S.Karmegam v. Dr.R.Stella

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Date : 21.08.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R.N.MANJULA Sub.Application(MD)Nos.347 to 350 of 2025 in Cont.P.(MD)Nos.2072 to 2075 of 2024 S.Karmegam Director of Collegiate Education, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.

...Petitioner in all petitions

vs.

Dr.R.Stella, Assistant Professor, Department of History, St.John's College, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli - 627 002.

.. Respondent in Sub Application(MD)No.347 of 2025 R.Anto Sindhuja Assistant Professor, Department of English, St.John's College, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli - 627 002.

.. Respondent in Sub Application(MD)No.348 of 2025 S.Shyamala Malini, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, St.John's College, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli - 627 002.

.. Respondent in Sub Application(MD)No.349 of 2025 1/4

S.Samuel Jude Frank, Assistant Professor, Department of History, St.John's College, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli - 627 002.

.. Respondent in Sub Application(MD)No.350 of 2025 COMMON PRAYER : These Sub Applications have been filed under Section 151 of Civil Procedure Code praying to dispense with the personal appearance of the petitioner / contemnor before the Court on 21.08.2025 pursuant to the statutory notice issued by this Court in the contempt vide order 07.08.2025. In all petitions, For Petitioner :

Mr.R.Baskaran, Additional Advocate General COMMON ORDER The learned Additional Advocate General appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner / sole contemnor is not in the Post presently and he retired by 20.05.2025 itself and hence, he is not aware of the statutory notice issued against him. It is further submitted that the order passed in the writ petitions will be complied by next week and hence, the presence of the petitioner / sole contemnor may be condoned.

2. Taking into consideration of the submission made by the learned Additional Advocate General, the Sub Applications are ordered and the personal appearance of 2/4

the petitioner / contemnor is dispensed with for the present. sd/- 21/08/2025 / TRUE COPY / /2025 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S. I / II / III / IV) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

mbi To 1.S.Karmegam, Director of Collgiate Education, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.

2.Dr.R.Stella Assistant Professor, Department of History, St.Johns College, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli - 627 002, Tirunelveli District.

3.R.Anto Sindhuja, Assistant Professor, Department of English, St.Johns College, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli - 627 002, Tirunelveli District.

4.Dr.S.Shymala Malini, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, St.Johns College, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli - 627 002, Tirunelveli District. 3/4

5.S.Samuel Jude Frank Assistant Professor, Department of English, St.Johns College, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli - 627 002, Tirunelveli District.

ORDER

IN Sub.Application(MD)Nos.347 to 350 of 2025 in Cont.P.(MD)Nos.2072 to 2075 of 2024 Date :21/08/2025 NBF/SAR- /26/08/2025/ 4P/6C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023 4/4