J.Mahesh v. P.G.Gopi
Case brief
What is this about?
This common order closes six contempt petitions filed against the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board for disobeying High Court directions to consider petitions for permanent employment. The court held that the Board had complied belatedly via an order dated 05.10.2017.
What did the court decide?
Contempt Petitions closed with liberty to challenge the order dated 05.10.2017.
What the court decided
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED 19.01.2018
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE T.S.SIVAGNANAM
Contempt Petition Nos.1397 to 1402 of 2017
J.Mahesh .. Petitioner in C.P.1397/17 R.Saravanan .. Petitioner in C.P.1398/17 Senthilvelan .. Petitioner in C.P.1399/17 R.Alagiri .. Petitioner in C.P.1400/17 A.Gopalakrishnan .. Petitioner in C.P.1401/17 Rajininath .. Petitioner in C.P.1402/17 Vs P.G.Gopi, Superintending Engineer, Tamil Nadu Electricity Generation & Distribution Corporation Ltd., Tiruvannamalai.
.. Respondent in all C.P.s
Contempt Petitions filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, praying to punish the respondent herein for the disobedience of the orders of this Hon'ble Court in Contempt Petition No.2510 of 2016 in W.P.No.16402 of 2016 dated 23.12.2016, Contempt Petition No.2511 of 2016 in W.P.No.16841 of 2016 dated 23.12.2016, Contempt Petition No.2512 of 2016 in W.P.No.16842 of 2016 dated 23.12.2016, Contempt Petition No.2515 of 2016 in W.P.No.16845 of 2016 dated 23.12.2016, Contempt Petition No.2513 of 2016 in W.P.No.16843 of 2016 dated 23.12.2016 and Contempt Petition https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ No.2514 of 2016 in W.P.No.16844 of 2016 dated 23.12.2016, respectively.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the contempts of disobeying orders directing the Board to consider representations for permanent employment calls for punishment.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
J.Mahesh
- petitioner
R.Saravanan
- petitioner
Senthilvelan
- petitioner
R.Alagiri
- petitioner
A.Gopalakrishnan
- petitioner
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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