IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 09.01.2026 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.KARTHIKEYAN Cont.P.No.4302 of 2025 M.Murugesan ... Petitioner Vs.

1.C.Samayamoorthy I.A.S., Secretary to Government, The State of Tamil Nadu Department of Higher Education, Fort St. George Chennai – 600 009.

2.E.Sundaravalli I.A.S., The Directorate of Collegiate Education, Saidapet, Chennai – 600 015. ... Respondents PRAYER: Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of the Courts Act, 1971 praying to punish the respondents for their willful and deliberate disobedience and defiance of the order of this Court passed in W.P.No.37840 of 2016 dated 13.09.2023.

For Petitioner : Ms.H.Mary Sowmi Rexi For M/s.Isaac Chambers For Respondents : Mr.Vadivelu Deenadayalan, Additional Government Pleader.

ORDER

This contempt petition has been filed by the petitioner complaining that the order of this Court passed in W.P.No.37840 of 2016 dated 13.09.2023 had not been complied with. However, the order had been passed in a batch of writ petitions and the other writ petitioners had also filed similar contempt petitions and taking note of the fact that the respondents have filed writ appeal, those