148/ 2019 :

(D) No.872 of 08.08.2019 confirming the punishment imposed against the petitioner in P.R.No.58/2011 dated 30.01.2017 and quash the same Prayer in WP(MD). 22151/ 2019 :

(D) No.892 of 08.08.2019 confirming the punishment imposed against the petitioner in P.R.No.51/2013 dated 3.07.2013 and quash the same For Petitioner : Mr.Niranjan S.Kumar For Respondents : Mr.A.Baskaran Additional Government Pleader COMMON ORDER R.SUBRAMANIAN, J.

AND S.ANANTHI, J.

By a common judgment dated 24.03.2021, this Court directed the respondents to reconsider the punishment imposed on the petitioner and impose lesser punishment. The petitioner had suffered atleast 13 punishment rolls.

2.

The learned Additional Government Pleader has produced six Government Orders dated 18.03.2022 and seven Government Orders dated 23.03.2022, reducing the punishment imposed in each of the punishment rolls.

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3.

The said Government Orders in our opinion are in substantial compliance with the common order of the Division Bench. If the petitioner is aggrieved by the quantum of reduction of punishment, he is at liberty to challenge those Government Orders. 4.

The Contempt Petitions are therefore closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-I) // True Copy // / /2022 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) bala To S.K.Prabhakar, The Principal Secretary to Government, Home Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai.

+1 CC to M/s.SPL GP ( SR-14892[F] dated 28/03/2022 ) +1 CC to M/s.NIRANJAN S KUMAR, Advocate ( SR-14991[F] dated 28/03/2022 ) COMMON ORDER MADE IN DATED : 25.03.2022 SS(CO) TR(01.04.2022) 4P 4C 4/4