Dismissed

G.Krishnan v. C.Jothi Venkateswaran

Madras HC23 Apr 2021CONT P/1971/2019

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

In a contempt petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, the petitioner challenged the failure to fill teaching vacancies. The High Court held that the State affidavit demonstrated compliance by filling the pending vacancies, and consequently dropped the contempt petition.

What did the court decide?

The Contempt Petition No.1971 of 2019 is dropped with no order as to costs.

G.Krishnan Vs C.Jothi Venkateswaran — Education and Admissions | Madras HC (2021)

¶1

Contempt Petition No.1971 of 2019

¶2

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

¶3

DATED: 23.04.2021

¶4

CORAM :

¶5

THE HON'BLE MR.SANJIB BANERJEE, CHIEF JUSTICE AND

¶6

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY Contempt Petition No.1971 of 2019

¶7

G.Krishnan, No.1, Thiruvalluvar Street, Srinivasa Nagar, Chennai 62 .. Petitioner Vs

¶8

Dr.C.Jothi Venkateswaran, Director of Collegiate Education, Chennai - 600 006.

¶9

.. Respondent

¶10

Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 to punish the respondent for willfully disobeying the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.7081 of 2019 dated 3.4.2019.

¶11

For Petitioner : Mr.P.Rajendran For Respondent : Mr.Karthigai Balan Government Advocate for Mr.E.Manoharan Special Government Pleader

¶12

https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

¶13

Page 1 of 3

¶14

Contempt Petition No.1971 of 2019

¶15

ORDER

¶16

(Order of the Court was made by The Hon'ble Chief Justice)

¶17

Pursuant to the direction issued upon receipt of the contempt petition, an affidavit has been filed by the State.

¶18

Such affidavit indicates that at the time that the relevant order was passed by this Court directing the vacancies to be filled up expeditiously, there were 91 vacancies in teaching posts in government-aided colleges. The State's affidavit indicates that not only have the 91 vacancies that existed at the relevant point of time now been filled up, several subsequent vacancies have also been filled up and, against a total sanctioned strength at present of 2139 posts in government aided colleges, 1818 posts have been filled up, leaving 321 vacant.

¶19

While it is appreciated that there may always be some amount of vacancy, but the State should endeavour that the percentage of vacancy is reduced to 5% and measures are taken ahead of vacancies arising to fill up the posts so that the process of education at government-aided colleges is

¶20

not hindered.

¶21

https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

¶22

Page 2 of 3

¶23

Contempt Petition No.1971 of 2019

¶24

Since the affidavit indicates due compliance to the relevant order,

¶25

Contempt Petition No.1971 of 2019 is dropped. There will be no order as to costs.

¶26

SD/ASSISTANT REGISTRAR(COMM.CASES)

¶27

bbr

¶28

//Certified to be true copy//

¶29

Dated at Madras this the day of 2021.

¶30

COURT OFFICER(O.S.)

¶31

from 25^th day of September 2008 the Registry is issuing Certified copies of

¶32

the Orders/Judgments/Decrees in this format.

¶33

GS/04/06/2021

¶34

¶35

The Director of Collegiate Education,

¶36

Chennai - 600 006.

¶37

https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

¶38

Page 3 of 3

G.Krishnan v. C.Jothi Venkateswaran

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

G.Krishnan v. C.Jothi Venkateswaran

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

What the court decided

A compact analysis

Issues for consideration

Statutes considered

Parties & counsel

Coram

Case details

Similar cases

Rajiv Rai Vs The presiding Officer

B.Ravikumar Vs The District Collector

Mr. M.Jaganathan, Vs The Commissioner

Orchid Pharma Ltd. Vs Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.

Palani Ammal Vs The District Collector

The Chairman and Managing Director Vs P. Janakiraman