1. This contempt petition is filed by the petitioner to punish the respondents for violating the interim order passed by this Court in M.P.No.2 of 2007 in W.P.No.15798 of 2007 dated 27.4.2007.

2. The writ petition was filed by the petitioner and four others. According to the petitioner, he was appointed as Lecturer in Micro-Biology Department in Pachaiyappa's College by order dated 10.7.1996 and in spite of serving for over 17 years, his services were not regularised. On 19.3.2012, petitioner's service was discontinued due to closure of the course. It is alleged in the affidavit that the said order is passed wilfully disobeying the interim order passed by this Court on 27.4.2007.

3. The second respondent has filed counter affidavit contending that the Management and Administration of the Board of Trustees of Pachaiyappa's College was vested with the Official Trustee and Administor General of Tamil Nadu, pursuant to the orders of this Court till the election of Board of Trustees, and election took place on 29.9.2009 and results were declared on 30.9.2009. The petitioner was appointed on temporary basis for each academic year in Self-financing course in the evening Colleg