Cont.P(MD)No.171 of 2022

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

DATED: 23.02.2023

CORAM

THE HON'BLE DR.JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN

AND

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN

Cont.P(MD)No.171 of 2022

in

W.A(MD)No.1163 of 2018

and

Sub.A(MD)No.56 of 2023

1.Gandhi

..1^st Petitioner/

1^stRespondent

2.K.Rethinam

3.M.Muthuvelli

4.U.Vellore

..Petitioners 2 to 4/

Respondents 3 to 5

5.S.Balagurusamy

6.S.Palusamy

.. Petitioners 5 & 6/

Respondents 7 & 8

[cause title accepted vide

order dt.20.01.2022 in

Sub.A(MD)334/2021]

Vs.

1. Gakarla Usha,I.A.S,

The State of Tamilnadu,

Rep by its Principal Secretary to Government,

School Education Department,

St.Fort George,

Chennai 09.

2 Dr.A.Karuppasamy,

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The Director of Eleemtnary Education,

DPI Campus, College Road,

Chennai 6.

3 Balaji,

The District Elementary Educational Officer,

Ramanathapuram District, Ramanathapuram,

Now redesignated as the District Educational Officer,

Ramanathapuram District,

Ramanathapuram.

4 Usha Shanthi Joy,

The District Elementary Educational Officer,

Tuticorin District, Tuticorin,

Now redesignated as

The District Educational Officer,

Tuticorin District,

Camp at Pudukottai,

Tuticorin.

5 Murugammal,

The District Elementary Educational Officer,

Ramanathapuram District,

Ramanathapuram.

Now redesignated as

The District Educational Officer,

Mandapam,

Ramanathapuram District.

6 Krishnamoorthy,

The District Elementary Educational Officer,

Ramanathapuram District,

Ramanathapuram,

Now redesignated as

The District Educational Officer,

Paramakudi,

Ramanathapuram District.

.. Respondents/

Contemnors

PRAYER: Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the

Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, to initiate contempt

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proceedings against the contemnors for wilful disobedience

of the order of this Court passed in W.A(MD)No.1163 of 2018

dated 26.02.2021.

For Petitioners : Mr.VR.Shanmuganathan

For Respondents

: Mr.D.Sasikumar

Additional Government Pleader

ORDER

DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J.

and

K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, J.

After filing this contempt petition the District

Education Officer(Elementary Education), Paramakudi, has

passed proceedings dated 04.01.2023 complying the order of

this Court passed in W.A(MD)No.1163 of 2018 dated

26.02.2021 and time was granted to the learned counsel

appearing for the contempt petitioners to verify whether

the entire amount been sanctioned and paid in the said

proceedings.

2.Today, the learned counsel for the contemt

petitioners seeks time since he is not able to get

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instruction from his client.

3. This Court is of the view that since the order

dated 04.01.2023 has been passed with all the necessary

calculation, there is no necessity to keep this contempt

petition any further. Recording the proceedings of the

District Education Officer, Paramakudi, dated 04.01.2023

this contempt petition is closed. Consequently, connected

sub application is closed. If the contempt petitioners are

aggrieved by any error in the calculation, it is always

open to them to make representation to the authorities and

if any such representation is made, same shall be

considered and speaking order should be passed within a

period of four weeks from the date of receipt of the

representation.

[G.J.,J.] & [K.K.R.K.,J.]

23.02.2023

Internet:Yes

Index:Yes/No

NCC:Yes/No

PJL

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