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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 16432

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR, J
M.Latha S/o.Selvam – Appellant
Versus
Mr.R.Rathakrishnan Chairman Tamil Nadu Generation & Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) – Respondent
Contempt Petition|W.P.No.30223 of 2018



Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr.C.Deepak Kumar
For the Respondents: Mr.Anand Gopalan, M/s.Advit Law Chambers

Court affirmed prior order's compliance regarding representations; contempt proceedings were dismissed.

Headnote:The Contempt Petition was filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, pertaining to a prior order directing the respondents to consider a representation by the petitioner. The court observed that the respondents had considered the representation and rejected the claim stating no regular vacancy existed. The court closed the petition while preserving the petitioner's right to challenge the decision. The main legal issue revolved around the adherence to prior court orders and the grounds for contempt proceeding. The respondents' actions were deemed compliant with the court’s earlier directive, thus dismissing the contempt petition.

O R D E R

In the order dated 08.01.2025 passed in W.P.No.30223 of 2018, which is the subject matter of the contempt petition, a direction was issued to the respondents to consider and dispose of the representation submitted by the petitioner, if it is pending, in accordance with law. This Court had not expressed any opinion on the merits of the representation submitted by the petitioner.

The learned counsel for the respondents has placed on record proceedings dated 19.02.2026, by which the representation submitted by the petitioner has been considered and the claim for appointment against a regular vacancy has been rejected, stating that there is no regular vacancy.

The said proceedings dated 19.02.20216 are taken on record.

In the light of the above, the Contempt Petition stands closed, preserving liberty to the petitioner to challenge the said proceedings in the manner known to law.

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