M.Regilin Jeyanthi v. T.Udhayachandran

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 12/09/2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.KUMARESH BABU M.Regilin Jeyanthi ... Petitioner in CONT P(MD). No.3194 of 2024 P.Ganapathi ... Petitioner in CONT P(MD). No.3195 of 2024 K.P.Muthusamy ... Petitioner in CONT P(MD). No.3196 of 2024 S.Narayanan ... Petitioner in CONT P(MD). No.3197 of 2024 V.Jebaraj Jebamoni ... Petitioner in CONT P(MD). No.3198 of 2024 C.Jeyarani Gnanadevi ... Petitioner in CONT P(MD). No.3199 of 2024 K.Ayyanar ... Petitioner in CONT P(MD). No.3200 of 2024 R.Gunasekaran ... Petitioner in CONT P(MD). No.3201 of 2024 S.Pandi ... Petitioner in CONT P(MD). No.3202 of 2024 S.Thanga Raj ... Petitioner in CONT P(MD). No.3203 of 2024 K.Kadasari ... Petitioner in CONT P(MD). No.3204 of 2024 Vergin Willy ... Petitioner in CONT P(MD). No.3205 of 2024 V.Rajendran ... Petitioner in CONT P(MD). No.3206 of 2024 1/6

P.Mathialagan ... Petitioner in CONT P(MD). No.3207 of 2024 K.Ezhilan ... Petitioner in CONT P(MD). No.3208 of 2024 S.Sethuraman ... Petitioner in CONT P(MD). No.3209 of 2024 I.Thanasingh ... Petitioner in CONT P(MD). No.3210 of 2024 V.M.Murugesan ... Petitioner in CONT P(MD). No.3211 of 2024 S.Annapurani ... Petitioner in CONT P(MD). No.3212 of 2024 K.Senthilnathan ... Petitioner in CONT P(MD). No.3213 of 2024 G.Ramanathan ... Petitioner in CONT P(MD). No.3214 of 2024 R.Durairaj ... Petitioner in CONT P(MD). No.3215 of 2024 S.Thamaraiselvi ... Petitioner in CONT P(MD). No.3216 of 2024 Vs

1. T.Udhayachandran, The Principal Secretary to the Government, Finance Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

2. Kumaragurubaran, The Principal Secretary to the Government, School Education Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

3. S.Kannappan, The Director of School Education, DPI Compound, College Road, Chennai - 600006.

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4. Jeyakumar, The Joint Director(Vocational), Directorate of School Education, DPI Compound, College Road, Chennai - 600006.

... Respondents COMMON PRAYER :- Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act 1971, to punish the respondents for the willful disobedience and non-compliance of the order passed in WP(MD) Nos.15596, 15597, 15614, 15600, 15598, 15613, 15599, 15606, 15603, 15607,15608 of 2024 dated 12-07-2024 and W.P(MD)Nos.12680, 12678, 12684, 12692, 12697, 12698, 12686, 12685, 12699, 12695, 12683 of 2024 dated 14.06.2024 for committing the act of contempt of court. For Petitioners : Mr.R.Saravanan, Advocate.

For Respondents : Mr.S.Ramachandran - for R1 Additional Government Pleader Mr.N.Satheesh Kumar - for R2 to R4 Additional Government Pleader (for all Contempt Petitions) 3/6

COMMON ORDER When the matters were taken up for hearing today, learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents would submit that Writ Appeals have been preferred against the order made in the Writ Petitions and the Writ Appeals are allowed by the Hon'ble Division Bench of this Court.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners has also acknowledged the said fact.

3. In view of the same, these Contempt Petitions are dismissed. No costs.

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To

1. T.Udhayachandran, The Principal Secretary to the Government, Finance Department, Fort St.George Chennai-600 009.

2. Kumaragurubaran, The Principal Secretary to the Government, School Education Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

3. S.Kannappan, The Director of School Education, DPI Compound, College Road, Chennai - 600006.

4. Jeyakumar, The Joint Director(Vocational), Directorate of School Education, DPI Compound, College Road, Chennai - 600006.

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K.KUMARESH BABU, J.

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ORDER

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