Venkatachalam v. Dayanand Kataria I.A.S.

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 07.01.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI in W.P(MD) No.6549 of 2021 1.V.Venkatachalam 2.C.Subramanian 3.A.Karuppiah 4.S.Rengaraj 5.T.Yesaiyan 6.R.Balasubramanian 7.S.Jaganathan 8.A.Subbaiyan 9.M.Muralidharan 10.P.Asaithambi 11.B.Karuppannan 12.V.Paulraj 13.S.Venkatesan 14.I.P.Bhagyadasan 15.P.Gnanasekar 16.M.Ganesan

...Petitioners/Petitioners

.vs.

1.Dayanand Kataria I.A.S., The Government of Tamil Nadu, Represented by its Secretary to Government, Transport Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

2.Rajmohan The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation(Kumbakonam) Ltd., Railway Station Road, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur District.

3.Sakthivel General Manager, Periyamilaguparai, Trichy.

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4.Gunasekaran The General Manager, Karur Region, Karur District.

5.Bama, The Administrator, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Pension Fund Trust, Thiruvalluvar House, Pallavan Salai, Chennai-600 002.

...Contemnors/ Respondents PRAYER: Contempt Petition filed under Section 10 of the Contempt of Courts Act, praying this Court to punish the respondents for their wilful and deliberate disobedience of the order of this Court passed in W.P(MD) No.6549 of 2021 dated 24.03.2021.

Prayer in WP(MD). 6549/ 2021 :

Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court S-12. To issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the responents to settle the interest for the belated payment of retirement benefits payable to the petitioners with 18 percentage rate of interest within the time frame that may be stipulated by this Honble court and pass such further or other orders as this Honble Court may deem fit and proper in the nature and circumstances of the case and thus render justice. For Petitioners :Mr.N.Sudhagar Nagaraj For Respondents :Mr.Jagadeesh Balan

O R D E R

This contempt petition is filed that order of this Court in W.P(MD) No.6549 of 2021 dated 24.03.2021 has not been complied with. 2.Today(07.01.2022), when the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the order of this Court has been complied with by the respondents.

3.Recording the aforesaid submission made on behalf of the petitioners, this contempt petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CRL) // True Copy // / /2022 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) 2/3

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To 1.Dayanand Kataria I.A.S., The Government of Tamil Nadu, Represented by its Secretary to Government, Transport Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

2.Rajmohan The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation(Kumbakonam) Ltd., Railway Station Road, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur District.

3.Sakthivel General Manager, Periyamilaguparai, Trichy.

4.Gunasekaran The General Manager, Karur Region, Karur District.

5.Bama, The Administrator, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Pension Fund Trust, Thiruvalluvar House, Pallavan Salai, Chennai-600 002.

+1 CC to M/s.K.JAGADEES BALAN, Advocate ( SR-1134[F] dated 11/01/2022 ) 07.01.2022 GM(CO) KB(15.02.2022) 3P 7C 3/3