IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 09-01-2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE AND SUB APPL No.38 OF 2026 A.C.Manikandan, S/o.A.R.Chandrasekaran, 17/A, Gangai Street, Poonga Nagar, Thiruvallur-602 001.

Petitioner(s)

Vs Dr.B.Chandramohan, IAS., Secretary to the Government, School Education Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-09.

Contemnor(s)

PRAYER:-Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, seeking to punish the respondent for willful disobedience of the order of this Court rendered in W.P.No. 28713 of 2022 dated 01.11.2022.

For Petitioner Mr.R.Sassetharan For Contemnor(s): M/s.Rajarajeswari Government Advocate

ORDER

It is brought to the notice of this Court by the learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondent that the order dated 01.11.2022 passed in W.P.No.28713 of 2022, which is the subject matter of this contempt petition has been complied with by passing the final order on 31.10.2023 itself. However, she would submit that the said order was not communicated to the petitioner immediately. According to her, the order dated 31.10.2023 was communicated to the petitioner only on 11.11.2025. The said submission made by