Contempt petition filed for non-implementation of an order regarding pension and interest. Court granted three months to pay interest and 30 days to submit a proposal for pension arrears. Petition closed.
Three months' time granted for interest payment; 30 days granted to submit proposal for pension arrears. Contempt petition closed.
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Cont.P.No.1628/2022
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED :: 12-12-2022
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.VAIDYANATHAN
AND
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ
CONTEMPT PETITION No.1628 of 2022
E.Soundararajan ... Petitioner
-vs-
1.W.N.Thirunavukarasu, Secretary/Correspondent, Masilamani Mudaliar Higher Secondary School, Walajabad – 631 605.
2.Kakarla Usha, I.A.S., The Principal Secretary to Government, Education Department, Fort St.George, Chennai – 600 009.
3.S.Gopi Doss, The Joint Director of School Education, (Secondary), Chennai – 600 006.
4.V.Vertrichelvi, The Chief Educational Officer, Kanchipurm.
5.S.Ravi, The District Educational Officer, Kanchipurm. ... Respondents
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Contempt Petition has been filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, to punish the respondents 1 and 2 for having committed contempt of the orders passed by this Court in W.A.No.2972/2021, dated 03.03.2022, by not implementing the order.
For Petitioner : Mr.R.S.Anandan
For Respondent 1 : Mr.S.Parthasarathy, Senior Counsel, assisted by Mr.Suhrith Parthasarathy.
For Respondents 2 to 5 : Mr.J.Ravindran, Addl. Advocate General, assisted by Mr.S.John J.Raja Singh, Addl.Government Pleader.
ORDER
When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner
has submitted that the amount, as ordered by this Court in W.A.No.2972 of 2021, dated
03.03.2022, has been paid to the petitioner, except interest.
backwages and interest will have to be paid only by the school and not the Government.
would submit that a proposal will be forwarded to the Government to enable them to
sanction pension to the petitioner.
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three months' time is granted to the first respondent to make payment of interest, which shall be preferably on or before 31.03.2023.
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To
1.W.N.Thirunavukarasu, Secretary/Correspondent, Masilamani Mudaliar Higher Secondary School, Walajabad – 631 605.
2.Kakarla Usha, I.A.S., The Principal Secretary to Government, Education Department, Fort St.George, Chennai – 600 009.
3.S.Gopi Doss,
The Joint Director of School Education, (Secondary), Chennai – 600 006.
4.V.Vertrichelvi,
The Chief Educational Officer, Kanchipurm.
5.S.Ravi,
The District Educational Officer, Kanchipurm.
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S.VAIDYANATHAN,J. AND MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ,J.
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3 issues framed by the court
Whether to grant time to the first respondent to pay interest due under a previous order.
Whether to grant time to the first respondent to submit a proposal to the Government for sanctioning arrears of pension.
Whether the Contempt Petition should be dismissed given the partial implementation of the previous order.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
E.Soundararajan
W.N.Thirunavukarasu
Kakarla Usha
S.Gopi Doss
V.Vertrichelvi
S.Ravi
S.Vaidyanathan
Mohammed Shaffiq
As recorded by the court registry
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